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Western Michigan

MAC · 1966 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–1 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1962–2026
All-Time Record
356–321–7
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2016
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Western Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20LAMARUnranked—W 16–14
5Week 5 · Sep 27CENTRAL MICHIGANUnranked—W 31–14
6Week 6 · Oct 4Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC9–1L 7–26
7Week 7 · Oct 11Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC6–3W 16–14
8Week 8 · Oct 18Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC4–6W 23–20
9Week 9 · Oct 25Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC2–7–1W 14–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC2–8W 35–29
11Week 11 · Nov 8Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC5–5W 20–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15Xavier (XAVIER)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 6–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 7–30

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.626
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-10+19
  • Bowling Green +6
  • Ohio +5
  • Kent State +4
  • Toledo +2
  • Marshall +2
  • Miami (OH) -1
  • West Texas A&M -3
  • Xavier -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.700 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#41Regular Season Final#41Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
+17
-19
+2
+3
+1
+6
+7
-15
-23

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#491962#1091963#1021964#271965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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