1979-80 Utah Jazz Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 24-58
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Tom Nissalke (24-58)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 320,649, Avg. 7,821 in 41 home dates

1979-80 Utah Jazz Statistics
1979-80 Utah Jazz Roster

The Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 24 wins and 58 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

The Jazz tossed in 8,394 points, worst in the league and conceded 8,887. Adrian Dantley scored a team-leading 1,903 points for Utah, while Ben Poquette contributed 560 rebounds. Allan Bristow dished out 341 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Duck Williams added 100 steals, and Ben Poquette blocked 162 shots.

Tom Nissalke coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8394
Regular Season Points Against: 8887

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 12, 1979	Utah Jazz 85 at Portland Trail Blazers 101	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 15, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks 131 at Utah Jazz 107	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
October 18, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers 107 at Utah Jazz 92	L	0-2	0-1	0-3
October 20, 1979	Utah Jazz 96 at Golden State Warriors 101	L	0-2	0-2	0-4
October 22, 1979	San Diego Clippers 109 at Utah Jazz 110	W	1-2	0-2	1-4
October 23, 1979	Utah Jazz 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 102	L	1-2	0-3	1-5
October 25, 1979	Chicago Bulls 105 at Utah Jazz 113	W	2-2	0-3	2-5
October 27, 1979	Utah Jazz 96 at Denver Nuggets 116	L	2-2	0-4	2-6
October 31, 1979	Utah Jazz 108 at Kansas City Kings 125	L	2-2	0-5	2-7
November 1, 1979	New York Knicks 134 at Utah Jazz 118	L	2-3	0-5	2-8
November 3, 1979	Utah Jazz 109 at San Diego Clippers 126	L	2-3	0-6	2-9
November 6, 1979	Phoenix Suns 120 at Utah Jazz 107	L	2-4	0-6	2-10
November 8, 1979	Denver Nuggets 96 at Utah Jazz 92	L	2-5	0-6	2-11
November 10, 1979	Seattle Supersonics 88 at Utah Jazz 87	L	2-6	0-6	2-12
November 12, 1979	Indiana Pacers 113 at Utah Jazz 105	L	2-7	0-6	2-13	OT
November 14, 1979	Utah Jazz 97 at Atlanta Hawks 108	L	2-7	0-7	2-14
November 16, 1979	Utah Jazz 97 at Boston Celtics 113	L	2-7	0-8	2-15
November 17, 1979	Utah Jazz 103 at Washington Bullets 111	L	2-7	0-9	2-16
November 20, 1979	Utah Jazz 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119	L	2-7	0-10	2-17
November 21, 1979	Utah Jazz 93 at Detroit Pistons 98	L	2-7	0-11	2-18
November 27, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Utah Jazz 118	L	2-8	0-11	2-19
November 30, 1979	Utah Jazz 112 at Golden State Warriors 104	W	2-8	1-11	3-19
December 1, 1979	Seattle Supersonics 95 at Utah Jazz 97	W	3-8	1-11	4-19
December 3, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Utah Jazz 89	L	3-9	1-11	4-20
December 5, 1979	Utah Jazz 96 at Seattle Supersonics 115	L	3-9	1-12	4-21
December 6, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers 82 at Utah Jazz 87	W	4-9	1-12	5-21	OT
December 8, 1979	Utah Jazz 119 at Denver Nuggets 103	W	4-9	2-12	6-21
December 10, 1979	Golden State Warriors 93 at Utah Jazz 100	W	5-9	2-12	7-21
December 13, 1979	San Antonio Spurs 114 at Utah Jazz 144	W	6-9	2-12	8-21
December 14, 1979	Utah Jazz 87 at Kansas City Kings 103	L	6-9	2-13	8-22
December 16, 1979	Utah Jazz 79 at Milwaukee Bucks 104	L	6-9	2-14	8-23
December 18, 1979	Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Utah Jazz 105	W	7-9	2-14	9-23
December 19, 1979	Utah Jazz 99 at Phoenix Suns 117	L	7-9	2-15	9-24
December 21, 1979	San Diego Clippers 110 at Utah Jazz 98	L	7-10	2-15	9-25
