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Baylor Football Team History

Baylor Bears

Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Grant Teaff
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Grant Teaff enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Georgia	14	16	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Kentucky	21	25	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Ohio State	28	34	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Houston	18	20	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Southern Methodist	21	28	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Texas A&M	24	6	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Texas Christian	28	21	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Texas Tech	9	27	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Arkansas	14	27	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Rice	10	24	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Texas	38	14	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	225
Scoring Average	20.5
Points Allowed	242
Defense Average	22.0
Opponents Record	70-52
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	2-5

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1978 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-4	246	268		5-3	160	202	Rex Dockery
Houston	9-3	364	213	Lost 34-35	7-1	258	115	Bill Yeoman
Arkansas	9-2-1	336	147	Tied 10-10	6-2	238	100	Lou Holtz
Texas	9-3	287	136	Won 42-0	6-2	192	86	Fred Akers
Texas A&M	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist	4-6-1	300	251		3-5	209	165	Ron Meyer
Baylor	3-8	225	242		3-5	162	167	Grant Teaff
Rice	2-9	159	408		2-6	126	282	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	2-9	109	357		0-8	82	282	F.A. Dry

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.