1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1980–81
|team=Penn Quakers
|image=Penn Quakers logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Ivy League
|division=
|short_conf=Ivy
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=20–8
|conf_record=13–1
|head_coach=Bob Weinhauer
|hc_year =4th
|stadium=The Palestra
|champion=
|bowl=NIT
|bowl_result=First Round
}}
{{1980–81 Ivy League men's basketball standings}}
The 1980–81 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, coached by Bob Weinhauer, played in the Ivy League and had a 20–8 win–loss record.
Roster
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Schedule
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| date = November 28
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| opponent = Weber State
| gamename = Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
| score = 68–56
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| record = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
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| site_cityst = Queens, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29
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| opponent = St. John's
| gamename = Lapchick Tournament Opening Round
| score = 62–68
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| record = 1–1
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| site_stadium = Alumni Hall
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| site_cityst = Queens, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10
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| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
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| score = 76–56
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| record = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20
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| opponent = Davidson
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| score = 92–60
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| record = 3–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22
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| opponent = Duke
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| score = 82–88
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| record = 3–2
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| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
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| site_cityst = Durham, North Carolina
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 26
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| opponent = St. John's
| gamename = ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinal
| score = 58–66
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| record = 3–3
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York, New York
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27
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| opponent = Iona
| gamename = ECAC Holiday Festival
| score = 82–66
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| record = 4–3
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York, New York
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3
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| opponent = Georgetown
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| score = 60–58
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| record = 5–3
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| site_stadium = McDonough Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = Washington, DC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9
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| opponent = Yale
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| score = 63–59
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| record = 6–3
| conference = 1–0
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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 = January 10
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| opponent = Brown
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| score = 70–57
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| record = 7–3
| conference = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Marvel Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = Providence, RI
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14
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| opponent = Temple
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| score = 51–49
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| record = 8–3
| conference = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 17
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| opponent = Villanova
| gamename =
| score = 55–68
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| record = 8–4
| conference = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28
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| opponent = Saint Joseph's
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| score = 61–63
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| record = 8–5
| conference = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31
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| opponent = Princeton
| gamename =
| score = 61–62
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| record = 8–6
| conference = 2–1
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| site_stadium = Jadwin Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6
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| opponent = Columbia
| gamename =
| score = 67–51
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| record = 9–6
| conference = 3–1
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| site_stadium = Levien Gymnasium
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| site_cityst = New York City
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7
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| opponent = Cornell
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| score = 61–49
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| record = 10–6
| conference = 4–1
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13
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| opponent = Harvard
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| score = 73–63
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| record = 11–6
| conference = 5–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14
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| opponent = Dartmouth
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| score = 71–64
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| record = 12–6
| conference = 6–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 17
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| opponent = La Salle
| gamename =
| score = 67–62
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| record = 13–6
| conference = 6–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20
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| opponent = Brown
| gamename =
| score = 66–58
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| record = 14–6
| conference = 7–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 21
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| opponent = Yale
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| score = 78–55
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| record = 15–6
| conference = 8–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24
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| opponent = Princeton
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| score = 52–43
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| record = 16–6
| conference = 9–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Dartmouth
| gamename =
| score = 69–59
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| record = 17–6
| conference = 10–1
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| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28
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| opponent = Harvard
| gamename =
| score = 83–70
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| record = 18–6
| conference = 11–1
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| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 6
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| opponent = Cornell
| gamename =
| score = 68–56
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| record = 19–6
| conference = 12–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7
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| opponent = Columbia
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| score = 76–71
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| record = 20–6
| conference = 13–1
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Penn Quakers}}| 1981 Ivy League men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 10
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| opponent = Princeton
| gamename =
| score = 40–54
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| record = 20–7
| conference = 13–1
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| site_stadium = Allan P. Kirby Field House
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn Quakers}}|1981 National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13
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| opponent = West Virginia
| gamename = NIT First Round
| score = 64–67
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| record = 20–8
| conference = 13–1
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| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
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