Mississippi State
1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall13-140.481
Conference7-110.389
StreakL1
Home6-4
Away3-7
Neutral4-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 (Fri) | Neutral | Cincinnati | Biloxi, Miss. | Babe McCarthy Tipoff Tournament | W 87-72 | |
| Dec 1 (Sat) | Neutral | Alcorn State | Biloxi, Miss. | Babe McCarthy Tipoff Tournament | W 83-80 | |
| Dec 6 (Thu) | Home | Vanderbilt | Starkville | W 110-106 | ||
| Dec 8 (Sat) | Home | Morehead State | Starkville | W 84-62 | ||
| Dec 15 (Sat) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | W 90-72 | ||
| Dec 18 (Tue) | Away | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | W 84-63 | ||
| Dec 21 (Fri) | Neutral | #13 Iowa | Dayton, Ohio | Dayton Invitational | L 62-81 | |
| Dec 22 (Sat) | Neutral | Pacific | Dayton, Ohio | Dayton Invitational | W 65-63 | |
| Dec 27 (Thu) | Neutral | Alcorn State | Mobile, Ala. | Senior Bowl Tournament | L 75-82 | |
| Dec 28 (Fri) | Neutral | Rider | Mobile, Ala. | Senior Bowl Tournament | W 72-64 | |
| Jan 2 (Wed) | Home | Alabama | Starkville | W 80-66 | ||
| Jan 5 (Sat) | Away | #4 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | L 58-80 | ||
| Jan 9 (Wed) | Home | Georgia | Starkville | W 88-75 | ||
| Jan 12 (Sat) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | L 67-77 | ||
| Jan 17 (Thu) | Home | #20 Tennessee | Starkville | L 61-70 | ||
| Jan 19 (Sat) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | L 64-75 | ||
| Jan 23 (Wed) | Home | #5 Kentucky | Starkville | L 67-89 | ||
| Jan 26 (Sat) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | L 74-92 | ||
| Jan 30 (Wed) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | L 68-80 | ||
| Feb 2 (Sat) | Home | #10 LSU | Starkville | L 63-75 | ||
| Feb 6 (Wed) | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | W 62-56 | ||
| Feb 9 (Sat) | Home | Auburn | Starkville | W 76-72 | ||
| Feb 13 (Wed) | Away | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 73-85 | ||
| Feb 16 (Sat) | Home | Ole Miss | Starkville | L 66-73 | ||
| Feb 20 (Wed) | Away | #3 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | L 65-71 | ||
| Feb 23 (Sat) | Home | Florida | Starkville | W 90-73 | ||
| Feb 28 (Thu) | Neutral | Alabama | Birmingham, Ala. | SEC Tournament | L 75-76 |