1966 Stanford Indians football team

1966 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (1–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
USC $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 5 UCLA 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Oregon State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Oregon 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Stanford 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Indians were coached by John Ralston in his fourth season. The team was 4–1 outside their conference, but won only one conference game, defeating rival California for the sixth straight season, establishing the longest winning streak by one team in the Big Game until the 2001 Stanford team surpassed the record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17San Jose State*
W 25–21
September 24at Minnesota*
L 21–3543,351
October 1Tulane*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 33–1426,000[1]
October 8at Oregon
L 3–717,612[2]
October 15No. 5 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 7–2161,500
October 22at Illinois*
W 6–356,561
October 29Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 20–2238,500
November 5at Air Force*
W 21–6
November 12at No. 8 UCLA
L 0–1045,290[3]
November 19at California
W 13–758,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Players drafted by the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dave Lewis Quarterback 5 109 New York Giants
Mike Hibler Linebacker 5 131 Oakland Raiders
Tim Sheehan Center 10 261 Houston Oilers

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References

  1. ^ "Stanford clobbers Tulane". Oakland Tribune. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 9, 1966). "Sweet revenge: Ducks stun Indians, 7-3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Bruins keep Rose Bowl visions dancing". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 13, 1966. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1966–1970". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2013.