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1980 Baylor Bears football team

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Conference
  
Southwest Conference

AP
  
No. 14

Head coach
  
Grant Teaff (9th year)

Coaches
  
No. 15

1980 record
  
10–2 (8–0 SWC)

Home stadium
  
Baylor Stadium

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 only 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.

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Texas Tech

Baylor's first win in Lubbock since 1966.

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

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.

    • References

    1980 Baylor Bears football team Wikipedia
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