====== 1980-81 ======
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Record: (20-11)\\
Postseason: National Invitation Tournament\\
Coach: [[Hank Raymonds]]\\
Captain: [[Michael Wilson]]\\
Leading Scorer: [[Oliver Lee]] (17.7 ppg)\\
Leading Rebounder: [[Oliver Lee]] (6.5 rpg)\\

Marquette made a school-record 953 field goals this year on an amazing 51% shooting from the floor.
===== Schedule and Results =====
^Date^ Opponent^ Result^
|D 1| [[Charleston]]| W 106-58|
|D 6| [[Stanford]]| W 69-58|
|D 13| [[Illinois]]| L 68-69|
|D 17| at [[Minnesota]]| W 92-84|
|D 19| [[Cal State-Bakersfield]]| W 95-60|Milwaukee Classic|Marquette dished out a school-record 33 assists|
|D 20| [[Clemson]]| W 68-67|Milwaukee Classic|
|D 23| [[Western Michigan]]| W 79-74 OT|
|D 27| vs [[Pan American]]| L 70-71|Rainbow Classic|
|D 29| vs [[Loyola Marymount]]| W 91-80|Rainbow Classic|
|D 30| vs [[Louisiana Tech]]| W 80-66|Rainbow Classic|
|J 7| [[Southern Mississippi]]| L 72-84|
|J 10| #5 [[Notre Dame]]| W 54-52|
|J 13| [[Memphis State]]| W 86-67|
|J 15| at [[Creighton]]| W 76-66|
|J 17| [[South Carolina]]| L 89-91|
|J 24| at [[Dayton]]| L 73-85|
|J 26| at [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 78-59|
|J 29| at [[Cleveland State]]| W 58-54|
|J 31| at #6 [[Wake Forest]]| L 60-83|
|F 5| at [[Saint Bonaventure]]| W 75-65|
|F 7| [[Detroit]]| W 65-42|
|F 10| [[Xavier (OH)]]| W 78-62|
|F 14| [[Louisville]]| L 60-79|
|F 17| at [[UNC Charlotte]]| L 58-61|
|F 21| at #3 [[DePaul]]| L 71-78|
|F 24| [[Loyola (IL)]]| W 63-62|
|F 26| [[Valparaiso]]| W 73-58|
|M 1| [[Florida State]]| L 78-81|Sun Dome (Tampa, FL)|Florida State made an opponent-record 37 free throws|
|M 4| [[Stetson]]| W 91-58|
|M 10| at [[UW-Madison]]| W 64-53|
|M 13| at [[Syracuse]]| L 81-88|National Invitational Tournament (Syracuse, NY)|


  *On February 14th, the defending National Champion Louisville Cardinals were keyed to victory by Derek Smith's perfect shooting from the floor.  Smith's 12-12 outing was a Marquette opponent record (20th in NCAA History).  Almost two years to the day later, Smith's teammate, Lancaster Gordon would shoot 11-12 from the floor against Marquette.
  *Michael Wilson set a MU high-mark for steals in an NIT game with six against Syracuse.  Unfortunately, Syracuse's Leo Rautins snagged four of his own and 'Cuse snatched a total of 13 steals, which are both records for a MU opponent in an NIT game.  Syracuse's Tony Ervin attempted 16 foul shots, which tied Pete Maravich's mark for an MU NIT opponent and the Orange shot 62.5% from the floor as a team, in their win over Marquette on March 13th.  That is also a record for a Marquette opponent in the NIT.