Overall: 21-8, .724 W-L% (32nd of 264)
Conference: 12-2, 1st in OVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Clem Haskins (21-8)
PS/G: 70.3 (127th of 264) ▪ PA/G: 66.9 (84th of 264)
SRS: 0.23 (123rd of 264) ▪ SOS: -3.18 (182nd of 264)
NCAA Tournament: (#10 seed in Mideast)
Lost Mideast First Round (93-68) versus #7 Alabama-Birmingham
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Nov 27, 1980 | REG | Vanderbilt | SEC | L | 76 | 78 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Nov 28, 1980 | REG | South Carolina | Ind | W | 73 | 69 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Thu, Dec 4, 1980 | REG | @ | Texas Tech | SWC | L | 58 | 68 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 6, 1980 | REG | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 76 | 63 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 9, 1980 | REG | @ | Dayton | Ind | L | 70 | 74 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 13, 1980 | REG | Evansville | MW City | W | 68 | 67 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 29, 1980 | REG | N | Saint Louis | Metro | W | 57 | 54 | 4 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Tue, Dec 30, 1980 | REG | @ | Connecticut | Big East | L | 58 | 84 | 4 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Mon, Jan 5, 1981 | REG | @ | Akron | OVC | W | 68 | 62 | 5 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 10, 1981 | REG | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 65 | 51 | 6 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 11 | Thu, Jan 15, 1981 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | L | 57 | 59 | 6 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 17, 1981 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 70 | 58 | 7 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 22, 1981 | REG | Middle Tennessee | OVC | W | 67 | 55 | 8 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 24, 1981 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 75 | 68 | 9 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Jan 29, 1981 | REG | @ | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 84 | 80 | 10 | 5 | W 4 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 31, 1981 | REG | @ | Morehead State | OVC | W | 77 | 65 | 11 | 5 | W 5 | |
| 17 | Thu, Feb 5, 1981 | REG | Akron | OVC | W | 83 | 61 | 12 | 5 | W 6 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 7, 1981 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 72 | 59 | 13 | 5 | W 7 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 12, 1981 | REG | @ | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 62 | 59 | 14 | 5 | W 8 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 14, 1981 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 66 | 64 | 15 | 5 | W 9 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 19, 1981 | REG | @ | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 54 | 62 | 15 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 21, 1981 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 78 | 62 | 16 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Mon, Feb 23, 1981 | REG | Northern Iowa | Ind | W | 69 | 64 | 17 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 28, 1981 | REG | @ | Louisville | Metro | L | 75 | 90 | 17 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Thu, Mar 5, 1981 | CTOURN | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 92 | 71 | 18 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Fri, Mar 6, 1981 | CTOURN | Murray State | OVC | W | 81 | 67 | 19 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Fri, Mar 13, 1981 | NCAA | N | Alabama-Birmingham | Sun Belt | L | 68 | 93 | 19 | 8 | L 1 |