The 1966 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, runner-up in the Big 8. Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
| 1966 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
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| MVP | Bill Fairband |
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| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Nebraska $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The starting safeties were Dick Anderson and Hale Irwin, both from Boulder High School.[1] Irwin was first-team all-conference, Anderson was honorable mention.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 17 | Miami (FL)* | L 3–24 | 39,000 | |
| September 24 | at No. 10 Baylor* | W 13–7 | 29,000 | |
| October 1 | Kansas State |
| W 10–0 | 35,000 |
| October 8 | at Oklahoma State | L 10–11 | 27,000 | |
| October 15 | at Iowa State | W 41–21 | 24,000 | |
| October 22 | No. 7 Nebraska |
| L 19–21 | 46,112 |
| October 29 | Oklahoma |
| W 24–21 | 36,200 |
| November 5 | at Missouri | W 26–0 | 56,500 | |
| November 12 | at Kansas | W 35–18 | 36,158 | |
| November 19 | Air Force* |
| W 10–9 | 39,876 |
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References
edit- ^ "Probable lineup". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). November 11, 1966. p. 10.
- ^ "All-Big 8 grid roster". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 1, 1966. p. 15.
- ^ "1966 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1966 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 35. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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