American college football season
1980 Baylor Bears football |
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SWC champion |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 2–30 vs. Alabama |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 15 |
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AP | No. 14 |
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Record | 10–2 (8–0 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | John O'Hara (2nd season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Duke Christian (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
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Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Lamar* | | | | W 42–7 | 18,500 | |
September 20 | West Texas State* | | | | W 43–15 | 25,000 | [1] |
September 27 | at Texas Tech | | | | W 11–3 | 48,539 | |
October 4 | Houston | No. 20 | | | W 24–12 | 40,000 | |
October 11 | No. 20 SMU | No. 18 | | | W 32–28 | 35,000 | |
October 18 | at Texas A&M | No. 13 | | | W 46–7 | 69,735 | |
October 25 | at TCU | No. 11 | | | W 21–6 | 22,385 | |
November 1 | San Jose State* | No. 10 | | | L 22–30 | 35,000 | |
November 8 | Arkansas | No. 16 | | | W 42–15 | 46,000 | |
November 15 | at Rice | No. 12 | | | W 16–6 | 26,000 | |
November 22 | No. 20 Texas | No. 11 | | | W 16–0 | 48,500 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 9 Alabama* | No. 6 | | CBS | L 2–30 | 74,281 | [2] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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 | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Texas Tech
Baylor at Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | Total | • Baylor | 4 | 7 | 11 | Texas Tech | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
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]
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
- ^ "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide in somber mood after Baylor blast". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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