1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball | |
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National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinals L 69–80 vs. West Virginia | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 19–11 (9–9 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Williams Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Indiana | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Iowa | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Illinois | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1980–81 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 29* | North Dakota State | W 99–64 | 1–0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
December 2* | Florida State | W 79–66 | 2–0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
December 5* | vs. Loyola (IL) | W 100–83 | 3–0 | | |||||||
December 17* | Marquette | L 84–92 | 3–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
December 22* | at Louisville | W 62–56 | 4–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
December 26* | Yale | W 95–56 | 5–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
December 27* | Texas Tech | W 72–56 | 6–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
December 29* | at USC | W 74–67 | 7–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
December 30* | vs. North Carolina | W 76–60 | 8–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | |||||||
January 8 | No. 19 | Wisconsin | W 76–60 | 9–1 (1–0) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
January 10 | No. 19 | No. 10 Michigan | L 67–68 | 9–2 (1–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
January 15 | No. 20 | at Michigan State | W 86–77 | 10–2 (2–1) | Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||
January 17 | No. 20 | at Illinois | L 76–80 | 10–3 (2–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
January 22 | Ohio State | L 63–76 | 10–4 (2–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
January 24 | at No. 9 Iowa | W 60–48 | 11–4 (3–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
January 29 | No. 19 | Indiana | L 53–56 OT | 11–5 (3–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
January 31 | No. 19 | Northwestern | W 74–63 | 12–5 (4–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||
February 5 | at Purdue | L 59–74 | 12–6 (4–5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
February 7 | at Northwestern | W 68–62 | 13–6 (5–5) | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||
February 12 | Iowa | L 58–60 | 13–7 (5–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
February 14 | Purdue | W 92–72 | 14–7 (6–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
February 19 | at Ohio State | W 82–76 | 15–7 (7–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
February 21 | at No. 16 Indiana | L 63–74 | 15–8 (7–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
February 26 | No. 14 Illinois | W 76–59 | 16–8 (8–7) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
February 28 | Michigan State | W 92–89 | 17–8 (9–7) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
March 5 | at Michigan | L 67–83 | 17–9 (9–8) | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
March 7 | at Wisconsin | L 58–60 | 17–10 (9–9) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI | |||||||
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March 11* | Drake First Round | W 90–77 | 18–10 (9–9) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
March 16* | at Connecticut Second Round | W 84–66 | 19–10 (9–9) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
March 19* | West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 69–80 | 19–11 (9–9) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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References
- ^ "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Minnesota Golden Gophers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "1980-81 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results".
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