| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Baylor Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Aprank: | 14 |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Grant Teaff |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | John O'Hara |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach1: | Duke Christian |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | I formation |
| Stadium: | Baylor Stadium |
| Champion: | Peach Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Peach Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 24–18 vs. Clemson |
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.
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.[1]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| William Glass | Guard | 4 | 86 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Guard | 4 | 103 | Chicago Bears | |
| Guard | 6 | 157 | Denver Broncos | |
| Running back | Tampa Bay | |||
| Andrew Melontree | Linebacker | 6 | 159 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Gary Don Johnson | Defensive tackle | 7 | 168 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Kirk Collins | Defensive back | 7 | 176 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Thomas Brown | Defensive end | 11 | 302 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Frank Pollard | Running back | 11 | 305 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Defensive back | 12 | 329 | Philadelphia Eagles | |