1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
ConferenceIvy
1980–81 record7–19 (4—10 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaBarton Hall
Seasons
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1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 13 1   .929 18 10   .643
Penn 13 1   .929 20 8   .714
Harvard 9 5   .643 16 10   .615
Brown 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Columbia 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Cornell 4 10   .286 7 19   .269
Yale 4 10   .286 7 19   .269
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 10 16   .385
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1980–81 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 7–19, 4—10, and they finished 6th in the Ivy League. This was coach Tom Miller's first season at Cornell.

Roster[]

1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 24 Phil Call 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Shorewood, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
at Clemson L 64–82  0–1
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
November 29*
vs. Rice L 51–69  0–2
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
December 5*
at Northwestern L 48–63  0–3
Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
December 8*
at Bowling Green State L 47–61  0–4
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 11*
Saint Joseph's L 39–42  0–5
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
December 28*
Hofstra W 63–61  1–5
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
December 30*
vs. SMU L 42–67  1–6
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
January 2*
Niagara L 66–72  1–7
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
January 5*
at Colgate L 72–74  1–8
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 7*
Canisius W 55–53  2–8
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
January 10*
Rochester W 64–56  3–8
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
January 16
Columbia W 75–64  4–8
(1–0)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
January 23
at Columbia L 45–46  4–9
(1–1)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York
January 27*
at Notre Dame L 58–80  4–10
(1–1)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 30
at Dartmouth W 66–58  5–10
(2–1)
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
January 31
at Harvard L 69–71  5–11
(2–2)
Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 6
Princeton L 44–46  5–12
(2–3)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 7
Penn L 49–61  5–13
(2–4)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 13
at Brown L 42–43  5–14
(2–5)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
February 14
at Yale L 47–58  5–15
(2–6)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 20
Dartmouth W 60–56  6–15
(3–6)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 21
Harvard L 65–73  6–16
(3–7)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 27
Yale L 65–68  6–17
(3–8)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 28
Brown W 69–52  7–17
(4–8)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
March 6
at Penn L 56–68  7–18
(4–9)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
March 7
at Princeton L 42–52  7–19
(4–10)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980-81 Cornell Big Red Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cornell University - 1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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