1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–20 (3–13 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Bliss (1st season);
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season.

1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Arkansas	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Houston †	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	10	–	6	.625	15	–	12	.556
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Texas	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Rice	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
TCU	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
SMU	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 1981 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*	Southwestern	W 68–52	1–0	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 1*	Texas A&I	W 49–47	2–0	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 3*	at North Texas	L 66–69	2–1	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
December 6*	at Penn State	L 50–72	2–2	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9*	Iowa State	W 58–55	3–2	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 13*	Rollins	L 64–73	3–3	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 18*	Texas Wesleyan	L 83–84	3–4	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 20*	Texas-Arlington	L 56–78	3–5	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 22*	Kansas	L 62–73	3–6	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 30*	vs. Cornell	W 67–42	4–6	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 3	Arkansas	L 50–92	4–7 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 6	at Texas	W 53–51 ^OT	5–7 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
January 10	Baylor	L 46–51	5–8 (1–2)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 13	Houston	W 72–70 ^OT	6–8 (2–2)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 17	at Texas A&M	L 51–71	6–9 (2–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
January 20	at TCU	L 43–52	6–10 (2–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
January 24	Rice	L 59–60	6–11 (2–5)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 26	at Texas Tech	W 58–48	7–11 (3–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
January 31	Texas	L 63–83	7–12 (3–6)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 3	at Houston	L 64–79	7–13 (3–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 7	at Baylor	L 52–80	7–14 (3–8)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
February 10	Texas A&M	L 56–61	7–15 (3–9)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 14	TCU	L 44–52	7–16 (3–10)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 17	at Rice	L 62–70	7–17 (3–11)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
February 21	Texas Tech	L 48–51	7–18 (3–12)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 24	at Arkansas	L 33–47	7–19 (3–13)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Southwest tournament
March 5	at Texas Tech	L 58–80	7–20 (3–13)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "1980–81 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

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[1] "1980–81 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

[2] "Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

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