1981 Baylor Bears football team

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1981 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John O'Hara (3rd season)
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 2 Texas 6 –1 –110 –1 –1
Houston 5 –2 –17 –4 –1
Arkansas 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Texas A&M 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Rice 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Baylor 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
TCU 1 –6 –12 –7 –2
Texas Tech 0 –7 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A 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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Lamar *
L 17–1822,000
September 12 Bowling Green *
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 38–020,000
September 19at Louisiana Tech *
W 28–2121,000 [1]
September 26 Texas Tech
W 28–1540,000
October 3at Houston
ABC L 3–2428,118
October 10at No. 14 SMU
L 20–3733,110
October 17 Texas A&M
W 19–1745,000
October 24 TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
W 34–2140,000
November 7at No. 19 Arkansas
ESPN L 39–4154,560
November 14 Rice
L 14–1730,000
November 21at No. 8 Texas
L 12–3472,806
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. [2]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Walter Abercrombie Running Back112Pittsburgh Steelers
Vann McElroy Defensive Back364Oakland Raiders
Dennis Gentry Running Back489Chicago Bears

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References

  1. ↑ "Bears rally to push back feisty 'Dogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1982 NFL Draft Picks - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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