1966 Colorado
7–3 (5–2 Big Eight), coached by Eddie Crowder. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 10 Baylor 13–7Sep 24
Baylor was ranked No. 10, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Miami | L 3–24 | 56% |
| Sep 24 | at 10Baylor | W 13–7 | 32% |
| Oct 1 | vs Kansas State | W 10–0 | 83% |
| Oct 8 | at Oklahoma State | L 10–11 | 57% |
| Oct 15 | at Iowa State | W 41–21 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | vs 7Nebraska | L 19–21 | 37% |
| Oct 29 | vs Oklahoma | W 24–21 | 53% |
| Nov 5 | at Missouri | W 26–0 | 33% |
| Nov 12 | at Kansas | W 35–18 | 70% |
| Nov 19 | vs Air Force | W 10–9 | 79% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Air Force 10–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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.
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 191–132
- Coach
- Eddie Crowder
- Elo
- 1614 +91 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.2 No. 29 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Beard and Hale Irwin
- Most valuable player
- Bill Fairband
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 3 | Bill Fairband LB | Oakland Raiders |
All-Big Eight
4 first team, 6 second teamFirst team
John BeardOGAP-1- Wilmer CrooksBAP-1
- Bill FairbandDEAP-1
- Hale IrwinDBAP-1
Second team
- Mike MontlerOTAP-2
- Kirk TracyOGAP-2
- Billy HarrisBAP-2
- Sam HarrisDEAP-2
- Frank BoschDTAP-2
- Kerry MottlLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Colorado | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Missouri | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 4–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3–2 | 2–6–2 | |
| Kansas | 0–6–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6–1 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.