1979-80 Boston College Eagles — schedule and results

The 1979-80 Boston College Eagles went 19-10 (2-4 in the Big East) under head coach Tom Davis. Simple Rating System: 5.92.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1979-12-04vs Fairfield StagsW 77–53Roberts Center
1979-12-11at Seton Hall PiratesW 82–61Walsh Gymnasium
1979-12-21neutral Duke Blue DevilsL 64–70 (OTOT)Providence Civic Center
1979-12-22neutral Stanford CardinalW 97–89Providence Civic Center
1979-12-26neutral Georgetown HoyasW 75–74Madison Square Garden (IV)
1979-12-27at St. John's Red StormL 70–78Madison Square Garden (IV)
1980-01-03at Villanova WildcatsL 67–86Villanova Field House
1980-01-05neutral New Hampshire WildcatsW 97–69Cumberland County Civic Center
1980-01-09at UConn HuskiesL 71–83Hartford Civic Center
1980-01-12at Fordham RamsW 60–47Rose Hill Gymnasium
1980-01-16vs St. John's Red StormL 63–66Roberts Center
1980-01-19vs Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsW 40–37Roberts Center
1980-01-22vs Rhode Island RamsW 65–57Roberts Center
1980-01-30vs Georgetown HoyasL 92–97Roberts Center
1980-02-01neutral Harvard CrimsonW 74–62Boston Garden
1980-02-02neutral Holy Cross CrusadersW 92–83Boston Garden
1980-02-05vs Brown BearsW 60–49Roberts Center
1980-02-09vs Holy Cross CrusadersL 69–72Roberts Center
1980-02-16at Providence FriarsW 57–55Providence Civic Center
1980-02-20at Northeastern HuskiesW 76–67Cabot Center Gym
1980-02-23vs Syracuse OrangeL 77–85Roberts Center
1980-02-28neutral UConn HuskiesL 68–79Providence Civic Center
1980-03-06vs Boston University TerriersW 95–74Roberts Center
1980-03-10at Virginia CavaliersL 55–57University Hall

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