1980-81 Cornell Big Red — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Cornell Big Red went 7-19 (4-10 in the Ivy) under head coach Tom Miller. Simple Rating System: -10.57.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-11-28at Clemson TigersL 64–82Littlejohn Coliseum
1980-11-29neutral Rice OwlsL 51–69Littlejohn Coliseum
1980-12-05at Northwestern WildcatsL 48–63McGaw Memorial Hall
1980-12-08at Bowling Green FalconsL 47–61Anderson Arena
1980-12-11vs Saint Joseph's HawksL 39–42Barton Hall
1980-12-28vs Hofstra PrideW 63–61Barton Hall
1980-12-30neutral SMU MustangsL 42–67Riverfront Coliseum
1981-01-02vs Niagara Purple EaglesL 66–72Barton Hall
1981-01-05neutral Colgate RaidersL 72–74
1981-01-07vs Canisius Golden GriffinsW 55–53Barton Hall
1981-01-16vs Columbia LionsW 75–64Barton Hall
1981-01-23at Columbia LionsL 45–46Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1981-01-27at Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 58–80Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
1981-01-30at Dartmouth Big GreenW 66–58Alumni Gym
1981-01-31at Harvard CrimsonL 69–71Lavietes Pavilion
1981-02-06vs Princeton TigersL 44–46Barton Hall
1981-02-07vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 49–61Barton Hall
1981-02-13at Brown BearsL 42–43Marvel Gym
1981-02-14at Yale BulldogsL 47–58Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1981-02-20vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 60–56Barton Hall
1981-02-21vs Harvard CrimsonL 65–73Barton Hall
1981-02-27vs Yale BulldogsL 65–68Barton Hall
1981-02-28vs Brown BearsW 69–52Barton Hall
1981-03-06at Pennsylvania QuakersL 56–68The Palestra
1981-03-07at Princeton TigersL 46–52Jadwin Gymnasium

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