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1966 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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1966 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Crangle
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morehead State $ 6 1 0 7 2 0
Middle Tennessee 5 2 0 7 3 0
Austin Peay 4 3 0 6 4 0
No. 16 Eastern Kentucky 4 3 0 7 3 0
Tennessee Tech 4 3 0 5 5 0
Western Kentucky 3 4 0 5 5 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 0 3 6 0
Murray State 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1966 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Nick Denes, the Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, for sixth place in the OVC. The team's captain was Jack Crangle.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Saint Joseph's (IN)*Bowling Green, KYW 42–216,000–7,047
September 24at East Tennessee StateJohnson City, TNW 24–77,100
October 1No. T–10 Middle TennesseeBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 9–337,994–10,000[2]
October 8Austin PeayBowling Green, KYW 7–37,000–7,584
October 15at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNL 14–215,000–7,500
October 22Drake*Bowling Green, KYL 21–374,000
October 29Eastern KentuckydaggerBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 12–2412,500–12,625
November 5at Morehead StateL 7–125,000
November 12Butler*Bowling Green, KYW 35–75,000–5,740
November 19at Murray State
W 37–202,500–4,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.