1978 Baylor Bears football team
The 1978 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference. Sophomore Mike Singletary established a team record with 232 tackles in 1978, including 34 in a game against the University of Houston.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 16 |
at Georgia* |
|
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
L 14–16 |
43,000 |
September 23 |
at Kentucky* |
|
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY |
L 21–25 |
57,793 |
September 30 |
at No. 13 Ohio State* |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
L 28–34 |
87,998 |
October 7 |
Houston |
|
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
L 18–20 |
35,000 |
October 14 |
SMU |
|
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
L 21–28 |
36,500 |
October 21 |
at No. 12 Texas A&M |
|
Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
W 24–6 |
55,458 |
October 28 |
at TCU |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
W 28–21 |
16,722 |
November 4 |
at Texas Tech |
|
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX |
L 9–27 |
48,895 |
November 11 |
No. 16 Arkansas |
|
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
L 14–27 |
45,000 |
November 18 |
at Rice |
|
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
L 10–24 |
13,000 |
November 25 |
No. 9 Texas |
|
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
W 38–14 |
31,500 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
Team Players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Greg Hawthorne | Running Back | 1 | 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ronnie Lee | Tackle | 3 | 65 | Miami Dolphins |
Steve Howell | Fullback | 4 | 107 | Miami Dolphins |
Luke Prestridge | Punter | 7 | 188 | Denver Broncos |
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