1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1980–81 SMU Mustangs Southwest Conference SWC 7–20 3–13 Dave Bliss 1st Moody Coliseum The 1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. Schedule November 29 yes Southwestern 68–52 1–0 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 1 yes Texas A&I 49–47 2–0 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 3 yes yes North Texas 66–69 2–1 UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas December 6 yes yes Penn State 50–72 2–2 Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania December 9 yes Iowa State 58–55 3–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 13 yes Rollins 64–73 3–3 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 18 yes Texas Wesleyan 83–84 3–4 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 20 yes Texas-Arlington 56–78 3–5 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 22 yes Kansas 62–73 3–6 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 30 yes yes Cornell 67–42 4–6 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio January 3 Arkansas 50–92 4–7 0–1 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 6 yes Texas 53–51 OT 5–7 1–1 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas January 10 Baylor 46–51 5–8 1–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 13 Houston 72–70 OT 6–8 2–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 17 yes Texas A&M 51–71 6–9 2–3 G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas January 20 yes TCU 43–52 6–10 2–4 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas January 24 Rice 59–60 6–11 2–5 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 26 yes Texas Tech 58–48 7–11 3–5 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas January 31 Texas 63–83 7–12 3–6 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 3 yes Houston 64–79 7–13 3–7 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas February 7 yes Baylor 52–80 7–14 3–8 Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas February 10 Texas A&M 56–61 7–15 3–9 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 14 TCU 44–52 7–16 3–10 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 17 yes Rice 62–70 7–17 3–11 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas February 21 Texas Tech 48–51 7–18 3–12 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 24 yes Arkansas 33–47 7–19 3–13 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |- !colspan=9 style=SMU Mustangs| Southwest tournament March 5 yes Texas Tech 58–80 7–20 3–13 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas AP Poll Central Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/1981-schedule.html 1980–81 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com April 20, 2022 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210803005624/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/1981-schedule.html August 3, 2021https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/smumustangs.com/documents/2018/10/11/061_128_Results_Web.pdf Results Southern Methodist University April 20, 2022 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220113144652/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/smumustangs.com/documents/2018/10/11/061_128_Results_Web.pdf January 13, 2022 References Category:SMU Mustangs men's basketball seasons SMU SMU SMU Category:Long stubs with short prose