Although Tam has never won a varsity football championship at the section level, which NCS held from 1919 to 1930 and from 1975 to present, the Fall 1966 Tamalpais Indians team set records at the league, state, and national levels. In its second year under coach Willie Hector, 1957 graduate of Tam and former NFL player, the 1966 Indians had a 4–1–1 record in the MCAL and 6–2–1 overall. After sophomore quarterback Donny Mackin broke his wrist in the opening league game, he was replaced by senior Steve Woodward, in his only season playing MCAL football. In his first game as starting quarterback, against Novato High School, Woodward set the state record for passing, at , while split-end Mike Biber set the league record with 19 receptions. Woodward's passing record stood for 21 years, until a Southern California quarterback passed for in 1987. Tam's total offense of in the Novato game set the state record and was the second-highest ever recorded in the nation. Tam's state record only stood for one year, until tiny Happy Camp High School gained against the even smaller McCloud High School.