1979–80 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 11–17 |
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Home arena | Rose Hill Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Iona | – | – | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | – | – | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | – | – | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | – | – | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | – | – | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | – | – | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (NY) | – | – | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | – | – | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | – | – | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | – | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | – | – | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1980 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Iona vacated NCAA Tournament games due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (29–5) |
The 1979–80 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Tom Penders in his second year at the school. Fordham's home games were played at Rose Hill Gymnasium and were an Independent.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 1 | at Wagner | L 59–64 | 0–1 (0–1) | Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, NY | |||||||
December 4* | at Yale | L 102–106 2OT | 0–2 (0–1) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
December 8* | Harvard | W 81–78 | 1–2 (0–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York | |||||||
December 12* | Princeton | L 43–53 | 1–3 (0–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York | |||||||
December 14* | at Tennessee | L 63–88 | 1–4 (0–1) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
December 15* | vs. Santa Clara | W 73–64 | 2–4 (0–1) | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
December 22 | at Manhattan | W 71–65 | 3–4 (1–1) | Draddy Gymnasium The Bronx, NY | |||||||
December 28 | vs. UC-Santa Barbara | L 64–65 | 3–5 (1–1) | Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana | |||||||
December 29 | vs. Valparaiso | L 84–87 | 3–6 (1–1) | Worthington Arena Bozeman, Montana | |||||||
January 3 | Saint Peter's | L 34–59 | 3–7 (1–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York | |||||||
January 9 | at Vermont | W 66–63 | 4–7 (2–2) | Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, Vermont | |||||||
January 12* | Boston College | L 47–60 | 4–8 (2–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York | |||||||
January 15* | at Connecticut | L 53–66 | 4–9 (2–2) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
January 19* | Cornell | W 81–41 | 4–9 (2–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York | |||||||
January 21* | Marist | W 91–79 | 4–10 (2–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York | |||||||
January 26* | at Navy | L 63–72 | 4–11 (2–2) | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
January 29* | Columbia | W 64–57 | 5–11 (2–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY | |||||||
February 2 | Iona | L 59–65 | 5–12 (2–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY | |||||||
February 4* | at Army | W 62–58 | 6–12 (3–3) | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY | |||||||
February 6* | at Fairfield | W 85–70 | 7–12 (3–3) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
February 9* | at St. John's (NY) | L 60–78 | 7–13 (3–3) | Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
February 12* | at Seton Hall | L 57–62 | 7–14 (3–3) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ | |||||||
February 14* | Notre Dame | L 76–86 | 7–15 (3–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY | |||||||
February 16* | Rutgers | W 42–39 | 8–15 (3–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY | |||||||
February 19 | Long Island University | L 55–62 | 8–16 (3–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY | |||||||
February 21* | at Holy Cross | L 72–83 | 8–17 (3–4) | Hart Recreation Center Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
ECAC Metro tournament | |||||||||||
February 28 | at Wagner | W 73–67 | 9–17 | Sutter Gymnasium Staten Island, NY | |||||||
February 29 | vs. Saint Peter's | L 47–65 | 9–18 | Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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