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1966 West Texas

7–⁠3, coached by Joe Kerbel.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1966, game by game: won vs. Texas–Arlington 38–6; won at Pacific 49–7; won at Arizona State 21–20; lost vs. UTEP 3–9; won vs. Richmond 41–7; won vs. New Mexico State 17–14; lost vs. Memphis 14–26; won at Northern Arizona 34–7; lost at Colorado State 26–35; won vs. Western Michigan 30–7+42−12Won 38–6 vs. Texas–Arlington+32Texas–ArlingtonWon 49–7 at Pacific+42PacificWon 21–20 at Arizona State+1Arizona StateLost 3–9 vs. UTEP-6UTEPWon 41–7 vs. Richmond+34RichmondWon 17–14 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateLost 14–26 vs. Memphis-12MemphisWon 34–7 at Northern Arizona+27Northern ArizonaLost 26–35 at Colorado State-9Colorado StateWon 30–7 vs. Western Michigan+23Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsTexas–ArlingtonW 38–⁠686%
Sep 24atPacificW 49–⁠770%
Oct 1atArizona StateW 21–⁠2037%
Oct 8vsUTEPL 3–⁠955%
Oct 15vsRichmondW 41–⁠786%
Oct 22vsNew Mexico StateW 17–⁠1447%
Oct 29vsMemphisL 14–⁠2647%
Nov 5atNorthern ArizonaW 34–⁠783%
Nov 12atColorado StateL 26–⁠3536%
Nov 19vsWestern MichiganW 30–⁠757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 30–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠138
Coach
Joe Kerbel
Elo
1493 +37 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
5.2 No. 40 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 6Doug Kriewald OGChicago Bears