1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference Southern Conference
1966 record 3–5–2 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach Jim Carlen (1st season)
Home stadium Mountaineer Field
1966 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
East Carolina + 4 –1 –1  4 –5 –1
William & Mary + 4 –1 –1  5 –4 –1
West Virginia 3 –1 –1  3 –5 –2
George Washington 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Davidson 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
The Citadel 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Richmond 2 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
Furman 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –1
VMI 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1966 college 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 at Duke* Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina L 15–34   25,000
September 24 William & Mary Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 24–13   30,000
October 1 at VPI* Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia (Rivalry) T 13–13   25,000
October 8 at Pittsburgh* Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl) L 14–17   32,000
October 15 at Maryland* Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland (Rivalry) L 9–28   28,800
October 22 Penn State* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia (Rivalry) L 6–38   30,000
October 29 Kentucky* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia T 14–14   28,000
November 5 The Citadel Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 35–0   16,000
November 12 at George Washington RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. W 21–6   12,200
November 19 Syracuse* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy) L 7–32   19,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "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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