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1980 Baylor

10–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1980, game by game: won at Lamar 42–7; won vs. West Texas 43–15; won at Texas Tech 11–3; won vs. Houston 24–12; won vs. No. 20 SMU 32–28; won at Texas A&M 46–7; won at TCU 21–6; lost vs. San José State 22–30; won vs. Arkansas 42–15; won at Rice 16–6; won vs. No. 20 Texas 16–0; lost vs. No. 9 Alabama 2–30+39−28Won 42–7 at Lamar+35LamarWon 43–15 vs. West Texas+28West TexasWon 11–3 at Texas Tech+8Texas TechWon 24–12 vs. Houston+12HoustonWon 32–28 vs. No. 20 SMU+4No. 20 SMUWon 46–7 at Texas A&M+39Texas A&MWon 21–6 at TCU+15TCULost 22–30 vs. San José State-8San José StateWon 42–15 vs. Arkansas+27ArkansasWon 16–6 at Rice+10RiceWon 16–0 vs. No. 20 Texas+16No. 20 TexasLost 2–30 vs. No. 9 Alabama-28No. 9 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atLamarW 42–⁠751%
Sep 20vsWest TexasW 43–⁠1574%
Sep 27atTexas TechW 11–⁠358%
Oct 4vsHoustonW 24–⁠1263%
Oct 11vs20SMUW 32–⁠2867%
Oct 18atTexas A&MW 46–⁠760%
Oct 25atTCUW 21–⁠686%
Nov 1vsSan José StateL 22–⁠3083%
Nov 8vsArkansasW 42–⁠1561%
Nov 15atRiceW 16–⁠680%
Nov 22vs20TexasW 16–⁠063%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9AlabamaCotton BowlL 2–⁠3041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 30–⁠2 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 20
  2. Wk 6: 18
  3. Wk 7: 13
  4. Wk 8: 11
  5. Wk 9: 10
  6. Wk 10: 16
  7. Wk 11: 12
  8. Wk 12: 11
  9. Wk 13: 8
  10. Wk 14: 7
  11. Wk 15: 6
  12. 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 1980.

Southwest Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanMike Singletary, LB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 6
Points
317–⁠159
Coach
Grant Teaff
Elo
1689 +119 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 19 of 133; offense No. 24, defense No. 19
SRS
15.9 No. 17 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
John O’Hara and Duke Christian
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 2Mike Singletary LBChicago Bears
Rd 6Robert Holt WRBuffalo Bills
Rd 7Doak Field LBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Southwest Conference

10 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1980 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor8–⁠010–⁠214
SMU5–⁠38–⁠420
Houston5–⁠37–⁠5
Texas4–⁠47–⁠5
Rice4–⁠45–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠5
Texas Tech3–⁠55–⁠6
Texas A&M3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU1–⁠71–⁠10

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