1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight 18–13 8–6 Joe Cipriano 17th Bob Devaney Sports Center National Invitation Tournament First Round The 1979–80 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I season. The Cornhuskers finished with record of 18–13, 8–6 in their conference. They were led by Joe Cipriano, in his final year as Nebraska head coach before his death. Schedule November 30 yes South Dakota State 100–83 1–0 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 1 yes Portland State 74–52 2–0 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 3 yes Eastern Washington 82–68 3–0 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 8 yes Creighton Rivalry 64–55 4–0 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 11 yes yes 9 Purdue 56–78 4–1 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana December 13 yes Cal Bakersfield 94–80 5–1 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 15 yes yes Minnesota 58–75 5–2 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota December 22 yes UAB 92–84 4OT 6–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska December 27 yes yes Wisconsin 83–82 OT 7–2 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii December 29 yes yes Hawaii 55–67 7–3 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii December 30 yes yes 12 Louisville 58–65 7–4 Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii January 2 yes yes Idaho 55–64 7–5 Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho January 4 yes Wisconsin-Oshkosh 96–72 8–5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 5 yes Angelo State 83–70 9–5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 9 yes Iowa State 58–50 10–5 1–0 Hilton Coliseum 6,827 Ames, Iowa January 12 13 Missouri 63–84 10–6 1–1 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 16 Kansas 64–57 11–6 2–1 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 19 yes Colorado 53–44 12–6 3–1 CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado January 23 Oklahoma State 74–73 OT 13–6 4–1 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska January 26 yes Kansas State 64–66 2OT 13–7 4–2 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas January 30 Oklahoma 59–58 14–7 5–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 2 yes 14 Missouri 61–73 14–8 5–3 Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri February 5 yes Kansas 61–56 15–8 6–3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas February 9 Iowa State 69–66 16–8 7–3 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 13 yes Oklahoma State 68–83 16–9 7–4 Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma February 16 Colorado 55–56 16–10 7–5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 20 Kansas State 70–58 17–10 8–5 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 23 yes Oklahoma 60–78 17–11 8–6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Big 8 Tournament February 26 Oklahoma 75–68 18–11 8–6 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska February 29 yes Kansas State 59–60 18–12 8–6 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| NIT March 6 yes yes Michigan 69–76 18–13 8–6 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/season/1979-80 University of Nebraska Athletics 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 Nebraska