1979-80 Lamar Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 22-11 (8-2, 1st in Southland MBB)

PS/G: 82.3 (17th of 265)

PA/G: 75.9 (198th of 265)

SRS: 6.33 (53rd of 260)

SOS: 0.88 (104th of 260)

NCAA Tournament: (#10 seed in West)
Won West First Round (87-86) versus #7 Weber State
Won West Second Round (81-77) versus #2 Oregon State
Lost West Regional Semifinal (74-66) versus #6 Clemson

Southland Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1979-80 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/3	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	Final
Lamar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 30, 1979	REG	N	Long Beach State	PCAA	6.73	L	85	98		0	1	L 1	Buckner Fieldhouse
2	Sat, Dec 1, 1979	REG	N	Texas A&M (14)	SWC	9.28	W	61	60		1	1	W 1	Buckner Fieldhouse
3	Sun, Dec 2, 1979	REG	N	Bradley	MVC	7.03	L	75	82		1	2	L 1	Buckner Fieldhouse
4	Thu, Dec 6, 1979	REG		Texas Southern	SWAC	-8.84	W	98	88		2	2	W 1	McDonald Gym
5	Tue, Dec 11, 1979	REG	@	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	TAAC	0.84	L	65	70		2	3	L 1	UTPA Fieldhouse
6	Thu, Dec 13, 1979	REG	@	Texas Tech	SWC	2.84	L	65	83		2	4	L 2	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
7	Fri, Dec 21, 1979	REG	N	Northern Illinois	MAC	1.23	W	83	81		3	4	W 1	Horton Field House
8	Sat, Dec 22, 1979	REG	@	Illinois State	Ind	7.13	L	64	96		3	5	L 1	Horton Field House
9	Fri, Dec 28, 1979	REG	@	Arizona	Pac-10	1.69	L	57	61		3	6	L 2	McKale Center
10	Thu, Jan 3, 1980	REG		Oklahoma City	MW City	-1.95	W	102	82		4	6	W 1	McDonald Gym
11	Sat, Jan 5, 1980	REG	@	Missouri (12)	Big 8	12.81	L	60	71		4	7	L 1	Hearnes Center
12	Wed, Jan 9, 1980	REG		South Carolina State	MEAC	-12.52	W	91	70		5	7	W 1	McDonald Gym
13	Sat, Jan 12, 1980	REG	@	Portland State	Ind	-14.53	W	141	84		6	7	W 2	Peter W. Stott Center
14	Tue, Jan 15, 1980	REG	@	DePaul (1)	Ind	14.10	L	59	61		6	8	L 1	Alumni Hall
15	Sat, Jan 19, 1980	REG		Texas-Rio Grande Valley	TAAC	0.84	W	86	79		7	8	W 1	McDonald Gym
16	Mon, Jan 21, 1980	REG		Portland State	Ind	-14.53	W	99	78		8	8	W 2	McDonald Gym
17	Sat, Jan 26, 1980	REG		Louisiana Tech	Southland	-1.16	W	74	60		9	8	W 3	McDonald Gym
18	Mon, Jan 28, 1980	REG	@	Arkansas State	Southland	-4.98	W	52	48		10	8	W 4	Indian Field House
19	Sat, Feb 2, 1980	REG		UT Arlington	Southland	-7.40	W	118	81		11	8	W 5	McDonald Gym
20	Mon, Feb 4, 1980	REG	@	Louisiana	Southland	2.73	L	64	75		11	9	L 1	Blackham Coliseum
21	Sat, Feb 9, 1980	REG	@	Louisiana Tech	Southland	-1.16	W	85	75		12	9	W 1	Memorial Gym
22	Mon, Feb 11, 1980	REG		McNeese State	Southland	0.02	W	105	82		13	9	W 2	McDonald Gym
23	Sat, Feb 16, 1980	REG		Arkansas State	Southland	-4.98	W	80	53		14	9	W 3	McDonald Gym
24	Mon, Feb 18, 1980	REG	@	UT Arlington	Southland	-7.40	W	99	82		15	9	W 4	Texas Hall
25	Sat, Feb 23, 1980	REG		Louisiana	Southland	2.73	W	90	87		16	9	W 5	McDonald Gym
26	Mon, Feb 25, 1980	REG	@	McNeese State	Southland	0.02	L	85	95		16	10	L 1	Lake Charles Civic Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 6, 1980	NCAA	N	Weber State (17)	Big Sky	6.57	W	87	86		17	10	W 1	Dee Events Center
28	Sat, Mar 8, 1980	NCAA	N	Oregon State (5)	Pac-10	12.82	W	81	77		18	10	W 2	Dee Events Center
29	Thu, Mar 13, 1980	NCAA	N	Clemson	ACC	15.72	L	66	74		18	11	L 1	McKale Center