The SMU Mustangs were 8-2 in 1966. They fell to the Georgia Bulldogs, 24 to 9, in the Cotton Bowl.
| 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 | 201 | 3,163 | 696 | 4.5 | 2,070 | 522 | 4.0 | 1,093 | 174 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 28th | 29th | 34th | 15th | 10th | 19th | 77th | 85th | 43rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 146 | 2,957 | 4.1 | 1,353 | 428 | 3.2 | 1,604 | 288 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 92nd | 76th | 52nd | 45th | 54th | 45th | 103rd | 110th | 30th | ||||||||||
Net | +55 | +206 | +696 | +0.4 | +717 | +94 | +0.8 | -511 | -114 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 49th | 29th | 41st | 25th | 21st | 33rd | 107th | 113th | 36th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |