1966 Valley State Matadors football team

The 1966 Valley State Matadors football team represented Valley State[note 1] during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season.

1966 Valley State Matadors football
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
1966 record	2–7–1 (0–5 CCAA)
Head coach	Sam Winningham (5th season)
Home stadium	Birmingham High School, Van Nuys, California

1966 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 AP / #1 UPI San Diego State $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Fresno State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Long Beach	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Cal State Los Angeles	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Valley State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division poll

Valley State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The Matadors were led by fifth-year head coach Sam Winningham. They played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California. They finished the season with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1, 0–5 CCAA). The Matadors were outscored 260–152 over the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Whittier*	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, California	T 7–7
September 24	at Occidental*	Occidental Stadium Los Angeles	W 14–10
October 1	Long Beach State[note 2]	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, California	L 20–24
October 8	at Fresno State[note 3]	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, California	L 17–18	6,918[1]
October 15	Santa Clara*	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, California	W 17–14
October 22	at Cal Poly[note 4]	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	L 22–28
October 29	UC Santa Barbara*	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, California	L 12–38
November 5	at Cal Poly Pomona[note 5]*	Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, California	L 24–49
November 12	at No. 1 San Diego State[note 6]	Aztec Bowl San Diego	L 0–21	10,423[2]
November 19	Cal State Los Angeles	Birmingham High School Van Nuys, California	L 19–51	6,000[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Small-College Football Poll poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Valley State players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

Notes

1. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
2. California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State) was known as California State College, Long Beach from 1964 to 1971.
3. California State University, Fresno was known as Fresno State College from 1949 to 1971.
4. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
6. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. Howard Hagen (November 13, 1966). "Aztecs Win Eighth, 21-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
3. "Diablos Batter Valley State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1966. p. D-15. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1966 - Cal St.-Northridge". Retrieved January 21, 2017.
5. "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 19, 2017.
6. "Cal State-Northridge Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 21, 2017.
7. "Draft History: Cal State-Northridge". Retrieved March 18, 2017.