1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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

1979–80 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	20–10 (11–5 Mid-American)
Head coach	John Weinert (4th season)
Home arena	Anderson Arena

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

Schedule

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.