1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football
1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–4 (2–3 CCAA)
Head coach	Sheldon Harden (5th season);
Home stadium	Mustang Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State College—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Sheldon Harden, Cal Poly compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the CCAA. The Mustangs played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo, California.

1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1/1 San Diego State $	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Fresno State	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Valley State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	San Francisco State*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 0–38	3,636–4,200	^[1]
September 24	Linfield*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 22–7	5,520
October 1	San Diego State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 13–14	4,980	^[2]^[3]
October 8	at Cal Western*	Balboa Stadium? San Diego, CA	W 21–3	25,870
October 15	at Fresno State	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–14	11,016–13,000	^[4]
October 22	Valley State	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 28–22	5,600
October 29	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 0–32	5,779
November 5	Cal State Los Angeles	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 14–10	4,400	^[5]
November 12	Santa Clara*	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 34–32	2,600
November 19	at UC Santa Barbara*	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, CA	W 14–10	6,500–7,000	^[6]
*Non-conference game

^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "Aztecs Block PAT Try, Nip Mustangs, 14-13". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. October 2, 1966. p. J-1.
^ "Diablos Blasted By Weber St., 70-7!". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 2, 1966. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
^ "Cal Poly (SLO) Overcomes 10-0 Deficit to Beat Diablos, 14-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1966. p. D-8. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.