1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
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1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball | |
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National Invitation Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 18–13 (8–6 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Bob Devaney Sports Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Missouri | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I season. The Cornhuskers finished with record of 18–13, 8–6 in their conference. They were led by Joe Cipriano, in his final year as Nebraska head coach before his death.
Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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November 30* |
South Dakota State | W 100–83 | 1–0 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 1* |
Portland State | W 74–52 | 2–0 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 3* |
Eastern Washington | W 82–68 | 3–0 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 8* |
Creighton | W 64–55 | 4–0 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 11* |
at No. 9 Purdue | L 56–78 | 4–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
December 13* |
Cal Bakersfield | W 94–80 | 5–1 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 15* |
at Minnesota | L 58–75 | 5–2 |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
December 22* |
UAB | W 92–84 4OT | 6–2 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
December 27* |
vs. Wisconsin | W 83–82 OT | 7–2 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
December 29* |
vs. Hawaii | L 55–67 | 7–3 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
December 30* |
vs. No. 12 Louisville | L 58–65 | 7–4 |
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
January 2* |
at Idaho | L 55–64 | 7–5 |
Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho | |||||||
January 4* |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh | W 96–72 | 8–5 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 5* |
Angelo State | W 83–70 | 9–5 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 9 |
at Iowa State | W 58–50 | 10–5 (1–0) |
Hilton Coliseum (6,827) Ames, Iowa | |||||||
January 12 |
No. 13 Missouri | L 63–84 | 10–6 (1–1) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 16 |
Kansas | W 64–57 | 11–6 (2–1) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 19 |
at Colorado | W 53–44 | 12–6 (3–1) |
CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
January 23 |
Oklahoma State | W 74–73 OT | 13–6 (4–1) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 26 |
at Kansas State | L 64–66 2OT | 13–7 (4–2) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
January 30 |
Oklahoma | W 59–58 | 14–7 (5–2) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 2 |
at No. 14 Missouri | L 61–73 | 14–8 (5–3) |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
February 5 |
at Kansas | W 61–56 | 15–8 (6–3) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
February 9 |
Iowa State | W 69–66 | 16–8 (7–3) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 13 |
at Oklahoma State | L 68–83 | 16–9 (7–4) |
Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma | |||||||
February 16 |
Colorado | L 55–56 | 16–10 (7–5) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 20 |
Kansas State | W 70–58 | 17–10 (8–5) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 23 |
at Oklahoma | L 60–78 | 17–11 (8–6) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
Big 8 Tournament | |||||||||||
February 26 |
Oklahoma | W 75–68 | 18–11 (8–6) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
February 29 |
vs. Kansas State | L 59–60 | 18–12 (8–6) |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 6* |
at Michigan | L 69–76 | 18–13 (8–6) |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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