The Houston Cougars were 8-2 in 1966.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 335 | 4,372 | 678 | 6.4 | 2,420 | 439 | 5.5 | 1,952 | 239 | 8.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 1st | 42nd | 1st | 3rd | 66th | 1st | 13th | 31st | 1st | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 125 | 2,681 | 3.9 | 943 | 404 | 2.3 | 1,738 | 291 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 73rd | 48th | 34th | 15th | 33rd | 13th | 112th | 114th | 62nd | ||||||||||
Net | +210 | +1,691 | +678 | +2.6 | +1,477 | +35 | +3.2 | +214 | -52 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 2nd | 42nd | 2nd | 2nd | 47th | 1st | 35th | 91st | 8th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |