1966 Stanford Indians football team

1966 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
1966 record	5–5 (1–4 AAWU)
Head coach	John Ralston (4th season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)
Seasons

1966 AAWU football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC †	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#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

The 1966 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1966 college football season.

Season

The Indians were coached by John Ralston in his fourth season. The team was 4–1 outside their conference, but won only one conference game, defeating rival California for the sixth straight season, establishing the longest winning streak by one team in the Big Game until the 2001 Stanford team surpassed the record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 17*	San Jose State		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 25–21
September 24*	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 21–35
October 1*	Tulane		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 33–14
October 8	vs. Oregon		Civic Stadium • Portland, OR	L 3–7
October 15	#5 USC		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–21
October 22*	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 6–3
October 29	Washington		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 20–22
November 14*	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	W 21–6
November 12	at #8 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–10
November 19	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (69th Big Game)	W 13–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Players drafted by the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Dave Lewis	Quarterback	5	109	New York Giants
Mike Hibler	Linebacker	5	131	Oakland Raiders
Tim Sheehan	Center	10	261	Houston Oilers