1966 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

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]

  1. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 6, 2021.