1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall21-90.700
Conference11-50.688
StreakL1
Home14-1
Away5-5
Neutral2-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Maryville | Maclellan Gym | W 82-53 | |
| Dec 1 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Middle Tennessee State | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | L 67-73 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | TBA | Home | VMI | Maclellan Gym | W 63-53 | |
| Dec 13 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Tennessee Temple | Maclellan Gym | W 101-78 | |
| Dec 15 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Tennessee State | Maclellan Gym | W 83-62 | |
| Dec 17 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Davidson | Davidson, N.C. | L 84-93 | |
| Dec 19 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Georgia | Atlanta, Ga. | L 68-77 | |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Missouri | Atlanta, Ga. | L 62-64 | |
| Dec 29 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Georgia Southern | Maclellan Gym | W 75-57 | |
| Dec 30 (Tue) | TBA | Home | Mercer | Maclellan Gym | W 60-58 | |
| Jan 2 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Furman | Maclellan Gym | W 81-72 | |
| Jan 5 (Mon) | TBA | Home | The Citadel | Maclellan Gym | W 65-64 | |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Appalachian State | Maclellan Gym | W 86-58 | |
| Jan 12 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Marshall | Maclellan Gym | W 95-79 | |
| Jan 14 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Tennessee State | Nashville, Tenn. | W 71-58 | |
| Jan 19 (Mon) | TBA | Away | The Citadel | Charleston, S.C. | W 85-76 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Furman | Greenville, S.C. | L 90-96 | |
| Jan 27 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Western Carolina | Cullowhee, N.C. | L 70-76 | |
| Jan 31 (Sat) | TBA | Away | East Tennessee State | Johnson City, Tenn. | L 75-77 | |
| Feb 2 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Appalachian State | Boone, N.C. | W 61-56 | |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Davidson | Maclellan Gym | W 99-75 | |
| Feb 9 (Mon) | TBA | Home | East Tennessee State | Maclellan Gym | L 81-88 | |
| Feb 12 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Western Carolina | Maclellan Gym | W 90-74 | |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Marshall | Huntington, W.Va. | W 89-77 | |
| Feb 16 (Mon) | TBA | Away | VMI | Lexington, Va. | W 90-68 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Middle Tennessee State | Maclellan Gym | W 72-70 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | TBA | Home | VMI | Maclellan Gym | Southern Conference Tournament | W 89-63 |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Western Carolina | Roanoke, Va. | Southern Conference Tournament | W 79-70 |
| Mar 7 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Appalachian State | Roanoke, Va. | Southern Conference Tournament | W 59-55 |
| Mar 12 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | Maryland | Dayton, Ohio | NCAA Tournament | L 69-81 |