1980-81 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders went 18-9 (9-5 in the OVC) under head coach Stan Simpson. Simple Rating System: -0.6.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-11-29at Western Carolina CatamountsL 70–77Reid Gymnasium
1980-12-01vs Chattanooga MocsW 73–67Murphy Center
1980-12-03vs South Alabama JaguarsW 80–79Murphy Center
1980-12-22at Georgia State PanthersW 74–58GSU Sports Arena
1980-12-30vs Tennessee State TigersW 69–59Murphy Center
1981-01-03vs Morehead State EaglesW 64–57Murphy Center
1981-01-05vs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 53–42Murphy Center
1981-01-08at Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 86–62Eblen Center
1981-01-10at Akron ZipsW 57–50Memorial Hall
1981-01-15at Austin Peay GovernorsW 62–61Winfield Dunn Center
1981-01-17at Murray State RacersL 70–74Racer Arena
1981-01-22at Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 55–67E. A. Diddle Arena
1981-01-24vs Western Carolina CatamountsW 66–52Murphy Center
1981-01-29at Morehead State EaglesL 60–61Wetherby Gymnasium
1981-01-31at Eastern Kentucky ColonelsL 53–55McBrayer Arena
1981-02-05vs Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 53–50Murphy Center
1981-02-07vs Akron ZipsW 90–64Murphy Center
1981-02-09at Detroit Mercy TitansL 60–75Calihan Hall
1981-02-12vs Murray State RacersW 67–53Murphy Center
1981-02-14vs Austin Peay GovernorsL 77–81Murphy Center
1981-02-19vs Western Kentucky HilltoppersW 62–54Murphy Center
1981-02-21at Chattanooga MocsL 70–72Maclellan Gym
1981-02-25vs Oral Roberts Golden EaglesW 85–79Murphy Center
1981-03-05neutral Murray State RacersL 60–62 (OTOT)E. A. Diddle Arena

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