# 1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1980–81 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Driesell and played their home games at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins finished the season with a 21–10 overall record (8–6 ACC), and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to No. 3 seed and eventual National champion Indiana.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1980* | No. 4 | Navy | W 86–64 | 1–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 2, 1980* | No. 4 | American | W 95–65 | 2–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 5, 1980* | No. 4 | vs. Wagner Carrier Classic | W 96–73 | 3–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 6, 1980* | No. 4 | at No. 18 Syracuse Carrier Classic | W 83–73 | 4–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 10, 1980* | No. 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 109–83 | 5–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 13, 1980* | No. 4 | at Louisville | L 67–78 | 5–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 20, 1980 | No. 9 | NC State | W 82–75 | 6–1 (1–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 23, 1980 | No. 9 | at Georgia Tech | W 66–55 | 7–1 (2–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 29, 1980* | No. 9 | Marshall | W 114–89 | 8–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 30, 1980* | No. 9 | Saint Joseph's | W 74–57 | 9–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 3, 1981* | No. 9 | William & Mary | W 69–64 | 10–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 7, 1981 | No. 8 | at No. 16 North Carolina | L 66–75 | 10–2 (2–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 1981 | No. 8 | Duke Rivalry | W 94–79 | 11–2 (3–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 14, 1981 | No. 10 | No. 2 Virginia | L 64–66 | 11–3 (3–2) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 17, 1981 | No. 10 | at No. 19 Clemson | W 68–62 | 12–3 (4–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1981* | No. 10 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 81–65 | 13–3 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 24, 1981* | No. 10 | No. 13 Notre Dame | L 70–73 | 13–4 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1981* | No. 20 | vs. Duke Quarterfinals | W 56–53 | 19–8 | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland |
| Mar 6, 1981* | No. 20 | vs. No. 4 Virginia Semifinals | W 85–62 | 20–8 | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland |
| Mar 7, 1981* | No. 20 | vs. No. 12 North Carolina Championship game | L 60–61 | 20–9 | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1981* | (6 ME) No. 18 | vs. (11 ME) Chattanooga First round | W 81–69 | 21–9 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 14, 1981* | (6 ME) No. 18 | vs. (3 ME) No. 9 Indiana Second round | L 64–99 | 21–10 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||