Year: | 1966 |
Team: | Washington Huskies |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
Short Conf: | AAWU |
Record: | 6–4 |
Conf Record: | 4–3 |
Head Coach: | Jim Owens |
Hc Year: | 10th |
Asst Coach1: | Tom Tipps |
Asst Coach2: | Mel Thompson |
Asst Coach3: | Don White |
Asst Coach4: | Jack Friedman |
Asst Coach5: | Bob Schloredt Bob Monroe Dave Phillips |
Captain: | Tom Greenlee (DE) |
Captain2: | Mike Ryan (G) |
Stadium: | Husky Stadium |
The 1966 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its tenth season under head coach Jim Owens, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in fourth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored its opponents 171 to 141.[1] The team captains were seniors Tom Greenlee and Mike Ryan.
In the season-ending at Joe Albi Stadium the Huskies defeated rival for the eighth
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds with 445 selections.[3]
= Husky Hall of Fame[4] |
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise | |
Wide receiver | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals | |||
Defensive back | 95 | Chicago Bears | |||
Greg Cass | Center | 221 | Chicago Bears | ||
Omar Parker | Guard | 281 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
Bill Barnes | Center | 434 | Los Angeles Rams |