1966 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1966
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–5–2
| conf_record = 3–0
| head_coach = Jim Carlen
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
}}
{{1966 Southern Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = urham, NC
| score = 15–34
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-danville-register-duke-storms-from-b/139213648/|work=The Danville Register|title=Duke storms from behind to rout West Virginia 34–15|date=September 18, 1966|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 24–13
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112076897/forn-runs-down-indians-as-mountaineers-w/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title=Forn runs down Indians as Mountaineers win, 24–13|date=September 25, 1966|accessdate=October 26, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–13
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-virginia-tech-and/139213758/|work=Bristol Herald Courier|title=Virginia Tech and West Virginia battle to 13–13 tie|date=October 2, 1966|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename = Backyard Brawl
| score = 14–17
| attend = 32,345
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-pitt-rally-tops-wv/139213860/|work=The News and Observer|title=Pitt rally tops WVU|date=October 9, 1966|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 9–28
| attend = 28,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-pastrana-terps-come-to-life/139213986/|work=Daily Press|title=Pastrana, Terps come to life, give West Virginia 28–9 lacing|date=October 16, 1966|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–38
| attend = 15,835–30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/139214072/|work=Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register|title=Nittany Lions handily defeat Mountaineers, 38–6|date=October 23, 1966|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 14–14
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-west-virginia-ties/133811454/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=West Virginia ties Kentucky 14–14|date=October 30, 1966|accessdate=October 21, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 35–0
| attend = 16,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-west-virginia-romps-350/139214158/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=West Virginia romps, 35–0|date=November 6, 1966|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = District of Columbia Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 21–6
| attend = 12,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69610011/mountaineers-bomb-gw-behind-1st-quarter/|work=The Beckley Post-Herald|title=Mountaineers bomb GW behind 1st quarter explosion|date=November 13, 1966|accessdate=February 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–32
| attend = 19,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-syracuse-thumps-we/139214261/|work=Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel|title=Syracuse thumps West Va., 34–7, for eighth straight|date=November 20, 1966|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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