1979 Baylor Bears football team
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Peach Bowl Champions
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Peach Bowl, W 24–18 vs. Clemson
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | #15 |
| AP | #14 |
| 1979 record | 8-4 (5-3 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Arkansas + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 Baylor | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1979 college football season. The Bears finished the regular season fourth in the Southwest Conference. A win over Clemson in the Peach Bowl capped the season.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 8 | Lamar* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas | W 20–7 | 25,000 | |||||
| September 15 | Texas A&M | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 17–7 | 48,500 | |||||
| September 22 | at #2 Alabama* | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L 0–45 | 77,512 | |||||
| September 29 | Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 27–17 | 35,800 | |||||
| October 6 | at #6 Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | L 10–13 | 37,142 | |||||
| October 13 | at SMU | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | W 24–21 | 65,101 | |||||
| October 20 | at Army* | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 55–0 | 32,591 | |||||
| October 27 | TCU |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 16–3 | 36,250 | |||||
| November 10 | at #9 Arkansas | #17 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 20–29 | 43,284 | ||||
| November 17 | Rice | #20 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 45–14 | 28,500 | ||||
| November 24 | at #6 Texas | #17 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 0–13 | 63,288 | ||||
| December 31 | vs. #18 Clemson* | #19 | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | W 24–18 | 57,321 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game notes
Peach Bowl
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Freshman DB Kyle Woods, who injured his neck in preseason practice, spoke to the team before the game and was on the sidelines in wheelchair as team wore No. 23 towels as tribute.[2]
Team Players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| William Glass | Guard | 4 | 86 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Arland Thompson | Guard | 4 | 103 | Chicago Bears |
| Keith Bishop | Guard | 6 | 157 | Denver Broncos |
| Andrew Melontree | Linebacker | 6 | 159 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Gary Don Johnson | Defensive Tackle | 7 | 168 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Kirk Collins | Defensive Back | 7 | 176 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Thomas Brown | Defensive End | 11 | 302 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Frank Pollard | Running Back | 11 | 305 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Howard Fields | Defensive Back | 12 | 329 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Bo Taylor | Running Back | Tampa Bay |
Awards and honors
- Mike Singletary, (All-America) honors
- Mike Singletary, Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Southwest Conference.[4]
- Mike Singletary was the only college junior to be selected to the All-Southwest Conference Team of the 1970s.
References
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1979
- ↑ "Injured player spurs Baylor to Peach win." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 18. 1980 January 1.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1980.htm
- ↑ http://www.hickoksports.com/history/obriena.shtml
