1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1966–67 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 16–8 and were 9-5 in Big Ten conference games.

1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–8 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Lanny Van Eman Dick Schultz
MVP	Sam Williams
Home arena	Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365)
Seasons ← 1965–66 1967–68 →

1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Michigan State	10	–	4		.714			16	–	7		.696
Indiana	10	–	4		.714			18	–	8		.692
Iowa	9	–	5		.643			16	–	8		.667
Wisconsin	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Purdue	7	–	7		.500			15	–	9		.625
Northwestern	7	–	7		.500			11	–	11		.500
Ohio State	6	–	8		.429			13	–	11		.542
Illinois	6	–	8		.429			12	–	12		.500
Minnesota	5	–	9		.357			9	–	15		.375
Michigan	2	–	12		.143			8	–	16		.333
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1966–67 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Jim Hodge 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr   F/C 4 Dick Jensen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Madrid, Iowa F/C 10 Dick Agnew — — Jr   G 11 Ron Norman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr   G 13 Dave White — — Sr   14 Frank Nelson — — So   F 23 Gerry Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Chicago, Illinois G 24 Chris Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So   G 25 Tom Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Fort Dodge, Iowa G 42 Rolly McGrath 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr   G 43 Chad Calabria 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Fr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania F 44 Glenn Vidnovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr McKeesport, Pennsylvania F 51 Huston Breedlove 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Akron, Ohio 52 Tom Schulze — — Fr   G/F 53 Sam Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Detroit, Michigan	Head coach Ralph Miller (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 2, 1966*		at Washington	W 66–50	1–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Dec 3, 1966*		at Washington	L 65–76	1–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Dec 5, 1966*		at Creighton	L 68–69	1–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 10, 1966*		at Drake	W 90–83	2–2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 17, 1966*		Drake	W 83–75	3–2	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 21, 1966*		California	W 72–62	4–2	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 23, 1966*		Stanford	W 77–74	5–2	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 28, 1966*		Wichita State	W 94–76	6–2	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 30, 1966*		vs. No. 7 Cincinnati	W 78–69	7–2
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 7, 1967		Indiana	W 84–73	8–2 (1–0)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Jan 14, 1967		at Michigan State	L 70–79	8–3 (1–1)	Jenison Field House  East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 21, 1967		at Northwestern	L 88–90	8–4 (1–2)	McGaw Memorial Hall  Evanston, Illinois
Jan 23, 1967*		Michigan	W 91–81	9–4 (2–2)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 4, 1967*		at Loyola-Chicago	L 87–98	9–5	Alumni Gym  Chicago, Illinois
Feb 7, 1967		Illinois	W 96–89	10–5 (3–2)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 11, 1967		at Ohio State	W 73–72	11–5 (4–2)	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
Feb 14, 1967		Northwestern	W 80–75	12–5 (5–2)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 18, 1967		Wisconsin	L 95–96	12–6 (5–3)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 21, 1967		at Minnesota	L 86–88	12–7 (5–4)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 25, 1967		at Indiana	W 75–74 OT	13–7 (6–4)	New Field House  Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 27, 1967		Purdue	L 75–78	13–8 (6–5)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 4, 1967		Ohio State	W 90–56	14–8 (7–5)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, Iowa
Mar 7, 1967		at Wisconsin	W 90–87[2]	15–8 (8–5)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 11, 1967		at Michigan	W 83–76	16–8 (9–5)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "1966-67 Iowa Hawkeyes Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
2. "Hawks Still Alive, 90-87" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 8, 1967. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
3. "2019-20 Iowa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2020.