1966 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1966 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Eddie Crowder (4th season)
MVP	Bill Fairband
Captains	John Beard Hale Irwin
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1966 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Miami (FL)*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 3–24	39,000
September 24	at No. 10 Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 13–7	29,000
October 1	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 10–0	35,000
October 8	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–11	27,000
October 15	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 41–21	24,000
October 22	No. 7 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 19–21	46,112
October 29	Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 24–21	36,200
November 5	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 26–0	56,500
November 12	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 35–18	36,158
November 19	Air Force*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 10–9	39,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "1966 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
4. "1966 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
5. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 35. Retrieved October 23, 2023.