1966 Stanford Indians football team

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.

1966 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (1–4 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
USC $410740
No. 5 UCLA310910
Oregon State310730
Washington430640
California230370
Oregon130370
Washington State130370
Stanford140550
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 OregonL 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 UCLAL 0–1045,290[3]
November 19at CaliforniaW 13–758,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Players drafted by the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Dave LewisQuarterback5109New York Giants
Mike HiblerLinebacker5131Oakland Raiders
Tim SheehanCenter10261Houston Oilers

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