1966 Arizona Wildcats football team

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]

1966 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (1–4 WAC)
Head coach	Jim LaRue (8th season)
Captains	Woody King Roger Calderwood
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

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
September 17	at Iowa*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 20–31	45,000	[5]
September 24	Kansas*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 13–35	33,147	[6]
October 1	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 6–36	13,283	[7]
October 8	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	W 36–15	22,075	[8]
October 22	Utah	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 19–24	28,600	[9]
October 29	BYU	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–16		[10]
November 5	at Oregon State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 12–31	13,067	[11]
November 12	Washington State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 28–18	23,000	[12]
November 19	Iowa State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 27–24	23,904	[13]
November 26	Arizona State	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 17–20	33,500	[14][15]
*Non-conference game

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