1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball | |
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National Invitation Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 18–13 (8–6 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Bob Devaney Sports Center |
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Missouri | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I season. The Cornhuskers finished with record of 18–13, 8–6 in their conference. They were led by Joe Cipriano, in his final year as Nebraska head coach before his death.
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 30* | South Dakota State | W 100–83 | 1–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 1* | Portland State | W 74–52 | 2–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 3* | Eastern Washington | W 82–68 | 3–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 8* | Creighton | W 64–55 | 4–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 11* | at No. 9 Purdue | L 56–78 | 4–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
December 13* | Cal Bakersfield | W 94–80 | 5–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 15* | at Minnesota | L 58–75 | 5–2 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
December 22* | UAB | W 92–84 4OT | 6–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 27* | vs. Wisconsin | W 83–82 OT | 7–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
December 29* | vs. Hawaii | L 55–67 | 7–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
December 30* | vs. No. 12 Louisville | L 58–65 | 7–4 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
January 2* | at Idaho | L 55–64 | 7–5 | Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho | |||||||
January 4* | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | W 96–72 | 8–5 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 5* | Angelo State | W 83–70 | 9–5 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 9 | at Iowa State | W 58–50 | 10–5 (1–0) | Hilton Coliseum (6,827) Ames, Iowa | |||||||
January 12 | No. 13 Missouri | L 63–84 | 10–6 (1–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 16 | Kansas | W 64–57 | 11–6 (2–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 19 | at Colorado | W 53–44 | 12–6 (3–1) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
January 23 | Oklahoma State | W 74–73 OT | 13–6 (4–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 26 | at Kansas State | L 64–66 2OT | 13–7 (4–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
January 30 | Oklahoma | W 59–58 | 14–7 (5–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 2 | at No. 14 Missouri | L 61–73 | 14–8 (5–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
February 5 | at Kansas | W 61–56 | 15–8 (6–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
February 9 | Iowa State | W 69–66 | 16–8 (7–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 13 | at Oklahoma State | L 68–83 | 16–9 (7–4) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma | |||||||
February 16 | Colorado | L 55–56 | 16–10 (7–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 20 | Kansas State | W 70–58 | 17–10 (8–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 23 | at Oklahoma | L 60–78 | 17–11 (8–6) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
Big 8 Tournament | |||||||||||
February 26 | Oklahoma | W 75–68 | 18–11 (8–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 29 | vs. Kansas State | L 59–60 | 18–12 (8–6) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 6* | at Michigan | L 69–76 | 18–13 (8–6) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196.