Overall: 16-13, .552 W-L% (126th of 260)
Conference: 9-7, 3rd in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: John McDougal (16-13)
PS/G: 66.0 (213th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 64.2 (27th of 260)
SRS: 1.23 (104th of 260) ▪ SOS: -0.52 (134th of 260)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 43 | 86 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 3, 1979 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 57 | 58 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 58 | 67 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Mon, Dec 10, 1979 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 78 | 63 | 1 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | REG | DePaul | Ind | L | 55 | 57 | 1 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW City | L | 65 | 67 | 1 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | REG | N | Lamar | Southland | L | 81 | 83 | 1 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 70 | 63 | 2 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | W | 67 | 61 | 3 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | L | 45 | 47 | 3 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Mon, Jan 14, 1980 | REG | Towson | ECACS | W | 71 | 56 | 4 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 91 | 76 | 5 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | W | 69 | 65 | 6 | 7 | W 3 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 57 | 55 | 7 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 68 | 71 | 7 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | REG | @ | Valparaiso | Ind | W | 52 | 48 | 8 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 78 | 57 | 9 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Mon, Feb 4, 1980 | REG | Toledo | MAC | L | 70 | 73 | 9 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 62 | 60 | 10 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | L | 76 | 77 | 10 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Mon, Feb 11, 1980 | REG | @ | Illinois State | Ind | W | 65 | 62 | 11 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | L | 64 | 69 | 11 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 75 | 60 | 12 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 65 | 74 | 12 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 74 | 55 | 13 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | CTOURN | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 58 | 53 | 14 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 63 | 78 | 14 | 13 | L 1 | |
| 28 | Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Ball State | MAC | W | 71 | 58 | 15 | 13 | W 1 |