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1980-81 (22-7) Coach: Floyd Theard
11/28 Northern Colorado W 63-53
11/29 College of Santa Fe W 68-52
12/1 Northern Montana W 91-73
12/3 Doane W 88-75
12/6 Concordia (Neb.) W 103-59
12/8 @ Northern Colorado W 62-47
12/10 South Dakota-Springfield W 73-43
12/13 Cornell (Iowa) W 97-70
12/15 Western Montana W 78-62
12/17 @ Wichita State L 60-93
1/2 Black Hills State W 87-57
1/6 South Dakota Tech W 86-76
1/10 Nebraska Wesleyan W 81-56
1/12 Southern Colorado W 90-73
1/16 Fort Lewis W 89-66
1/20 @ Fort Hays State L 62-72
1/24 Regis W 69-51
1/26 @ U.S. International L 48-56
1/30 Chadron State W 67-46
1/31 @ Colorado College W 38-37
2/2 @ Adams State W 74-71 (ot)
2/3 @ Fort Lewis L 53-66
2/7 Rockmont W 97-56
2/14 @ Chadron State W 51-49
2/16 @ Southern Colorado L 57-70
2/18 @ College of Santa Fe L 63-70
2/21 @ Rockmont W 94-56
2/28 Regis * W 92-70
3/3 Colorado School of Mines *! L 41-43
* NAIA District 7 Playoffs  
! at Silver City, N.M.  
     
1981-82 (22-7) Coach: Floyd Theard
11/23 @ Northern Colorado L 67-71
11/27 @ Nebraska Wesleyan W 62-59 (ot)
11/28 @ Midland Lutheran L 54-56
12/4 @ College of Great Falls L 58-68
12/5 @ Northern Montana L 56-57
12/8 @ South Dakota Tech W 78-68
12/9 @ Black Hills State W 68-66 (ot)
12/11 @ Chadron State W 60-36
12/18 Westmar W 87-65
12/19 @ Southern Colorado L 46-49
12/22 College of Great Falls W 62-42
1/2 Westmont W 57-56
1/5 Northern Colorado W 70-64
1/6 Trinity W 87-75
1/8 Western State W 79-63
1/13 Chadron State W 67-40
1/16 St. John's (Kan.) W 74-49
1/19 @ Regis W 59-57
1/23 Northwest Nazarene W 71-65 (ot)
1/28 Adams State W 68-62
1/30 @ College of Santa Fe L 59-62
2/6 Colorado College W 90-49
2/10 Rockmont W 73-23
2/13 Southern Colorado W 50-40
2/15 @ Western State W 54-53
2/19 College of Santa Fe W 58-54
2/20 Rockmont W 87-39
2/27 Colorado School of Mines * W 75-62
3/2 vs. College of Santa Fe ! L 61-67
! NAIA District 7 Playoffs (Silver City, N.M.)  
     
1982-83 (21-7) Coach: Floyd Theard
11/19 @ South Dakota Tech W 66-62
11/20 vs. South Dakota * L 66-77
11/23 Northern Colorado W 67-45
11/26 @ Nebraska L 58-94
11/27 @ Doane L 62-70
11/29 @ Chadron State W 62-51
12/4 @ Southern Colorado W 56-55
12/10 Buena Vista W 94-63
12/13 @ Western State W 66-63
12/18 Northern Montana W 84-70
12/20 @ Adams State W 67-56
1/4 @ Northern Colorado L 68-70
1/7 Rockmont W 71-60
1/8 Midland Lutheran W 72-65
1/10 Chadron State W 56-42
1/13 @ San Diego W 54-51
1/15 @ St. Mary's (Calif.) L 45-59
1/19 Regis  W 70-62 (ot)
1/24 Western State W 62-56
1/29 College of Santa Fe W 77-73
1/31 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 62-57
2/2 Southern Colorado W 76-71
2/5 St. John's (Kan.) W 73-52
2/7 @ Colorado College W 90-72
2/9 @ Rockmont W 78-66
2/17 @ College of Santa Fe L 75-93
3/5 vs. Fort Lewis ! W 63-62
3/8 vs. College of Santa Fe ! L 84-66
* at Rapid City, S.D.    
! NAIA District 7 Playoffs (Phoenix, Ariz.)  
     
