1966 Washington Huskies football team

1966 Washington Huskies football
1966 Washington Huskies football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	6–4 (4–3 AAWU)
Head coach	Jim Owens (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Tipps; Mel Thompson; Don White; Jack Friedman; Bob Schloredt; Bob Monroe; Dave Phillips;
Captains	Tom Greenlee (DE); Mike Ryan (G);
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its tenth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in fourth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents 171 to 141.^[1] The team captains were seniors Tom Greenlee and Mike Ryan.

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

In the season-ending Apple Cup at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane,^[2]^[3]^[4] the Huskies defeated rival Washington State for the eighth straight year.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Idaho*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 19–7	55,360	^[5]
September 24	Air Force*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–10	56,110
October 1	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 38–22	80,241
October 8	at No. 6 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 14–17	55,960
October 15	California	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 20–24	54,112
October 22	Oregon	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	W 10–7	50,596	^[6]^[7]
October 29	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 22–20	38,500
November 5	No. 3 UCLA	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 16–3	55,536
November 12	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 13–24	21,347	^[8]
November 19	at Washington State	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	W 19–7	33,800	^[9]^[10]^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1966 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C	`56`	Bill Barnes	Sr
G	`61`	Gary Brandt	Sr
OT	`73`	Mac Bledsoe	Jr
C	`51`	Greg Cass	Sr
SE	`91`	Pete Claridge
HB	`28`	Jim Cope	So
FB	`35`	Jeff Jordan	Sr
SE	`89`	Jeff Huget	So
OT	`67`	Jim Kirk	Sr
QB	`16`	Mike McCoy	So
HB	`40`	Don Moore	Sr
HB	`25`	Bill Parker	Jr
TE	`87`	Omar Parker	Sr
OT	`74`	Bob Richardson	Jr
G	`66`	Mike Ryan (C)	Sr
SE	`92`	Steve Sanford	Sr
QB	`14`	Tom Sparlin	Jr
HB	`24`	Gerald Wea	Jr
RB	`39`	Carl Wojciechowski	So
SE	`90`	Dave Williams	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
MG	`72`	Bob Anderson	So
LB	`50`	Cliff Coker	Jr
DB	`21`	Dave Dillon	Sr
DB	`47`	Dave DuPree	Jr
DT	`99`	Bill Glennon	Jr
DE	`19`	Tom Greenlee (C)	Sr
LB	`37`	Dean Halverson	Jr
LB	`49`	George Jugum	So
DB	`20`	Vince Lorrain	Sr
MG	`58`	Mike Maggart	So
DB	`17`	Bob Pederson	So
DE	`83`	Bob Schoepper	So
DB	`11`	Dan Spriesterbach	So
DB	`27`	Frank Smith	Jr
DT	`79`	Steve Thompson	Jr
DE	`98`	Otis Washington	So
MG	`77`	Jerry Williams	Sr
CB	`92`	Harrison Wood	So
DB	`12`	Al Worley	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK, P	`5`	Don Martin	Jr

Head coach

Jim Owens (10th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tom Tipps
Mel Thompson
Don White
Jack Friedman
Bob Schloredt
Bob Monroe
Dave Phillips

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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NFL/AFL Draft selections

Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 445 selections.^[13]

= Husky Hall of Fame^[14]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Dave Williams	Wide receiver	1st	16	St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Greenlee	Defensive back	4th	95	Chicago Bears
Greg Cass	Center	9th	221	Chicago Bears
Omar Parker	Guard	11th	281	Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Barnes	Center	17th	434	Los Angeles Rams

References

External links

Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 19, 1966

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