1965-66 UTEP Miners basketball — schedule and results

The 1965-66 UTEP Miners went 28-1 under head coach Don Haskins. The team peaked at #2 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 13.86.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 21 games from this season: 10–0 at home, 5–1 on the road, and 5–0 on neutral courts. The Miners scored 77.8 points per game and allowed 66.2 (+11.6 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 15 games, from Dec 14, 1965 to Mar 2, 1966. The most lopsided win was 93–56 over loyola la on Dec 29, 1965; the heaviest defeat was 74–72 at Seattle U Redhawks on Mar 5, 1966. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against Kansas Jayhawks (81–80, overtime). 2 games went to overtime.

Among UTEP Miners' 99 recorded seasons, 1965-66's .966 winning percentage ranks 1st. Previous season: 1964-65 Miners (16–9). Next season: 1966-67 Miners (22–6).

Game-by-game results (21 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1965-12-14	vs Weber State Wildcats	W 74–63	Memorial Gym
1965-12-29	vs loyola la	W 93–56	Memorial Gym
1965-12-30	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	W 86–68	Memorial Gym
1966-01-03	vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane	W 63–54	Memorial Gym
1966-01-06	vs Seattle U Redhawks	W 76–64	Memorial Gym
1966-01-26	at Arizona State Sun Devils	W 84–67	Sun Devil Gymnasium
1966-01-29	vs west texas am	W 69–50	Memorial Gym
1966-02-01	vs New Mexico State Aggies	W 104–78	Memorial Gym
1966-02-04	at Colorado State Rams	W 68–66	Men's Gym
1966-02-10	vs Arizona Wildcats	W 81–72	Memorial Gym
1966-02-12	at New Mexico Lobos	W 67–64	Johnson Gymnasium
1966-02-14	vs Arizona State Sun Devils	W 69–67	Memorial Gym
1966-02-24	at west texas am	W 78–64	WT Fieldhouse
1966-02-26	vs Colorado State Rams	W 72–55	Memorial Gym
1966-03-02	at New Mexico State Aggies	W 73–56	Las Cruces High School Gym
1966-03-05	at Seattle U Redhawks	L 72–74	Seattle Center Coliseum
1966-03-07	neutral oklahoma city	W 89–74	Charles Koch Arena
1966-03-11	neutral Cincinnati Bearcats	W 78–76 (OTOT)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
1966-03-12	neutral Kansas Jayhawks	W 81–80 (2OTOT)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
1966-03-18	neutral Utah Utes	W 85–78	Cole Fieldhouse
1966-03-19	neutral Kentucky Wildcats	W 72–65	Cole Fieldhouse

Game recaps

1966-03-19: UTEP Miners beat Kentucky Wildcats 72–65. Bobby Joe Hill led the winners with 20 points. Louie Dampier had 19 for Kentucky Wildcats.

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1965-66 UTEP Miners basketball — schedule and results

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