1980-81 Princeton Tigers — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Princeton Tigers went 18-10 (13-1 in the Ivy) under head coach Pete Carril. Simple Rating System: -0.32.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-11-29at Oral Roberts Golden EaglesL 61–66Mabee Center
1980-12-02at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 47–57Louis Brown Athletic Center
1980-12-06at St. John's Red StormW 47–46Alumni Hall
1980-12-09vs Saint Joseph's HawksL 50–51Jadwin Gymnasium
1980-12-13vs Manhattan JaspersW 58–49Jadwin Gymnasium
1980-12-21vs Colgate RaidersW 75–42Jadwin Gymnasium
1980-12-23at Ohio State BuckeyesL 46–72St. John Arena
1980-12-26neutral Rhode Island RamsL 58–62Memorial Coliseum
1980-12-27neutral Northwestern WildcatsL 68–72Memorial Coliseum
1980-12-28neutral Cal State Fullerton TitansW 60–57Memorial Coliseum
1981-01-03vs Seton Hall PiratesL 51–53Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-01-09at Brown BearsW 44–41Marvel Gym
1981-01-10at Yale BulldogsW 66–50Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1981-01-12vs Fordham RamsL 50–53Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-01-31vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 62–61Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-02-06at Cornell Big RedW 46–44Barton Hall
1981-02-07at Columbia LionsW 40–35Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1981-02-13vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 55–44Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-02-14vs Harvard CrimsonW 72–48Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-02-20vs Yale BulldogsW 60–47Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-02-21vs Brown BearsW 40–33Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-02-24at Pennsylvania QuakersL 43–52The Palestra
1981-02-27at Harvard CrimsonW 56–54Lavietes Pavilion
1981-02-28at Dartmouth Big GreenW 60–46Alumni Gym
1981-03-06vs Columbia LionsW 75–57Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-03-07vs Cornell Big RedW 52–46Jadwin Gymnasium
1981-03-10neutral Pennsylvania QuakersW 54–40Allan P. Kirby Field House
1981-03-12neutral BYU CougarsL 51–60Providence Civic Center

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