1978-79 St. Olaf College Men's Basketball Schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | SCORE |
| Nov. 25 | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minn. | W 95-70 |
| Nov. 27 | Wartburg College | Home | W 79-73 |
| Dec. 1 | Luther College | Decorah, Iowa | L 77-79 |
| Dec. 6 | Winona State University | Home | W 87-78 |
| Dec. 9 | Bethel University | Home | W 69-63 |
| Dec. 12 | Universit of St. Thomas | St. Paul, Minn. | L 69-75 |
| Dec. 28 | *Hamline University | L 70-74 |
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| Dec. 29 | *Macalester College | W 92-78 |
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| Dec. 30 | *University of St. Thomas | L 64-65 |
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| Jan. 3 | Hamline University | St. Paul, Minn. | W 69-60 |
| Jan. 6 | Bethel University | St. Paul, Minn. | W 97-80 |
| Jan. 9 | Carleton College | Home | W 84-66 |
| Jan. 13 | Saint Mary's University | Home | W 92-85 |
| Jan. 17 | Macalester College | Home | W 84-61 |
| Jan. 20 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Home | W 78-67 |
| Jan. 24 | Concordia College | St. Paul, Minn. | W 70-63 |
| Jan. 27 | Augsburg College | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 68-63 |
| Jan. 31 | Saint John's University | Home | L 50-61 |
| Feb. 3 | Hamline University | Home | W 80-66 |
| Feb. 10 | University of St. Thomas | Home | W 62-57 |
| Feb. 14 | Saint Mary's University | Home | W 92-75 |
| Feb. 17 | Macalester College | St Paul, Minn. | W 76-53 |
| Feb. 19 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter, Minn. | L 67-78 |
| Feb. 22 | Carleton College | Northfield, Minn. | W 98-80 |
| Feb. 24 | Concordia College | Home | W 86-84 |
| Feb. 26 | Augsburg College | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 48-82 |
| Mar. 1 | Saint John's University | Collegeville, Minn. | L 62-64 |
| Mar. 5 | Mankato State University | Mankato, Minn. | L 78-93 |
| *Christmas Tournament @Augsburg (Minneapolis, Minn.) | |||
