# 1966–67 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1966–67 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by head coach Don Donoher, played their home games at the University of Dayton Fieldhouse and were an NCAA independent. Dayton received a bid to the NCAA tournament as a participant in the Mideast region where they made a run to the national championship game. The Flyers upset No. 6 Western Kentucky 69–67 in overtime in the opening round, No. 8 seed Tennessee 53–52 in the regional semifinal, and advanced to the school's only Final Four with a victory over Virginia Tech, 71–66 in overtime. They beat No. 4 North Carolina in the national semifinal, 76–62, before falling to unbeaten No. 1 UCLA and sophomore phenom Lew Alcindor, 79–64. Dayton finished the season 25–6.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1966* | Baldwin Wallace | W 95–81 | 1–0 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 3, 1966* | at Saint Louis | W 80–78 | 2–0 | Kiel Auditorium (7,120) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 6, 1966* | at Miami (OH) | W 80–71 | 3–0 | Withrow Court (2,144) Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 10, 1966* | Eastern Kentucky | W 104–82 | 4–0 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 15, 1966* | Tampa | W 111–64 | 5–0 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 17, 1966* | at No. 3 Louisville | L 81–96 | 5–1 | Freedom Hall (14,602) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 20, 1966* | East Carolina | W 86–66 | 6–1 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 23, 1966* | at Loyola (IL) | W 100–90 | 7–1 | Alumni Gym (6,059) Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 28, 1966* | Marquette | W 95–76 | 8–1 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1966* | New Mexico State | W 74–48 | 9–1 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1967* | Harvard | W 100–78 | 10–1 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 4, 1967* | at Xavier Rivalry | W 75–72 | 11–1 | Schmidt Fieldhouse (4,802) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 10, 1967* | Cincinnati | L 49–62 | 11–2 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 14, 1967* | at Detroit | W 94–75 | 12–2 | Calihan Hall (3,736) Detroit, Michigan |
| Jan 18, 1967* | No. 2 Louisville | L 50–66 | 12–3 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 21, 1967* | DePaul | W 81–65 | 13–3 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 25, 1967* | Canisius | W 83–59 | 14–3 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 28, 1967* | Miami (OH) | W 71–55 | 15–3 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 4, 1967* | at Niagara | L 74–80 | 15–4 | Gallagher Center (3,200) Lewiston, New York |
| Feb 8, 1967* | Xavier Rivalry | W 70–66 | 16–4 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 11, 1967* | at Memphis State | W 81–56 | 17–4 | Mid-South Coliseum (11,001) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 15, 1967* | Northern Illinois | W 101–60 | 18–4 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 18, 1967* | at Loyola (LA) | W 101–71 | 19–4 | Loyola Field House (1,500) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 21, 1967* | at Miami (FL) | W 80–79 | 20–4 | Miami Beach Convention Center (2,283) Miami, Florida |
| Feb 25, 1967* | Chattanooga | W 98–66 | 21–4 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 4, 1967* | at DePaul | L 79–84 | 21–5 | Alumni Hall (4,362) Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1967* | vs. No. 6 Western Kentucky First round | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 22–5 | Memorial Coliseum (11,500) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 17, 1967* | vs. No. 8 Tennessee Mideast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 53–52 | 23–5 | McGaw Memorial Hall (7,386) Evanston, Illinois |
| Mar 18, 1967* | vs. Virginia Tech Mideast Regional final – Elite Eight | W 71–66 | 24–5 | McGaw Memorial Hall (7,419) Evanston, Illinois |
| Mar 24, 1967* | vs. No. 4 North Carolina National semifinal – Final Four | W 76–62 | 25–5 | Freedom Hall (18,889) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Mar 25, 1967* | vs. No. 1 UCLA National Championship | L 64–79 | 25–6 | Freedom Hall (18,892) Louisville, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||