American college football season
The 1979 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Bears finished the regular season fourth in the Southwest Conference . A win over Clemson in the Peach Bowl capped the season.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Lamar * W 20–725,000 September 15 Texas A&M W 17–748,500 September 22 at No. 2 Alabama * L 0–4577,512 [1] September 29 Texas Tech W 27–1735,800 October 6 at No. 6 Houston L 10–1337,142 October 13 at SMU W 24–2165,101 October 20 at Army * W 55–032,591 October 27 TCU W 16–336,250 November 10 at No. 9 Arkansas No. 17 L 20–2943,284 November 17 Rice No. 20 W 45–1428,500 November 24 at No. 6 Texas No. 17 L 0–1363,288 December 31 vs. No. 18 Clemson * No. 19 W 24–1857,321 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries [ edit ] Peach Bowl [ edit ] #19 Baylor vs. #17 Clemson 1 2 3 4 Total • Baylor 0 14 10 0 24 Clemson 7 0 3 8 18
Scoring summary 1 CLEM Brown 1-yard run (Ariri kick) CLEM 7-0 2 BAY Taylor 3-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick) Tied 7-7 2 BAY Holt 24-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick) BAY 14-7 3 CLEM Ariri 40-yard field goal BAY 14-10 3 BAY Bledsoe 29-yard field goal BAY 17-10 3 BAY Cockrell 7-yard pass from Brannon (Bledsoe kick) BAY 24-10 4 CLEM McSwain 1-yard run (Lott to McCall pass) BAY 24-18
Freshman DB Kyle Woods, who injured his neck in preseason practice, spoke to the team before the game and was on the sidelines in wheelchair as team wore No. 23 towels as tribute.[2]
1979 Baylor Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[3]
Player Position Round Pick Franchise William Glass Guard 4 86 Cincinnati Bengals Arland Thompson Guard 4 103 Chicago Bears Keith Bishop Guard 6 157 Denver Broncos Bo Taylor Running back Tampa Bay Andrew Melontree Linebacker 6 159 Cincinnati Bengals Gary Don Johnson Defensive tackle 7 168 Cincinnati Bengals Kirk Collins Defensive back 7 176 Los Angeles Rams Thomas Brown Defensive end 11 302 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Pollard Running back 11 305 Pittsburgh Steelers Howard Fields Defensive back 12 329 Philadelphia Eagles
Awards and honors [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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