1978 Baylor Bears football team

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1978 Baylor Bears football
Baylor University Athletics (logo).svg
Conference Southwest Conference
1978 record 3-8 (3-5 SWC)
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
« 1977 1979 »
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Houston $ 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#11 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 1
#9 Texas 6 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
#19 Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0     2 – 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. Sophomore Mike Singletary established a team record with 232 tackles in 1978, including 34 in a game against the University of Houston.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 16 at Georgia* Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 14–16   43,000
September 23 at Kentucky* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 21–25   57,793
September 30 at #13 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 28–34   87,998
October 7 Houston Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX L 18–20   35,000
October 14 SMU Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX L 21–28   36,500
October 21 at #12 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 24–6   55,458
October 28 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 28–21   16,722
November 4 at Texas Tech Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX L 9–27   48,895
November 11 #16 Arkansasdagger Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX L 14–27   45,000
November 18 at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 10–24   13,000
November 25 #9 Texas Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 38–14   31,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Greg Hawthorne Running Back 1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ronnie Lee Tackle 3 65 Miami Dolphins
Steve Howell Fullback 4 107 Miami Dolphins
Luke Prestridge Punter 7 188 Denver Broncos

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References

  1. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1978
  2. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1979.htm
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