1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight 15–12 9–5 Moe Iba 1st Bob Devaney Sports Center The 1980–81 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 1980–81. The Cornhuskers led by first year Head Coach Moe Iba. The team finished with a record of 15–12, 9–5. Schedule November 28 yes Wyoming 59–62 OT 0–1 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska November 29 yes Idaho 53–64 0–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 6 yes yes Creighton Rivalry 61–66 OT 0–3 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska December 9 yes Penn State 75–50 1–3 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 12 yes yes Loyola Marymount 67–66 2–3 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah December 13 yes yes Utah 55–57 2–4 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah December 20 yes Northwest Missouri State 79–59 3–4 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 22 yes Colorado State 54–48 4–4 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 23 yes Montana 69–46 5–4 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 27 yes yes Ball State 62–67 5–5 Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana December 30 yes yes Arkansas 52–64 5–6 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas January 5 yes Sonoma State 84–49 6–6 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 14 Kansas State 59–49 7–6 1–0 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 17 yes Oklahoma State 70–81 7–7 1–1 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma January 21 Colorado 59–62 7–8 1–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 24 Missouri 66–53 8–8 2–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center 12,579 Lincoln, Nebraska January 28 yes Iowa State 61–56 9–8 3–2 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa January 31 18 Kansas 57–54 10–8 4–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 4 yes Oklahoma 71–59 11–8 5–2 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma February 7 Oklahoma State 62–54 12–8 6–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 11 yes Colorado 57–56 13–8 7–2 CU Events Center Boulder, Colorado February 14 yes Kansas State 49–66 13–9 7–3 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas February 18 Iowa State 81–61 14–9 8–3 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 21 yes Missouri 45–55 14–10 8–4 Hearnes Center 10,483 Columbia, Missouri February 25 yes Kansas 49–75 14–11 8–5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas February 28 Oklahoma 90–63 15–11 9–5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Big 8 Tournament March 3 Colorado 66–70 15–12 9–5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1980-81 University of Nebraska Athletics November 20, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221120033933/https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1980-81 dead 2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball 196 University of Nebraska Athletics April 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220410143246/https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball dead References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons Corn Corn Category:Long stubs with short prose