1966 Arizona Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 1966 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Jim LaRue, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (1–4 against WAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 250 to 192. The team captains were Woody King and Roger Calderwood.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. LaRue was fired after the season due to a poor win–loss record.[3]
- Jim LaRue (8th season)
- Woody King
- Roger Calderwood
| 1966 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–4 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mark Reed with 2,368 passing yards, Brad Hubbert with 501 rushing yards, and Jim Greth with 1,003 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Iowa* | L 20–31 | 45,000 | [5] | |||
| September 24 | Kansas* | L 13–35 | 33,147 | [6] | |||
| October 1 | at Wyoming | L 6–36 | 13,283 | [7] | |||
| October 8 | at New Mexico | W 36–15 | 22,075 | [8] | |||
| October 22 | Utah |
| L 19–24 | 28,600 | [9] | ||
| October 29 | BYU |
| L 14–16 | [10] | |||
| November 5 | at Oregon State* | L 12–31 | 13,067 | [11] | |||
| November 12 | Washington State* |
| W 28–18 | 23,000 | [12] | ||
| November 19 | Iowa State* |
| W 27–24 | 23,904 | [13] | ||
| November 26 | Arizona State |
| L 17–20 | 33,500 | [14][15] | ||
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