1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall8-190.296
Conference3-150.167
StreakL9
Home6-6
Away0-11
Neutral2-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 (Wed) | Home | Virginia Tech | Starkville | W 68-61 | ||
| Dec 6 (Sat) | Home | Florida | Starkville | W 89-68 | ||
| Dec 13 (Sat) | Home | Troy | Starkville | W 68-52 | ||
| Dec 15 (Mon) | Neutral | Southern Miss | Jackson, Miss. | L 53-68 | ||
| Dec 17 (Wed) | Home | UT Martin | Starkville | W 87-62 | ||
| Dec 19 (Fri) | Neutral | Louisiana-Lafayette | Fresno, Calif. | Sun Met Classic | W 75-71 | |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Away | Fresno State | Fresno, Calif. | Sun Met Classic | L 45-58 | |
| Dec 29 (Mon) | Neutral | Portland | Las Vegas, Nev. | Holiday Classic | W 46-45 | |
| Dec 30 (Tue) | Away | UNLV | Las Vegas, Nev. | Holiday Classic | L 67-75 | |
| Jan 3 (Sat) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | L 61-79 | ||
| Jan 7 (Wed) | Home | Alabama | Starkville | L 69-80 | ||
| Jan 10 (Sat) | Home | #9 LSU | Starkville | L 69-81 | ||
| Jan 14 (Wed) | Away | Georgia | Athens, Ga. | L 64-66 | ||
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Home | Auburn | Starkville | W 69-61 | ||
| Jan 21 (Wed) | Away | #8 Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L 57-81 | ||
| Jan 24 (Sat) | Home | Ole Miss | Starkville | L 52-59 | ||
| Jan 28 (Wed) | Away | #7 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | L 64-71 | ||
| Jan 31 (Sat) | Home | Vanderbilt | Starkville | W 69-68 | ||
| Feb 4 (Wed) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | L 79-91 | ||
| Feb 7 (Sat) | Away | #4 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | L 89-94 | ||
| Feb 11 (Wed) | Home | Georgia | Starkville | L 65-68 | ||
| Feb 14 (Sat) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | L 55-66 | ||
| Feb 18 (Wed) | Home | #8 Tennessee | Starkville | L 70-73 | ||
| Feb 21 (Sat) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | L 61-72 | ||
| Feb 25 (Wed) | Home | #9 Kentucky | Starkville | L 74-78 | ||
| Feb 28 (Sat) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | L 71-81 | ||
| Mar 4 (Wed) | Neutral | Vanderbilt | Birmingham, Ala. | SEC Tournament | L 58-71 |