Baylor Bears football, 1980–89
Baylor Bears football (1980–1989) was a football organization that represented Baylor University during the 1980s.
1980
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1981
| 1981 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1981 record | 5-6 (3-5 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
The 1981 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1981 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M for the fourth consecutive season. It was the longest winning streak the Bears had in the rivalry.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 5 | Lamar* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 17–18 | 22,000 | |||||
| September 12 | Bowling Green* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 38–0 | 20,000 | |||||
| September 19 | at Louisiana Tech* | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | W 28–21 | 21,000 | |||||
| September 26 | Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 28–15 | 40,000 | |||||
| October 3 | at Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | L 3–24 | 28,118 | |||||
| October 10 | at #14 SMU | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | L 20–37 | 33,110 | |||||
| October 17 | Texas A&M | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 19–17 | 45,000 | |||||
| October 24 | TCU |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 34–21 | 40,000 | |||||
| November 7 | at #19 Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | L 39–41 | 54,560 | |||||
| November 14 | Rice | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 14–17 | 30,000 | |||||
| November 21 | at #8 Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 12–34 | 72,806 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
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1982
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1982 record | 4-6-1 (3-4-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
The 1982 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1982 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 4 | North Texas State* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 21–17 | 24,000 | |||||
| September 11 | at #14 Ohio State* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 14–21 | 88,622 | |||||
| September 25 | at Texas Tech | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W 24–23 | 46,049 | |||||
| October 2 | Houston | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | T 21–21 | 31,750 | |||||
| October 9 | #6 SMU | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 19–22 | 30,000 | |||||
| October 16 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 23–28 | 64,017 | |||||
| October 23 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 14–38 | 23,811 | |||||
| October 30 | at Tulane* | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA | L 15–30 | 23,463 | |||||
| November 6 | #5 Arkansas |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 24–17 | 42,000 | |||||
| November 13 | at Rice Owls football | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 35–13 | 12,000 | |||||
| November 20 | #17 Texas | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 23–31 | 38,000 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
Walter Abercrombie 1st round Pittsburg Steelers. Dennis Gentry 4th round Chicago Bears.
1983
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Bluebonnet Bowl, L, vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys, 14–24
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1983 record | 7-4-1 (4-3-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
The 1983 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1983 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season third in the Southwest Conference. They lost to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Bluebonnet Bowl, 14-24.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 10 | BYU* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 40–36 | 32,500 | |||||
| September 17 | at UTEP* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX | W 20–6 | 25,709 | |||||
| September 24 | Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 11–26 | 38,000 | |||||
| October 1 | at Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | W 42–21 | 26,640 | |||||
| October 8 | at #13 SMU | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | L 26–42 | 45,025 | |||||
| October 15 | Texas A&M | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | T 13–13 | 40,000 | |||||
| October 22 | TCU |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 56–21 | 35,876 | |||||
| October 29 | Tulane* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 24–18 | 20,050 | |||||
| November 5 | at Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 24–21 | 44,820 | |||||
| November 12 | Rice | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 48–14 | 26,500 | |||||
| November 19 | at #2 Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 21–24 | 76,208 | |||||
| December 31 | vs. Oklahoma State* | #20 | Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) | L 14–24 | 50,090 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
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1984
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1984 record | 5-6 (4-4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
The 1984 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1984 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 8 | at #13 BYU* | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | L 13–47 | 63,705 | |||||
| September 22 | at #11 Oklahoma* | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 15–34 | 75,018 | |||||
| September 29 | at Texas Tech | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W 18–9 | 41,328 | |||||
| October 6 | Houston | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 17–27 | 34,500 | |||||
| October 13 | #7 SMU | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 20–24 | 26,400 | |||||
| October 20 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 20–16 | 54,618 | |||||
| October 27 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 28–38 | 23,885 | |||||
| November 3 | New Mexico* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 38–2 | 26,000 | |||||
| November 10 | Arkansas |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 9–14 | 43,500 | |||||
| November 17 | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 46–40 | 11,125 | |||||
| November 24 | #6 Texas | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 24–10 | 33,500 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
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1985
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Liberty Bowl Champions
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Liberty Bowl, W, vs. LSU Tigers, 21–7
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | #15 |
| AP | #17 |
| 1985 record | 9-3 (6-2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium |
The 1985 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1985 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference to Texas A&M, although Baylor won the head-to-head matchup with the Aggies that season. A highlight of BU's season included a win at USC in week 3 when the Trojans were ranked in the Top 5.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 7 | Wyoming* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 39–18 | 32,000 | |||||
| September 14 | at #18 Georgia* | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 14–17 | 77,190 | |||||
| September 21 | at #3 USC* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 20–13 | 52,544 | |||||
| September 28 | Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 31–0 | 36,500 | |||||
| October 5 | at Houston | #19 | Astrodome • Houston, TX | W 24–21 | 25,787 | ||||
| October 12 | at #16 SMU | #19 | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | W 21–14 | 42,112 | ||||
| October 19 | Texas A&M | #14 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 20–15 | 48,756 | ||||
| October 26 | TCU |
#13 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 45–0 | 42,500 | ||||
| November 9 | at #10 Arkansas | #8 | [War Memorial Stadium] • Little Rock, AR | L 14–20 | 54,684 | ||||
| November 16 | Rice | #17 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 34–10 | 30,250 | ||||
| November 23 | at Texas | #15 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 10–17 | 78,912 | ||||
| December 27 | vs. LSU* | Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | W 21–7 | 40,186 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
