1979-80 Saint Louis Billikens — schedule and results

The 1979-80 Saint Louis Billikens went 12-15 (4-8 in the Metro) under head coach Ron Ekker. Simple Rating System: 0.85.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1979-11-30neutral Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersL 65–67Littlejohn Coliseum
1979-12-01neutral Siena SaintsW 92–81Littlejohn Coliseum
1979-12-08at Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 66–93Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
1979-12-21vs Missouri TigersL 75–77St. Louis Arena
1979-12-28neutral Alabama Crimson TideW 83–75Special Events Center
1979-12-29at UTEP MinersL 66–76Special Events Center
1980-01-02vs Virginia Tech HokiesL 61–66St. Louis Arena
1980-01-04vs Florida State SeminolesL 73–75St. Louis Arena
1980-01-08at Louisville CardinalsL 65–94Freedom Hall
1980-01-14vs Tulane Green WaveW 89–63St. Louis Arena
1980-01-16vs UAB BlazersW 84–76St. Louis Arena
1980-01-19at Memphis TigersL 49–57Mid-South Coliseum
1980-01-22at Cincinnati BearcatsL 57–71Riverfront Coliseum
1980-01-25vs Louisville CardinalsL 74–99St. Louis Arena
1980-01-28vs Butler BulldogsW 100–79St. Louis Arena
1980-02-01vs Memphis TigersW 76–62St. Louis Arena
1980-02-04vs Southern Miss Golden EaglesL 52–69St. Louis Arena
1980-02-14at Florida State SeminolesL 69–71Tully Gymnasium
1980-02-16at Tulane Green WaveW 69–60Avron B. Fogelman Arena
1980-02-18at Southern Miss Golden EaglesL 73–86Reed Green Coliseum
1980-02-21vs Cincinnati BearcatsW 92–86St. Louis Arena
1980-02-24at Virginia Tech HokiesL 73–99Cassell Coliseum
1980-02-28neutral Memphis TigersL 60–62Freedom Hall

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