1966 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1966 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
MVP Bill Fairband
Captains
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
←  1965
1967  →
1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Colorado 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Missouri 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
Oklahoma State 4 –2 –14 –5 –1
Oklahoma 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Iowa State 2 –3 –22 –6 –2
Kansas 0 –6 –12 –7 –1
Kansas State 0 –6 –10 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Miami (FL) *
L 3–2439,000
September 24at No. 10 Baylor *
W 13–729,000 [3]
October 1 Kansas State
W 10–035,000
October 8at Oklahoma State
L 10–1127,000
October 15at Iowa State
W 41–2124,000
October 22No. 7 Nebraska Dagger-14-plain.png
L 19–2146,112
October 29 Oklahoma
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 24–2136,200
November 5at Missouri
W 26–056,500
November 12at Kansas
W 35–1836,158
November 19 Air Force *
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 10–939,876
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Probable lineup". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). November 11, 1966. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "All-Big 8 grid roster". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 1, 1966. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Colorado topples Baylor in upset". The Odessa American. September 25, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1966 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "1966 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 35. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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