1979-80 Seton Hall Pirates — schedule and results

The 1979-80 Seton Hall Pirates went 14-13 (1-5 in the Big East) under head coach Bill Raftery. Simple Rating System: -2.87.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1979-12-06neutral UTEP MinersL 61–69Assembly Hall
1979-12-08neutral Xavier MusketeersW 70–67Assembly Hall
1979-12-11vs Boston College EaglesL 61–82Walsh Gymnasium
1979-12-15at Canisius Golden GriffinsL 77–87Koessler Athletic Center
1979-12-18vs Stanford CardinalW 72–55Walsh Gymnasium
1979-12-22at UConn HuskiesL 73–89Hartford Civic Center
1979-12-29vs Wagner SeahawksW 73–65Walsh Gymnasium
1980-01-05at Syracuse OrangeL 76–99Manley Field House
1980-01-09vs Manhattan JaspersW 76–62Walsh Gymnasium
1980-01-12at St. John's Red StormL 64–97Madison Square Garden (IV)
1980-01-15vs Princeton TigersW 55–43Walsh Gymnasium
1980-01-17vs UNLV RebelsL 65–67Walsh Gymnasium
1980-01-19at Saint Peter's PeacocksL 51–69Yanitelli Center
1980-01-24at Columbia LionsW 66–58Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1980-01-26vs Providence FriarsW 64–51Walsh Gymnasium
1980-01-28at St. Bonaventure BonniesL 80–85Reilly Center
1980-01-31vs Army Black KnightsW 73–60Walsh Gymnasium
1980-02-02at Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsL 69–70Alexander Memorial Coliseum
1980-02-06vs Georgetown HoyasL 67–81Walsh Gymnasium
1980-02-09at Fairfield StagsW 63–62Alumni Hall
1980-02-12vs Fordham RamsW 62–57Walsh Gymnasium
1980-02-16vs Holy Cross CrusadersW 77–75Walsh Gymnasium
1980-02-20at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 66–75Louis Brown Athletic Center
1980-02-23vs Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsW 67–60Walsh Gymnasium
1980-02-28neutral Georgetown HoyasL 47–60Providence Civic Center

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