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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.
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
#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
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