1979-80 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1979-80 Ohio State Buckeyes went 21-8 (12-6 in the Big Ten) under head coach Eldon Miller. The team peaked at #2 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 17.3.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1979-12-01vs Ohio BobcatsW 78–51St. John Arena
1979-12-08at Stetson HattersW 69–50Edmunds Center
1979-12-10at West Virginia MountaineersW 72–55WVU Coliseum
1979-12-15at Holy Cross CrusadersW 79–63Hart Center Arena
1979-12-19at Louisville CardinalsL 65–75Freedom Hall
1979-12-22vs Tennessee VolunteersW 91–65St. John Arena
1979-12-29vs Northwestern State DemonsW 71–46St. John Arena
1980-01-03vs Indiana HoosiersW 59–58St. John Arena
1980-01-05vs Purdue BoilermakersW 67–58St. John Arena
1980-01-10at Iowa HawkeyesW 77–71Iowa Field House
1980-01-12at Northwestern WildcatsW 75–63McGaw Memorial Hall
1980-01-17vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 75–70St. John Arena
1980-01-19at Michigan WolverinesL 74–75Crisler Arena
1980-01-24at Illinois Fighting IlliniW 79–76Assembly Hall
1980-01-26vs Wisconsin BadgersL 71–72St. John Arena
1980-01-27vs Virginia CavaliersW 70–65St. John Arena
1980-01-31vs Michigan State SpartansL 54–74St. John Arena
1980-02-02at Wisconsin BadgersL 67–70Wisconsin Field House
1980-02-07vs Michigan WolverinesW 66–63St. John Arena
1980-02-09vs Michigan State SpartansW 71–59St. John Arena
1980-02-14at Minnesota Golden GophersL 70–74Williams Arena
1980-02-16vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 71–57St. John Arena
1980-02-21vs Northwestern WildcatsW 68–59St. John Arena
1980-02-23vs Iowa HawkeyesW 70–69St. John Arena
1980-02-28at Purdue BoilermakersW 64–60Mackey Arena
1980-03-02at Indiana HoosiersL 73–76 (OTOT)Assembly Hall
1980-03-09neutral Arizona State Sun DevilsW 89–75Desert Financial Arena
1980-03-13neutral UCLA BruinsL 68–72McKale Center

Game recaps

1979-12-22: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Tennessee Volunteers 91–65 as Herb Williams scored a team-high 18. Reggie Johnson had 14 for Tennessee Volunteers.

1979-12-29: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Northwestern State 71–46 as Herb Williams scored a team-high 19. Frederick Piper had 13 for Northwestern State.

1980-01-03: Ohio State Buckeyes survived Indiana Hoosiers 59–58 as Clark Kellogg scored a team-high 14. Ray Talbert had 15 for Indiana Hoosiers.

1980-01-05: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Purdue Boilermakers 67–58. Kellogg, Clark led the winners with 15 points. Carroll, Joe Barry had 21 for Purdue Boilermakers.

1980-01-10: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Iowa Hawkeyes 77–71. Herb Williams led the winners with 21 points. Vince Brookins had 14 for Iowa Hawkeyes.

1980-01-12: Behind Herb Williams's 26 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Northwestern Wildcats 75–63. Mike Campbell had 18 for Northwestern Wildcats.

1980-01-17: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Minnesota Golden Gophers 75–70. Herb Williams led the winners with 26 points. Trent Tucker had 14 for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

1980-01-24: Ohio State Buckeyes survived Illinois Fighting Illini 79–76 as Herb Williams scored a team-high 24. Eddie Johnson had 19 for Illinois Fighting Illini.

1980-01-26: Behind Matthews, Wes's 25 points, Wisconsin Badgers held off Ohio State Buckeyes 72–71. Ramsey, Kelvin had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1980-01-27: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Virginia Cavaliers 70–65. Carter Scott led the winners with 21 points. Lee Baker had 14 for Virginia Cavaliers.

1980-01-31: Michigan State blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 74–54 as Jay Vincent scored a team-high 21. Herb Williams had 13 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1980-02-21: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Northwestern Wildcats 68–59 as Kelvin Bausey scored a team-high 20. Rod Roberson had 15 for Northwestern Wildcats.

1980-02-23: Ohio State Buckeyes survived Iowa Hawkeyes 70–69 as Kelvin Ramsey scored a team-high 16. Steve Krafcisin had 20 for Iowa Hawkeyes.

1980-02-28: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Purdue Boilermakers 64–60. Kellogg led the winners with 19 points. Carroll had 17 for Purdue Boilermakers.

1980-03-02: Indiana Hoosiers edged Ohio State Buckeyes 76–73. Woodson led the winners with 21 points. Kellogg had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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