1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980–81
| team = Cornell Big Red
| sport = basketball
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| conference = Ivy
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| short_conf = Ivy
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| record = 7–19
| conf_record = 4—10
| head_coach = Tom Miller
| hc_year = 1st
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| arena = Barton Hall
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{{1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings}}
The 1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1980–81 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 7–19, 4—10, and they finished 6th in the Ivy League. This was coach Tom Miller's first season at Cornell.
Roster
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Schedule
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28
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| opponent = Clemson
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| score = 64–82
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| record = 0–1
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| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29
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| opponent = Rice
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| score = 51–69
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| record = 0–2
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| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5
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| opponent = Northwestern
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| score = 48–63
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| record = 0–3
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| site_stadium = Welsh–Ryan Arena
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| site_cityst = Evanston, Illinois
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8
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| opponent = Bowling Green State
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| score = 47–61
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| record = 0–4
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| site_stadium = Anderson Arena
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| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Ohio
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 11
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| opponent = Saint Joseph's
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| score = 39–42
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| record = 0–5
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28
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| opponent = Hofstra
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| score = 63–61
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| record = 1–5
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30
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| opponent = SMU
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| score = 42–67
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| record = 1–6
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| site_stadium = Riverfront Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2
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| opponent = Niagara
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| score = 66–72
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| record = 1–7
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5
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| opponent = Colgate
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| score = 72–74
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| record = 1–8
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| site_stadium = Cotterell Court
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| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7
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| opponent = Canisius
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| score = 55–53
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| record = 2–8
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10
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| opponent = Rochester
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| score = 64–56
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| record = 3–8
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16
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| opponent = Columbia
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| score = 75–64
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| record = 4–8
| conference = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23
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| opponent = Columbia
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| score = 45–46
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| record = 4–9
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = New York
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27
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| opponent = Notre Dame
| gamename =
| score = 58–80
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| record = 4–10
| conference = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30
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| opponent = Dartmouth
| gamename =
| score = 66–58
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| record = 5–10
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = Hanover, NH
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31
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| opponent = Harvard
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| score = 69–71
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| record = 5–11
| conference = 2–2
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| site_stadium = Malkin Athletic Center
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| site_cityst = Cambridge, Massachusetts
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6
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| opponent = Princeton
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| score = 44–46
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| record = 5–12
| conference = 2–3
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7
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| opponent = Penn
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| score = 49–61
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| record = 5–13
| conference = 2–4
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13
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| opponent = Brown
| gamename =
| score = 42–43
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| record = 5–14
| conference = 2–5
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| site_stadium = Marvel Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = Providence, RI
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14
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| opponent = Yale
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| score = 47–58
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| record = 5–15
| conference = 2–6
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| site_stadium = Payne Whitney Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = New Haven, CT
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20
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| opponent = Dartmouth
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| score = 60–56
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| record = 6–15
| conference = 3–6
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21
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| opponent = Harvard
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| score = 65–73
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| record = 6–16
| conference = 3–7
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27
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| opponent = Yale
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| score = 65–68
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| record = 6–17
| conference = 3–8
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28
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| opponent = Brown
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| score = 69–52
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| record = 7–17
| conference = 4–8
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6
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| opponent = Penn
| gamename =
| score = 56–68
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| record = 7–18
| conference = 4–9
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7
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| opponent = Princeton
| gamename =
| score = 42–52
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| record = 7–19
| conference = 4–10
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
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}}{{cite web |title=1980-81 Cornell Big Red Schedule|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/cornell/1981-schedule.html|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=April 13, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Cornell University - 1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule|url=https://cornellbigred.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=704&path=mbball|accessdate=April 13, 2019}}
References
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