1983-84 (28-4) Coach: Floyd Theard
11/19 @ Northern Colorado W 71-62
11/28 Doane W 79-68
11/30 @ Northwestern L 44-51
12/2 South Dakota Tech W 68-58
12/3 Northern Colorado W 62-53
12/5 Adams State W 77-56
12/15 Point Loma W 65-63
12/16 Augustana (Ill.) W 61-54
12/19 Dana W 78-64
12/20 Northwest Nazarene W 62-50
12/27 Coe W 77-61
12/30 Cornell (Iowa) W 66-56
1/3 @ Wyoming L 46-60
1/4 Bethel (Minn.) W 81-66
1/7 @ Western State W 82-51
1/10 Montana State-Billings W 56-51
1/13 @ Colorado College W 93-75
1/18 @ Regis W 81-69
1/24 Rockmont W 78-55
1/27 @ Eastern New Mexico L 66-73
1/28 @ College of Santa Fe W 69-65
2/4 Eastern New Mexico W 74-61
2/8 @ Rockmont W 57-53
2/11 Panhandle State W 73-67
2/15 @ Southern Colorado W 62-46
2/18 National Christian W 75-34
2/20 College of Santa Fe W 51-49
2/25 St. John's (Kan.) W 81-68
3/2 Southern Utah * W 67-45
3/5 College of Santa Fe * W 97-73
3/7 Mesa State * W 70-54
3/14 vs. Waynesburg ! L 56-58 (ot)
* NAIA District 7 Playoffs  
! NAIA National Tournament (Kansas City, Mo.)  
     
1984-85 (14-13) Coach: Floyd Theard
11/16 @ Black Hills State L 55-58
11/17 vs. Northwestern (Iowa) * L 70-78
11/24 Whittier (Calif.) W 72-52
11/26 Kansas Wesleyan W 70-54
11/27 @ Adams State W 83-59
11/29 @ Northern Colorado L 56-68
12/1 Baker W 67-39
12/6 @ Montana State-Billings L 59-69
12/7 @ Montana State L 37-68
12/10 @ Concordia (Neb.) W 70-69
12/15 @ Cincinnati L 50-66
12/17 @ Iowa State L 47-90
12/22 @ Hawaii Pacific L 64-82
12/23 @ Hawaii Loa W 69-64 (ot)
12/28 Fresno Pacific W 53-52
1/4 Western State W 75-55
1/5 Metro State W 59-57
1/8 Northern Colorado L 64-67
1/10 Eastern New Mexico L 62-63
1/16 Regis W 57-49
1/24 @ Eastern New Mexico L 64-78
1/25 @ College of Santa Fe L 48-61
1/30 Rocky Mountain College W 41-39
2/2 College of Santa Fe W 63-55
2/12 Southern Colorado L 44-61
2/18 @ Metro State W 76-60
2/22 Colorado College W 80-75
* at Rapid City, S.D.    
     
1985-86 (17-12) Coach: Dick Peth
11/15 vs. Western Montana * W 63-61
11/16 @ Montana Tech L 60-76
11/23 Montana Tech W 57-55
11/30 Dana L 59-60
12/3 @ Arizona State L 65-83
12/4 @ Arizona L 54-63
12/7 Adams State W 63-59
12/12 @ Western State W 67-64
12/16 @ Northern Colorado L 56-58
12/21 @ Cincinnati L 48-66
12/29 @ Wisconsin-Eau Claire L 46-63
12/30 vs. Ferris State ! L 60-65
1/4 Tabor W 63-56
1/6 Kansas Newman W 62-61
1/8 @ Oklahoma L 64-109
1/10 Westmar W 57-45
1/11 Eastern New Mexico W 56-42
1/14 Northern Colorado W 60-57
1/25 College of Santa Fe W 73-63
1/28 Seattle Pacific W 80-64
1/30 @ Southern Colorado W 64-46
1/31 Colorado School of Mines W 69-53
2/6 @ Eastern New Mexico W 76-73
2/7 @ College of Santa Fe W 64-60
2/12 Metro State W 62-50
2/18 @ Colorado College W 86-72
2/22 @ Regis L 64-74
2/25 @ Metro State L 62-63
3/3 Fort Lewis # L 66-77
* at Butte, Mont.    
! at Eau Claire, Wis.    
# NAIA District 7 Playoffs    
     
1986-87 (20-9) Coach: Dick Peth
11/21 vs. Dakota Wesleyan * W 85-46
11/22 @ South Dakota Tech L 77-86
11/28 @ Wyoming L 59-81
12/1 Angelo State W 69-61
12/4 @ Colorado State L 55-69
12/5 South Dakota Tech W 94-57
12/9 Pittsburg State W 78-59
12/12 @ Adams State W 75-44
12/13 @ New Mexico Highlands L 62-63
12/15 @ Northern Colorado L 61-65
12/19 @ Utah L 63-66
12/29 Sioux Falls W 89-70
12/30 Occidental W 68-51
1/2 Judson W 86-63
1/3 Dordt W 79-62
1/7 Eastern New Mexico W 81-61
1/10 Western State W 78-58
1/12 New Mexico Highlands W 91-79
1/15 Regis W 63-55
1/22 @ Eastern New Mexico W 65-55
1/27 Northern Colorado L 63-66
1/30 Black Hills State W 65-57
2/4 @ Metro State W 72-71
2/7 Kansas Newman W 71-70
2/9 Southern Colorado W 81-62
2/13 Colorado College W 91-64
2/21 @ Regis L 63-65
2/26 Metro State W 80-70
3/3 Western State ! L 66-68
* at Rapid City, S.D.    
! NAIA District 7 Playoffs    
     
