1980 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

The 1980 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season first in the Southwest Conference. During Mike Singletary's senior season of 1980, Baylor won 10 games for the first time in school history. Throughout his Baylor career, Singletary averaged 15 tackles per game. After Baylor's 16–0 victory over Texas in the regular season finale, the Longhorns did not suffer another shutout for 24 years, which was one of the longest non-shutout streaks in college football history.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Texas Tech

Baylor's first win in Lubbock since 1966.

Awards and honors

• Mike Singletary, (All-America) honors
• Mike Singletary, Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Southwest Conference.

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.^[3]

References

1. "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tide in somber mood after Baylor blast". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1981. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1981 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.