1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall26-40.867
Conference0-00.000
StreakL1
Home16-0
Away7-1
Neutral3-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 (Sat) | Home | Whittier | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 115-66 | ||
| Nov 29 (Wed) | Home | North Carolina A&T | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 102-77 | ||
| Dec 1 (Fri) | Home | Western Michigan | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | Carrier Classic | W 93-71 | |
| Dec 2 (Sat) | Home | Iona | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | Carrier Classic | W 89-76 | |
| Dec 9 (Sat) | Home | Rhode Island | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 70-68 | ||
| Dec 16 (Sat) | Away | Penn State | University Park, PA (Rec Hall) | W 67-50 | ||
| Dec 22 (Fri) | Neutral | Illinois | Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena) | Kentucky Invitational | L 61-64 | |
| Dec 23 (Sat) | Away | Kentucky | Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena) | Kentucky Invitational | L 87-94 | |
| Dec 29 (Fri) | Home | Illinois State | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 82-72 | ||
| Jan 3 (Wed) | Away | Cornell | Ithaca, N.Y. (Barton Hall) | W 78-52 | ||
| Jan 6 (Sat) | Home | Pittsburgh | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 100-74 | ||
| Jan 8 (Mon) | Home | American | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 103-73 | ||
| Jan 10 (Wed) | Home | Penn State | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 85-70 | ||
| Jan 13 (Sat) | Away | Connecticut | New Haven, CT (New Haven Coliseum) | W 74-60 | ||
| Jan 17 (Wed) | Home | Siena | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 144-92 | ||
| Jan 20 (Sat) | Away | Canisius | Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo Memorial Auditorium) | W 103-92 | ||
| Jan 22 (Mon) | Home | Rutgers | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 71-65 | ||
| Jan 24 (Wed) | Away | Temple | Philadelphia, PA (The Palestra) | W 78-76 | ||
| Jan 27 (Sat) | Home | Manhattan | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 113-68 | ||
| Jan 29 (Mon) | Home | West Virginia | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 90-74 | ||
| Feb 7 (Wed) | Neutral | South Carolina | New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden) | W 71-64 | ||
| Feb 10 (Sat) | Away | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Reilly Center) | W 74-69 | ||
| Feb 17 (Sat) | Home | St. John's | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 79-72 | ||
| Feb 21 (Wed) | Home | Niagara | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 120-82 | ||
| Feb 24 (Sat) | Home | Colgate | Syracuse, N.Y. (John A. Lally Athletics Complex) | W 113-62 | ||
| Feb 26 (Mon) | Away | Le Moyne | Syracuse, N.Y. (War Memorial Arena) | W 92-60 | ||
| Feb 28 (Wed) | Neutral | St. Bonaventure | Rochester, N.Y. (Rochester War Memorial) | ECAC Upstate Playoffs | W 83-71 | |
| Mar 3 (Sat) | Neutral | Georgetown | College Park, MD (Cole Field House) | ECAC Upstate-Southern Championship | L 58-66 | |
| Mar 10 (Sat) | Neutral | Connecticut | Providence, R.I. (Providence Civic Center) | NCAA Tournament | W 89-81 | |
| Mar 16 (Fri) | Neutral | Pennsylvania | Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) | NCAA Tournament | L 76-84 |