Overall: 18-10, .643 W-L% (71st of 260)
Conference: 7-3, 1st in EAA (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Mike Rice (18-10)
PS/G: 71.1 (137th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 67.3 (60th of 260)
SRS: 5.34 (65th of 260) ▪ SOS: 1.49 (93rd of 260)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | REG | @ | George Washington | EAA | W | 70 | 64 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Tue, Dec 4, 1979 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 72 | 47 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Thu, Dec 6, 1979 | REG | Western Kentucky | OVC | W | 84 | 73 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | @ | Niagara | ECACN | W | 64 | 57 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 11, 1979 | REG | Canisius | ECACN | W | 77 | 62 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | REG | Villanova | EAA | W | 77 | 72 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Thu, Dec 20, 1979 | REG | @ | Stetson | Ind | W | 76 | 67 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | REG | @ | Jacksonville | Sun Belt | L | 54 | 73 | 7 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | Ind | W | 72 | 67 | 8 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Tue, Jan 8, 1980 | REG | Saint Francis (PA) | ECACS | W | 82 | 68 | 9 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | @ | Penn State | Ind | L | 52 | 62 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 14, 1980 | REG | Holy Cross | ECACN | W | 103 | 88 | 10 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | REG | @ | Pittsburgh | EAA | L | 53 | 55 | 10 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | West Virginia | EAA | W | 73 | 66 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Mon, Jan 21, 1980 | REG | Massachusetts | EAA | W | 88 | 66 | 12 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Jan 24, 1980 | REG | @ | Old Dominion | ECACS | L | 60 | 65 | 12 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 27, 1980 | REG | Rutgers | EAA | L | 73 | 75 | 12 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Jan 31, 1980 | REG | Penn State | Ind | W | 56 | 55 | 13 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | @ | St. Bonaventure | EAA | L | 87 | 90 | 13 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | REG | @ | West Virginia | EAA | W | 49 | 38 | 14 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 21 | Sun, Feb 10, 1980 | REG | Pittsburgh | EAA | W | 67 | 66 | 15 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | @ | Oral Roberts | MW City | L | 83 | 87 | 15 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Thu, Feb 21, 1980 | REG | La Salle | ECC | L | 79 | 91 | 15 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Feb 24, 1980 | REG | Dayton | Ind | W | 85 | 71 | 16 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | CTOURN | West Virginia | EAA | L | 87 | 95 | 16 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 6, 1980 | NIT | Pittsburgh | EAA | W | 65 | 63 | 17 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Mon, Mar 10, 1980 | NIT | Saint Peter's | ECACM | L | 33 | 34 | 17 | 10 | L 1 |