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1979 Baylor

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1979, game by game: won vs. Lamar 20–7; won vs. Texas A&M 17–7; lost at No. 2 Alabama 0–45; won vs. Texas Tech 27–17; lost at No. 6 Houston 10–13; won at SMU 24–21; won at Army 55–0; won vs. TCU 16–3; lost at No. 9 Arkansas 20–29; won vs. Rice 45–14; lost at No. 6 Texas 0–13; won vs. No. 18 Clemson 24–18+55−45Won 20–7 vs. Lamar+13LamarWon 17–7 vs. Texas A&M+10Texas A&MLost 0–45 at No. 2 Alabama-45No. 2 AlabamaWon 27–17 vs. Texas Tech+10Texas TechLost 10–13 at No. 6 Houston-3No. 6 HoustonWon 24–21 at SMU+3SMUWon 55–0 at Army+55ArmyWon 16–3 vs. TCU+13TCULost 20–29 at No. 9 Arkansas-9No. 9 ArkansasWon 45–14 vs. Rice+31RiceLost 0–13 at No. 6 Texas-13No. 6 TexasWon 24–18 vs. No. 18 Clemson+6No. 18 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsLamarW 20–⁠776%
Sep 15vsTexas A&MW 17–⁠750%
Sep 22at2AlabamaL 0–⁠4519%
Sep 29vsTexas TechW 27–⁠1752%
Oct 6at6HoustonL 10–⁠1326%
Oct 13atSMUW 24–⁠2143%
Oct 20atArmyW 55–⁠060%
Oct 27vsTCUW 16–⁠382%
Nov 10at9ArkansasL 20–⁠2926%
Nov 17vsRiceW 45–⁠1488%
Nov 24at6TexasL 0–⁠1321%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs18ClemsonPeach BowlW 24–⁠1835%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Clemson 24–⁠18 in the Peach Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 17
  2. Wk 11: 20
  3. Wk 12: 17
  4. Wk 13: 20
  5. Wk 14: 19
  6. Final: 14

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.

Consensus All-AmericanMike Singletary, LB

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
258–⁠187
Coach
Grant Teaff
Elo
1605 +107 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 20 of 135; offense No. 37, defense No. 14
SRS
14.7 No. 20 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
John O’Hara and Duke Christian
Offense
I formation

Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 4Bill Glass OGCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Arland Thompson OGChicago Bears
Rd 6Keith Bishop OGDenver Broncos
Rd 6Andrew Melontree LBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Gary Don Johnson DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Kirk Collins DBLos Angeles Rams

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1979 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1979 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston7–⁠111–⁠15
Arkansas7–⁠110–⁠28
Texas6–⁠29–⁠312
Baylor5–⁠38–⁠414
Texas A&M4–⁠46–⁠5
SMU3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas Tech2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
TCU1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Rice0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.