1966 Colorado State Rams football team

The 1966 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Lude, the Rams compiled a 7–3 record.

1966 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Mike Lude (5th season)
Home stadium	Colorado Field

1966 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	0	–	1
Colgate		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Georgia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Dayton		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Houston		–		–				8	–	2	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	2	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Colorado State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Texas Western		–		–				6	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Buffalo		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Air Force		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Xavier		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
San Jose State		–		–				3	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at South Dakota State	Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 45–14	4,100
September 30	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 24–27	25,023
October 8	Tulsa	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 6–20	14,300
October 15	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 10–7	12,678
October 22	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)	W 41–21	36,030
October 29	No. 10 Wyoming	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 12–10	15,000
November 5	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 45–6	16,855
November 12	West Texas State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 35–26	14,573
November 19	at Wichita State	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 23–37	4,388
November 26	Iowa State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	W 34–10	9,268
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game