1979 Baylor Bears football team

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1979 Baylor Bears football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 24–18 vs. Clemson
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John O'Hara (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDuke Christian (1st season)
Offensive scheme I formation
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Houston + 7 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 12 Texas 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 14 Baylor 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Texas A&M 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
SMU 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Texas Tech 2 –5 –13 –6 –2
TCU 1 –6 –12 –8 –1
Rice 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the regular season fourth in the Southwest Conference. A win over Clemson in the Peach Bowl capped the season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Lamar *
W 20–725,000 [1]
September 15 Texas A&M
W 17–748,500 [2]
September 22at No. 2 Alabama *
L 0–4577,512 [3]
September 29 Texas Tech
W 27–1735,800 [4]
October 6at No. 6 Houston
L 10–1337,142 [5]
October 13at SMU
W 24–2165,101 [6]
October 20at Army *
W 55–032,591 [7]
October 27 TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
W 16–336,250 [8]
November 10at No. 9 Arkansas No. 17
L 20–2943,284 [9]
November 17 Rice No. 20
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 45–1428,500 [10]
November 24at No. 6 Texas No. 17
L 0–1363,288 [11]
December 31vs. No. 18 Clemson *No. 19
W 24–1857,321 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Peach Bowl

#19 Baylor vs. #17 Clemson
1234Total
•Baylor01410024
Clemson703818
Scoring summary
1CLEMBrown 1-yard run (Ariri kick)CLEM 7-0
2BAYTaylor 3-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick)Tied 7-7
2BAYHolt 24-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick)BAY 14-7
3CLEMAriri 40-yard field goalBAY 14-10
3BAYBledsoe 29-yard field goalBAY 17-10
3BAYCockrell 7-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick)BAY 24-10
4CLEMMcSwain 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. [14]

Roster

1979 Baylor Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34Walter AbercrombieSo
OL 57Ron BarnesSr
OT 54 Keith Bishop Sr
QB 7Mike BrannanFr
TE 80Raymond CockrellJr
G 60Frank DittaJr
RB 3 Dennis Gentry So
G 79 Bill Glass Sr
WR 17Robert HoltJr
TE 86Sam HoustonFr
OT 72Brent JonesSr
C 58Buzzy NelsonSo
FB 30Frank PollardSr
WR 5Bo TaylorSr
OT 51 Arland Thompson Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 90Thomas BrownSr
DL 78Joe CampbellJr
DB 42 Kirk Collins Sr
LB 53Paul HurstSr
LB 46Doak FieldJr
CB 44Howard FieldsSr
SS 16 Vann McElroy So
DE 89 Andrew Melontree Sr
LB 63 Mike Singletary Jr
LB 49Lester WardJr
DB 32Thomas Earl YoungJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. [15]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
William GlassGuard486Cincinnati Bengals
Arland Thompson Guard4103Chicago Bears
Keith Bishop Guard6157Denver Broncos
Bo Taylor Running backTampa Bay
Andrew MelontreeLinebacker6159Cincinnati Bengals
Gary Don JohnsonDefensive tackle7168Cincinnati Bengals
Kirk CollinsDefensive back7176Los Angeles Rams
Thomas BrownDefensive end11302Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Pollard Running back11305Pittsburgh Steelers
Howard Fields Defensive back12329Philadelphia Eagles

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References

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  2. ↑ "Clean-shaven Aggies lose to Bears, 17–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Alabama feasts on Bear meat, 45–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1979. Retrieved February 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  11. ↑ "Texas stops Baylor cold". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Baylor's passing game shocks Clemson". The Odessa American. January 1, 1980. Retrieved October 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  14. ↑ "Injured player spurs Baylor to Peach win." Eugene Register-Guard. pg. 18. 1980 January 1.
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