1977 Baylor Bears football team

1977 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (6th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	No. 8 Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–17	38,604
September 17	Kentucky *	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 21–6	30,000	[2]
September 24	at No. 14 Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 10–31	76,231
October 1	at No. 19 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 24–28	37,421
October 8	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 9–6	30,300
October 15	No. 13 Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 31–38	45,000
October 22	Air Force *	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 38–7	30,350
November 5	at No. 8 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 9–35	53,620
November 12	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 24–14	25,000
November 19	at No. 1 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–29	60,000
November 26	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 47–9	15,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1977 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
2. "Baylor bounces Kentucky, 21–6". The Odessa American. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.