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1980–81 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

1980–81 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Western Athletic Conference
No. 16
No. 17
24–6 (13–3 WAC)
Jim Brandenburg (2nd season)
War Memorial Fieldhouse

The 1980–81 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by second-year head coach Jim Brandenburg, played their home games at War Memorial Fieldhouse in Laramie, Wyoming.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 28, 1980*		at Nebraska	W 62–59 OT	1–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,800)Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 2, 1980*		Midwestern State	W 87–61	2–0	War Memorial Fieldhouse (4,389)Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 4, 1980*		Stanford	W 73–51	3–0	War Memorial Fieldhouse (5,079)Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 6, 1980*		Adams State	W 101–67	4–0	War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,042)Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 11, 1980*		at Boise State	W 76–51	5–0	Bronco Gym (2,076)Boise, Idaho
Dec 13, 1980*		at USC	L 57–59	5–1	L.A. Sports Arena (3,270)Los Angeles, California
Dec 16, 1980*		Western Montana	W 79–45	6–1	War Memorial Fieldhouse (4,713)Laramie, Wyoming
Dec 19, 1980*		vs. Oklahoma	W 98–77	7–1	Astrodome (3,800)Houston, Texas
Dec 20, 1980*		at Houston	L 61–70	7–2	Astrodome (5,300)Houston, Texas
Dec 29, 1980*		Illinois–Chicago	W 99–47	8–2	War Memorial Fieldhouse (4,419)Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 2, 1981		at San Diego State	W 69–51	9–2(1–0)	San Diego Sports Arena (3,247)San Diego, California
Jan 5, 1981		at Hawaii	W 71–66 OT	10–2(2–0)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (5,479)Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 9, 1981*		UTEP	W 44–42	11–2(3–0)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (8,107)Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 10, 1981		New Mexico	W 91–54	12–2(4–0)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,814)Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 17, 1981		at Colorado State	W 85–54	13–2(5–0)	Moby Arena (8,976)Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 23, 1981		at No. 14 Utah	L 53–55	13–3(5–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,122)Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 24, 1981		at No. 18 BYU	L 70–84	13–4(5–2)	Marriott Center (22,983)Provo, Utah
Jan 27, 1981*		UNLV	W 71–66	14–4	War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,124)Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 31, 1981		Air Force	W 69–45	15–4(6–2)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,234)Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 5, 1981		Hawaii	W 77–58	16–4(7–2)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,998)Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 7, 1981		San Diego State	W 102–57	17–4(8–2)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (7,991)Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 12, 1981		at New Mexico	L 56–57	17–5(8–3)	University Arena (15,803)Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 14, 1981		at UTEP	W 63–58	18–5(9–3)	Special Events Center (8,121)El Paso, Texas
Feb 21, 1981		Colorado State	W 68–40	19–5(10–3)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (8,665)Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 26, 1981		No. 15 BYU	W 86–84	20–5(11–3)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (9,300)Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 28, 1981		No. 7 Utah	W 53–50	21–5(12–3)	War Memorial Fieldhouse (8,974)Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 6, 1981	No. 19	at Air Force	W 46–38	22–5(13–3)	Clune Arena (6,300)Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 7, 1981*	No. 19	at UNLV	W 97–70	23–5	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,393)Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 12, 1981*	(5 W) No. 17	vs. (12 W) Howard First round	W 78–43	24–5	Pauley Pavilion (12,045)Los Angeles, California
Mar 14, 1981*	(5 W) No. 17	vs. (4 W) No. 19 Illinois Second round	L 65–67	24–6	Pauley Pavilion (12,340)Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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