The 1966 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach

Hal Lahar Harold Wade Lahar (July 14, 1919 – October 20, 2003) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colgate University (1952–1956, 1962–1967) and the University of Houston (1957–1961). Lahar was bor ...

returned for a fifth consecutive season, his 10th overall. The team compiled a 8–1–1 record. Raymond Ilg was the team captain. In its first home game of 1966, Colgate renamed its

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, football field — previously known as Colgate Athletic Field — as

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, honoring

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, the Red Raiders' coach from 1929 to 1946.

Schedule

Leading players

Statistical leaders for the 1966 Red Raiders included: * Rushing: Marvin Hubbard, 893 yards and 13 touchdowns on 191 attempts * Passing: Ronald Burton, 733 yards, 49 completions and 4 touchdowns on 118 attempts * Receiving: Douglas Hale, 340 yards on 21 receptions * Total offense: Ronald Burton, 1,537 yards (733 passing, 804 rushing) * Scoring: Marvin Hubbard, 88 points from 13 touchdowns, 3 PATs, 2 two-point conversions and 1 field goal * All-purpose yards: Marvin Hubbard, 1,069 yards (893 rushing, 170 kickoff returning, 6 receiving)

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