1987-88 (19-9) Coach: Dick Peth
11/22 @ New Mexico Highlands W 83-76
11/27 @ Wyoming L 82-113
12/1 @ Colorado State L 61-85
12/4 Adams State W 110-86
12/7 @ Western State W 79-71
12/10 @ Northern Colorado L 65-79
12/12 @ Black Hills State L 81-85(ot)
12/15 Southern Colorado W 83-82 (ot)
12/17 New Mexico Highlands L 78-85
12/21 Nebraska-Kearney W 73-70
12/22 Aurora W 95-66
12/29 Carroll W 80-48
1/4 Wheaton L 69-72
1/9 Nebraska-Kearney L 81-88
1/11 Colorado Christian W 93-57
1/13 @ Colorado School of Mines W 77-76
1/16 @ CU-Colorado Springs W 112-64
1/18 @ Regis L 58-60
1/21 @ Chadron State W 96-94
1/26 Northern Colorado W 74-66
1/30 @ Colorado Christian W 100-75
2/2 Metro State W 69-63 (ot)
2/9 @ Southern Colorado W 73-69
2/12 CU-Colorado Springs W 112-47
2/17 @ Metro State W 82-74
2/22 Chadron State W 108-99
2/26 Regis W 90-66
3/8 @ Colorado School of Mines * L 89-108
* NAIA District 7 Playoffs    
     
1988-89 (18-12) Coach: Dick Peth
11/26 @ Missouri-Kansas City L 58-75
11/28 @ Park College W 75-57
12/3 South Dakota Tech W 68-49
12/5 @ Western State W 82-59
12/6 @ Adams State L 61-73
12/8 North Central W 89-68
12/14 @ Wisconsin L 34-89
12/17 @ Northern Colorado L 78-89
12/19 Western State W 82-77
12/23 St. Ambrose W 79-77
12/30 @ Minnesota L 54-99
1/3 Colorado School of Mines W 93-88 (ot)
1/6 vs. Hastings * L 74-79
1/7 Nebraska-Kearney L 89-96
1/10 Northern Colorado L 70-72
1/14 @ Metro State L 70-100
1/17 CU-Colorado Springs W 68-29
1/21 New Mexico Highlands L 87-102
1/27 @ Chadron State W 92-85 (ot)
2/1 Southern Colorado W 91-70
2/7 Metro State L 85-88 (ot)
2/11 Colorado Christian W 118-115 (4 ot)
2/13 @ Regis W 55-47
2/15 @ CU-Colorado Springs W 73-64
2/18 @ New Mexico Highlands W 97-87
2/22 @ Colorado Christian W 84-80
2/25 Chadron State W 108-104
2/28 Regis W 82-77
3/4 @ Southern Colorado ! W 75-73
3/6 @ Grand Canyon ! L 88-111
* at Kearney, Neb.    
! NAIA District 7 Playoffs    
     
1989-90 (16-12) Coach: Dick Peth
11/25 Loras W 77-72
11/27 St. Mary's (Minn.) W 92-80
12/6 @ Nicholls State L 65-81
12/7 @ Southern (La.) L 83-125
12/9 @ Utah L 55-91
12/12 @ Northern Colorado W 102-98 (2 ot)
12/15 @ Nebraska-Kearney L 76-111
12/18 Adams State L 69-88
12/21 Coe W 79-56
12/28 Colorado Christian L 67-72
12/29 Regis W 80-58
1/6 Colorado School of Mines W 72-63
1/8 @ Southern Colorado W 73-71
1/13 Regis L 67-82
1/16 Northern Colorado W 69-61
1/20 Chadron State W 98-89
1/23 @ Metro State L 64-88
1/27 New Mexico Highlands W 92-82
1/29 @ CU-Colorado Springs W 68-56
2/3 Colorado College W 108-77
2/7 @ Colorado Christian L 74-75
2/10 @ Chadron State W 102-78
2/13 Nebraska-Kearney W 103-91
2/16 @ Regis L 52-73
2/20 CU-Colorado Springs W 76-58
2/24 @ New Mexico Highlands L 94-97
2/26 Colorado Christian W 85-76
3/3 @ Mesa State * L 86-89
* NAIA District 7 Playoffs