1966 Arlington State Rebels football team

1966 Arlington State Rebels football
Southland co-champion
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–4 (3–1 Southland)
Head coach	Burley Bearden (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1966 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arlington State +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Lamar Tech +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
No. 6 Arkansas State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1966 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) in the Southland Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Burley Bearden, the team compiled a 6–4 record and were Southland Conference co-champions.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at West Texas State*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 6–38	13,000
September 24	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 10–23	12,000
October 1	East Texas State*	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 27–10	10,000
October 8	McNeese State*	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 20–0	8,000
October 15	at Texas Western*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 21–68	25,624
October 22	Trinity (TX)	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 20–7	7,000
October 29	Tarleton State*	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 46–15
November 5	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 23–0	9,000
November 12	No. 7 Arkansas State	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	W 16–6	10,000
November 19	at Lamar Tech	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–27	11,417
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game