University of Tennessee
1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall21-80.724
Conference12-60.667
StreakL1
Home14-1
Away4-5
Neutral3-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Home | Rollins | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 94-58 | ||
| Dec 3 (Wed) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, AL | L 65-75 | ||
| Dec 6 (Sat) | Home | Purdue | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 78-69 | ||
| Dec 9 (Tue) | Home | Lafayette | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 72-42 | ||
| Dec 13 (Sat) | Home | Colorado | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 87-69 | ||
| Dec 19 (Fri) | Home | Iona | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | Volunteer Classic | W 80-54 | |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Home | #18 Brigham Young | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | Volunteer Classic | W 81-65 | |
| Dec 28 (Sun) | Neutral | #11 Arizona State | New Orleans, LA | Sugar Bowl Classic | W 69-53 | |
| Dec 29 (Mon) | Neutral | Duke | New Orleans, LA | Sugar Bowl Classic | W 90-69 | |
| Jan 3 (Sat) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | W 70-69 | ||
| Jan 7 (Wed) | Home | Ole Miss | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 73-68 | ||
| Jan 10 (Sat) | Away | #4 Kentucky | Lexington, KY | L 47-48 | ||
| Jan 14 (Wed) | Home | Florida | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 78-64 | ||
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville | W 72-66 | ||
| Jan 21 (Wed) | Home | Mississippi State | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 81-57 | ||
| Jan 24 (Sat) | Away | #5 LSU | Baton Rouge, LA | L 63-80 | ||
| Jan 28 (Wed) | Home | Georgia | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 72-67 | ||
| Jan 31 (Sat) | Home | Alabama | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 62-58 | ||
| Feb 4 (Wed) | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss | L 52-71 | ||
| Feb 7 (Sat) | Home | #6 Kentucky | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 87-71 | ||
| Feb 11 (Wed) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, FL | W 53-52 | ||
| Feb 14 (Sat) | Home | Vanderbilt | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 79-72 | ||
| Feb 18 (Wed) | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, MS | W 73-70 | ||
| Feb 21 (Sat) | Home | #4 LSU | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | L 65-66 | ||
| Feb 25 (Wed) | Away | Georgia | Athens, GA | L 75-76 | ||
| Feb 28 (Sat) | Home | Auburn | Knoxville (Stokely Athletics Center) | W 75-63 | ||
| Mar 5 (Thu) | Neutral | Ole Miss | Birmingham, AL | SEC Tournament | L 71-81 | |
| Mar 15 (Sun) | Neutral | VCU | Charlotte, NC | NCAA Tournament | W 58-56 | |
| Mar 19 (Thu) | Neutral | #5 Virginia | Atlanta, GA | NCAA Tournament | L 48-62 |