1966 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1966
| team = Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–4
| head_coach = Andy MacDonald
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Lumberjack Stadium
| prev = 1965
}}
{{1966 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
The 1966 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Northern Arizona University (NAU) as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Andy MacDonald, the Lumberjacks compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 159.{{cite web|title=2013 Northern Arizona Football Media Guide|publisher=Northern Arizona University|year=2013|page=77|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/nau.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/5/26/2013_Football_Media_Guide-Web.pdf|accessdate=September 4, 2021}}
The team played its home games at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1966
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 17||Weber State|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|L 14–32|6,700|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-weber-whips-axers/160810296/|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|title=Weber whips Axers, 32–14|date=September 18, 1966|accessdate=December 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 24|at|Fresno State|Ratcliffe Stadium|Fresno, CA|L 12–14|8,586–10,500|
|October 1|at|Idaho State|Spud Bowl|Pocatello, ID|W 14–13|4,000–5,000|{{cite news|title=Axers Win on Bengals' Boo Boo|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=October 3, 1966|author=Eric Lundberg|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86527754/axers-win-on-bengals-boo-boo/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1966|team=Central Missouri State Mules|title=Central Missouri State}}|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 34–16|6,000–7,000|{{cite news|title=NAU in Comeback Win Over Missouri, 34–16: 'Nightmare' Nearly KOs Lumberjacks|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=October 10, 1966|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86527791/nau-in-comeback-win-over-missouri-34-16/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 15|at|Cal Poly Pomona|Kellogg Field|Pomona, CA|W 26–0|2,000–2,050|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Cal Poly Pomona) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/91/stats/13328 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 25, 2022 }}
|October 22||Long Beach State|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 32–12|7,300|{{cite news|title=Loggers Humble Long Beach 32–12|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|author=Eric Lundberg|date=October 24, 1966|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86527819/loggers-humble-long-beach-32-12/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29||Montana|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|W 34–8|5,000|{{cite news|title=34–8 Montana Win Triggers Celebration|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|author=Eric Lundberg|date=October 31, 1966|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86527704/34-8-montana-win-triggers-celebration/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5||{{cfb link|year=1966|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}|Lumberjack Stadium|Flagstaff, AZ|L 7–34|6,900|
|November 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1966|team=Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds|title=Eastern New Mexico}}||Roswell, NM|W 21–14|1,250|
|November 19|at|No. 1 San Diego State|Aztec Bowl|San Diego, CA|L 8–16|10,047|
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northern Arizona) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/501/stats/13328 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
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