1980-81 Arkansas Razorbacks — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Arkansas Razorbacks went 24-8 (13-3 in the SWC) under head coach Eddie Sutton. The team peaked at #11 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 12.05.

Game-by-game results (30 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-11-28neutral Missouri TigersW 81–73Buckner Fieldhouse
1980-11-29neutral LSU TigersW 86–76Buckner Fieldhouse
1980-11-30neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 58–64Buckner Fieldhouse
1980-12-06at Michigan WolverinesL 65–78Crisler Arena
1980-12-13vs oklahoma cityW 76–70Barnhill Arena
1980-12-16vs centenary laW 78–64Barnhill Arena
1980-12-20vs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 80–74Barnhill Arena
1980-12-22neutral Southern Miss Golden EaglesW 76–68
1980-12-27neutral Kansas State WildcatsL 46–47Kemper Arena
1980-12-30neutral Nebraska CornhuskersW 64–52
1981-01-03at SMU MustangsW 92–50Moody Coliseum
1981-01-10vs TCU Horned FrogsW 85–51Barnhill Arena
1981-01-12vs Texas LonghornsL 60–62Barnhill Arena
1981-01-17at Baylor BearsL 58–67Heart O' Texas Coliseum
1981-01-19at Houston CougarsL 54–57Hofheinz Pavilion
1981-01-24vs Texas A&M AggiesW 52–47Barnhill Arena
1981-01-26at Rice OwlsW 57–52Autry Court
1981-01-28vs Texas Tech Red RaidersW 60–35Barnhill Arena
1981-02-03at Texas LonghornsW 54–48Frank Erwin Center
1981-02-07at TCU Horned FrogsW 63–48Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
1981-02-10vs Baylor BearsW 67–50Barnhill Arena
1981-02-14vs Houston CougarsW 70–55Barnhill Arena
1981-02-17at Texas A&M AggiesW 65–61G. Rollie White Coliseum
1981-02-21vs Rice OwlsW 75–59Barnhill Arena
1981-02-24vs SMU MustangsW 47–33Barnhill Arena
1981-02-28at Texas Tech Red RaidersW 64–61Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
1981-03-07neutral Texas LonghornsL 73–76HemisFair Arena
1981-03-12neutral Mercer BearsW 73–67Frank Erwin Center
1981-03-14neutral Louisville CardinalsW 74–73Frank Erwin Center
1981-03-20neutral LSU TigersL 56–72Louisiana Superdome

Game recaps

1980-11-28: Arkansas Razorbacks got past Missouri 81–73 as Darrell Walker scored a team-high 21. Ricky Frazier had 22 for Missouri.

1980-11-30: North Carolina got past Arkansas Razorbacks 64–58 as James Worthy scored a team-high 16. Scott Hastings had 20 for Arkansas Razorbacks.

1980-12-06: Michigan handled Arkansas Razorbacks 78–65. Mike McGee led the winners with 23 points. Scott Hastings had 14 for Arkansas Razorbacks.

1980-12-16: Arkansas Razorbacks handled Centenary 78–64. Scott Hastings led the winners with 17 points. Cherokee Rhone had 28 for Centenary.

1980-12-22: Arkansas Razorbacks beat Southern Miss 76–68. Scott Hastings led the winners with 20 points. Ronald Jackson had 13 for Southern Miss.

1980-12-27: Behind Rolando Blackman's 20 points, Kansas St. held off Arkansas Razorbacks 47–46.

1981-01-12: Behind Ray Harper's 16 points, Texas held off Arkansas Razorbacks 62–60. U.S. Reed had 14 for Arkansas Razorbacks.

1981-01-24: Arkansas Razorbacks beat Texas A&M 52–47. Keith Peterson led the winners with 14 points. Reggie Roberts had 14 for Texas A&M.

1981-02-03: Arkansas Razorbacks got past Texas 54–48 as U.S. Reed scored a team-high 16. LaSalle Thompson had 17 for Texas. LaSalle Thompson grabbed 16 rebounds.

1981-02-10: Behind Scott Hastings's 22 points, Arkansas Razorbacks pulled away from Baylor 67–50. Terry Teagle had 14 for Baylor.

1981-02-14: Arkansas Razorbacks beat Houston 70–55 as Scott Hastings scored a team-high 25. Rob Williams had 20 for Houston.

1981-02-17: Arkansas Razorbacks beat Texas A&M 65–61. Scott Hastings led the winners with 19 points. Rynn Wright had 17 for Texas A&M.

1981-02-21: Behind Scott Hastings's 25 points, Arkansas Razorbacks pulled away from Rice 75–59. Ricky Pierce had 29 for Rice.

1981-02-24: Behind Mike Young's 16 points, Arkansas Razorbacks pulled away from SMU 47–33. Dave Piehler had 12 for SMU.

1981-02-28: Arkansas Razorbacks edged Texas Tech 64–61. Scott Hastings led the winners with 15 points. Clarence Swannegan had 16 for Texas Tech.

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