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1986
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Bluebonnet Bowl Champions
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Bluebonnet Bowl, W, vs. Colorado Buffaloes, 21–9
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | #13 |
| AP | #12 |
| 1986 record | 9-3 (6-2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
The 1986 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1986 NCAA college football season. The Bears offense scored 325 points, while the Bears defense allowed 207 points. The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference. In the Battle of the Brazos, Texas Football magazine voted the 1986 football game between Baylor and Texas A&M the outstanding game of the Southwest Conference of the 1980s. Texas A&M overcame a 17-0 deficit, and won the game 31-30 to advance to the Cotton Bowl Classic.[6]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 6 | at Wyoming* | #12 | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 31–28 | 20,542 | ||||
| September 13 | Louisiana Tech* | #12 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 38–7 | 31,000 | ||||
| September 20 | USC* | #9 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 14–17 | 35,000 | ||||
| September 27 | at Texas Tech | #17 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W 45–14 | 41,046 | ||||
| October 4 | Houston | #13 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 27–13 | 34,000 | ||||
| October 11 | #20 SMU | #20 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 21–27 | 36,900 | ||||
| October 18 | at #11 Texas A&M | #20 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 30–31 | 74,739 | ||||
| October 25 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 28–17 | 24,101 | |||||
| November 8 | #10 Arkansas |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 29–14 | 44,500 | |||||
| November 15 | at Rice | #18 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 23–17 | 12,500 | ||||
| November 22 | Texas | #17 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 18–13 | 42,500 | ||||
| December 31 | vs. Colorado* | #14 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) | W 21–9 | 40,470 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Awards and honors
- Thomas Everett, Jim Thorpe Award[8]
Team Players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Ron Francis | Defensive Back | 2 | 39 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Ray Berry | Linebacker | 2 | 44 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Cody Carlson | Quarterback | 3 | 64 | Houston Oilers |
| Thomas Everett | Defensive Back | 4 | 94 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| John Adickes | Center | 6 | 154 | Chicago Bears |
| Johnny Thomas | Defensive Back | 7 | 192 | Washington Redskins |
1987
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1987 record | 6-5 (3-4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
The 1987 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1987 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 5 | Louisiana Tech* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 13–3 | 22,535 | |||||
| September 12 | at Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO | L 18–23 | 37,172 | |||||
| September 19 | at UNLV* | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl • Paradise, NV | W 21–14 | 27,128 | |||||
| September 26 | Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 36–22 | 34,816 | |||||
| October 3 | at Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | W 30–18 | 22,751 | |||||
| October 10 | SW Texas State* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 36–15 | 21,739 | |||||
| October 17 | Texas A&M | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 10–34 | 46,812 | |||||
| October 24 | TCU | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 0–24 | 36,138 | |||||
| November 7 | at Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 7–10 | 51,496 | |||||
| November 14 | Rice | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 34–31 | 20,075 | |||||
| November 21 | at Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 16–34 | 61,331 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Joel Porter | Guard | 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears |
1988
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1988 record | 6-5 (2-5 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium |
The 1988 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1988 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. Baylor Stadium's name was officially changed to Floyd Casey Stadium during halftime of the homecoming game against Arkansas, November 5.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 3 | UNLV* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 27–3 | 25,610 | |||||
| September 10 | at Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 27–14 | 43,200 | |||||
| September 17 | at Iowa State* | Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA | W 35–0 | 43,913 | |||||
| September 24 | at Texas Tech | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX | L 6–36 | 45,385 | |||||
| October 1 | Houston | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 24–27 | 34,719 | |||||
| October 8 | Texas State* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 45–7 | 22,473 | |||||
| October 15 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 14–28 | 67,884 | |||||
| October 22 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 14–24 | 25,221 | |||||
| November 5 | #11 Arkansas |
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | L 3–33 | 40,148 | |||||
| November 12 | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 20–10 | 13,200 | |||||
| November 19 | Texas | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 17–14 | 30,142 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Ray Crockett | Defensive Back | 4 | 86 | Detroit Lions |
| John Simpson | Wide Receiver | 10 | 277 | Chicago Bears |
1989
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1989 record | 5-6 (4-4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium |
The 1989 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1989 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. In the season's final game, Baylor defeated Texas by the score of 50 to 7. It was BU's seventh-ever victory in Austin and the first there since 1951.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 9 | at #8 Oklahoma* | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 7–33 | 74,600 | |||||
| September 16 | at Georgia* | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 3–15 | 82,007 | |||||
| September 23 | Kansas* | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 46–3 | 26,765 | |||||
| September 30 | Texas Tech | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 29–15 | 38,785 | |||||
| October 7 | at #12 Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | L 10–66 | 31,433 | |||||
| October 14 | at Southern Methodist | Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX | W 49–3 | 21,434 | |||||
| October 21 | #23 Texas A&M | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | L 11–14 | 45,565 | |||||
| October 28 | Texas Christian |
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | W 27–9 | 35,713 | |||||
| November 11 | at #10 Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 10–19 | 51,352 | |||||
| November 18 | Rice | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | L 3–6 | 22,133 | |||||
| November 25 | at Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 50–7 | 49,081 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| James Francis | Linebacker | 1 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Robert Blackmon | Defensive Back | 2 | 34 | Seattle Seahawks |
References
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1982
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1982
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1982
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1984
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1982
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- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1986
- ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/jimthorpeaward.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1987.htm
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1987
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1988
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
