American college football season
1980 Baylor Bears football Conference Southwest Conference Coaches No. 15 AP No. 14 1980 record 10–2 (8–0 SWC) Head coach Offensive coordinator John O'Hara (2nd season)Home stadium Baylor Stadium 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
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 Result Attendance Source September 13 at Lamar * Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas W 42–718,500 September 20 West Texas State * Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas W 43–1525,000 [1] September 27 at Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas W 11–348,539 October 4 Houston No. 20 Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas W 24–1240,000 October 11 No. 20 SMU No. 18 Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas W 32–2835,000 October 18 at Texas A&M No. 13 Kyle Field College Station, Texas W 46–769,735 October 25 at TCU No. 11 W 21–622,385 November 1 San Jose State * No. 10 Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas L 22–3035,000 November 8 Arkansas No. 16 Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas W 42–1546,000 November 15 at Rice No. 12 Rice Stadium Houston, Texas W 16–626,000 November 22 No. 20 Texas No. 11 Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas W 16–048,500 January 1 vs. No. 9 Alabama * No. 6 L 2–3074,281 *Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1980 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
34
Walter Abercrombie Jr
T
76
Mark Adickes So
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
T
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
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries [ ] Texas Tech [ ]
Baylor at Texas Tech
1
2 Total
• Baylor
4
7
11
Texas Tech
0
3
3
Date: Saturday, September 28Location: Jones Stadium , Lubbock, Texas Game weather: Rain
Baylor's first win in Lubbock since 1966.
Awards and honors [ ] Mike Singletary , (All-America ) honorsMike Singletary, Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy , awarded to the most outstanding player in the Southwest Conference. Team players drafted into the NFL [ ] The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]
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 [ ]
Venues
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