1980 Baylor Bears football team

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1980 Baylor Bears football
SWC champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record10–2 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John O'Hara (2nd season)
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Baylor $ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 20 SMU 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Houston 5 –3 –07 –5 –0
Texas 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Rice 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Arkansas 3 –5 –07 –5 –0
Texas A&M 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Texas Tech 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
TCU 1 –7 –01 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Lamar *
W 42–718,500
September 20 West Texas State *
W 43–1525,000 [1]
September 27at Texas Tech
W 11–348,539
October 4 Houston No. 20
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 24–1240,000
October 11No. 20 SMU No. 18
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 32–2835,000
October 18at Texas A&M No. 13
W 46–769,735
October 25at TCU No. 11
W 21–622,385
November 1 San Jose State *No. 10
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 22–3035,000
November 8 Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 42–1546,000
November 15at Rice No. 12
W 16–626,000
November 22No. 20 Texas No. 11
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 16–048,500
January 1vs. No. 9 Alabama *No. 6
 CBS L 2–3074,281 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Baylor Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34 Walter Abercrombie Jr
OT 76Mark AdickesSo
QB 14 Jay Jeffrey Jr
QB 7Mike BrannanSo
TE 80Raymond CockrellSr
G 60Frank DittaSr
WR 22 Mike Fisher Sr
RB 3 Dennis Gentry Jr
OT 55Bobby GlassSo
G 66Eddy GregorySr
WR 17Robert HoltSr
TE 86Sam HoustonSo
C 58Buzzy NelsonJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 78Joe CampbellSr
LB 46Doak FieldSr
SS 16 Vann McElroy Jr
LB 63 Mike Singletary Sr
LB 49Lester WardSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas Tech

Baylor at Texas Tech
12Total
•Baylor4711
Texas Tech033
  • Source: Palm Beach Post

Baylor's first win in Lubbock since 1966.

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. [3]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Mike SingletaryLinebacker238Chicago Bears
Robert HoltWide receiver6161Buffalo Bills
Doak FieldLinebacker7192Philadelphia Eagles
Mike FisherWide receiver8198St. Louis Cardinals
Frank DittaGuard9232Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tide in somber mood after Baylor blast". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1981 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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