Date time, TV |
Rank# |
Opponent# |
Result |
Record |
Site city, state |
Regular season |
12/1/1979*
|
|
Rollins |
W 104–73 |
1–0
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
12/3/1979*
|
|
at Illinois State |
L 55–66 |
1–1
|
Horton Field House Normal, IL |
12/6/1979*
|
|
at Duquesne |
L 73–84 |
1–2
|
Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA |
12/8/1979*
|
|
Florida A&M |
W 87–60 |
2–2
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
12/13/1979*
|
|
vs. Evansville Holiday Classic |
W 75–61 |
3–2
|
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
12/14/1979*
|
|
at No. 12 Louisville Holiday Classic |
L 74–96 |
3–3
|
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
12/29/1979*
|
|
Florida State |
L 65–67 |
3–4
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1/3/1980*
|
|
Butler |
W 66–62 |
4–4
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1/5/1980*
|
|
at Louisiana Tech |
W 63–59 |
5–4
|
Memorial Gym Ruston, LA |
1/7/1980*
|
|
East Tennessee |
W 71–59 |
6–4
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1/10/1980*
|
|
Akron |
W 92–58 |
7–4
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1/12/1980
|
|
Tennessee Tech |
W 97–72 |
8–4 (1-0)
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1/17/1980
|
|
Murray State |
W 68–48 |
9–4 (2-0)
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1/19/1980
|
|
at Austin Peay |
W 95–71 |
10–4 (3-0)
|
Dunn Center Clarksville, TN |
1/21/1980*
|
|
Dayton |
W 71–65 |
11–4
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1/24/1980
|
|
at Middle Tennessee |
W 62–58 |
12–4 (4-0)
|
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
1/26/1980
|
|
at Eastern Kentucky |
L 82–84 |
12–5 (4-1)
|
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY |
1/31/1980
|
|
Morehead State |
W 86–79 |
13–5 (5-1)
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
2/2/1980
|
|
Eastern Kentucky |
W 74–62 |
14–5 (6-1)
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
2/7/1980*
|
|
at Akron |
W 70–68 |
15–5
|
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
2/9/1980
|
|
at Tennessee Tech |
W 75–56 |
16–5 (7-1)
|
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
2/11/1980
|
|
at Morehead State |
L 73–76 |
16–6 (7-2)
|
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY |
2/14/1980
|
|
Austin Peay |
W 70–51 |
17–6 (8-2)
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
2/16/1980
|
|
at Murray State |
W 56–55 |
18–6 (9-2)
|
Racer Arena Murray, KY |
2/21/1980
|
|
Middle Tennessee |
W 81–79 3OT |
19–6 (10-2)
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
2/23/1980*
|
|
at South Carolina |
L 65–73 2OT |
19–7
|
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
1980 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
2/28/1980
|
(1) |
(4) Eastern Kentucky Semifinals |
W 84–83 OT |
20–7
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
3/1/1980
|
(1) |
(2) Murray State Championship |
W 54–51 |
21–7
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament |
3/7/1980*
|
(10 ME) |
(7 ME) Virginia Tech First Round |
L 85–89 OT |
21–8
|
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |