1965-66 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1965-66 Ohio State Buckeyes went 11-13 (5-9 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. Simple Rating System: 1.86.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1965-12-01at Missouri TigersW 76–74Brewer Fieldhouse
1965-12-03at UCLA BruinsL 66–92Pauley Pavilion
1965-12-06vs North Carolina Tar HeelsL 72–82St. John Arena
1965-12-08at Butler BulldogsW 75–74Butler Fieldhouse
1965-12-18at Saint Louis BillikensL 58–83Kiel Auditorium
1965-12-20vs Iowa State CyclonesW 87–70St. John Arena
1965-12-23vs Kansas JayhawksL 68–81St. John Arena
1965-12-28vs Wake Forest Demon DeaconsW 88–81St. John Arena
1965-12-31vs west texas amW 78–53St. John Arena
1966-01-08vs Michigan WolverinesL 78–83St. John Arena
1966-01-15at Michigan State SpartansL 64–80Jenison Field House
1966-01-22vs Northwestern WildcatsW 79–73St. John Arena
1966-01-24at Iowa HawkeyesL 89–98Iowa Field House
1966-01-29vs hardin simmonsW 72–64St. John Arena
1966-01-31vs Wisconsin BadgersW 87–81St. John Arena
1966-02-05at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 77–78Assembly Hall
1966-02-12vs Purdue BoilermakersW 68–54St. John Arena
1966-02-14at Indiana HoosiersL 61–81New Field House
1966-02-19vs Iowa HawkeyesL 80–86St. John Arena
1966-02-21at Minnesota Golden GophersW 102–98Williams Arena
1966-02-26at Northwestern WildcatsL 77–78McGaw Memorial Hall
1966-02-28vs Michigan State SpartansL 79–98St. John Arena
1966-03-05vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 94–89St. John Arena
1966-03-07at Purdue BoilermakersL 86–92Lambert Fieldhouse

Game recaps

1965-12-01: Ohio State Buckeyes survived Missouri Tigers 76–74 as Sepic G scored a team-high 18. Coleman G had 27 for Missouri Tigers. Hosket F grabbed 20 rebounds.

1965-12-03: Behind Lynn's 28 points, UCLA Bruins rolled past Ohio State Buckeyes 92–66. Hosket had 24 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1965-12-06: North Carolina Tar Heels handled Ohio State Buckeyes 82–72. Miller led the winners with 33 points. Dove had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1965-12-08: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Butler 75–74. Dove led the winners with 23 points. Milner had 21 for Butler. Schilling grabbed 15 rebounds.

1965-12-20: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Iowa State 87–70 as Sepic scored a team-high 28. Koch had 34 for Iowa State.

1965-12-23: Kansas beat Ohio State Buckeyes 81–68 as Lewis scored a team-high 17. Dove had 26 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1965-12-28: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Wake Forest 88–81 as Dove scored a team-high 24. Leonard had 33 for Wake Forest. Hosket grabbed 17 rebounds.

1965-12-31: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out West Texas State 78–53 as Hosket scored a team-high 21. Taylor had 14 for West Texas State. Hosket grabbed 15 rebounds.

1966-01-08: Michigan beat Ohio State Buckeyes 83–78. Russell led the winners with 32 points. Hosket had 24 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1966-01-15: Michigan State handled Ohio State Buckeyes 80–64. Bailey led the winners with 24 points. Hosket had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Aitch grabbed 16 rebounds.

1966-01-22: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Northwestern 79–73. Hosket led the winners with 23 points. Burns had 21 for Northwestern. Hosket grabbed 17 rebounds.

1966-01-24: Behind Olson's 23 points, Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 98–89. Hosket had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1966-01-29: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Hardin-Simmons 72–64 as Sepic scored a team-high 26. Forman had 14 for Hardin-Simmons. Hosket grabbed 23 rebounds.

1966-01-31: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Wisconsin Badgers 87–81 as Peters scored a team-high 20. Sweeney had 22 for Wisconsin Badgers. Peters grabbed 16 rebounds.

1966-02-05: Illinois edged Ohio State Buckeyes 78–77. Jones led the winners with 27 points. Dove had 22 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1966-02-12: Behind Hosket's 18 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Purdue Boilermakers 68–54. Schellhase had 27 for Purdue Boilermakers. Hosket grabbed 16 rebounds.

1966-02-14: Behind Johnson's 18 points, Indiana rolled past Ohio State Buckeyes 81–61. Dove had 22 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1966-02-19: Iowa Hawkeyes beat Ohio State Buckeyes 86–80. Peeples led the winners with 21 points. Peters had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1966-02-21: Behind Peters's 28 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 102–98. Clark had 30 for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

1966-02-26: Northwestern Wildcats edged Ohio State Buckeyes 78–77. Tiberi led the winners with 17 points. Sepic had 26 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Pitts grabbed 18 rebounds.

1966-02-28: Michigan State Spartans beat Ohio State Buckeyes 98–79 as Washington scored a team-high 26. Peters had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1966-03-05: Behind Hosket's 33 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 94–89. Hudson had 34 for Minnesota Golden Gophers. Hosket grabbed 20 rebounds.

1966-03-07: Behind Schellhase's 31 points, Purdue defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 92–86. Hosket had 32 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Hosket grabbed 15 rebounds.

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