1980-81 St. Olaf College Men's Basketball Schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | SCORE |
| Nov. 21 | Luther College | Decorah, Iowa | L 54-93 |
| Nov. 29 | Wartburg College | Home | L 63-74 |
| Dec. 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn. | L 50-69 |
| Dec. 4 | Winona State University | Winona, Minn. | L 75-81 |
| Dec. 6 | Saint Mary's University | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 64-81 |
| Dec. 10 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Home | L 54-70 |
| Dec. 20 | St. Cloud State University | Home | L 57-63 (OT) |
| Dec. 29 | *St. Cloud State University | L 59-96 | |
| Dec. 30 | *University of Minnesota Morris | L 56-58 | |
| Dec. 31 | *University of St. Thomas | L 55-91 | |
| Jan. 3 | Bethel University | St. Paul, Minn. | L 58-62 |
| Jan. 7 | Concordia College | St. Paul, Minn. | W 56-51 (OT) |
| Jan. 10 | Macalester College | Home | L 59-60 |
| Jan. 14 | University of St. Thomas | St. Paul, Minn. | L 61-88 |
| Jan. 17 | Hamline University | St. Paul, Minn. | L 66-67 |
| Jan. 21 | St. John's | Home | L 38-52 |
| Jan. 24 | Augsburg College | Home | W 2-0 (Forfeit) |
| Jan. 28 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter, Minn. | L 56-61 |
| Jan. 31 | Saint Mary's University | Home | W 59-57 |
| Feb. 4 | Bethel University | Home | L 62-66 |
| Feb. 7 | Concordia | Home | L 57-80 |
| Feb. 11 | Macalester College | Saint Paul, Minn. | L 49-57 |
| Feb. 14 | University of St. Thomas | Home | L 53-59 |
| Feb. 18 | Hamline University | Home | L 50-52 |
| Feb. 21 | Saint John's University | Collegeville, Minn. | L 46-76 |
| Feb. 25 | Augsburg College | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 56-82 |
| Feb. 28 | Carleton College | Northfield, Minn. | W 56-49 |
| *Christmas Tournament @ St. Cloud Minn. | |||

