Overall: 8-18, .308 W-L% (231st of 264)
Conference: 5-9, 6th in OVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bob Rupert (8-18)
PS/G: 65.2 (196th of 264) ▪ PA/G: 72.8 (174th of 264)
SRS: -10.47 (224th of 264) ▪ SOS: -2.88 (172nd of 264)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | REG | @ | West Virginia | EAA | L | 74 | 108 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 8, 1980 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 69 | 98 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Thu, Dec 18, 1980 | REG | South Alabama | Sun Belt | L | 49 | 52 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | L | 64 | 73 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Mon, Dec 29, 1980 | REG | @ | Evansville | MW City | L | 51 | 71 | 0 | 5 | L 5 | |
| 6 | Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | REG | N | Northwestern State | A-Sun | W | 86 | 70 | 1 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | @ | Cleveland State | Ind | L | 65 | 81 | 1 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Mon, Jan 5, 1981 | REG | Western Kentucky | OVC | L | 62 | 68 | 1 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 50 | 57 | 1 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Jan 15, 1981 | REG | @ | Morehead State | OVC | L | 60 | 82 | 1 | 9 | L 4 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | L | 77 | 85 | 1 | 10 | L 5 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 22, 1981 | REG | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 71 | 62 | 2 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | @ | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 79 | 65 | 3 | 10 | W 2 | |
| 14 | Mon, Jan 26, 1981 | REG | Cleveland State | Ind | L | 68 | 78 | 3 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 65 | 59 | 4 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | L | 57 | 58 | 4 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Feb 5, 1981 | REG | @ | Western Kentucky | OVC | L | 61 | 83 | 4 | 13 | L 2 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 64 | 90 | 4 | 14 | L 3 | |
| 19 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | REG | @ | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | L | 53 | 65 | 4 | 15 | L 4 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 80 | 69 | 5 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 19, 1981 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 77 | 71 | 6 | 15 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | L | 53 | 57 | 6 | 16 | L 1 |