1979 Baylor Bears football team

1979 Baylor Bears football

Peach Bowl Champions
Peach Bowl, W 24–18 vs. Clemson
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#14
1979 record	8-4 (5-3 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium

1979 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
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

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
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

#19 Baylor vs. #17 Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Baylor	0	14	10	0	24
Clemson	7	0	3	8	18

Date: December 31
Location: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Game attendance: 57,371

Scoring summary

1	CLEM	Brown 1-yard run (Ariri kick)	CLEM 7-0

2	BAY	Taylor 3-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick)	Tied 7-7

2	BAY	Holt 24-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick)	BAY 14-7

3	CLEM	Ariri 40-yard field goal	BAY 14-10

3	BAY	Bledsoe 29-yard field goal	BAY 17-10

3	BAY	Cockrell 7-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick)	BAY 24-10

4	CLEM	McSwain 1-yard run (Lott to McCall pass)	BAY 24-18

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

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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

↑ 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

Baylor Bears football

Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1925, 1930–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games TCU Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos Texas Tech

Culture & lore	"Old Fite" The Golden Wave Band

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