View source for 1980–81 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1980–81
| prev_year = 1979–80
| next_year = 1981–82
| team = Cornell Big Red
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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 (basketball)|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 (basketball)|Tom Miller]]'s first season at Cornell.
==Roster==
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{{CBB roster/Footer
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* [[Tom Miller (basketball)|Tom Miller]]
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==Schedule==
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| date         = November 28
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| opponent     = [[1980–81 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team|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, South Carolina|Clemson, SC]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = November 29
| nonconf      = yes
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| neutral      = yes
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| opponent     = Rice
| gamename     =
| 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
| gamename     =
| 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]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = December 8
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| away         = yes
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| opponent     = Bowling Green State
| gamename     =
| score        = 47–61
| overtime     =
| record       = 0–4
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| site_stadium = [[Anderson Arena]]
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| site_cityst  = [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = December 11
| nonconf      = yes
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| opponent     = Saint Joseph's
| gamename     =
| score        = 39–42
| overtime     =
| record       = 0–5
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| site_stadium = [[Barton Hall]]
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| site_cityst  = [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca, NY]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = December 28
| nonconf      = yes
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| opponent     = Hofstra
| gamename     =
| score        = 63–61
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–5
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = December 30
| nonconf      = yes
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| neutral      = yes
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| opponent     = [[1980–81 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team|SMU]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 42–67
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–6
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| points       =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Riverfront Coliseum]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 2
| nonconf      = yes
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| opponent     = Niagara
| gamename     =
| score        = 66–72
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–7
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 5
| nonconf      = yes
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| away         = yes
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| opponent     = Colgate
| gamename     =
| score        = 72–74
| overtime     =
| record       = 1–8
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Cotterell Court]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Hamilton, New York|Hamilton, NY]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 7
| nonconf      = yes
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| opponent     = Canisius
| gamename     =
| score        = 55–53
| overtime     =
| record       = 2–8
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 10
| nonconf      = yes
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| opponent     = Rochester
| gamename     =
| score        = 64–56
| overtime     =
| record       = 3–8
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| highscorer   =
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 16
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| opponent     = Columbia
| gamename     =
| score        = 75–64
| overtime     =
| record       = 4–8
| conference   = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 23
| nonconf      =
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| seed         =
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| away         = yes
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| opponent     = Columbia
| gamename     =
| score        = 45–46
| overtime     =
| record       = 4–9
| conference   = 1–1
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
| highassister =
| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Levien Gymnasium]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[New York City|New York]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 27
| nonconf      = yes
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| away         = yes
| neutral      =
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| opponent     = [[1980–81 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 58–80
| overtime     =
| record       = 4–10
| conference   = 1–1
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Joyce Center]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Notre Dame, IN]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 30
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| seed         =
| rank         =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| oppseed      =
| opprank      =
| opponent     = Dartmouth
| gamename     =
| score        = 66–58
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–10
| conference   = 2–1
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Alumni Gymnasium (Dartmouth College)|Alumni Gymnasium]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Hanover, New Hampshire|Hanover, NH]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = January 31
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| seed         =
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| away         = yes
| neutral      =
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| opponent     = Harvard
| gamename     =
| score        = 69–71
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–11
| conference   = 2–2
| highscorer   =
| points       =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Malkin Athletic Center]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 6
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| opponent     = [[1980–81 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team|Princeton]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 44–46
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–12
| conference   = 2–3
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
| highassister =
| assists      =
| site_stadium = Barton Hall
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 7
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| opponent     = Penn
| gamename     =
| score        = 49–61
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–13
| conference   = 2–4
| highscorer   =
| points       =
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| highassister =
| assists      =
| site_stadium = Barton Hall
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| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 13
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| seed         =
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| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| oppseed      =
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| opponent     = Brown
| gamename     =
| score        = 42–43
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–14
| conference   = 2–5
| highscorer   =
| points       =
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| rebounds     =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Marvel Gymnasium]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence, RI]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 14
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| away         = yes
| neutral      =
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| opponent     = [[1980–81 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team|Yale]]
| gamename     =
| score        = 47–58
| overtime     =
| record       = 5–15
| conference   = 2–6
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Payne Whitney Gymnasium]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 20
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| opponent     = Dartmouth
| gamename     =
| score        = 60–56
| overtime     =
| record       = 6–15
| conference   = 3–6
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
| highassister =
| assists      =
| site_stadium = Barton Hall
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 21
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| seed         =
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| opponent     = Harvard
| gamename     =
| score        = 65–73
| overtime     =
| record       = 6–16
| conference   = 3–7
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
| highassister =
| assists      =
| site_stadium = Barton Hall
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 27
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| seed         =
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| oppseed      =
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| opponent     = Yale
| gamename     =
| score        = 65–68
| overtime     =
| record       = 6–17
| conference   = 3–8
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
| highassister =
| assists      =
| site_stadium = Barton Hall
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = February 28
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| seed         =
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| opponent     = Brown
| gamename     =
| score        = 69–52
| overtime     =
| record       = 7–17
| conference   = 4–8
| highscorer   =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = Barton Hall
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = Ithaca, NY
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 6
| nonconf      =
| time         =
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| seed         =
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| away         = yes
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| opponent     = Penn
| gamename     =
| score        = 56–68
| overtime     =
| record       = 7–18
| conference   = 4–9
| highscorer   =
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| rebounds     =
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| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Palestra]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Philadelphia, PA]]
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = March 7
| nonconf      =
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| seed         =
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| away         = yes
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| opponent     = Princeton
| gamename     =
| score        = 42–52
| overtime     =
| record       = 7–19
| conference   = 4–10
| highscorer   =
| points       =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds     =
| highassister =
| assists      =
| site_stadium = [[Jadwin Gymnasium]]
| attend       =
| site_cityst  = [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton, NJ]]
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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}}<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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