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, NC
|
L 15–34
|
25,000
|
| September 24
|
William & Mary
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 24–13
|
30,000
|
| October 1*
|
at Virginia Tech
|
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)
|
T 13–13
|
25,000
|
| October 8*
|
at Pittsburgh
|
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)
|
L 14–17
|
32,000
|
| October 15*
|
at Maryland
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
L 9–28
|
28,800
|
| October 22*
|
Penn State
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)
|
L 6–38
|
30,000
|
| October 29*
|
Kentucky
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
T 14–14
|
28,000
|
| November 5
|
The Citadel
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
|
W 35–0
|
16,000
|
| November 12
|
at George Washington
|
|
RFK Stadium • Washington, DC
|
W 21–6
|
12,200
|
| November 19*
|
Syracuse
|
|
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy)
|
L 7–32
|
19,000
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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