1979-80 Tennessee Volunteers — schedule and results

The 1979-80 Tennessee Volunteers went 18-11 (12-6 in the SEC) under head coach Don DeVoe. The team peaked at #19 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 10.77.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1979-12-04vs St. John's Red StormW 97–80Stokely Center
1979-12-08vs Louisville CardinalsL 75–77Stokely Center
1979-12-12vs Auburn TigersW 61–58Stokely Center
1979-12-14vs Fordham RamsW 88–63Stokely Center
1979-12-15vs Arizona State Sun DevilsW 82–79Stokely Center
1979-12-17vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 71–64Stokely Center
1979-12-19vs Alabama Crimson TideW 79–78Stokely Center
1979-12-22at Ohio State BuckeyesL 65–91St. John Arena
1979-12-28neutral Indiana HoosiersL 68–70San Diego Sports Arena
1979-12-29at San Diego State AztecsW 96–77San Diego Sports Arena
1980-01-02at Ole Miss RebelsW 66–65C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1980-01-05vs Kentucky WildcatsW 49–47Stokely Center
1980-01-09at Florida GatorsW 69–58Florida Gymnasium
1980-01-12vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 71–63Stokely Center
1980-01-17at Mississippi State BulldogsW 70–61Humphrey Coliseum
1980-01-19vs LSU TigersL 74–75Stokely Center
1980-01-23at Georgia BulldogsL 54–55Georgia Coliseum
1980-01-26at Alabama Crimson TideL 59–72Memorial Coliseum
1980-01-30vs Ole Miss RebelsL 61–66Stokely Center
1980-02-02at Kentucky WildcatsL 75–83Rupp Arena
1980-02-06vs Florida GatorsW 100–76Stokely Center
1980-02-09at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 51–48Memorial Gymnasium
1980-02-13vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 85–73Stokely Center
1980-02-16at LSU TigersL 66–73Maravich Assembly Center
1980-02-21vs Georgia BulldogsW 50–49Stokely Center
1980-02-23at Auburn TigersW 72–63Memorial Coliseum
1980-02-28neutral Ole Miss RebelsL 74–76BJCC Coliseum
1980-03-06neutral Furman PaladinsW 80–69Greensboro Memorial Coliseum
1980-03-08neutral Maryland TerrapinsL 75–86Greensboro Memorial Coliseum

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