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1978 Baylor Bears football team

1978 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

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.[1] Sophomore Mike Singletary established a team record with 232 tackles in 1978, including 34 in a game against the University of Houston.

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[4]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Greg HawthorneRunning back128Pittsburgh Steelers
Ronnie LeeTackle365Miami Dolphins
Steve HowellFullback4107Miami Dolphins
Luke PrestridgePunter7188Denver Broncos

References

  1. [1]
    "1978 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Bulldogs use breaks to beat Baylor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    D.G. FitzMaurice (September 24, 1978). "UK 25, Baylor 21: A Wacky Wildcat Win". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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