Record: 5-6, .455 W-L% (75th of 138)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Joe Salem (5-6)
PS/G: 19.1 (83rd of 138) ▪ PA/G: 22.7 (90th of 138)
SRS: 3.58 (55th of 138) ▪ SOS: 5.12 (56th of 138)
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | Ohio | MAC | W | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | (2) Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 27, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | (5) Southern California | Pac-10 | L | 7 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 49 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 14 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 21 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 12 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 22, 1980 | Sat | Minnesota | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 7 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | L 2 |