1966 Arizona
3–7 (1–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim LaRue. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 36–15Oct 8
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Iowa | L 20–31 | 44% |
| Sep 24 | vs Kansas | L 13–35 | 57% |
| Oct 1 | at Wyoming | L 6–36 | 18% |
| Oct 8 | at New Mexico | W 36–15 | 30% |
| Oct 22 | vs Utah | L 19–24 | 42% |
| Oct 29 | vs BYU | L 14–16 | 33% |
| Nov 5 | at Oregon State | L 12–31 | 25% |
| Nov 12 | vs Washington State | W 28–18 | 48% |
| Nov 19 | vs Iowa State | W 27–24 | 52% |
| Nov 26 | vs Arizona State | L 17–20 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 20–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1966.
Led the nationMark Reed: passing yards (2,368 yds)
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 192–250
- Coach
- Jim LaRue
- Elo
- 1398 −32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.1 No. 86 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Woody King and Roger Calderwood
1966 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
| BYU | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Arizona State | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Utah | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
 Arizona | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
| New Mexico | 0–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.