1980-81 Tennessee Volunteers — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Tennessee Volunteers went 21-8 (12-6 in the SEC) under head coach Don DeVoe. The team peaked at #8 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 15.27.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-12-03at Auburn TigersL 65–75Memorial Coliseum
1980-12-06vs Purdue BoilermakersW 78–69Stokely Center
1980-12-09vs Lafayette LeopardsW 72–42Stokely Center
1980-12-13vs Colorado BuffaloesW 87–69Stokely Center
1980-12-19vs Iona GaelsW 80–54Stokely Center
1980-12-20vs BYU CougarsW 81–65Stokely Center
1980-12-28neutral Arizona State Sun DevilsW 69–53Louisiana Superdome
1980-12-29neutral Duke Blue DevilsW 90–69Louisiana Superdome
1981-01-03at Alabama Crimson TideW 70–69Memorial Coliseum
1981-01-07vs Ole Miss RebelsW 73–68Stokely Center
1981-01-10at Kentucky WildcatsL 47–48Rupp Arena
1981-01-14vs Florida GatorsW 78–64Stokely Center
1981-01-17at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 72–66Memorial Gymnasium
1981-01-21vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 81–57Stokely Center
1981-01-24at LSU TigersL 63–80Maravich Assembly Center
1981-01-28vs Georgia BulldogsW 72–67Stokely Center
1981-01-31vs Alabama Crimson TideW 62–58Stokely Center
1981-02-04at Ole Miss RebelsL 52–71C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1981-02-07vs Kentucky WildcatsW 87–71Stokely Center
1981-02-11at Florida GatorsW 53–52Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1981-02-14vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 79–72Stokely Center
1981-02-18at Mississippi State BulldogsW 73–70Humphrey Coliseum
1981-02-21vs LSU TigersL 65–66Stokely Center
1981-02-25at Georgia BulldogsL 75–76Georgia Coliseum
1981-02-28vs Auburn TigersW 75–63Stokely Center
1981-03-05neutral Ole Miss RebelsL 71–81BJCC Coliseum
1981-03-15neutral VCU RamsW 58–56 (OTOT)Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1981-03-19neutral Virginia CavaliersL 48–62The Omni

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