Overall: 22-9, .710 W-L% (42nd of 260)
Conference: 8-6, 2nd in Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jack Hartman (22-9)
PS/G: 68.4 (177th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 64.3 (28th of 260)
SRS: 8.55 (38th of 260) ▪ SOS: 4.36 (46th of 260)
NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (71-53) versus #10 Arkansas
Lost Midwest Second Round (71-69) versus #2 Louisville
| Pre | 12/4 | 12/11 | 12/18 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/8 | 1/15 | 1/22 | 1/29 | 2/5 | 2/12 | 2/19 | 2/26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 19 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Dec 3, 1979 | REG | Portland State | Ind | W | 72 | 57 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | REG | Oklahoma City | MW City | W | 83 | 65 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | REG | Arizona State | Pac-10 | W | 63 | 50 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 75 | 69 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 61 | 78 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Sun, Dec 30, 1979 | REG | @ | Arkansas | SWC | W | 66 | 57 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Wed, Jan 2, 1980 | REG | Long Beach State | PCAA | W | 90 | 67 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | @ | Louisville | Metro | L | 73 | 85 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 60 | 59 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 62 | 72 | 7 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 71 | 65 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 61 | 52 | 9 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | REG | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 73 | 63 | 10 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 66 | 64 | 11 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | REG | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 66 | 64 | 12 | 3 | W 5 | |
| 16 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 55 | 56 | 12 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | REG | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 62 | 61 | 13 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 82 | 72 | 14 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | REG | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | L | 58 | 66 | 14 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 46 | 48 | 14 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | L | 58 | 70 | 14 | 7 | L 3 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | REG | Missouri | Big 8 | L | 65 | 67 | 14 | 8 | L 4 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 23 | Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 101 | 87 | 15 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 60 | 59 | 16 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 25 | Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 79 | 58 | 17 | 8 | W 3 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 6, 1980 | NCAA | N | Arkansas | SWC | W | 71 | 53 | 18 | 8 | W 4 | |
| 27 | Sun, Mar 9, 1980 | NCAA | N | Louisville | Metro | L | 69 | 71 | OT | 18 | 9 | L 1 |