1966 Stanford Indians football team

American college football season

1966 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	5–5 (1–4 AAWU)
Head coach	John Ralston (4th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons← 1965 1967 →

1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 25–21
September 24	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 21–35	43,351
October 1	Tulane*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 33–14	26,000
October 8	at Oregon	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 3–7	17,612
October 15	No. 5 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	L 7–21	61,500
October 22	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 6–3	56,561
October 29	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 20–22	38,500
November 5	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 21–6
November 12	at No. 8 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–10	45,290
November 19	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 13–7	58,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

References

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

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