1966 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

1966 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach	Nick Denes (9th season)
Captain	Jack Crangle

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Saint Joseph's (IN)*	Bowling Green, KY	W 42–21	6,000–7,047
September 24	at East Tennessee State	Johnson City, TN	W 24–7	7,100
October 1	No. T–10 Middle Tennessee	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 9–33	7,994–10,000
October 8	Austin Peay	Bowling Green, KY	W 7–3	7,000–7,584
October 15	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	L 14–21	5,000–7,500
October 22	Drake*	Bowling Green, KY	L 21–37	4,000
October 29	Eastern Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	L 12–24	12,500–12,625
November 5	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 7–12	5,000
November 12	Butler*	Bowling Green, KY	W 35–7	5,000–5,740
November 19	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY (rivalry)	W 37–20	2,500–4,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game