1965-66 Mississippi State Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1965-66 Mississippi State Bulldogs went 14-11 (10-6 in the SEC) under head coach Joe Dan Gold. Simple Rating System: -0.88.

Game-by-game results (20 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1965-12-04at Virginia Tech HokiesL 59–79Cassell Coliseum
1965-12-28neutral Princeton TigersL 67–69
1965-12-29neutral Davidson WildcatsL 60–72Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1966-01-03at Auburn TigersW 83–72Auburn Sports Arena
1966-01-08at Tulane Green WaveL 71–81Avron B. Fogelman Arena
1966-01-10at LSU TigersW 74–71Huey Long Field House
1966-01-15vs Tennessee VolunteersW 75–74McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-01-25vs Alabama Crimson TideL 63–71McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-01-27at Arkansas RazorbacksL 61–69Arkansas Fieldhouse
1966-01-29vs Georgia BulldogsW 58–54McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-01-31vs Florida GatorsW 76–68McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-02-05vs LSU TigersW 66–61McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-02-07vs Tulane Green WaveW 65–63McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-02-12at Georgia BulldogsL 71–83Georgia Coliseum
1966-02-14at Florida GatorsL 74–78Florida Gymnasium
1966-02-16at Ole Miss RebelsW 90–74Gymnasium
1966-02-19vs Kentucky WildcatsL 69–73McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-02-26at Alabama Crimson TideL 76–77Foster Auditorium
1966-03-02vs Ole Miss RebelsW 96–76McCarthy Gymnasium
1966-03-05at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 92–90Memorial Gymnasium

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