1979–80 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1979–80. The team was coached by Dale Bandy in his sixth and final season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 8–18 and last (10th) in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 5–11.[3] The 18 losses were the most in program history at the time.

1979–80 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1979–80 record8–18 (5–11 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
1979–80 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo†14–2 .87523–6  .793
Bowling Green11–5 .68820–10  .667
Northern Illinois9–7 .56316–13  .552
Kent State7–9 .43816–11  .593
Ball State7–9 .43814–15  .483
Miami7–9 .4389–18  .333
Eastern Michigan7–9 .43811–16  .407
Western Michigan7–9 .43812–14  .462
Central Michigan6–10 .37512–13  .480
Ohio5–11 .3138–18  .308
† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
regular season
12/1/1979*
 at No. 4 Ohio State L 51–78  0–1
  
 
12/3/1979*
 at St. Bonaventure L 64–77  0–2
  
 
12/5/1979*
 Canisius W 87–82 OT 1–2
  
 
12/8/1979
 Western Michigan L 69–78  1–3
(0–1)		  
 
12/10/1979*
 at Marshall L 61–76  1–4
  
 
12/15/1979*
 West Virginia W 69–61  2–4
  
 
12/22/1979*
 Youngstown State L 68–72  2–5
  
 
12/28/1979*
 at Connecticut
Connecticut Classic		 L 76–95  2–6
  
 
12/29/1979*
 vs. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Connecticut Classic		 L 49–71  2–7
  
 
1/5/1980
 Central Michigan L 50–83  2–8
(0–2)		  
 
1/7/1980*
 Cleveland State W 76–75  3–8
  
 
1/9/1980
 Toledo L 62–69  3–9
(0–3)		  
 
1/12/1980
 Bowling Green L 50–72  3–10
(0–4)		  
 
1/16/1980
 at Eastern Michigan L 65–67  3-11
(0–5)		  
 
1/19/1980
 Northern Illinois L 65–69  3-12
(0-6)		  
 
1/23/1980
 at Kent State L 76–85  3–13
(0-7)		  
 
1/26/1980
 Ball State W 75–74  4–13
(1–7)		  
 
1/28/1980*
 Virginia Tech L 62–78  4–14
  
 
1/30/1980
 Kent State W 67–57  5–14
(2–7)		  
 
2/2/1980
 at Miami (OH) L 67–71  5–15
(2–8)		  
 
2/6/1980
 at Toledo L 62–75  5–16
(2–9)		  
 
2/9/1980
 Central Michigan W 67–66 OT 6–16
(3–9)		  
 
2/13/1980
 at Western Michigan W 56–50  7–16
(4–9)		  
 
2/16/1980
 at Bowling Green L 82–91  7–17
(4–10)		  
 
2/20/1980
 Eastern Michigan W 61–60  8–17
(5–10)		  
 
2/23/1980
 at Northern Illinois L 55–71  8–18
(5–11)		  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4][3]

References
  1. "Dale Bandy". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. "1979-80 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
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