1978 Baylor Bears football team

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1978 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 –2 –09 –2 –1
No. 9 Texas 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 –4 –08 –4 –0
SMU 3 –5 –04 –6 –1
Baylor 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rice 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
TCU 0 –8 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference. [1] Sophomore Mike Singletary established a team record with 232 tackles in 1978, including 34 in a game against the University of Houston.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Georgia *
L 14–1643,000 [2]
September 23at Kentucky *
L 21–2557,793 [3]
September 30at No. 13 Ohio State *
L 28–3487,998 [4]
October 7 Houston
L 18–2035,000 [5]
October 14 SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 21–2836,500 [6]
October 21at No. 12 Texas A&M
W 24–655,458 [7]
October 28at TCU
W 28–2116,722 [8]
November 4at Texas Tech
L 9–2748,895 [9]
November 11No. 16 Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 14–2745,000 [10]
November 18at Rice
L 10–2413,000 [11]
November 25No. 9 Texas
W 38–1431,500 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team Players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. [13]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Greg Hawthorne Running back128Pittsburgh Steelers
Ronnie Lee Tackle365Miami Dolphins
Steve Howell Fullback4107Miami Dolphins
Luke Prestridge Punter7188Denver Broncos

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References

  1. ↑ "1978 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bulldogs use breaks to beat Baylor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ D.G. FitzMaurice (September 24, 1978). "UK 25, Baylor 21: A Wacky Wildcat Win". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Buckeyes win, 34–28". The Times Recorder. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Houston thwarts Baylor". Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ford leads miraculous SMU comeback". Abilene Reporter-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Baylor shocks Aggies". Del Rio News Herald. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Baylor outlasts TCU". The Victoria Advocate. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Raiders roll past Baylor, 27–9". Longview News-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Arkansas continues comeback by posting win over Baylor". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rice rolls by Baylor's Bears". The Galveston Daily News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Struggling Bears stun Longhorns". The Daily Oklahoman. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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