1965-66 Princeton Tigers — schedule and results

The 1965-66 Princeton Tigers went 16-7 (9-5 in the Ivy) under head coach Butch van Breda Kolff. Simple Rating System: 3.98.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1965-12-01at Lafayette LeopardsW 77–68Alumni Gym
1965-12-04vs Army Black KnightsW 70–49Dillon Gym
1965-12-07vs Villanova WildcatsW 82–55Dillon Gym
1965-12-11at Navy MidshipmenW 72–54Halsey Field House
1965-12-13vs Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 66–68Dillon Gym
1965-12-18neutral Illinois Fighting IlliniW 84–81
1965-12-27neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 61–75
1965-12-28neutral Mississippi State BulldogsW 69–67
1965-12-29neutral Navy MidshipmenW 62–47
1966-01-07at Yale BulldogsW 61–55Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1966-01-08at Brown BearsW 60–46Marvel Gym
1966-01-14vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 74–52Dillon Gym
1966-01-15vs Harvard CrimsonW 52–50Dillon Gym
1966-01-29vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 75–68Dillon Gym
1966-02-04at Harvard CrimsonL 61–68Lavietes Pavilion
1966-02-05at Dartmouth Big GreenW 68–58Alumni Gym
1966-02-11vs Brown BearsW 79–67Dillon Gym
1966-02-12vs Yale BulldogsW 68–64Dillon Gym
1966-02-18vs Cornell Big RedL 77–86Dillon Gym
1966-02-19vs Columbia LionsL 59–62Dillon Gym
1966-02-25at Cornell Big RedW 84–62Barton Hall
1966-02-26at Columbia LionsL 62–67University Gymnasium
1966-03-01at Pennsylvania QuakersL 48–56The Palestra

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