1980 Baylor Bears football team

1980 Baylor Bears football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 2–30 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 14
Record	10–2 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	John O'Hara (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Duke Christian (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Baylor $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 20 SMU	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Rice	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	5	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season first in the Southwest Conference. During Mike Singletary's senior season of 1980, Baylor won 10 games for the first time in school history. Throughout his Baylor career, Singletary averaged 15 tackles per game. After Baylor's 16–0 victory over Texas in the regular season finale, the Longhorns did not suffer another shutout for 24 years, which was one of the longest non-shutout streaks in college football history.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Lamar *		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 42–7	18,500	[1]
September 20	West Texas State *		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 43–15	25,000	[2]
September 27	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 11–3	48,539	[3]
October 4	Houston	No. 20	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 24–12	40,000	[4]
October 11	No. 20 SMU	No. 18	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 32–28	35,000	[5]
October 18	at Texas A&M	No. 13	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 46–7	69,735	[6]
October 25	at TCU	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 21–6	22,385	[7]
November 1	San Jose State *	No. 10	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		L 22–30	35,000	[8]
November 8	Arkansas	No. 16	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 42–15	46,000	[9]
November 15	at Rice	No. 12	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 16–6	26,000	[10]
November 22	No. 20 Texas	No. 11	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 16–0	48,500	[11]
January 1	vs. No. 9 Alabama *	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 2–30	74,281	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1980 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 34 Walter Abercrombie Jr OT 76 Mark Adickes So QB 14 Jay Jeffrey Jr QB 7 Mike Brannan So TE 80 Raymond Cockrell Sr G 60 Frank Ditta Sr WR 22 Mike Fisher Sr RB 3 Dennis Gentry Jr OT 55 Bobby Glass So G 66 Eddy Gregory Sr WR 17 Robert Holt Sr TE 86 Sam Houston So C 58 Buzzy Nelson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 78 Joe Campbell Sr LB 46 Doak Field Sr SS 16 Vann McElroy Jr LB 63 Mike Singletary Sr LB 49 Lester Ward Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Grant Teaff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas Tech

Baylor at Texas Tech

1 2 Total •Baylor 4 7 11 Texas Tech 0 3 3 Date: Saturday, September 28 Location: Jones Stadium, Lubbock, Texas Game weather: Rain Source: Palm Beach Post

See also: 1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Baylor's first win in Lubbock since 1966.

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.

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. ^[14]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Mike Singletary	Linebacker	2	38	Chicago Bears
Robert Holt	Wide receiver	6	161	Buffalo Bills
Doak Field	Linebacker	7	192	Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Fisher	Wide receiver	8	198	St. Louis Cardinals
Frank Ditta	Guard	9	232	Chicago Bears

References

1. "Jeffrey leads big-play Baylor to 42–7 rout". Abilene Reporter-News. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Baylor squeezes past Tech, 11–3". The Odessa American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Baylor, Jeffrey deck UH, 24–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Baylor rallies past Mustangs". Tulsa World. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Baylor whips A&M 46–7". The El Paso Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brannan, Baylor clip Frogs, 21–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "San Jose St. stuns Baylor". The San Francisco Examiner. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Abercrombie's 3 touchdowns help Baylor pound Arkansas". The Miami Herald. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bears clinch SWC title in win over Rice". Longview News-Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bears hard as weather; Blank UT, 16–0". The Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Tide in somber mood after Baylor blast". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1980 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
14. "1981 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.