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1979-80 LSU Fighting Tigers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-6 (14-4, 2nd in SEC MBB)

Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dale Brown

PS/G: 79.0 (40th of 265)

PA/G: 71.5 (135th of 265)

SRS: 12.87 (19th of 260)

SOS: 5.37 (32nd of 260)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest Second Round (98-88) versus #8 Alcorn State
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (68-63) versus #5 Missouri
Lost Midwest Regional Final (86-66) versus #2 Louisville

SEC Tourney 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
LSU	7	6	6	7	5	4	6	14	11	10	6	6	5	5	3

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	Sat, Dec 1, 1979	REG		Florida	SEC	-4.00	W	112	81		1	0	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
2	Mon, Dec 3, 1979	REG		New Orleans	Sun Belt	-9.44	W	104	78		2	0	W 2	Maravich Assembly Center
3	Wed, Dec 5, 1979	REG	@	Tulane	Metro	-1.99	W	80	79		3	0	W 3	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
4	Sat, Dec 15, 1979	REG		Maine	ECACN	-3.41	W	103	81		4	0	W 4	Maravich Assembly Center
5	Thu, Dec 20, 1979	REG	@	Arkansas (20)	SWC	7.89	W	56	55		5	0	W 5	Barnhill Arena
6	Sat, Dec 22, 1979	REG		Tulane	Metro	-1.99	W	95	85		6	0	W 6	Maravich Assembly Center
7	Fri, Dec 28, 1979	REG		Boston University	ECACN	0.10	W	92	72		7	0	W 7	Maravich Assembly Center
8	Sat, Dec 29, 1979	REG		Delaware	ECC	-16.24	W	92	64		8	0	W 8	Maravich Assembly Center
9	Wed, Jan 2, 1980	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	5.10	L	66	77		8	1	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
10	Sat, Jan 5, 1980	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	5.49	W	80	58		9	1	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
11	Mon, Jan 7, 1980	REG		Alabama	SEC	9.02	L	56	57		9	2	L 1	Maravich Assembly Center
12	Sat, Jan 12, 1980	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	6.01	L	71	72		9	3	L 2	Stegeman Coliseum
13	Wed, Jan 16, 1980	REG		Auburn	SEC	3.37	W	93	82		10	3	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
14	Sat, Jan 19, 1980	REG	@	Tennessee (20)	SEC	10.77	W	75	74		11	3	W 2	Stokely Center
15	Sun, Jan 20, 1980	REG	@	DePaul (1)	Ind	14.10	L	73	78		11	4	L 1	Alumni Hall
16	Wed, Jan 23, 1980	REG		Mississippi	SEC	8.15	W	72	66		12	4	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
17	Sat, Jan 26, 1980	REG	@	Florida	SEC	-4.00	W	66	58		13	4	W 2	Florida Gymnasium
18	Mon, Jan 28, 1980	REG	@	Kentucky (3)	SEC	16.94	W	65	60		14	4	W 3	Rupp Arena
19	Wed, Jan 30, 1980	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	5.10	W	83	81		15	4	W 4	Maravich Assembly Center
20	Sat, Feb 2, 1980	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	5.49	W	75	63		16	4	W 5	Humphrey Coliseum
21	Wed, Feb 6, 1980	REG	@	Alabama	SEC	9.02	W	68	66		17	4	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
22	Sat, Feb 9, 1980	REG		Georgia	SEC	6.01	W	96	77		18	4	W 7	Maravich Assembly Center
23	Wed, Feb 13, 1980	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	3.37	W	50	44		19	4	W 8	Memorial Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 16, 1980	REG		Tennessee	SEC	10.77	W	73	66		20	4	W 9	Maravich Assembly Center
25	Thu, Feb 21, 1980	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	8.15	W	77	74		21	4	W 10	C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum
26	Sun, Feb 24, 1980	REG		Kentucky (3)	SEC	16.94	L	74	76	OT	21	5	L 1	Maravich Assembly Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Feb 28, 1980	CTOURN	N	Florida	SEC	-4.00	W	95	82		22	5	W 1	BJCC Coliseum
28	Fri, Feb 29, 1980	CTOURN	@	Alabama	SEC	9.02	W	73	66		23	5	W 2	BJCC Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 1, 1980	CTOURN	N	Kentucky (2)	SEC	16.94	W	80	78		24	5	W 3	BJCC Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sun, Mar 9, 1980	NCAA	N	Alcorn State	SWAC	10.82	W	98	88		25	5	W 4	UNT Coliseum
31	Fri, Mar 14, 1980	NCAA	N	Missouri (16)	Big 8	12.81	W	68	63		26	5	W 5	The Summit
32	Sun, Mar 16, 1980	NCAA	N	Louisville (2)	Metro	15.56	L	66	86		26	6	L 1	The Summit