1980–81 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
American college basketball season
1980–81 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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WAC co-champions | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 24–6 (13–3 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | War Memorial Fieldhouse |
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Utah | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Wyoming | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 BYU | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1980–81 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by second-year head coach Jim Brandenburg, played their home games at War Memorial Fieldhouse in Laramie, Wyoming.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Nov 28, 1980* | at Nebraska | W 62–59 OT | 1–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,800) Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 2, 1980* | Midwestern State | W 87–61 | 2–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse (4,389) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Dec 4, 1980* | Stanford | W 73–51 | 3–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse (5,079) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Dec 6, 1980* | Adams State | W 101–67 | 4–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,042) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Dec 11, 1980* | at Boise State | W 76–51 | 5–0 | Bronco Gym (2,076) Boise, Idaho | |||||||
Dec 13, 1980* | at USC | L 57–59 | 5–1 | L.A. Sports Arena (3,270) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 16, 1980* | Western Montana | W 79–45 | 6–1 | War Memorial Fieldhouse (4,713) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Dec 19, 1980* | vs. Oklahoma | W 98–77 | 7–1 | Astrodome (3,800) Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 20, 1980* | at Houston | L 61–70 | 7–2 | Astrodome (5,300) Houston, Texas | |||||||
Dec 29, 1980* | Illinois–Chicago | W 99–47 | 8–2 | War Memorial Fieldhouse (4,419) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 2, 1981 | at San Diego State | W 69–51 | 9–2 (1–0) | San Diego Sports Arena (3,247) San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 5, 1981 | at Hawaii | W 71–66 OT | 10–2 (2–0) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (5,479) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Jan 9, 1981* | UTEP | W 44–42 | 11–2 (3–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (8,107) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 10, 1981 | New Mexico | W 91–54 | 12–2 (4–0) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,814) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 17, 1981 | at Colorado State | W 85–54 | 13–2 (5–0) | Moby Arena (8,976) Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 23, 1981 | at No. 14 Utah | L 53–55 | 13–3 (5–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122) Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Jan 24, 1981 | at No. 18 BYU | L 70–84 | 13–4 (5–2) | Marriott Center (22,983) Provo, Utah | |||||||
Jan 27, 1981* | UNLV | W 71–66 | 14–4 | War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,124) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Jan 31, 1981 | Air Force | W 69–45 | 15–4 (6–2) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,234) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 5, 1981 | Hawaii | W 77–58 | 16–4 (7–2) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,998) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 7, 1981 | San Diego State | W 102–57 | 17–4 (8–2) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,991) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 12, 1981 | at New Mexico | L 56–57 | 17–5 (8–3) | University Arena (15,803) Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Feb 14, 1981 | at UTEP | W 63–58 | 18–5 (9–3) | Special Events Center (8,121) El Paso, Texas | |||||||
Feb 21, 1981 | Colorado State | W 68–40 | 19–5 (10–3) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (8,665) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 26, 1981 | No. 15 BYU | W 86–84 | 20–5 (11–3) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (9,300) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 28, 1981 | No. 7 Utah | W 53–50 | 21–5 (12–3) | War Memorial Fieldhouse (8,974) Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Mar 6, 1981 | No. 19 | at Air Force | W 46–38 | 22–5 (13–3) | Clune Arena (6,300) Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||||
Mar 7, 1981* | No. 19 | at UNLV | W 97–70 | 23–5 | Las Vegas Convention Center (6,393) Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1981* | (5 W) No. 17 | vs. (12 W) Howard First round | W 78–43[2] | 24–5 | Pauley Pavilion (12,045) Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Mar 14, 1981* | (5 W) No. 17 | vs. (4 W) No. 19 Illinois Second round | L 65–67[3] | 24–6 | Pauley Pavilion (12,340) Los Angeles, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Stone-Cold Howard Gets Baptism by Fire". The Washington Post. March 14, 1981. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Illinois 67, Wyoming 65". The New York Times. March 15, 1981. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "1980-1981 Wyoming Cowboys Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 877–878. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.