Overall: 23-6, .793 W-L% (15th of 260)
Conference: 12-2, 1st in Sun Belt (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Cliff Ellis (23-6)
PS/G: 74.5 (86th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 65.3 (33rd of 260)
SRS: 5.29 (66th of 260) ▪ SOS: -3.97 (196th of 260)
NCAA Tournament: (#9 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (70-62) versus #8 Alcorn State
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | REG | @ | Louisville | Metro | L | 73 | 75 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 3, 1979 | REG | McNeese State | Southland | W | 61 | 58 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | REG | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 97 | 68 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | @ | Middle Tennessee | OVC | W | 55 | 49 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 5 | Thu, Dec 13, 1979 | REG | @ | Hardin-Simmons | A-Sun | W | 81 | 63 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 6 | Mon, Dec 17, 1979 | REG | @ | Virginia Commonwealth | Sun Belt | W | 60 | 56 | 5 | 1 | W 5 | |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | REG | @ | New Orleans | Sun Belt | W | 65 | 54 | 6 | 1 | W 6 | |
| 8 | Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | REG | N | Rider | ECC | W | 101 | 72 | 7 | 1 | W 7 | |
| 9 | Fri, Dec 28, 1979 | REG | Alcorn State | SWAC | L | 77 | 82 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | Virginia Commonwealth | Sun Belt | L | 74 | 87 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Mon, Jan 7, 1980 | REG | @ | Georgia State | Sun Belt | W | 70 | 61 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | REG | @ | Jacksonville | Sun Belt | W | 64 | 63 | 9 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 13 | Sun, Jan 13, 1980 | REG | South Florida | Sun Belt | W | 84 | 55 | 10 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | REG | Georgia State | Sun Belt | W | 70 | 59 | 11 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 15 | Fri, Jan 18, 1980 | REG | New Orleans | Sun Belt | W | 74 | 56 | 12 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Jan 24, 1980 | REG | Alabama-Birmingham | Sun Belt | L | 62 | 70 | 12 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | @ | Charlotte | Sun Belt | W | 80 | 69 | 13 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 18 | Mon, Jan 28, 1980 | REG | @ | South Florida | Sun Belt | W | 88 | 72 | 14 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 19 | Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | REG | Charlotte | Sun Belt | W | 66 | 65 | 15 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 20 | Mon, Feb 4, 1980 | REG | Jacksonville | Sun Belt | W | 65 | 58 | 16 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 7, 1980 | REG | @ | Georgia Southern | A-Sun | W | 94 | 79 | 17 | 4 | W 5 | |
| 22 | Tue, Feb 12, 1980 | REG | Georgia Southern | A-Sun | W | 89 | 61 | 18 | 4 | W 6 | ||
| 23 | Fri, Feb 15, 1980 | REG | Hardin-Simmons | A-Sun | W | 76 | 64 | 19 | 4 | W 7 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Feb 17, 1980 | REG | @ | Alabama-Birmingham | Sun Belt | W | 66 | 65 | 20 | 4 | W 8 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | CTOURN | N | South Florida | Sun Belt | W | 86 | 57 | 21 | 4 | W 9 | |
| 26 | Sun, Feb 24, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Virginia Commonwealth | Sun Belt | L | 72 | 74 | 21 | 5 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Fri, Mar 7, 1980 | NCAA | N | Alcorn State | SWAC | L | 62 | 70 | 21 | 6 | L 2 |