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Colorado State Football Team History

Colorado State Rams

Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Sonny Lubiak Field at Hughes Stadium
Capacity: 34,400
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Mike Lude
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2010

1966 Season Highlights

Mike Lude enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Colorado State.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ South Dakota State	45	14	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Brigham Young	24	27	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Tulsa	6	20	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Utah State	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Air Force	41	21	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Wyoming	12	10	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ New Mexico	45	6	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. West Texas A&M	35	26	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Wichita State	23	37	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Iowa State	34	10	W

1966 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	275
Scoring Average	27.5
Points Allowed	178
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	36-33
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-2

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
Colorado State was not ranked.

1966 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	4-6	154	161								Ben Martin
Army	8-2	141	105								Tom Cahill
Boston College	4-6	133	202								James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo	5-5	220	172								Richard Doc Urich
Colorado State	7-3	275	178								Mike Lude
Eastern Michigan	0-0	0	0								Jerry Raymond
Florida State	6-5	274	215	0-1	20	28					Bill Peterson
Georgia Tech	9-2	260	108	0-1	12	27					Robert L. Bobby Dodd
Houston	8-2	335	125								Bill Yeoman
Memphis	7-2	121	96								Billy J. Murphy
Miami	8-2-1	210	103	1-0	14	7					Charlie Tate
Navy	4-6	147	152								William T. Bill Elias
New Mexico State	7-3	321	159								Warren B. Woodson
Northern Illinois	0-1	7	26								Howard Fletcher
Notre Dame	9-0-1	362	38								Ara R. Parseghian
Penn State	5-5	193	208								Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh	1-9	105	326								David R. Hart
San Jose State	3-7	151	198								Harry Anderson
Southern Mississippi	6-4	156	103								Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse	8-3	266	156	0-1	12	18					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Texas El Paso	6-4	293	187								Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Tulane	5-4-1	153	182								Jim Pittman
Utah State	4-6	181	163								Tony Knap
Virginia Tech	8-2-1	245	104	0-1	7	14					Jerry Claiborne

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Colorado State Players on File.

1966 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Colorado State Players on File.

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