1977 Baylor Bears football team

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1977 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
  1976
1978  
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Texas $ 8 0 011 1 0
No. 3 Arkansas 7 1 011 1 0
Texas A&M 6 2 08 4 0
Houston 4 4 06 5 0
Texas Tech 4 4 07 5 0
Baylor 3 5 05 6 0
SMU 3 5 04 7 0
TCU 1 7 02 9 0
Rice 0 8 01 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 8 Texas Tech L 7–1738,604
September 17 Kentucky *
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 21–630,000 [2]
September 24at No. 14 Nebraska *L 10–3176,231
October 1at No. 19 Houston L 24–2837,421
October 8 SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 9–630,300
October 15No. 13 Texas A&M
L 31–3845,000
October 22 Air Force *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 38–730,350
November 5at No. 8 Arkansas L 9–3553,620
November 12 Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 24–1425,000
November 19at No. 1 Texas L 7–2960,000
November 26 TCU
W 47–915,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.