1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
1980–81 record7–19 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach
  • (6th season)
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
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 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 6th year head coach , played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in sixth place.[2]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 28*
 at Holy Cross L 69–99  0–1
 Hart Recreation Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
December 4*
 Connecticut L 53–56  0–2
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
December 11*
 at Fordham L 73–85  0–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
December 26*
 at Minnesota L 56–95  0–4
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 27*
 vs. Washington L 62–68  0–5
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 3*
 vs. Dayton L 69–79  0–6
 University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
January 9
 Penn L 59–63  0–7
(0–1) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 10
 Princeton L 50–66  0–8
(0–2) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 13*
 at Army L 62–77  0–9
(0–2) 		USMA Fieldhouse 
West Point, NY
January 17
 at Dartmouth L 65–75  0–10
(0–3) 		Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
January 20*
 Manhattan W 78–64  1–10
(0–3) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 24*
 New Hampshire W 69–66  2–10
(0–3) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
January 27*
 at Fairfield L 62–74  2–11
(0–3) 		Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, Connecticut
January 31
 Brown L 65–71  2–12
(0–4) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 3
 at Harvard L 94–107  2–13
(0–5) 		Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 8*
 Merrimack L 77–90  2–14
(0–5) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 10
 at Brown L 61–74  2–15
(0–6) 		Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
February 13
 Columbia W 76–65  3–15
(1–6) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 14
 Cornell W 58–47  4–15
(2–6) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 20
 at Princeton L 47–60  4–16
(2–7) 		Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
February 21
 at Penn L 55–78  4–17
(2–8) 		Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24*
 Union W 70–61  5–17
(2–8) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
February 27
 at Cornell W 68–65 OT 6–17
(3–8) 		Barton Hall 
Ithaca, NY
February 28
 at Columbia L 49–63  6–18
(3–9) 		Levien Gymnasium 
New York City
March 6
 Harvard L 75–78 OT 6–19
(3–10) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
March 7
 Dartmouth W 53–51  7–19
(4–10) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary
  2. ^ "1980—1981" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "1980–81 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.


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