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
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1966 record2–8 (1–5 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPioneer Stadium
(Capacity: 5,000)
1966 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at Southern Oregon[note 3]*
L 8–34
October 1at Humboldt State[note 4]
W 33–14
October 8Sacramento State[note 5]
L 6–38
October 15at Oregon Tech*Klamath Falls, ORW 13–12
October 22at UC Davis[note 6]
L 14–27
October 29San Francisco State[note 7]
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 12–21
November 5Nevada
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 0–24
November 12at Chico State[note 8]
L 6–28
November 19San Francisco*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 0–20
November 26Redlands*
  • Pioneer Stadium
  • Hayward, CA
L 18–37
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

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.
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