1966 Stanford Indians football team

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

1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 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 NCAA University Division 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	Site	Result
September 17	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	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	No. 5 USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	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 No. 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 released prior to the game

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