1966 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team

The 1966 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team represented California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis[note 1] during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Cal Poly played for the last time as an independent in 1966. They would join the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1967, but the football team's games did not count as conference play until 1969.

1966 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football
Conference	Independent
1966 record	5–5
Head coach	Don Warhurst (10th season)
Home stadium	Kellogg Field

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Parsons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					8	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Samford			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	3	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Wheaton (IL)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Milwaukee			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	1
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	0

Cal Poly Pomona was led by tenth-year head coach Don Warhurst. They played home games at Kellogg Field in Pomona, California. The Broncos finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5). Overall, the team outscored its opponents 264–263 for the season. This was the last season at the helm for coach Warhurst. In ten years, he finished with a record of 56–33–2, a .626 winning percentage.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Pomona-Pitzer	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 41–31
September 24	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, California	W 21–14
October 1	at Sacramento State[note 2]	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, California	L 17–26
October 8	at San Francisco State[note 3]	Cox Stadium San Francisco	L 26–28
October 15	Northern Arizona	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	L 0–26
October 22	at UC Santa Barbara	Campus Stadium Santa Barbara, California	L 20–43
October 29	at Humboldt State[note 4]	Redwood Bowl Arcata, California	W 43–22
November 5	Valley State[note 5]	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 49–24
November 12	UC Davis[note 6]	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	W 35–13
November 19	Santa Clara	Kellogg Field Pomona, California	L 12–36

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Team players in the NFL

No Cal Poly Pomona players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Notes

1. 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).
2. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
3. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
4. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
5. California State University, Northridge was known as San Fernando Valley State College from 1958 to 1971.
6. The University of California, Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References

1. "1966 - Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
2. "Cal Poly Pomona football (1947‐1982)" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2017.
3. "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
4. "Cal Poly-Pomona Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
5. "Draft History: Cal Poly-Pomona". Retrieved March 18, 2017.