American college football season
The 1966 Valley State Matadors football team represented San Fernando Valley State College—now known as California State University, Northridge—as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Sam Winningham, Valley State compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored 260–152 for the season. The Matadors played home games at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Whittier* | | T 7–7 | | |
September 24 | at Occidental* | | W 14–10 | | |
October 1 | Long Beach State | - Birmingham High School
- Van Nuys, CA
| L 20–24 | 5,000 | [1] |
October 8 | at Fresno State | | L 17–18 | 6,918 | [2] |
October 15 | Santa Clara* | - Birmingham High School
- Van Nuys, CA
| W 17–14 | 6,500 | [3] |
October 22 | at Cal Poly | | L 22–28 | 5,600 | [4] |
October 29 | UC Santa Barbara* | - Birmingham High School
- Van Nuys, CA
| L 12–38 | 6,000 | [5] |
November 5 | at Cal Poly Pomona* | | L 24–49 | 2,500 | [6] |
November 12 | at No. 1 San Diego State | | L 0–21 | 10,423 | [7] |
November 19 | Cal State Los Angeles | - Birmingham High School
- Van Nuys, CA
| L 19–51 | 6,000 | [8] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ Howard Hagen (November 13, 1966). "Aztecs Win Eighth, 21-0". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. H-1.
- ^ "Diablos Batter Valley State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 13, 1966. p. D-15. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1966 - Cal St.-Northridge". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2017.