North Carolina State University Athletics
1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall14-130.519
Conference4-100.286
StreakL1
Home7-6
Away2-5
Neutral5-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Home | UNC Wilmington | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 83-59 | ||
| Dec 1 (Mon) | Home | Davidson | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 89-72 | ||
| Dec 5 (Fri) | Neutral | Wake Forest | Greensboro, NC | Big Four Tournament | L 57-87 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | Neutral | Duke | Greensboro, NC | Big Four Tournament | W 74-60 | |
| Dec 13 (Sat) | Home | Campbell | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 82-56 | ||
| Dec 17 (Wed) | Home | Appalachian State | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 71-47 | ||
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Away | #4 Maryland | College Park, MD | L 75-82 | ||
| Dec 26 (Fri) | Neutral | Iona | New York, NY | ECAC Holiday Festival | W 61-58 | |
| Dec 27 (Sat) | Neutral | St. John's | New York, NY | ECAC Holiday Festival | W 64-55 | |
| Jan 3 (Sat) | Away | Clemson | Clemson, SC | L 68-76 | ||
| Jan 7 (Wed) | Away | #3 Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | L 55-63 | ||
| Jan 10 (Sat) | Home | Georgia Tech | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 93-68 | ||
| Jan 14 (Wed) | Away | #12 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 70-73 | ||
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Away | #5 Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | L 52-60 | ||
| Jan 21 (Wed) | Home | Duke | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 47-56 | ||
| Jan 24 (Sat) | Home | East Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 77-52 | ||
| Jan 28 (Wed) | Away | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | W 70-55 | ||
| Jan 31 (Sat) | Home | #12 North Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 54-57 | ||
| Feb 4 (Wed) | Home | Clemson | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 76-82 | ||
| Feb 6 (Fri) | Neutral | Furman | Charlotte, NC | North-South Doubleheader | W 77-60 | |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | Neutral | Saint Joseph's | Charlotte, NC | North-South Doubleheader | W 47-42 | |
| Feb 11 (Wed) | Home | #1 Virginia | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 46-51 | ||
| Feb 14 (Sat) | Home | #12 Notre Dame | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 55-71 | ||
| Feb 19 (Thu) | Away | Duke | Durham, NC | W 52-51 | ||
| Feb 25 (Wed) | Home | #17 Maryland | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 72-76 | ||
| Feb 28 (Sat) | Home | #12 Wake Forest | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 66-65 | ||
| Mar 5 (Thu) | Neutral | #12 North Carolina | Landover, MD | ACC Tournament | L 54-59 |