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.[1] Sophomore Mike Singletary established a team record with 232 tackles in 1978, including 34 in a game against the University of Houston.
| 1978 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Georgia* | L 14–16 | 43,000 | [2] | |
| September 23 | at Kentucky* | L 21–25 | 57,793 | [3] | |
| September 30 | at No. 13 Ohio State* | L 28–34 | 87,998 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Houston | L 18–20 | 35,000 | [5] | |
| October 14 | SMU |
| L 21–28 | 36,500 | [6] |
| October 21 | at No. 12 Texas A&M | W 24–6 | 55,458 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at TCU | W 28–21 | 16,722 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at Texas Tech | L 9–27 | 48,895 | [9] | |
| November 11 | No. 16 Arkansas |
| L 14–27 | 45,000 | [10] |
| November 18 | at Rice | L 10–24 | 13,000 | [11] | |
| November 25 | No. 9 Texas |
| W 38–14 | 31,500 | [12] |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
editThe following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[13]
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "1978 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Bulldogs use breaks to beat Baylor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ D.G. FitzMaurice (September 24, 1978). "UK 25, Baylor 21: A Wacky Wildcat Win". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buckeyes win, 34–28". The Times Recorder. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston thwarts Baylor". Abilene Reporter-News. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ford leads miraculous SMU comeback". Abilene Reporter-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor shocks Aggies". Del Rio News Herald. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor outlasts TCU". The Victoria Advocate. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders roll past Baylor, 27–9". Longview News-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas continues comeback by posting win over Baylor". The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice rolls by Baylor's Bears". The Galveston Daily News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Struggling Bears stun Longhorns". The Daily Oklahoman. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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