The 1966 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 141 to 105. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 20 to 7 score. The Cadets lost only to Notre Dame by a 35 to 0 score and to Tennessee by a 38 to 7 score.
Army linebacker Townsend Clarke was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1966 College Football All-America Team. Tom Cahill was voted Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches and the football writers.
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Game summaries
Penn State Rain
George Washington Charlie Jarvis 104 Rush Yds2022 Army Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2023-Jan-04.
At California
vs Navy
Army-Navy Through the Years. Retrieved 2023-Jan-04.
Roster
Awards and honors Tom Cahill – "Coach of the Year" by American Football Coaches, Football Writers and Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C.2022 Army Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2023-Jan-04.
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