December 23, 1979	Utah Jazz 118 at San Diego Clippers 124	L	7-10	2-16	9-26	OT
December 25, 1979	Denver Nuggets 111 at Utah Jazz 122	W	8-10	2-16	10-26
December 27, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Utah Jazz 116	L	8-11	2-16	10-27
December 29, 1979	Utah Jazz 116 at Indiana Pacers 114	W	8-11	3-16	11-27
December 30, 1979	Utah Jazz 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 88	W	8-11	4-16	12-27
January 2, 1980	Kansas City Kings 128 at Utah Jazz 121	L	8-12	4-16	12-28	OT
January 4, 1980	Utah Jazz 97 at Portland Trail Blazers 115	L	8-12	4-17	12-29
January 5, 1980	Washington Bullets 108 at Utah Jazz 107	L	8-13	4-17	12-30
January 8, 1980	Detroit Pistons 110 at Utah Jazz 124	W	9-13	4-17	13-30
January 11, 1980	Utah Jazz 90 at Seattle Supersonics 100	L	9-13	4-18	13-31
January 12, 1980	Utah Jazz 102 at San Diego Clippers 119	L	9-13	4-19	13-32
January 13, 1980	Utah Jazz 103 at Phoenix Suns 106	L	9-13	4-20	13-33
January 15, 1980	Utah Jazz 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 112	L	9-13	4-21	13-34
January 16, 1980	Phoenix Suns 115 at Utah Jazz 108	L	9-14	4-21	13-35
January 18, 1980	Utah Jazz 107 at Chicago Bulls 102	W	9-14	5-21	14-35
January 19, 1980	Golden State Warriors 99 at Utah Jazz 116	W	10-14	5-21	15-35
January 22, 1980	Milwaukee Bucks 122 at Utah Jazz 127	W	11-14	5-21	16-35	OT
January 24, 1980	Kansas City Kings 110 at Utah Jazz 88	L	11-15	5-21	16-36
January 26, 1980	Utah Jazz 107 at Kansas City Kings 112	L	11-15	5-22	16-37
January 28, 1980	Philadelphia 76ers 101 at Utah Jazz 107	W	12-15	5-22	17-37
January 30, 1980	New Jersey Nets 100 at Utah Jazz 102	W	13-15	5-22	18-37
February 5, 1980	Chicago Bulls 106 at Utah Jazz 116	W	14-15	5-22	19-37
February 7, 1980	Atlanta Hawks 92 at Utah Jazz 90	L	14-16	5-22	19-38
February 9, 1980	Utah Jazz 95 at Houston Rockets 117	L	14-16	5-23	19-39
February 10, 1980	Utah Jazz 128 at San Antonio Spurs 148	L	14-16	5-24	19-40
February 13, 1980	Utah Jazz 85 at Philadelphia 76ers 107	L	14-16	5-25	19-41
February 14, 1980	Utah Jazz 96 at New Jersey Nets 137	L	14-16	5-26	19-42
February 16, 1980	Utah Jazz 121 at New York Knicks 102	W	14-16	6-26	20-42
February 20, 1980	Boston Celtics 105 at Utah Jazz 98	L	14-17	6-26	20-43
February 22, 1980	Houston Rockets 94 at Utah Jazz 82	L	14-18	6-26	20-44
February 23, 1980	Seattle Supersonics 105 at Utah Jazz 95	L	14-19	6-26	20-45
February 26, 1980	Utah Jazz 85 at Chicago Bulls 105	L	14-19	6-27	20-46
February 28, 1980	Phoenix Suns 111 at Utah Jazz 101	L	14-20	6-27	20-47
February 29, 1980	Utah Jazz 91 at Portland Trail Blazers 87	W	14-20	7-27	21-47
March 2, 1980	Utah Jazz 91 at Seattle Supersonics 103	L	14-20	7-28	21-48
March 4, 1980	Golden State Warriors 111 at Utah Jazz 105	L	14-21	7-28	21-49
March 6, 1980	Portland Trail Blazers 110 at Utah Jazz 117	W	15-21	7-28	22-49
March 7, 1980	Utah Jazz 94 at Phoenix Suns 110	L	15-21	7-29	22-50
March 8, 1980	San Diego Clippers 113 at Utah Jazz 98	L	15-22	7-29	22-51
March 16, 1980	Utah Jazz 103 at Golden State Warriors 115	L	15-22	7-30	22-52
March 18, 1980	Utah Jazz 94 at Denver Nuggets 96	L	15-22	7-31	22-53
March 19, 1980	Chicago Bulls 100 at Utah Jazz 103	W	16-22	7-31	23-53
March 21, 1980	Kansas City Kings 102 at Utah Jazz 98	L	16-23	7-31	23-54
March 23, 1980	Utah Jazz 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 101	L	16-23	7-32	23-55
March 25, 1980	Denver Nuggets 91 at Utah Jazz 109	W	17-23	7-32	24-55
March 27, 1980	Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Utah Jazz 95	L	17-24	7-32	24-56
March 29, 1980	Utah Jazz 106 at Chicago Bulls 111	L	17-24	7-33	24-57
March 30, 1980	Utah Jazz 91 at Milwaukee Bucks 107	L	17-24	7-34	24-58