1980-81 Utah Utes — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Utah Utes went 25-5 (13-3 in the WAC) under head coach Jerry Pimm. The team peaked at #6 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 13.69.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1980-12-06vs Weber State WildcatsW 76–61Special Events Center
1980-12-09at Utah State AggiesW 83–81Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
1980-12-12vs Oklahoma State CowboysW 89–73Special Events Center
1980-12-13vs Nebraska CornhuskersW 57–55Special Events Center
1980-12-16vs Utah State AggiesW 99–74Special Events Center
1980-12-20at Louisville CardinalsW 78–59Freedom Hall
1980-12-26neutral Drake BulldogsL 68–69Memorial Coliseum
1980-12-27neutral Cal State Fullerton TitansW 76–70Memorial Coliseum
1980-12-28neutral Northwestern WildcatsW 73–63Memorial Coliseum
1981-01-02at UNLV RebelsW 76–75Las Vegas Convention Center
1981-01-03at Air Force FalconsW 74–60Clune Arena
1981-01-08vs Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsW 100–87Special Events Center
1981-01-10vs San Diego State AztecsW 97–74Special Events Center
1981-01-15at UTEP MinersW 69–64Special Events Center
1981-01-17at New Mexico LobosW 82–76University Arena
1981-01-23vs Wyoming CowboysW 55–53Special Events Center
1981-01-24vs Colorado State RamsW 86–56Special Events Center
1981-01-31vs BYU CougarsW 60–56Special Events Center
1981-02-06vs Air Force FalconsW 48–46Special Events Center
1981-02-07vs UNLV RebelsW 95–83Special Events Center
1981-02-12at San Diego State AztecsW 62–53San Diego Sports Arena
1981-02-14at Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsL 74–83Neal S. Blaisdell Center
1981-02-19vs New Mexico LobosW 90–73Special Events Center
1981-02-21vs UTEP MinersW 69–59Special Events Center
1981-02-26at Colorado State RamsW 73–50Moby Arena
1981-02-28at Wyoming CowboysL 50–53War Memorial Fieldhouse
1981-03-07neutral BYU CougarsL 76–95
1981-03-15neutral Northeastern HuskiesW 94–69Special Events Center
1981-03-19neutral North Carolina Tar HeelsL 56–61Special Events Center

Utah Utes program history · All Division I programs · Hoopsipedia home

Hoopsipedia
Hpsipedia
EST. 2025 · VOL. II · NCAA OFFICIAL RECORDS
● 360 PROGRAMS · VERIFIED
★ ★ ★ The complete record of college basketball ★ ★ ★
Hpsipedia
★ Built for banter. Backed by the record book. ★
THE MAIN EVENT
Program 1
?
VS
since 1900
Program 2
?
Try:
✦ Ask Hoopsipedia AI
THE RECORD BOOK

All-time wins

Full leaderboard →
Rank Team All-Time Wins

On this day

SPOTLIGHT

AP Top 25

All rankings →
DISCOVER

More to argue about

Rankings Deep Dive
Who's REALLY a blue blood?
Our composite HTSS ranking of all-time program strength. See how every team stacks up across 100+ years.
EXPLORE →
Time Machine
Travel back to any season
See who was #1, who was rising, and who was falling. Every season from 1949 to today.
EXPLORE →
Coach Trees
The coaching lineages
From Dean Smith to Roy Williams to Hubert Davis — trace the family trees of college basketball's greatest coaches.
EXPLORE →

2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Last updated: --:--:--
For the best bracket experience, view on a desktop or rotate your device to landscape.

Team Rankings

Rank Team Conference All-Time Wins

Teams

★ ★ The architects ★ ★

COACHES

Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.

SETTLE A DEBATE
Compare Coaches
VS
FILTER BY TIER:
# COACH RECORD WIN % SCHOOL(S) YEARS BEST SEASON / LEGACY
Ask Hoopsipedia BETA
Hi! I'm the Hoopsipedia Assistant. I can look up team histories, compare programs, explore rankings, and more. Try asking: