The 1966 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, runner-up in the Big 8. Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

The starting safeties were Dick Anderson and Hale Irwin, both from Boulder High School.^[1] Irwin was first-team all-conference, Anderson was honorable mention.^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	Miami (FL)*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 3–24	39,000
September 24	at No. 10 Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 13–7	29,000
October 1	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 10–0	35,000
October 8	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–11	27,000
October 15	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 41–21	24,000
October 22	No. 7 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 19–21	46,112
October 29	Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 24–21	36,200
November 5	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 26–0	56,500
November 12	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 35–18	36,158
November 19	Air Force*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 10–9	39,876
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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