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1966 Stanford Indians football team

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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 college football season.

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

September 17San Jose State*

W 25–21 September 24at Minnesota*

L 21–35 October 1Tulane*

  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA

W 33–14 October 8vs. Oregon

L 3–7 October 15No. 5 USC

  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (Rivalry)

L 7–21 October 22at Illinois*

W 6–3 October 29Washington

  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA

L 20–22 November 14at Air Force*

W 21–6 November 12at No. 8 UCLA

L 0–10 November 19at California

W 13–7

Template:CFB Schedule End [1]

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 Game-by-Game Results; 1966–1970". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved May 24, 2013.