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1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record20–10 (11–5 Mid-American)
Head coach
Home arenaAnderson Arena
Seasons
1979–80 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 14 2   .875 23 6   .793
Bowling Green State 11 5   .688 20 10   .667
Northern Illinois 9 7   .563 16 13   .552
Kent State 7 9   .438 16 11   .593
Ball State 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Miami (Ohio) 7 9   .438 9 18   .333
Eastern Michigan 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Western Michigan 7 9   .438 12 14   .462
Central Michigan 6 10   .375 12 13   .480
Ohio 5 11   .313 8 18   .308
1980 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 1979–80 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
Baldwin-Wallace W 77–58  1–0
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 4*
at Duquesne L 42–72  1–1
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 8
Ball State W 80–79  2–1
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 10*
Defiance W 89–75  3–1
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 15*
Northwestern State W 64–54  4–1
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
December 17*
at Valparaiso W 60–59  5–1
Hilltop Gym 
Valparaiso, Indiana
December 28*
vs. Washington L 62–92  5–2
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
December 29*
vs. Northwestern W 79–68  6–2
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
January 5
Western Michigan W 70–65  7–2
(1–0)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 9
at Miami (OH) L 61–62  7–3
(1–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
January 12
at Ohio W 72–50  8–3
(2–1)
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
January 14*
George Mason W 95–70  9–3
(3–1)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 16
Central Michigan W 69–62  10–3
(4–1)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 19
Toledo W 74–71  11–3
(5–1)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 23
at Eastern Michigan W 67–63  12–3
(6–1)
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 26
Northern Illinois W 71–68  13–3
(7–1)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 28
at Kent State W 80–66  14–3
(8–1)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
January 30*
at Butler W 77–68  15–3
(8–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
February 4
at Ball State W 79–78  16–3
(9–1)
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
February 6
Miami (OH) W 64–61  17–3
(10–1)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 9
at Western Michigan L 60–79  17–4
(10–2)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 11*
at Loyola (IL) L 85–88  17–5
(10–2)
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
February 13
Eastern Michigan L 67–79  17–6
(10–3)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 16
Ohio W 91–82  18–6
(11–3)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 20
at Central Michigan L 72–75  18–7
(11–4)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 23
at Toledo L 69–71  18–8
(11–5)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
MAC Tournament
February 26
Eastern Michigan W 54–49  19–8
(11–5)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 27
vs. Northern Illinois W 78–63  20–8
(11–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 28
vs. Toledo L 70–85  20–9
(11–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
NIT
March 5*
at Minnesota
First Round
L 50–64  20–10
(11–5)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.