1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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]

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.

Schedule

Date time, TV	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 Lincoln, Nebraska
January 28	at Iowa State	W 61–56	9–8 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 31	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 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

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

v t e Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Venues	Grant Memorial Hall (1896–1926, 1924–1926) State Fairgrounds Coliseum (1921–1923) Nebraska Coliseum (1926–1976) Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976–2013) Pinnacle Bank Arena (2013–present)
Rivalries	Creighton
Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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