West Virginia Football Team History
West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia University
Monrgantown, WV
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Mountaineer Field Capacity: 63,500 Colors: Old Gold & Blue Coach: Jim Carlen Conference: Southern-
1966 Season Highlights
Jim Carlen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at West Virginia.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Duke
15
34
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. William & Mary
24
13
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Virginia Tech
13
13
T
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Pittsburgh
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Maryland
9
28
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Penn State
6
38
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Kentucky
14
14
T
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Citadel
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @ George Washington
21
6
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Syracuse
7
34
L
1966 Season Totals
Record 3-5
-2
Points Scored 158
Scoring Average 15.8
Points Allowed 197
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 34-36
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 1-3
-1
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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