University of Tennessee Athletics
University of Tennessee
1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall18-110.621
Conference12-60.667
StreakL1
Home11-3
Away6-5
Neutral1-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4 (Tue) | Home | #9 Saint John's | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 97-80 | ||
| Dec 8 (Sat) | Home | #14 Louisville | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 75-77 | ||
| Dec 12 (Wed) | Home | Auburn | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 61-58 | ||
| Dec 14 (Fri) | Home | Fordham | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | Volunteer Classic | W 88-63 | |
| Dec 15 (Sat) | Home | Arizona State | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | Volunteer Classic | W 82-79 | |
| Dec 17 (Mon) | Home | Minnesota | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 71-64 | ||
| Dec 19 (Wed) | Home | Alabama | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 79-78 | ||
| Dec 22 (Sat) | Away | #2 Ohio State | Columbus, OH | L 65-91 | ||
| Dec 28 (Fri) | Neutral | #10 Indiana | San Diego, CA | Cabrillo Classic | L 68-70 | |
| Dec 29 (Sat) | Away | San Diego State | San Diego, CA | Cabrillo Classic | W 96-77 | |
| Jan 2 (Wed) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss | W 66-65 | ||
| Jan 5 (Sat) | Home | #2 Kentucky | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 49-47 | ||
| Jan 9 (Wed) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, FL | W 69-58 | ||
| Jan 12 (Sat) | Home | Vanderbilt | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 71-63 | ||
| Jan 17 (Thu) | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | W 70-61 | ||
| Jan 19 (Sat) | Home | #14 LSU | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 74-75 | ||
| Jan 23 (Wed) | Away | Georgia | Athens, GA | L 54-55 | ||
| Jan 26 (Sat) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | L 59-72 | ||
| Jan 30 (Wed) | Home | Ole Miss | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 59-66 | ||
| Feb 2 (Sat) | Away | #3 Kentucky | Lexington, KY | L 75-83 | ||
| Feb 6 (Wed) | Home | Florida | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 100-76 | ||
| Feb 9 (Sat) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville | W 51-48 | ||
| Feb 13 (Wed) | Home | Mississippi State | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 85-73 | ||
| Feb 16 (Sat) | Away | #6 LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | L 66-73 | ||
| Feb 21 (Thu) | Home | Georgia | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 50-49 | ||
| Feb 23 (Sat) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, AL | W 72-63 | ||
| Feb 28 (Thu) | Neutral | Ole Miss | Birmingham, AL | SEC Tournament | L 74-76 | |
| Mar 6 (Thu) | Neutral | Furman | Greensboro, NC | NCAA Tournament | W 80-69 | |
| Mar 8 (Sat) | Neutral | #8 Maryland | Greensboro, NC | NCAA Tournament | L 75-86 |