1980 Baylor Bears football team

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1980 Baylor Bears football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record10–2 (8–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn O'Hara (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDuke Christian (2nd season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
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[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[edit]

Texas Tech[edit]

Baylor at Texas Tech
1 2Total
• Baylor 4 7 11
Texas Tech 0 3 3
  • Source: Palm Beach Post
See also: 1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Baylor's first win in Lubbock since 1966.

Awards and honors[edit]

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

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

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[edit]

  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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