1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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).

1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5–2 (3–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Carlen (1st season)
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Duke*	Duke Stadium urham, NC	L 15–34	25,000	[1]
September 24	William & Mary	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 24–13	30,000	[2]
October 1	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)	T 13–13	25,000	[3]
October 8	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	L 14–17	32,345	[4]
October 15	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 9–28	28,800	[5]
October 22	Penn State*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 6–38	15,835–30,000	[6]
October 29	Kentucky*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	T 14–14	28,000	[7]
November 5	The Citadel	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 35–0	16,000	[8]
November 12	at George Washington	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	W 21–6	12,200	[9]
November 19	Syracuse*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 7–32	19,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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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.