1978 Baylor Bears football team

1978 Baylor Bears football

Conference	Southwest Conference
1978 record	3-8 (3-5 SWC)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1978 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Houston $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#11 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
#9 Texas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
#19 Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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^#	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 #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 #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	#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	#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.

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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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References

Baylor Bears football

Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1925, 1930–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games TCU Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos Texas Tech

Culture & lore	"Old Fite" The Golden Wave Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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