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1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–5–2 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons← 19651967 →
1966 Southern Conference football standings
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

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 & MaryW 24–1330,000
October 1at Virginia Tech*T 13–1325,000
October 8at Pittsburgh*L 14–1732,345
October 15at Maryland*L 9–2828,800
October 22Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 6–3815,835–30,000
October 29Kentucky*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
T 14–1428,000
November 5The Citadel
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 35–016,000
November 12at George WashingtonW 21–612,200
November 19Syracuse*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
L 7–3219,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Duke storms from behind to rout West Virginia 34–15". The Danville Register. September 18, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Forn runs down Indians as Mountaineers win, 24–13". Pensacola News Journal. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Virginia Tech and West Virginia battle to 13–13 tie". Bristol Herald Courier. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Pitt rally tops WVU". The News and Observer. October 9, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pastrana, Terps come to life, give West Virginia 28–9 lacing". Daily Press. October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Nittany Lions handily defeat Mountaineers, 38–6". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "West Virginia ties Kentucky 14–14". Tallahassee Democrat. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "West Virginia romps, 35–0". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mountaineers bomb GW behind 1st quarter explosion". The Beckley Post-Herald. November 13, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Syracuse thumps West Va., 34–7, for eighth straight". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "WVU 1966 Schedule". The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
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