1979-80 UNLV Rebels — schedule and results

The 1979-80 UNLV Rebels went 23-9 under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. Simple Rating System: 6.52.

Game-by-game results (31 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1979-11-30	vs UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros	L 75–77	Las Vegas Convention Center
1979-12-07	vs Nevada Wolf Pack	W 70–58	Las Vegas Convention Center
1979-12-08	vs Idaho State Bengals	W 89–75	Las Vegas Convention Center
1979-12-10	at Tulsa Golden Hurricane	W 73–70	Tulsa Convention Center
1979-12-21	vs Montana Grizzlies	W 99–69	Las Vegas Convention Center
1979-12-22	vs Texas A&M Aggies	L 73–77	Las Vegas Convention Center
1979-12-28	neutral Loyola Marymount Lions	W 105–87	Las Vegas Convention Center
1979-12-29	vs Weber State Wildcats	L 78–79	Las Vegas Convention Center
1979-12-31	vs Utah Tech Trailblazers	W 86–73	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-01-10	vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	W 87–78	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-01-11	vs San Diego State Aztecs	W 88–86	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-01-14	at Utah Tech Trailblazers	W 73–65	Special Events Center
1980-01-17	at Seton Hall Pirates	W 67–65	Walsh Gymnasium
1980-01-21	at Nevada Wolf Pack	W 74–53	Centennial Coliseum
1980-01-25	vs UTEP Miners	W 63–61	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-01-26	vs New Mexico Lobos	W 84–78	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-01-28	at Colorado State Rams	W 66–62	Moby Arena
1980-01-31	vs oklahoma city	W 84–81	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-02-05	at San Diego State Aztecs	W 98–86	San Diego Sports Arena
1980-02-07	at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	L 84–85	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1980-02-13	vs Wyoming Cowboys	W 66–64	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-02-14	vs Colorado State Rams	W 81–80	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-02-17	vs Kentucky Wildcats	L 69–74	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-02-22	at New Mexico Lobos	W 84–68	University Arena
1980-02-23	at UTEP Miners	L 69–76	Special Events Center
1980-02-27	at Wyoming Cowboys	L 70–71	War Memorial Fieldhouse
1980-03-07	vs Washington Huskies	W 93–73	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-03-10	vs Long Beach State Beach	W 90–81	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-03-13	vs Saint Peter's Peacocks	W 67–62	Las Vegas Convention Center
1980-03-17	neutral Virginia Cavaliers	L 71–90	Madison Square Garden (IV)
1980-03-19	neutral Illinois Fighting Illini	L 74–84	Madison Square Garden (IV)

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1979-80 UNLV Rebels — schedule and results

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