1980 Baylor Bears football team

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Lamar*
W 42–718,500[1]
September 20West Texas State*
W 43–1525,000[2]
September 27at Texas Tech
W 11–348,539[3]
October 4HoustonNo. 20
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 24–1240,000[4]
October 11No. 20 SMUNo. 18
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 32–2835,000[5]
October 18at Texas A&MNo. 13
W 46–769,735[6]
October 25at TCUNo. 11
W 21–622,385[7]
November 1San Jose State*No. 10
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 22–3035,000[8]
November 8ArkansasdaggerNo. 16
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 42–1546,000[9]
November 15at RiceNo. 12
W 16–626,000[10]
November 22No. 20 TexasNo. 11
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 16–048,500[11]
January 1vs. No. 9 Alabama*No. 6
CBSL 2–3074,281[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

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

Game summaries

Texas Tech

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

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.


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