1979–80 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 1979–80 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 1979–80 women's college basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth year head coach Annie Tribble. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

1979–80 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	24–12 (6–3 ACC)
Head coach	Annie Tribble (4th season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 23, 1979*		vs. Valdosta State Tennessee Tech Invitational	W 81–39	1–0	Eblen Center  Cookeville, Tennessee
November 24, 1979*		at No. 13 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech Invitational	L 77–94	1–1	Eblen Center  Cookeville, Tennessee
November 28, 1979*		at Georgia	W 83–81	2–1	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
November 30, 1979*		at No. 1 Old Dominion	L 58–112	2–2	Old Dominion University Fieldhouse  Norfolk, Virginia
December 1, 1979		at Wake Forest	W 104–58	3–2 (1–0)	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
December 5, 1979*		No. 13 South Carolina Rivalry	W 75–73	4–2 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 8, 1979*		Berry	W 96–67	5–2 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 15, 1979*		Louisville	W 91–83	6–2 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 17, 1979*		Georgia Southern	W 94–76	7–2 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 20, 1979*		vs. Indiana UNC Christmas Classic	W 77–58	8–2 (1–0)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 21, 1979*		vs. East Carolina UNC Christmas Classic	W 83–78	9–2 (1–0)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 22, 1979		at North Carolina UNC Christmas Classic	W 80–77	10–2 (2–0)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 5, 1980*		at East Tennessee State	W 84–76	11–2 (2–0)	Johnson City, Tennessee
January 7, 1980		at North Carolina	W 76–75	12–2 (3–0)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 9, 1980	No. 18	Duke	W 111–56	13–2 (4–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 11, 1980*	No. 18	James Madison Clemson Lady Tiger Invitational	W 90–68	14–2 (4–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 12, 1980*	No. 18	Mississippi University for Women Clemson Lady Tiger Invitational	W 94–74	15–2 (4–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 16, 1980	No. 16	at No. 15 Maryland	L 69–85	15–3 (4–1)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
January 19, 1980	No. 16	Virginia	W 88–71	16–3 (5–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 23, 1980*	No. 16	No. 18 Mercer	W 88–85	17–3 (5–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 26, 1980*	No. 16	at South Carolina State	W 92–89	18–3 (5–1)	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, South Carolina
January 28, 1980	No. 16	at No. 10 NC State	L 65–87	18–4 (5–2)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
January 31, 1980	No. 16	Georgia Tech	W 103–67	19–4 (6–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 2, 1980*	No. 16	No. 7 South Carolina Rivalry	L 72–88	19–5 (6–2)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
February 5, 1980*	No. 16	Francis Marion	W 71–70	20–5 (6–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 8, 1980*	No. 16	vs. Virginia ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 78–76	21–5 (6–2)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
February 9, 1980*	No. 16	vs. No. 14 Maryland ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 61–92	21–6 (6–2)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
February 12, 1980*	No. 16	Carson–Newman	W 95–83	22–6 (6–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 16, 1980	No. 16	No. 9 NC State	L 72–74	22–7 (6–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 18, 1980*	No. 16	at No. 4 Tennessee	L 72–89	22–8 (6–3)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
February 23, 1980*	No. 16	College of Charleston	W 77–69	23–8 (6–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
March 1, 1980*	No. 16	vs. No. 7 South Carolina SCAIAW Tournament, Rivalry	L 55–89	23–9 (6–3)	Florence, South Carolina
March 5, 1980*	No. 16	at No. 3 Tennessee AIAW Region II Tournament	L 79–95	23–10 (6–3)	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
March 20, 1980*		at Drake National Women's Invitational Tournament	L 85–86	23–11 (6–3)	Amarillo Civic Center  Amarillo, Texas
March 21, 1980*		at Mississippi College National Women's Invitational Tournament	L 85–87	23–12 (6–3)	Amarillo Civic Center  Amarillo, Texas
March 22, 1980*		at Wayland Baptist National Women's Invitational Tournament	W 71–70	24–12 (6–3)	Amarillo Civic Center  Amarillo, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

• (PDF). Clemson University. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2023.