1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1966 record3–5–2 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina + 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
William & Mary + 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
West Virginia 3 – 0 – 0 3 – 5 – 2
George Washington 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Richmond 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VMI 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Mountaineers' 74th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his first year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of three wins, five losses and two ties (3–5–2 overall, 3–0 SoCon).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Duke*
L 15–3425,000
September 24William & Mary
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 24–1330,000
October 1at VPI*
T 13–1325,000
October 8at Pittsburgh*
L 14–1732,000
October 15at Maryland*
L 9–2828,800
October 22Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
L 6–3830,000
October 29Kentucky*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
T 14–1428,000
November 5The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 35–016,000
November 12at George Washington
W 21–612,200[1]
November 19Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
L 7–3219,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Mountaineers bomb GW behind 1st quarter explosion". The Beckley Post-Herald. November 13, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WVU 1966 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
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