The 1966 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as
San Francisco State University—as a member of the
Far Western Conference (FWC) during the
1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach
Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. For the season the team outscored its opponents 235 to 134. The Gators played home games at
Cox Stadium in
San Francisco.