1965-66 Syracuse Orange — schedule and results

The 1965-66 Syracuse Orange went 22-6 under head coach Fred B. Lewis. Simple Rating System: 11.39.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1965-12-01vs Buffalo StateW 118–68Manley Field House
1965-12-04vs BuffaloW 110–60Manley Field House
1965-12-08at Cornell Big RedW 87–81Barton Hall
1965-12-11at Kent State Golden FlashesW 100–86Memorial Gym
1965-12-13at Bowling Green FalconsW 106–89Anderson Arena
1965-12-16vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 103–79Manley Field House
1965-12-18vs UConn HuskiesW 87–62Manley Field House
1965-12-27neutral Vanderbilt CommodoresL 98–113
1965-12-28neutral Northwestern WildcatsW 105–75
1965-12-30neutral St. John's Red StormW 113–97
1966-01-03at Creighton BluejaysL 87–103Omaha Civic Auditorium
1966-01-08vs Navy MidshipmenW 83–73Manley Field House
1966-01-12at St. John's Red StormL 65–66Alumni Hall
1966-01-15at La Salle ExplorersW 98–85The Palestra
1966-01-29vs Massachusetts MinutemenW 114–72Manley Field House
1966-02-05at Canisius Golden GriffinsW 90–79Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1966-02-08vs Cornell Big RedW 120–85Manley Field House
1966-02-10vs Niagara Purple EaglesW 103–76Manley Field House
1966-02-14at Colgate RaidersW 125–105Cotterell Court
1966-02-17at Pittsburgh PanthersW 83–73Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1966-02-19at West Virginia MountaineersL 95–99 (OTOT)Stansbury Hall
1966-02-21vs Creighton BluejaysW 114–104Manley Field House
1966-02-26vs Westminster (PA)W 100–66Manley Field House
1966-02-28at Penn State Nittany LionsL 79–80Rec Hall
1966-03-01at Niagara Purple EaglesW 93–78Gallagher Center
1966-03-05vs Colgate RaidersW 122–88Manley Field House
1966-03-11neutral Davidson WildcatsW 94–78Reynolds Coliseum
1966-03-12neutral Duke Blue DevilsL 81–91Reynolds Coliseum

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