1966 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1966 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
MVPBill Fairband
Captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Eight Conference football standings
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]

  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.