1980-81 Oklahoma Sooners — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Oklahoma Sooners went 9-18 (4-10 in the Big 8) under head coach Billy Tubbs. Simple Rating System: -1.84.

Game-by-game results (27 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-11-28vs Midwestern StateW 94–82Lloyd Noble Center
1980-12-03vs oklahoma cityW 88–82Lloyd Noble Center
1980-12-06vs Tulsa Golden HurricaneL 75–84Lloyd Noble Center
1980-12-09at Southern Miss Golden EaglesL 66–74Reed Green Coliseum
1980-12-11at Purdue BoilermakersL 86–101Mackey Arena
1980-12-17vs Lamar CardinalsL 79–80Lloyd Noble Center
1980-12-19neutral Wyoming CowboysL 77–98Astrodome
1980-12-20neutral Army Black KnightsW 100–76Astrodome
1980-12-23vs Ohio NorthernL 69–72Lloyd Noble Center
1980-12-26neutral Bradley BravesW 53–52Cox Center
1980-12-27neutral Illinois Fighting IlliniL 63–93Cox Center
1981-01-07vs Stephen F. AustinW 88–55Lloyd Noble Center
1981-01-13at Missouri TigersL 52–81Hearnes Center
1981-01-17vs Kansas JayhawksL 78–82Lloyd Noble Center
1981-01-21at Iowa State CyclonesL 67–88James H. Hilton Coliseum
1981-01-24vs Kansas State WildcatsW 65–63Lloyd Noble Center
1981-01-28at Colorado BuffaloesL 53–75Coors Events/Conference Center
1981-01-31at Oklahoma State CowboysL 85–87Gallagher Hall
1981-02-04vs Nebraska CornhuskersL 59–71Lloyd Noble Center
1981-02-07at Kansas JayhawksL 67–96Allen Fieldhouse
1981-02-10vs Iowa State CyclonesW 78–66Lloyd Noble Center
1981-02-14vs Missouri TigersW 60–55Lloyd Noble Center
1981-02-18vs Colorado BuffaloesW 77–71Lloyd Noble Center
1981-02-21at Kansas State WildcatsL 71–108Ahearn Field House
1981-02-24vs Oklahoma State CowboysL 88–100Lloyd Noble Center
1981-02-28at Nebraska CornhuskersL 63–90Bob Devaney Sports Center
1981-03-03at Kansas State WildcatsL 56–75Ahearn Field House

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