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1978-79 Men's Southeastern Conference Schedule and Results

1977-78 SEC 1979-80 SEC

Record: 168-124, .575 W-L% (5th of 25) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 8.82 (3rd of 25)

SOS: 6.43 (3rd of 25)

Regular Season Champion: LSU

Player of the Year: Reggie King

Coach of the Year: Dale Brown, Don DeVoe, Wayne Dobbs

Conference Tournament Champion: Tennessee

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (LSU and Tennessee)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Alabama, Kentucky and LSU)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (LSU)

99 Games

Conference games only

99 Games Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Mississippi State	65	Alabama	87
Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Vanderbilt	57	Auburn	55
Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Kentucky	65	Florida	76
Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Georgia	75	Louisiana State	97
Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Tennessee	72	Mississippi	67
Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Florida	86	Auburn	91
Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Mississippi State	67	Georgia	69
Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Louisiana State	93	Kentucky	89
Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Alabama	77	Tennessee	85
Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Mississippi	70	Vanderbilt	94
Mon, Jan 8, 1979	Alabama	83	Georgia	71
Mon, Jan 8, 1979	Mississippi	64	Kentucky	90
Mon, Jan 8, 1979	Mississippi State	72	Tennessee	62
Mon, Jan 8, 1979	Louisiana State	87	Vanderbilt	88
Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Louisiana State	76	Alabama	90
Thu, Jan 11, 1979	Auburn	84	Georgia	77
Thu, Jan 11, 1979	Mississippi	92	Mississippi State	101
Thu, Jan 11, 1979	Florida	73	Tennessee	116
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Kentucky	52	Alabama	55
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Tennessee	75	Georgia	79
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Florida	72	Louisiana State	80
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Auburn	61	Mississippi	77
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Vanderbilt	68	Mississippi State	74
Mon, Jan 15, 1979	Vanderbilt	75	Alabama	73
Mon, Jan 15, 1979	Auburn	82	Louisiana State	94
Mon, Jan 15, 1979	Florida	45	Mississippi	58
Mon, Jan 15, 1979	Kentucky	61	Mississippi State	63
Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Alabama	83	Auburn	76
Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Mississippi State	75	Florida	77
Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Tennessee	66	Kentucky	55
Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Louisiana State	70	Mississippi	69
Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Georgia	76	Vanderbilt	78
Mon, Jan 22, 1979	Mississippi State	74	Auburn	72
Mon, Jan 22, 1979	Alabama	77	Florida	66
Mon, Jan 22, 1979	Georgia	64	Kentucky	73
Mon, Jan 22, 1979	Tennessee	71	Vanderbilt	70
Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Vanderbilt	57	Florida	56
Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Tennessee	75	Louisiana State	77
Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Georgia	59	Mississippi	53
Thu, Jan 25, 1979	Kentucky	86	Auburn	83	OT
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Louisiana State	88	Georgia	93
Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Florida	81	Kentucky	87
Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Alabama	68	Mississippi State	67
Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Mississippi	65	Tennessee	64
Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Auburn	59	Vanderbilt	66
Mon, Jan 29, 1979	Mississippi	82	Georgia	63
Mon, Jan 29, 1979	Auburn	59	Kentucky	66
Mon, Jan 29, 1979	Louisiana State	84	Tennessee	78
Mon, Jan 29, 1979	Florida	90	Vanderbilt	87
Sat, Feb 3, 1979	Tennessee	83	Alabama	77
Sat, Feb 3, 1979	Auburn	93	Florida	92
Sat, Feb 3, 1979	Kentucky	61	Louisiana State	70
Sat, Feb 3, 1979	Vanderbilt	66	Mississippi	58
Sat, Feb 3, 1979	Georgia	62	Mississippi State	86
Mon, Feb 5, 1979	Georgia	59	Alabama	67
Mon, Feb 5, 1979	Vanderbilt	71	Louisiana State	92
Mon, Feb 5, 1979	Kentucky	87	Mississippi	82
Mon, Feb 5, 1979	Tennessee	84	Mississippi State	90
Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Florida	64	Georgia	76
Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Auburn	62	Tennessee	73
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Kentucky	58	Vanderbilt	68
Thu, Feb 8, 1979	Mississippi	73	Alabama	83
Thu, Feb 8, 1979	Louisiana State	52	Mississippi State	48
Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Mississippi	54	Auburn	56
Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Louisiana State	88	Florida	82
Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Alabama	71	Kentucky	80
Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Georgia	81	Tennessee	87
Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Mississippi State	68	Vanderbilt	70
Mon, Feb 12, 1979	Louisiana State	78	Auburn	68
Mon, Feb 12, 1979	Mississippi	67	Florida	65
Mon, Feb 12, 1979	Mississippi State	65	Kentucky	80
Mon, Feb 12, 1979	Alabama	57	Vanderbilt	65
Sat, Feb 17, 1979	Auburn	73	Alabama	80
Sat, Feb 17, 1979	Vanderbilt	60	Georgia	63
Sat, Feb 17, 1979	Mississippi	62	Louisiana State	67
Sat, Feb 17, 1979	Florida	64	Mississippi State	80
Sat, Feb 17, 1979	Kentucky	84	Tennessee	101
Mon, Feb 19, 1979	Florida	76	Alabama	90
Mon, Feb 19, 1979	Kentucky	90	Georgia	74
Mon, Feb 19, 1979	Auburn	66	Mississippi State	73
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Mon, Feb 19, 1979	Vanderbilt	78	Tennessee	83
Thu, Feb 22, 1979	Georgia	68	Auburn	73
Thu, Feb 22, 1979	Tennessee	87	Florida	73
Thu, Feb 22, 1979	Alabama	66	Louisiana State	86
Thu, Feb 22, 1979	Mississippi State	68	Mississippi	64
Fri, Feb 23, 1979	Vanderbilt	70	Kentucky	96
Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Tennessee	60	Auburn	55
Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Georgia	63	Florida	62
Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Mississippi State	65	Louisiana State	57
Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Alabama	80	Mississippi	89
Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Florida	64	Alabama	81
Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Mississippi State	72	Georgia	75
Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Kentucky	82	Mississippi	77
Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Auburn	59	Vanderbilt	53
Thu, Mar 1, 1979	Kentucky	101	Alabama	100
Thu, Mar 1, 1979	Auburn	95	Georgia	91	4OT
Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Kentucky	80	Louisiana State	67
Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Auburn	64	Tennessee	75
Sat, Mar 3, 1979	Kentucky	69	Tennessee	75	OT

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