1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1980–81. The Cornhuskers led by first year Head Coach Moe Iba. The team finished with a record of 15–12, 9–5.

1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	15–12 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Moe Iba (1st season)
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri	10	–	4		.714			22	–	10		.688
Kansas State	9	–	5		.643			24	–	9		.727
Nebraska	9	–	5		.643			15	–	12		.556
Kansas †	9	–	5		.643			24	–	8		.750
Oklahoma State	8	–	6		.571			18	–	9		.667
Colorado	5	–	9		.357			16	–	12		.571
Oklahoma	4	–	10		.286			9	–	18		.333
Iowa State	2	–	12		.143			9	–	18		.333
† 1981 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*		Wyoming	L 59–62 OT	0–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
November 29*		Idaho	L 53–64	0–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 6*		at Creighton	L 61–66 OT	0–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
December 9*		Penn State	W 75–50	1–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 12*		vs. Loyola Marymount	W 67–66	2–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 13*		at Utah	L 55–57	2–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
December 20*		Northwest Missouri State	W 79–59	3–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 22*		Colorado State	W 54–48	4–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 23*		Montana	W 69–46	5–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
December 27*		at Ball State	L 62–67	5–5	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
December 30*		at Arkansas	L 52–64	5–6	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 5*		Sonoma State	W 84–49	6–6	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 14		Kansas State	W 59–49	7–6 (1–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 17		at Oklahoma State	L 70–81	7–7 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 21		Colorado	L 59–62	7–8 (1–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 24		Missouri	W 66–53	8–8 (2–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,579) Lincoln, Nebraska
January 28		at Iowa State	W 61–56	9–8 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 31		No. 18 Kansas	W 57–54	10–8 (4–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 4		at Oklahoma	W 71–59	11–8 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 7		Oklahoma State	W 62–54	12–8 (6–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 11		at Colorado	W 57–56	13–8 (7–2)	CU Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
February 14		at Kansas State	L 49–66	13–9 (7–3)	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, Kansas
February 18		Iowa State	W 81–61	14–9 (8–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 21		at Missouri	L 45–55	14–10 (8–4)	Hearnes Center (10,483) Columbia, Missouri
February 25		at Kansas	L 49–75	14–11 (8–5)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
February 28		Oklahoma	W 90–63	15–11 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Big 8 Tournament
March 3		Colorado	L 66–70	15–12 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
2. "1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Nebraska Athletics.
3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 196.