1966 Valley State Matadors football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1966 Valley State Matadors football California Collegiate Athletic Association CCAA 2–7–1 0–5 Sam Winningham 5th Birmingham High School 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. Schedule 1966 small college AP September 17 t y 1966 Whittier Poets Whittier Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 7–7 4,000 September 24 w y y 1966 Occidental Tigers Occidental Occidental Stadium Los Angeles, CA 14–10 1,000 October 1 l Long Beach State Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 20–24 5,000–6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Long Beach State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/99/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 20, 2022 October 8 l y Fresno State Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA 17–18 6,918–7,500 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 Fresno State 2016 Media Guide December 8, 2016 December 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220192819/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/gobulldogs.com/documents/2016/7/31/2016_Fresno_State_Football_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf?id=5374 dead October 15 w y 1966 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 17–14 6,500 October 22 l y Cal Poly Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 22–28 5,400–5,600 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Cal Poly) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/90/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 11, 2022 October 29 l y UC Santa Barbara Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 12–38 5,000–6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 UC Santa Barbara) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/104/stats/13327 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 20, 2022 November 5 l y y Cal Poly Pomona Kellogg Field Pomona, CA 24–49 2,500–4,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Cal Poly Pomona) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/91/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 25, 2022 November 12 l y San Diego State 1 Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA 0–21 10,000–10,423 Aztecs Win Eighth, 21-0 The San Diego Union San Diego, California Howard Hagen November 13, 1966 H-1 November 19 l Cal State Los Angeles Birmingham High School Van Nuys, CA 19–51 6,000–6,500 Diablos Batter Valley State The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California November 13, 1966 D-15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8470516/diablos_batter_valley_state/ Newspapers.com January 20, 2017 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Valley State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/101/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 26, 2025 References Valley State Category:Cal State Northridge Matadors football seasons Valley State Matadors football Valley State Matadors football