1980-1981 Season Summary for Iowa Hawkeyes | Basketball - Summary of Iowa football and basketball games

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1980-1981 Iowa Basketball Year in Review

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SUMMARY VIDEO

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Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
11/29/1980	#14 Iowa @ Northern Illinois W 61 - 47
12/1/1980	#14 Iowa vs Detroit Mercy W 98 - 55
12/5/1980	#12 Iowa vs Cincinnati Fiesta Classic W 69 - 64
12/6/1980	#12 Iowa @ Arizona State Fiesta Classic L 88 - 96
12/9/1980	#16 Iowa vs Nevada W 112 - 71
12/13/1980	#16 Iowa @ Drake W 90 - 68
12/20/1980	#16 Iowa vs Iowa State W 85 - 59
12/30/1980	#14 Iowa vs Northern Iowa W 86 - 52
1/3/1981	#14 Iowa vs Wisconsin-Eau Claire W 86 - 62
1/8/1981	#11 Iowa vs Ohio State L 56 - 58
1/10/1981	#11 Iowa vs Michigan State W 65 - 57
1/15/1981	#14 Iowa @ Wisconsin W 76 - 66
1/17/1981	#14 Iowa @ #9 Michigan W 73 - 58
1/22/1981	#9 Iowa @ Indiana W 56 - 53
1/24/1981	#9 Iowa vs Minnesota L 48 - 60
1/29/1981	#13 Iowa vs Purdue W 84 - 67
1/31/1981	#13 Iowa @ Illinois L 66 - 79
2/5/1981	#15 Iowa @ Northwestern W 76 - 65
2/7/1981	#15 Iowa vs #18 Illinois W 72 - 66
2/12/1981	#14 Iowa @ Minnesota W 60 - 58
2/14/1981	#14 Iowa vs Northwestern W 82 - 64
2/19/1981	#12 Iowa vs #16 Indiana W 78 - 65
2/21/1981	#12 Iowa @ Purdue W 67 - 62
2/26/1981	#8 Iowa vs Michigan W 69 - 66
2/28/1981	#8 Iowa vs Wisconsin W 96 - 75
3/5/1981	#8 Iowa @ Michigan State L 70 - 71 OT
3/7/1981	#8 Iowa @ Ohio State L 70 - 78
3/15/1981	#13 Iowa vs Wichita State NCAA Tournament 2nd Round (Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita, KS) L 56 - 60