Overall: 12-14, .462 W-L% (172nd of 264)
Conference: 5-11, 9th in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dick Parfitt (12-14)
PS/G: 75.6 (41st of 264) ▪ PA/G: 73.7 (190th of 264)
SRS: -0.43 (131st of 264) ▪ SOS: -2.38 (167th of 264)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | REG | N | Detroit Mercy | MW City | W | 93 | 70 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 89 | 66 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Mon, Dec 8, 1980 | REG | Valparaiso | Ind | W | 80 | 64 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | REG | N | Hofstra | ECC | W | 77 | 75 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 31, 1980 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 62 | 69 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | Baltimore | ECACS | W | 75 | 62 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 60 | 75 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 64 | 58 | 6 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | L | 75 | 79 | 6 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 94 | 96 | 6 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 72 | 80 | 6 | 5 | L 3 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 68 | 70 | 6 | 6 | L 4 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 75 | 62 | 7 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | L | 69 | 76 | 7 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 103 | 87 | 8 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | L | 68 | 70 | 8 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Feb 11, 1981 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | L | 57 | 70 | 8 | 9 | L 2 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 80 | 90 | 8 | 10 | L 3 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 84 | 68 | 9 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | Toledo | MAC | L | 70 | 73 | 9 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | L | 65 | 78 | 9 | 12 | L 2 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 84 | 83 | 10 | 12 | W 1 |