# 1979–80 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1979–80 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 24–7 overall record (11–3 ACC), won the ACC regular season title, and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament before losing to Georgetown.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 3, 1979* | | Penn State | W 56–55 | 1–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 5, 1979* | | at No. 17 Georgetown | L 71–83 | 1–1 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 8, 1979* | | Brown | W 72–59 | 2–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 15, 1979* | | Catholic | W 113–79 | 3–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 19, 1979 | | Georgia Tech | W 70–60 | 4–1 (1–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 22, 1979* | | Bucknell | W 95–73 | 5–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 28, 1979* | | Miami (OH) | W 115–76 | 6–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 29, 1979* | | Temple | W 85–63 | 7–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 3, 1980 | | Georgia Tech | W 83–74 | 8–1 (2–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 5, 1980 | | at Wake Forest | W 84–76 | 9–1 (3–0) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 1980 | | at NC State | L 62–67 | 9–2 (3–1) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1980* | | Pittsburgh | W 95–88 | 10–2 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 16, 1980 | | No. 17 Clemson | W 84–83 | 11–2 (4–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 20, 1980 | | at No. 9 North Carolina | W 92–86 | 12–2 (5–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 23, 1980* | | NC State | W 66–62 | 13–2 (6–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 26, 1980* | | at No. 8 Notre Dame | L 63–64 | 13–3 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Jan 30, 1980 | No. 12 | at No. 13 Virginia | W 63–61 | 14–3 (7–1) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 2, 1980 | No. 12 | No. 5 Duke | W 73–69 | 15–3 (8–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 7, 1980 | | No. 11 North Carolina | W 70–69 | 16–3 (9–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 9, 1980 | | at No. 16 Clemson | L 81–90 | 16–4 (9–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 11, 1980* | | Boston University | W 99–76 | 17–4 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 13, 1980* | | East Carolina | W 85–72 | 18–4 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 16, 1980 | | at No. 16 Duke | L 61–66 | 18–5 (9–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1980 | No. 9 | Wake Forest | W 83–77 | 19–5 (10–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 23, 1980 | No. 9 | Virginia | W 82–71 | 20–5 (11–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 1980* | No. 7 | vs. Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | W 51–49 $^{OT}$ | 21–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 29, 1980* | No. 7 | vs. No. 17 Clemson Semifinals | W 91–85 | 22–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 1, 1980* | No. 7 | vs. Duke Championship game | L 72–73 | 22–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1980* | (2 E) No. 8 | vs. (7 E) Tennessee Second round | W 86–75 | 23–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 14, 1980* | (2 E) No. 8 | vs. (3 E) No. 11 Georgetown East Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 68–74 | 23–7 | The Spectrum (17,569) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||