1979-80 Men's Basketball
24-9 overall · 7-7 ACC Coach: Bill Foster ACC Champs Final #14 AP · #16 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipoff Classic | ||||||||
| Nov 17 | 1 | vs. Kentucky | #3 / #2 | W 82-76 OT | 1-0 | — | Civic Center, Springfield, Mass. | 8,939 |
| Big Four Tournament | ||||||||
| Nov 30 | RST | vs. Wake Forest | #3 / — | W 72-70 | 2-0 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,531 |
| Dec 1 | RST | vs. North Carolina | #3 / #6 | W 86-74 | 3-0 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,531 |
| Dec 5 | Princeton | #2 / — | W 81-45 | 4-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Dec 8 | East Carolina | #2 / — | W 92-73 | 5-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Dec 11 | at Pennsylvania | #2 / — | W 70-57 | 6-0 | — | — | 8,497 | |
| Industrial National Classic | ||||||||
| Dec 21 | RST | vs. Boston College | #1 / — | W 70-64 OT | 7-0 | — | Providence, R.I. | 8,647 |
| Dec 22 | RST | vs. Providence | #1 / — | W 82-78 | 8-0 | — | Providence, R.I. | 10,282 |
| Iron Duke Classic | ||||||||
| Dec 28 | RST | Vermont | #1 / — | W 92-67 | 9-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Dec 29 | RST | Cincinnati | #1 / — | W 87-75 OT | 10-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 5 | Colgate | #1 / — | W 73-44 | 11-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Jan 7 | ★ | Georgia Tech | #1 / — | W 55-42 | 12-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 9 | ★ | at Clemson | #1 / #18 | L 82-87 OT | 12-1 | — | LittleJohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 13,500 |
| Jan 12 | ★ | North Carolina | #1 / #15 | L 67-82 | 12-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 16 | ★ | Wake Forest | #5 / — | W 67-66 | 13-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 19 | ★ | N.C. State | #5 / #16 | W 67-56 | 14-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 21 | ★ | at Georgia Tech | #5 / — | W 56-49 | 15-2 | — | Alexander Memorial, Atlanta, Ga. | 6,243 |
| Jan 23 | ★ | Virginia | #3 / #17 | L 84-90 | 15-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 26 | at Pittsburgh | #3 / — | W 78-69 | 16-3 | — | Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pa. | 5,308 | |
| Jan 30 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #5 / — | W 82-61 | 17-3 | — | Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 8,200 |
| Feb 2 | ★ | at Maryland | #5 / #12 | L 82-101 | 17-4 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 14,500 |
| Feb 6 | ★ | at Virginia | #10 / #18 | L 69-73 | 17-5 | — | University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. | 9,000 |
| Feb 10 | vs. Marquette | #10 / — | L 77-80 | 17-6 | — | Dane County Coliseum, Madison, Wis. | 9,218 | |
| Feb 13 | ★ | at N.C. State | #16 / — | L 59-76 | 17-7 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 1,240 |
| Feb 16 | ★ | Maryland | #16 / #8 | W 66-61 | 18-7 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Feb 20 | ★ | Clemson | #17 / #12 | W 87-82 OT | 19-7 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Feb 23 | ★ | at North Carolina | #17 / #8 | L 71-96 | 19-8 | — | Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 10,000 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Feb 28 | ACT | vs. N.C. State | — / #19 | W 68-62 | 20-8 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,735 |
| Feb 29 | ACT | vs. North Carolina | — / #10 | W 75-61 | 21-8 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,735 |
| Mar 1 | ACT | vs. Maryland | — / #7 | W 73-72 | 22-8 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,735 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 8 | NCAA | vs. Pennsylvania | #14 / — | W 52-42 | 23-8 | ESPN | Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind. | 12,532 |
| Mar 13 | NCAA | vs. Kentucky | #14 / #4 | W 55-54 | 24-8 | ESPN | Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky. | 23,380 |
| Mar 15 | NCAA | vs. Purdue | #14 / #20 | L 60-68 | 24-9 | NBC | Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky. | 22,800 |
★ — ACC Game
NCAA — NCAA Tournament
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — Big Four Tournament
RST — Industrial National Classic
RST — Iron Duke Classic
1 — Tipoff Classic