1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball | |
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National Invitation Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 20–10 (11–5 Mid-American) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Anderson Arena |
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (Ohio) | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season.
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 1* | Baldwin-Wallace | W 77–58 | 1–0 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
December 4* | at Duquesne | L 42–72 | 1–1 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 8 | Ball State | W 80–79 | 2–1 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
December 10* | Defiance | W 89–75 | 3–1 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
December 15* | Northwestern State | W 64–54 | 4–1 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
December 17* | at Valparaiso | W 60–59 | 5–1 | Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana | |||||||
December 28* | vs. Washington | L 62–92 | 5–2 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
December 29* | vs. Northwestern | W 79–68 | 6–2 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
January 5 | Western Michigan | W 70–65 | 7–2 (1–0) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
January 9 | at Miami (OH) | L 61–62 | 7–3 (1–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio | |||||||
January 12 | at Ohio | W 72–50 | 8–3 (2–1) | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio | |||||||
January 14* | George Mason | W 95–70 | 9–3 (3–1) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
January 16 | Central Michigan | W 69–62 | 10–3 (4–1) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
January 19 | Toledo | W 74–71 | 11–3 (5–1) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
January 23 | at Eastern Michigan | W 67–63 | 12–3 (6–1) | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan | |||||||
January 26 | Northern Illinois | W 71–68 | 13–3 (7–1) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
January 28 | at Kent State | W 80–66 | 14–3 (8–1) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio | |||||||
January 30* | at Butler | W 77–68 | 15–3 (8–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
February 4 | at Ball State | W 79–78 | 16–3 (9–1) | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN | |||||||
February 6 | Miami (OH) | W 64–61 | 17–3 (10–1) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
February 9 | at Western Michigan | L 60–79 | 17–4 (10–2) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan | |||||||
February 11* | at Loyola (IL) | L 85–88 | 17–5 (10–2) | Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
February 13 | Eastern Michigan | L 67–79 | 17–6 (10–3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
February 16 | Ohio | W 91–82 | 18–6 (11–3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
February 20 | at Central Michigan | L 72–75 | 18–7 (11–4) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan | |||||||
February 23 | at Toledo | L 69–71 | 18–8 (11–5) | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio | |||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
February 26 | Eastern Michigan | W 54–49 | 19–8 (11–5) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio | |||||||
February 27 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 78–63 | 20–8 (11–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
February 28 | vs. Toledo | L 70–85 | 20–9 (11–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 5* | at Minnesota First Round | L 50–64 | 20–10 (11–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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References
- ^ "1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.