1966 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team

The 1966 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State College at Hayward[note 1] in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Cal State Hayward competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1966 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football
Conference	Far Western Conference
1966 record	2–8 (1–5 FWC)
Head coach	Les Davis (1st season)
Home stadium	Pioneer Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)

1966 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sacramento State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
San Francisco State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Nevada	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
UC Davis	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

The Pioneers were led by first-year head coach Les Davis. They played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California. The Pioneers finished the season with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8, 1–5 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 110–255 for the 1966 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Southern Oregon[note 3]*	Fuller Field Ashland, OR	L 8–34
October 1	at Humboldt State[note 4]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 33–14
October 8	Sacramento State[note 5]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 6–38
October 15	at Oregon Tech*	Klamath Falls, OR	W 13–12
October 22	at UC Davis[note 6]	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 14–27
October 29	San Francisco State[note 7]	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 12–21
November 5	Nevada	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 0–24
November 12	at Chico State[note 8]	College Field Chico, CA	L 6–28
November 19	San Francisco*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 0–20
November 26	Redlands*	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	L 18–37
*Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal State Hayward Pioneers players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[3][4]

Notes

1. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College from 1956 to 1974.
4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
6. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1922 until the mid 1970s.
7. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
8. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "1966 - Cal St.-Hayward". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "Pioneer Football All-Time Results 1965-1993". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
3. "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
4. "Cal State-Hayward Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 2, 2018.