1979-80 Columbia Lions — schedule and results

The 1979-80 Columbia Lions went 10-16 (5-9 in the Ivy) under head coach Buddy Mahar. Simple Rating System: -12.14.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1979-12-04at Manhattan JaspersW 71–56
1979-12-08at South Carolina GamecocksL 60–70
1979-12-11at St. John's Red StormL 75–91
1979-12-28neutral Marshall Thundering HerdL 78–88
1979-12-29neutral Xavier MusketeersL 59–74
1980-01-11vs Harvard CrimsonW 85–63
1980-01-12vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 53–48
1980-01-15at Lafayette LeopardsW 64–61
1980-01-18vs Cornell Big RedW 60–59
1980-01-21vs Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 49–65
1980-01-24vs Seton Hall PiratesL 58–66
1980-01-26at Cornell Big RedW 58–57
1980-01-29at Fordham RamsL 57–64
1980-02-01at Princeton TigersL 50–77
1980-02-02at Pennsylvania QuakersL 57–62
1980-02-08vs Brown BearsL 71–72
1980-02-09vs Yale BulldogsL 88–94
1980-02-15at Dartmouth Big GreenL 54–63
1980-02-16at Harvard CrimsonL 71–84
1980-02-22at Yale BulldogsL 81–84
1980-02-23at Brown BearsL 48–55
1980-02-29vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 55–51
1980-03-01vs Princeton TigersL 47–57

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