1965–66 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was John Erickson, coaching his seventh season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1965–66 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–13 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaUW Fieldhouse
Seasons
1965–66 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Michigan 11 3   .786 18 8   .692
Michigan State 10 4   .714 15 7   .682
Iowa 8 6   .571 17 7   .708
Illinois 8 6   .571 12 12   .500
Minnesota 7 7   .500 14 10   .583
Northwestern 7 7   .500 12 12   .500
Wisconsin 6 8   .429 11 13   .458
Ohio State 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Purdue 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/01/1965*
Nebraska L 88–101  0–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/04/1965*
Notre Dame W 97–79  1–1
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/11/1965*
at Houston L 57–82  1–2
Delmar Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
12/14/1965
Illinois L 70–90  1–3 (0–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/17/1965*
vs. Washington
Milwaukee Classic
L 67–81  1–4
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/18/1965*
vs. West Virginia
Milwaukee Classic
L 93–101  1–5
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
12/20/1965*
Montana W 76–72  2–5
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
12/22/1965*
at Cincinnati L 74–87  2–6
Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
12/29/1965*
Pennsylvania W 84–70  3–6
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/03/1966*
at Marquette W 73–72  4–6
Marquette Gymnasium 
Milwaukee, WI
1/08/1966
No. 7 Iowa W 69–68  5–6 (1–1)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/11/1966
at Illinois L 64–80  5–7 (1–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/27/1966*
Hardin–Simmons W 83–63  6–7
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/29/1966
Michigan L 67–69  6–8 (1–3)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
1/31/1966
at Ohio State L 81–87 OT 6–9 (1–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/05/1966
at Michigan State L 65–79  6–10 (1–5)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/07/1966
Indiana W 79–78  7–10 (2–5)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/12/1966
at No. 10 Michigan L 102–120  7–11 (2–6)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/19/1966
Michigan State W 78–77  8–11 (3–6)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
2/21/1966
at Northwestern L 65–76  8–12 (3–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/26/1966
at Iowa L 70–80  8–13 (3–8)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/28/1966
Northwestern W 90–62  9–13 (4–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/05/1966
Purdue W 69–68  10–13 (5–8)
UW Fieldhouse 
Madison, WI
3/07/1966
at Minnesota W 87–74  11–13 (6–8)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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