1980-81 Mississippi State Bulldogs — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Mississippi State Bulldogs went 8-19 (3-15 in the SEC) under head coach Jim Hatfield. Simple Rating System: 3.77.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-12-03vs Virginia Tech HokiesW 68–61Humphrey Coliseum
1980-12-06vs Florida GatorsW 89–68Humphrey Coliseum
1980-12-15neutral Southern Miss Golden EaglesL 53–68Mississippi Coliseum
1980-12-19neutral Louisiana Ragin' CajunsW 75–71Selland Arena
1980-12-20at Fresno State BulldogsL 45–58Selland Arena
1980-12-29neutral Portland PilotsW 46–45Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-12-30at UNLV RebelsL 67–75Las Vegas Convention Center
1981-01-03at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 61–79Memorial Gymnasium
1981-01-07vs Alabama Crimson TideL 69–80Humphrey Coliseum
1981-01-10vs LSU TigersL 69–81Humphrey Coliseum
1981-01-14at Georgia BulldogsL 64–66Georgia Coliseum
1981-01-17vs Auburn TigersW 69–61Humphrey Coliseum
1981-01-21at Tennessee VolunteersL 57–81Stokely Center
1981-01-24vs Ole Miss RebelsL 52–59Humphrey Coliseum
1981-01-28at Kentucky WildcatsL 64–71Rupp Arena
1981-01-31vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 69–68Humphrey Coliseum
1981-02-04at Alabama Crimson TideL 79–91Memorial Coliseum
1981-02-07at LSU TigersL 89–94Maravich Assembly Center
1981-02-11vs Georgia BulldogsL 65–68Humphrey Coliseum
1981-02-14at Auburn TigersL 55–66Memorial Coliseum
1981-02-18vs Tennessee VolunteersL 70–73Humphrey Coliseum
1981-02-21at Ole Miss RebelsL 61–72C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1981-02-25vs Kentucky WildcatsL 74–78Humphrey Coliseum
1981-02-28at Florida GatorsL 71–81Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1981-03-04neutral Vanderbilt CommodoresL 58–71BJCC Coliseum

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