Overall: 17-12, .586 W-L% (108th of 264)
Conference: 10-6, 5th in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: John McDougal (17-12)
PS/G: 66.3 (184th of 264) ▪ PA/G: 64.3 (50th of 264)
SRS: 2.19 (99th of 264) ▪ SOS: 0.26 (115th of 264)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 29, 1980 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 47 | 61 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Dec 8, 1980 | REG | @ | DePaul | Ind | L | 56 | 93 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | L | 69 | 73 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Fri, Dec 19, 1980 | REG | N | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 52 | 53 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 20, 1980 | REG | N | Loyola (IL) | MW City | W | 68 | 65 | 1 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Mon, Dec 29, 1980 | REG | Fresno State | PCAA | L | 59 | 71 | 1 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Jan 3, 1981 | REG | Illinois State | Ind | W | 62 | 50 | 2 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Jan 7, 1981 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 60 | 44 | 3 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 92 | 46 | 4 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Jan 14, 1981 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 79 | 75 | 5 | 5 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | Ball State | MAC | L | 73 | 76 | 5 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 21, 1981 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 65 | 56 | 6 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 56 | 51 | 7 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Mon, Jan 26, 1981 | REG | Valparaiso | Ind | W | 69 | 46 | 8 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 28, 1981 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 52 | 62 | 8 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | Western Michigan | MAC | L | 69 | 81 | 8 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Feb 4, 1981 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | W | 73 | 63 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | L | 62 | 67 | 9 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Wed, Feb 11, 1981 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 70 | 57 | 10 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | L | 58 | 63 | 10 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 18, 1981 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 64 | 77 | 10 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 75 | 63 | 11 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Wed, Feb 25, 1981 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 74 | 57 | 12 | 11 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | @ | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 65 | 63 | 13 | 11 | W 3 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Tue, Mar 3, 1981 | CTOURN | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 79 | 72 | 14 | 11 | W 4 | |
| 26 | Wed, Mar 4, 1981 | CTOURN | N | Western Michigan | MAC | W | 75 | 73 | 15 | 11 | W 5 | |
| 27 | Thu, Mar 5, 1981 | CTOURN | N | Ball State | MAC | L | 66 | 79 | 15 | 12 | L 1 |