1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

1980–81 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1981 Big Eight Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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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[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 28*	Wyoming	59–62 ^OT	0–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
November 29*	Idaho	53–64	1–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
December 6*	at Creighton	61–66 ^OT	1–2	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
December 9*	Penn State	75–50	2–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
December 12*	vs. Loyola Marymount	67–66	3–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 13*	at Utah	55–57	3–3	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 20*	Northwest Missouri State	79–59	4–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
December 22*	Colorado State	54–48	5–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
December 23*	Montana	69–46	6–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
December 27*	at Ball State	62–67	6–4	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
December 30*	at Arkansas	52–64	6–5	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 5*	Sonoma State	84–49	7–5	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
January 14	Kansas State	59–49	8–5 (1–0)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
January 17	at Oklahoma State	70–81	8–6 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
January 21	Colorado	59–62	8–7 (1–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
January 24	Missouri	66–53	9–7 (2–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
January 28	at Iowa State	61–56	10–7 (3–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
January 31	Kansas	57–54	11–7 (4–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
February 4	at Oklahoma	71–59	12–7 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
February 7	Oklahoma State	62–54	13–7 (6–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
February 11	at Colorado	57–56	14–7 (7–2)	CU Events Center Boulder, Colorado
February 14	at Kansas State	49–66	14–8 (7–3)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
February 18	Iowa State	81–61	15–8 (8–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
February 21	at Missouri	45–55	15–9 (8–4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
February 25	at Kansas	49–75	15–10 (8–5)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
February 28	Oklahoma	90–63	16–10 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Big 8 Tournament
March 3	Colorado	66–70	16–11 (9–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

↑ 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.

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[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.

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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 Statistical leaders
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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
[[{{{school}}}\|Kansas State]]	9	–	5	.643	24	–	9	.727
Nebraska	9	–	5	.643	15	–	12	.556
Kansas †	9	–	5	.643	24	–	8	.750
[[{{{school}}}\|Oklahoma State]]	8	–	6	.571	18	–	9	.667
[[{{{school}}}\|Colorado]]	5	–	9	.357	16	–	12	.571
[[{{{school}}}\|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]

1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

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