1965-66 Notre Dame Fighting Irish — schedule and results

The 1965-66 Notre Dame Fighting Irish went 5-21 under head coach Johnny Dee. Simple Rating System: -9.44.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1965-12-04at Wisconsin BadgersL 79–97Wisconsin Field House
1965-12-11vs Michigan State SpartansL 69–93Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1965-12-15vs Bowling Green FalconsW 85–77Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1965-12-18vs Boston College EaglesL 89–93Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1965-12-21neutral Indiana HoosiersL 58–80Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
1965-12-29neutral Kentucky WildcatsL 69–103Freedom Hall
1965-12-31at Duke Blue DevilsL 73–95Greensboro Memorial Coliseum
1966-01-04vs Purdue BoilermakersL 92–109Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1966-01-08neutral Air Force FalconsL 57–68
1966-01-10at Creighton BluejaysL 59–72Omaha Civic Auditorium
1966-01-13vs Detroit Mercy TitansL 84–97Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1966-01-15at DePaul Blue DemonsL 71–97Alumni Hall
1966-01-19vs Loyola Marymount LionsL 86–96Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1966-01-28neutral Illinois Fighting IlliniL 92–120
1966-01-31at Butler BulldogsL 67–90Butler Fieldhouse
1966-02-05vs Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsL 61–75Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1966-02-09vs Butler BulldogsW 84–61Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1966-02-12at Detroit Mercy TitansW 76–67Calihan Hall
1966-02-15vs St. John's Red StormL 59–77Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1966-02-17at new york universityL 78–102Alumni Gymnasium
1966-02-19neutral Bradley BravesL 44–55
1966-02-23vs DePaul Blue DemonsL 71–79Notre Dame Fieldhouse
1966-02-28at Western Michigan BroncosL 76–82Read Fieldhouse
1966-03-02vs Creighton BluejaysL 68–72Notre Dame Fieldhouse

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