1979 Baylor Bears football team

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*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–7	25,000	[1]
September 15	Texas A&M		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 17–7	48,500	[2]
September 22	at No. 2 Alabama*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–45	77,512	[3]
September 29	Texas Tech		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 27–17	35,800	[4]
October 6	at No. 6 Houston		Astrodome Houston, TX	L 10–13	37,142	[5]
October 13	at SMU		Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 24–21	65,101	[6]
October 20	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 55–0	32,591	[7]
October 27	TCU		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 16–3	36,250	[8]
November 10	at No. 9 Arkansas	No. 17	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 20–29	43,284	[9]
November 17	Rice	No. 20	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 45–14	28,500	[10]
November 24	at No. 6 Texas	No. 17	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–13	63,288	[11]
December 31	vs. No. 18 Clemson*	No. 19	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 24–18	57,321	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.^[14]

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.^[15]

• Mike Singletary, (All-America) honors
• Mike Singletary, Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding player in the Southwest Conference.^[16]
• Mike Singletary was the only college junior to be selected to the All-Southwest Conference Team of the 1970s.