Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 1978–79 |
Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Coachrank: | 11 |
Aprank: | 20 |
Record: | 20–8 |
Conf Record: | 13–5 |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach2: | Tony McAndrews |
Stadium: | Iowa Field House (Capacity: 13,365) |
The 1978–79 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1978–79 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lute Olson and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. They finished the season with a 20–8 record and, with a 13–5 conference record, earned a Big Ten Championship (three-way tie with Michigan State and Purdue). To date, this is the last regular-season conference title for the Hawkeyes men's basketball team.
Date | Opponent* | Rank* | Location | Time# | Result | Overall | Conference | |
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November 25, 1978 | W 111–76[1] | 1–0 | ||||||
November 28, 1978 | Iowa City, IA | W 91–67[2] | 2–0 | |||||
December 2, 1978 | Colorado State | L 69–72 | 2–1 | |||||
December 9, 1978 | Drake | L 69–72[3] | 2–2 | |||||
December 11, 1978 | Iowa City, IA | W 67–66[4] | 3–2 | |||||
December 16, 1978 | Illinois Wesleyan | Bloomington, IL | W 99–55 | 4–2 | ||||
December 23, 1978 | Drake | Iowa City, IA | W 112–73 | 5–2 | ||||
December 29, 1978 | W 87–84 2OT | 6–2 | ||||||
December 30, 1978 | San Diego, CA | W 83–68 | 7–2 | |||||
January 4, 1979 | Northwestern | W 65–57 | 8–2 | 1–0 | ||||
January 6, 1979 |
| W 85–79 | 9–2 | 2–0 | ||||
February 24, 1979 |
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| Columbus, OH | W 83–68[5] | 19–6 | 12–4 | ||
March 1, 1979 | Michigan |
| Iowa City, IA | L 53–61[6] | 19–7 | 12–5 | ||
March 3, 1979 | Northwestern |
| Iowa City, IA | W 95–64[7] | 20–7 | 13–5 | ||
March 11, 1979 | Toledo |
| Bloomington, IN | L 72–74[8] | 20–8 | 13–5 | ||
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See main article: 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.