# 1984–85 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by head coach Don Donoher, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were an NCAA independent. Dayton received a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Southeast region. They were defeated by No. 8 seed Villanova, 51–49, in the opening round. and finished the season 19–10. Villanova would go on to complete one of the most famous Cinderella runs in tournament history as they won the National championship. To this date, Villanova remains the lowest-seeded team to win the NCAA Tournament. For the second straight season, Dayton was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by the eventual National champion.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1984* | | Brooklyn | W 76–56 | 1–0 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | at Providence | W 68–55 | 2–0 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 4, 1984* | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 76–55 | 3–0 | McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | Michigan | L 78–87 | 3–1 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 12, 1984* | | at Miami (OH) | L 64–69 | 3–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at VCU | L 61–71 | 3–3 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec 17, 1984* | | Central Florida | W 71–61 | 4–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | at South Florida | W 71–66 | 5–3 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | Brown | W 88–65 | 6–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1984* | | St. Bonaventure | W 83–60 | 7–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1985* | | Loyola–Chicago | W 80–70 | 8–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 5, 1985* | | No. 19 Maryland | W 67–63 | 9–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 1985* | | Cincinnati | W 81–66 | 10–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 1985* | | Western Kentucky | W 53–51 | 11–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 19, 1985* | | Towson | W 70–55 | 12–3 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 1985* | | at Notre Dame | L 61–66 | 12–4 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 26, 1985* | | No. 7 DePaul | W 65–64 | 13–4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 28, 1985* | | Miami (OH) | W 63–54 | 14–4 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 1985* | | at Cincinnati | L 62–83 | 14–5 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 1985* | | at No. 18 DePaul | W 67–63 | 15–5 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Feb 9, 1985* | | Canisius | W 60–52 | 16–5 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 13, 1985* | | at Detroit | L 67–68 | 16–6 | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Feb 16, 1985* | | at Marquette | L 55–61 | 16–7 | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 18, 1985* | | at Old Dominion | L 82–91 | 16–8 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 23, 1985* | | Marquette | W 72–59 | 17–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 28, 1985* | | Creighton | W 67–62 | 18–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 3, 1985* | | Xavier | W 66–56 | 19–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 9, 1985* | | Notre Dame | L 73–80 | 19–9 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1985* | (9 SE) | vs. (8 SE) Villanova First round | L 49–51 | 19–10 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||