1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season.

1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record20–10 (11–5 Mid-American)
Head coach
Home arenaAnderson Arena
Seasons
1979–80 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.