1979 Baylor Bears football team
Introduction 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
Game summaries ===Peach Bowl===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.
Roster
Team players drafted into the NFL The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. '''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 back11  305 Pittsburgh Steelers Howard Fields  Defensive back  12  329 Philadelphia Eagles
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. *Mike Singletary was the only college junior to be selected to the All-Southwest Conference Team of the 1970s.
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