1979–80 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 1979–80 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season.

1979–80 Baylor Bears men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record11–16 (6–10 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaHeart O' Texas Coliseum
Seasons
1979–80 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 14 2   .875 26 8   .765
Arkansas 13 3   .813 21 8   .724
Texas 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Texas Tech 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Houston 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
SMU 7 9   .438 16 12   .571
Baylor 6 10   .375 11 16   .407
Rice 4 12   .250 7 19   .269
TCU 2 14   .125 7 19   .269
1980 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
at BYU L 58–100  0–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 3*
at UTEP L 64–81  0–2
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
December 5*
New Mexico State L 71–75  0–3
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 8*
at Kentucky L 46–80  0–4
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
December 11*
McMurry W 83–69  1–4
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 15*
Oklahoma City W 102–92  2–4
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 17*
Trinity W 84–48  3–4
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
December 21*
vs. Louisiana L 83–96  3–5
Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
December 22*
vs. Long Beach State W 87–80  4–5
Blackham Coliseum 
Lafayette, Louisiana
December 29*
Davidson W 76–67  5–5
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 5
at Texas A&M L 57–74  5–6
(0–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
January 8
SMU L 72–78  5–7
(0–2)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 12
Rice W 73–63  6–7
(1–2)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 15
at Arkansas L 57–71  6–8
(1–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 19
at Texas Tech L 67–69  6–9
(1–4)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
January 22
Texas W 62–48  7–9
(2–4)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 26
at Houston L 71–82  7–10
(2–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 28
TCU W 85–73  8–10
(3–5)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
January 30
Texas A&M L 50–59  8–11
(3–6)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 2
at Rice W 60–57  9–11
(4–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
February 4
at SMU L 69–73  9–12
(4–7)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 7
Arkansas L 51–70  9–13
(4–8)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 9
Texas Tech W 79–56  10–13
(5–8)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 12
at Texas L 61–99  10–14
(5–9)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
February 16
Houston L 58–60  10–15
(5–10)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 22
at TCU W 67–59  11–15
(6–10)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Southwest tournament
February 25
(7) at (6) SMU
First round
L 83–86  11–16
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Baylor Basketball - The Review" (PDF). BaylorBears.com. Baylor University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.