The 1966 William & Mary Indians football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Marv Levy, the Indians compiled a 5–4–1 record with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, finishing as SoCon co-champion.[1]
| 1966 William & Mary Indians football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (4–1–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Chuck Albertson, Bill Conaway |
| Home stadium | Cary Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | East Carolina | T 7–7 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| September 24 | at West Virginia | L 13–24 | 30,000 | [3] | |
| October 1 | at George Washington |
| W 10–3 | 4,000 | [4] |
| October 8 | Villanova* |
| W 34–14 | 8,500 | [5] |
| October 15 | The Citadel |
| W 24–6 | 11,000 | [6] |
| October 22 | at Navy* | L 0–21 | 23,909 | [7] | |
| October 29 | at VMI | W 22–15 | 7,000 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Boston College* | L 13–15 | 15,800 | [9] | |
| November 12 | Virginia Tech* |
| L 18–20 | 13,000 | [10] |
| November 19 | at Richmond | W 35–19 | 5,000 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1966 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Penalties plague W&M, 7–7 tie pleases nobody". Daily Press. September 18, 1966. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Forn runs down Indians as Mountaineers win, 24–13". Pensacola News Journal. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passing by Dan Darragh triggers victory surge". Daily Press. October 2, 1966. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Darragh's passes beat Villanova". Democrat and Chronicle. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William & Mary topples Citadel". The Columbus Ledger. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cartwright passes Middies to victory". The South Bend Tribune. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M rides Madden's arm to 22–15 win over VMI". The Daily News Leader. October 30, 1966. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College cops 15–13 nod over W&M". Durham Sunday Herald. November 6, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI slips past William & Mary". Florence Morning News. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M stops Spiders 35–19; Wins share of SC crown". The Daily News Leader. November 20, 1966. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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