1978 Baylor Bears football team

1978 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1978 record	3–8 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (7th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons

1978 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Houston †	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#11 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
#9 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#19 Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	L 14–16	43,000
September 23	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	L 21–25	57,793
September 30	at No. 13 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	L 28–34	87,998
October 7	Houston	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 18–20	35,000
October 14	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 21–28	36,500
October 21	at No. 12 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas	W 24–6	55,458
October 28	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	W 28–21	16,722
November 4	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas	L 9–27	48,895
November 11	No. 16 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 14–27	45,000
November 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	L 10–24	13,000
November 25	No. 9 Texas	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 38–14	31,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team Players drafted into the NFL

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Greg Hawthorne	Running back	1	28	Pittsburgh Steelers
Ronnie Lee	Tackle	3	65	Miami Dolphins
Steve Howell	Fullback	4	107	Miami Dolphins
Luke Prestridge	Punter	7	188	Denver Broncos