1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–20 (3–13 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Bliss (1st season)
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Arkansas	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Houston †	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	10	–	6	.625	15	–	12	.556
Texas Tech	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Texas	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Rice	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
TCU	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
SMU	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259

† 1981 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*	Southwestern	W 68–52	1–0	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 1*	Texas A&I	W 49–47	2–0	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 3*	at North Texas	L 66–69	2–1	UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
December 6*	at Penn State	L 50–72	2–2	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 9*	Iowa State	W 58–55	3–2	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 13*	Rollins	L 64–73	3–3	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 18*	Texas Wesleyan	L 83–84	3–4	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 20*	Texas-Arlington	L 56–78	3–5	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 22*	Kansas	L 62–73	3–6	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
December 30*	vs. Cornell	W 67–42	4–6	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
January 3	Arkansas	L 50–92	4–7 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 6	at Texas	W 53–51 ^OT	5–7 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
January 10	Baylor	L 46–51	5–8 (1–2)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 13	Houston	W 72–70 ^OT	6–8 (2–2)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 17	at Texas A&M	L 51–71	6–9 (2–3)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
January 20	at TCU	L 43–52	6–10 (2–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
January 24	Rice	L 59–60	6–11 (2–5)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 26	at Texas Tech	W 58–48	7–11 (3–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
January 31	Texas	L 63–83	7–12 (3–6)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 3	at Houston	L 64–79	7–13 (3–7)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
February 7	at Baylor	L 52–80	7–14 (3–8)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
February 10	Texas A&M	L 56–61	7–15 (3–9)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 14	TCU	L 44–52	7–16 (3–10)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 17	at Rice	L 62–70	7–17 (3–11)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
February 21	Texas Tech	L 48–51	7–18 (3–12)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
February 24	at Arkansas	L 33–47	7–19 (3–13)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Southwest tournament
March 5	at Texas Tech	L 58–80	7–20 (3–13)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1980–81 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
^ "Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

v t e SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Venues	Various sites (1916–1927) Old Gym (1927–1942) Perkins Gymnasium (1942–1956) Moody Coliseum (1956–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	Peruna
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics