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1966 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
1966 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
	University Division
Record	2–8 (1–3 MAC)
Head coach	Howdy Myers (17th season);
Captains	Mike D'Amato; Frank Marcinowski;
Home stadium	Hofstra Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
University Division
Delaware x	6	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Gettysburg	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Hofstra	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	9	–	0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Upsala	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Delaware Valley	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Lycoming	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Moravian	4	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Albright	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Juniata	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Wagner	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Susquehanna *	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x	6	–	0	–	1	6	–	0	–	1
Drexel	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall	3	–	2	–	2	3	–	3	–	2
Dickinson	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Western Maryland	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Muhlenberg	2	–	6	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Lebanon Valley	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Haverford	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	4	–	2	0	–	6	–	2
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1966 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen football team was an American football team that represented Hofstra University during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Hofstra finished second-to-last in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

In their 17th year under head coach Howard "Howdy" Myers Jr., the Flying Dutchmen compiled a 2–8 record, and were outscored 175 to 133. Mike D'Amato and Frank Marcinowski were the team captains.^[1] Hofstra's 1–3 record against MAC University Division opponents earned sixth place in the seven-team division.

The Flying Dutchmen played their home games at Hofstra Stadium on the university's Hempstead campus on Long Island, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Gettysburg	Memorial Field Gettysburg, PA	L 16–17	2,500	^[2]
September 24	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 13–35	10,140	^[3]
October 1	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 9–6	1,500	^[4]
October 8	Otterbein*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	W 35–0	2,200–3,000	^[5]
October 15	No. 16 Temple	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 7–18	5,500	^[6]^[7]
October 22	at Bridgeport*	John F. Kennedy Stadium Bridgeport, CT	L 7–21	6,500	^[8]
October 29	Southern Connecticut*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 0–10	2,200–3,200	^[9]
November 5	Merchant Marine*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 6–16	4,000	^[10]
November 12	No. 13 Muskingum*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 19–27	1,400	^[11]
November 24	at C.W. Post*	Post Bowl Brookville, NY	L 21–25	5,123	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game