1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Conference	Ivy
Record	7–19 (4—10 Ivy)
Head coach	Tom Miller (1st season);
Home arena	Barton Hall
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1980–81 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 7–19, 4—10, and they finished 6th in the Ivy League. This was coach Tom Miller's first season at Cornell.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	24	Phil Call	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Shorewood, Wisconsin

Head coach

Tom Miller

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*	at Clemson	L 64–82	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
November 29*	vs. Rice	L 51–69	0–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
December 5*	at Northwestern	L 48–63	0–3	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
December 8*	at Bowling Green State	L 47–61	0–4	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
December 11*	Saint Joseph's	L 39–42	0–5	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
December 28*	Hofstra	W 63–61	1–5	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
December 30*	vs. SMU	L 42–67	1–6	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 2*	Niagara	L 66–72	1–7	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
January 5*	at Colgate	L 72–74	1–8	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
January 7*	Canisius	W 55–53	2–8	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
January 10*	Rochester	W 64–56	3–8	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
January 16	Columbia	W 75–64	4–8 (1–0)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
January 23	at Columbia	L 45–46	4–9 (1–1)	Levien Gymnasium New York
January 27*	at Notre Dame	L 58–80	4–10 (1–1)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
January 30	at Dartmouth	W 66–58	5–10 (2–1)	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
January 31	at Harvard	L 69–71	5–11 (2–2)	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 6	Princeton	L 44–46	5–12 (2–3)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 7	Penn	L 49–61	5–13 (2–4)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 13	at Brown	L 42–43	5–14 (2–5)	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
February 14	at Yale	L 47–58	5–15 (2–6)	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
February 20	Dartmouth	W 60–56	6–15 (3–6)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 21	Harvard	L 65–73	6–16 (3–7)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 27	Yale	L 65–68	6–17 (3–8)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
February 28	Brown	W 69–52	7–17 (4–8)	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
March 6	at Penn	L 56–68	7–18 (4–9)	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
March 7	at Princeton	L 42–52	7–19 (4–10)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary
^ "1980-81 Cornell Big Red Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
^ "Cornell University - 1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Ivy Group Season Summary

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[3] "Cornell University - 1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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