1980-81 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall17-130.567
Conference6-80.429
StreakL1
Home11-3
Away5-5
Neutral1-5
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Stetson | Durham, N.C. | W 67-49 | |
| Dec 2 (Tue) | TBA | Away | South Florida | Tampa, Fla. | W 83-72 | |
| Dec 5 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | North Carolina | Greensboro, N.C. | Big Four Tournament | L 76-78 |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | N.C. State | Greensboro, N.C. | Big Four Tournament | L 60-74 |
| Dec 9 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tn. | W 72-69 | |
| Dec 12 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Virginia | Durham, N.C. | L 79-91 | |
| Dec 19 (Fri) | TBA | Home | Brown | Durham, N.C. | Iron Duke Classic | W 91-60 |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Detroit | Durham, N.C. | Iron Duke Classic | W 111-71 |
| Dec 22 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Pennsylvania | Durham, N.C. | W 88-82 | |
| Dec 28 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | New Orleans | New Orleans. La. | Sugar Bowl Tournament | W 77-63 |
| Dec 29 (Mon) | TBA | Neutral | Tennessee | New Orleans. La. | Sugar Bowl Tournament | L 69-90 |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Maryland | College Park. Md. | L 79-94 | |
| Jan 14 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Wake Forest | Durham, N.C. | L 73-76 | |
| Jan 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 65-80 | |
| Jan 19 (Mon) | TBA | Home | George Mason | Durham, N.C. | W 60-51 | |
| Jan 21 (Wed) | TBA | Away | N.C. State | Raleigh, N.C. | W 56-47 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Clemson | Durham, N.C. | W 75-57 | |
| Jan 27 (Tue) | TBA | Away | Rutgers | New Brunswick, N.J. | W 53-51 | |
| Jan 31 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Virginia | Charlotesville, Va. | L 47-68 | |
| Feb 4 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | W 82-68 | |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Maryland | Durham, N.C. | W 55-54 | |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | L 52-58 | |
| Feb 19 (Thu) | TBA | Home | N.C. State | Durham, N.C. | L 51-52 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Georgia Tech | Durham, N.C. | W 83-56 | |
| Feb 25 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Clemson | Clemson, S.C. | L 52-54 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | TBA | Home | North Carolina | Durham, N.C. | W 66-65 | |
| Mar 5 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | Maryland | Landover, Md. | ACC Tournament | L 53-56 |
| Mar 12 (Thu) | TBA | Home | N.C. A&T | Durham, N.C. | NIT Tournament | W 79-69 |
| Mar 16 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Alabama | Durham, N.C. | NIT Tournament | W 75-70 |
| Mar 20 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Purdue | West Latayette, Ind. | NIT Tournament | L 69-81 |