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1966 West Virginia

3–⁠5–⁠2 (3–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Carlen.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1966, game by game: lost at Duke 15–34; won vs. William & Mary 24–13; tied at Virginia Tech 13–13; lost at Pittsburgh 14–17; lost at Maryland 9–28; lost vs. Penn State 6–38; tied vs. Kentucky 14–14; won vs. The Citadel 35–0; won at George Washington 21–6; lost vs. Syracuse 7–34+35−32Lost 15–34 at Duke-19DukeWon 24–13 vs. William & Mary+11William & MaryTied 13–13 at Virginia Tech0Virginia TechLost 14–17 at Pittsburgh-3PittsburghLost 9–28 at Maryland-19MarylandLost 6–38 vs. Penn State-32Penn StateTied 14–14 vs. Kentucky0KentuckyWon 35–0 vs. The Citadel+35The CitadelWon 21–6 at George Washington+15George Washingt…Lost 7–34 vs. Syracuse-27Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atDukeL 15–⁠3438%
Sep 24vsWilliam & MaryW 24–⁠1358%
Oct 1atVirginia TechT 13–⁠1338%
Oct 8atPittsburghL 14–⁠1753%
Oct 15atMarylandL 9–⁠2845%
Oct 22vsPenn StateL 6–⁠3847%
Oct 29vsKentuckyT 14–⁠1451%
Nov 5vsThe CitadelW 35–⁠076%
Nov 12atGeorge WashingtonW 21–⁠642%
Nov 19vsSyracuseL 7–⁠3432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1966.

Record
3–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠197
Coach
Jim Carlen
Elo
1455 −46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.3 No. 89 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1966 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia3–⁠03–⁠5–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
East Carolina4–⁠1–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington4–⁠34–⁠6
Davidson2–⁠34–⁠5
The Citadel3–⁠54–⁠6
Richmond2–⁠42–⁠8
VMI1–⁠32–⁠8
Furman1–⁠42–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.