# 1980–81 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team

The 1980–81 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Murray Arnold and the team played their home games at Maclellan Gymnasium. The Mocs won the regular season and SoCon tournament titles, the latter earning the Mocs an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA tournament. Participating in the Big Dance for the first time in program history, Chattanooga fell to No. 6 seed Maryland in the opening round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1980* | | Maryville | W 82–53 | 1–0 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 1, 1980* | | at Middle Tennessee | L 67–73 | 1–1 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Dec 6, 1980 | | VMI | W 63–53 | 2–1 (1–0) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 13, 1980* | | Tennessee Temple | W 101–78 | 3–1 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 15, 1980* | | Tennessee State | W 83–62 | 4–1 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 17, 1980 | | at Davidson | L 84–93 | 4–2 (1–1) | Johnston Gym Davidson, North Carolina |
| Dec 19, 1980* | | vs. Georgia | L 68–77 | 4–3 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 20, 1980* | | vs. Missouri | L 62–64 | 4–4 | Omni Coliseum (4,075) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 29, 1980* | | Georgia Southern | W 75–57 | 5–4 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 1980* | | Mercer | W 60–58 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 2, 1981 | | Furman | W 81–72 | 7–4 (2–1) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 5, 1981 | | The Citadel | W 65–64 | 8–4 (3–1) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 10, 1981 | | Appalachian State | W 86–58 | 9–4 (4–1) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 12, 1981 | | Marshall | W 95–79 | 10–4 (5–1) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 14, 1981* | | at Tennessee State | W 71–58 | 11–4 | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 19, 1981 | | at The Citadel | W 85–76 | 12–4 (6–1) | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 24, 1981 | | at Furman | L 90–96 | 12–5 (6–2) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, South Carolina |
| Jan 27, 1981 | | at Western Carolina | L 70–76 | 12–6 (6–3) | Reid Gymnasium Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| Jan 31, 1981 | | East Tennessee State | L 75–77 | 12–7 (6–4) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 2, 1981 | | at Appalachian State | W 61–56 | 13–7 (7–4) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, North Carolina |
| Feb 7, 1981 | | Davidson | W 99–75 | 14–7 (8–4) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 9, 1981 | | East Tennessee State | L 81–88 | 14–8 (8–5) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 12, 1981 | | Western Carolina | W 90–74 | 15–8 (9–5) | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Feb 14, 1981 | | at Marshall | W 89–77 | 16–8 (10–5) | Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, West Virginia |
| Feb 16, 1981 | | at VMI | W 90–68 | 17–8 (11–5) | Cormack Field House Lexington, Virginia |
| Feb 21, 1981* | | Middle Tennessee State | W 72–70 | 18–8 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1981* | (1) | (8) VMI Quarterfinals | W 89–63 | 19–8 | Maclellan Gymnasium Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Mar 6, 1981* | (1) | vs. (5) Western Carolina Semifinals | W 79–70 | 20–8 | Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia |
| Mar 7, 1981* | (1) | vs. (3) Appalachian State Championship game | W 59–55 | 21–8 | Roanoke Civic Center Roanoke, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1981* | (11 ME) | vs. (6 ME) No. 18 Maryland First round | L 69–81 | 21–9 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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