1980-81 Columbia Lions — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Columbia Lions went 9-17 (5-9 in the Ivy) under head coach Buddy Mahar. Simple Rating System: -9.5.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-11-29at Syracuse OrangeL 81–108
1980-12-05at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 63–78
1980-12-06neutral Vermont CatamountsL 61–63
1980-12-10vs St. John's Red StormL 42–58
1980-12-29at Toledo RocketsL 54–60
1980-12-30neutral Auburn TigersL 55–63
1981-01-02at Old Dominion MonarchsL 58–92
1981-01-03neutral New Hampshire WildcatsW 59–47
1981-01-16at Cornell Big RedL 64–75
1981-01-19at Seton Hall PiratesW 63–61
1981-01-23vs Cornell Big RedW 46–45
1981-01-27vs Fordham RamsL 53–61
1981-01-30at Harvard CrimsonL 58–61
1981-01-31at Dartmouth Big GreenW 71–57
1981-02-06vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 51–67
1981-02-07vs Princeton TigersL 35–40
1981-02-13at Yale BulldogsL 65–76
1981-02-14at Brown BearsW 52–49
1981-02-17vs Manhattan JaspersW 48–44
1981-02-20vs Harvard CrimsonL 63–65
1981-02-21vs Dartmouth Big GreenL 52–54
1981-02-27vs Brown BearsW 59–47
1981-02-28vs Yale BulldogsW 63–49
1981-03-06at Princeton TigersL 57–75
1981-03-07at Pennsylvania QuakersL 71–76

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