Overall: 12-14, .462 W-L% (175th of 260)
Conference: 7-9, 8th in MAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Les Wothke (12-14)
PS/G: 68.7 (174th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 70.5 (113th of 260)
SRS: -3.40 (158th of 260) ▪ SOS: -1.67 (157th of 260)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | REG | @ | Valparaiso | Ind | L | 60 | 65 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | @ | Ohio | MAC | W | 78 | 69 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW City | L | 61 | 70 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 64 | 83 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | REG | N | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 60 | 72 | 1 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 6 | Fri, Dec 28, 1979 | REG | N | St. Francis (NY) | ECACM | W | 79 | 68 | 2 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | REG | N | Oklahoma City | MW City | W | 70 | 68 | 3 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | @ | Bowling Green State | MAC | L | 65 | 70 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | REG | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 84 | 64 | 4 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 55 | 66 | 4 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | REG | @ | Northern Illinois | MAC | L | 76 | 91 | 4 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | Kent State | MAC | L | 69 | 70 | 4 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | L | 73 | 75 | 4 | 9 | L 4 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 74 | 73 | 5 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 62 | 60 | 6 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 68 | 87 | 6 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | W | 76 | 73 | 7 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 79 | 60 | 8 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | REG | Ohio | MAC | L | 50 | 56 | 8 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | @ | Eastern Michigan | MAC | L | 74 | 80 | 8 | 12 | L 2 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 74 | 65 | 9 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | REG | @ | Kent State | MAC | L | 61 | 65 | 9 | 13 | L 1 |