1966 Idaho

4–⁠6 (3–⁠1 Big Sky), coached by Steve Musseau.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 1966, game by game: lost at Washington 7–19; lost at Montana State 10–24; won vs. Pacific 28–7; won at Idaho State 27–20; lost at Oregon State 7–14; lost vs. Washington State 7–14; lost vs. Oregon 7–28; lost at San José State 7–21; won vs. Montana 40–6; won vs. Weber State 42–12+34−21Lost 7–19 at Washington-12WashingtonLost 10–24 at Montana State-14Montana StateWon 28–7 vs. Pacific+21PacificWon 27–20 at Idaho State+7Idaho StateLost 7–14 at Oregon State-7Oregon StateLost 7–14 vs. Washington State-7Washington StateLost 7–28 vs. Oregon-21OregonLost 7–21 at San José State-14San José StateWon 40–6 vs. Montana+34MontanaWon 42–12 vs. Weber State+30Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Weber State 42–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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 nationRay McDonald: rushing yards (1,329 yds)

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠165
Coach
Steve Musseau
Elo
1356 −105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.9 No. 98 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Foruria and Ron Porter

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 1Ray McDonald RBWashington Redskins
Rd 5Ron Porter LBBaltimore Colts

1966 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana State1–⁠01–⁠1
Idaho3–⁠14–⁠6
Montana0–⁠10–⁠2
Weber State0–⁠10–⁠1
Idaho State0–⁠10–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.