1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
American college football season
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Duke * L 15–3425,000 [ 1]
September 24 William & Mary W 24–1330,000 [ 2]
October 1 at VPI * T 13–1325,000 [ 3]
October 8 at Pittsburgh * L 14–1732,345 [ 4]
October 15 at Maryland * L 9–2828,800 [ 5]
October 22 Penn State * Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry ) L 6–3815,835–30,000 [ 6]
October 29 Kentucky * Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV T 14–1428,000 [ 7]
November 5 The Citadel Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV W 35–016,000 [ 8]
November 12 at George Washington W 21–612,200 [ 9]
November 19 Syracuse * Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry ) L 7–3219,000 [ 10]
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References
^ "Duke storms from behind to rout West Virginia 34–15" . The Danville Register . September 18, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Forn runs down Indians as Mountaineers win, 24–13" . Pensacola News Journal . September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia Tech and West Virginia battle to 13–13 tie" . Bristol Herald Courier . October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pitt rally tops WVU" . The News and Observer . October 9, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pastrana, Terps come to life, give West Virginia 28–9 lacing" . Daily Press . October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Nittany Lions handily defeat Mountaineers, 38–6" . Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register . October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia ties Kentucky 14–14" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Virginia romps, 35–0" . The Shreveport Times . November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mountaineers bomb GW behind 1st quarter explosion" . The Beckley Post-Herald . November 13, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Syracuse thumps West Va., 34–7, for eighth straight" . Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel . November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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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