1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall24-80.750
Conference0-00.000
StreakL1
Home15-1
Away5-6
Neutral4-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Away | Nevada | Reno, Nev. | W 91-73 | ||
| Dec 1 (Mon) | Home | Pepperdine | Lawrence, Kan. | W 81-67 | ||
| Dec 3 (Wed) | Home | Michigan | Lawrence, Kan. | L 52-64 | ||
| Dec 6 (Sat) | Home | Oral Roberts | Lawrence, Kan. | W 90-66 | ||
| Dec 8 (Mon) | Home | Morehead State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 90-56 | ||
| Dec 13 (Sat) | Away | #2 Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | L 73-87 | ||
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Home | USC | Lawrence, Kan. | W 91-68 | ||
| Dec 22 (Mon) | Away | SMU | Dallas, Texas | W 73-62 | ||
| Dec 30 (Tue) | Home | Rollins College | Lawrence, Kan. | W 102-47 | ||
| Jan 3 (Sat) | Home | #6 North Carolina | Kansas City, Mo. | W 56-55 | ||
| Jan 6 (Tue) | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | W 59-49 | ||
| Jan 10 (Sat) | Home | Iona | Lawrence, Kan. | W 94-64 | ||
| Jan 14 (Wed) | Home | Iowa State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 70-58 | ||
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | W 82-78 | ||
| Jan 21 (Wed) | Home | Missouri | Lawrence, Kan. | W 65-63 | ||
| Jan 24 (Sat) | Home | Colorado | Lawrence, Kan. | W 66-59 | ||
| Jan 28 (Wed) | Away | Kansas State | Manhattan, Kan. | L 43-54 | ||
| Jan 31 (Sat) | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 54-57 | ||
| Feb 4 (Wed) | Away | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | L 73-76 | ||
| Feb 7 (Sat) | Home | Oklahoma | Lawrence, Kan. | W 96-67 | ||
| Feb 9 (Mon) | Away | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | L 65-79 | ||
| Feb 14 (Sat) | Away | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | W 51-49 | ||
| Feb 18 (Wed) | Home | Kansas State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 58-50 | ||
| Feb 21 (Sat) | Away | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | L 50-53 | ||
| Feb 25 (Wed) | Home | Nebraska | Lawrence, Kan. | W 75-49 | ||
| Feb 28 (Sat) | Home | Oklahoma State | Lawrence, Kan. | W 80-65 | ||
| Mar 3 (Tue) | Home | Oklahoma State | Lawrence, Kan. | Big Eight Tournament | W 96-69 | |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | Neutral | Missouri | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight Tournament | W 75-70 | |
| Mar 7 (Sat) | Neutral | Kansas State | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight Tournament | W 80-68 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | Neutral | Ole Miss | Wichita, Kan. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 69-66 | |
| Mar 15 (Sun) | Neutral | #3 Arizona State | Wichita, Kan. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | W 88-71 | |
| Mar 20 (Fri) | Neutral | Wichita State | New Orleans, La. | NCAA Men's Basketball Championship | L 65-66 |