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)
Co-offensive coordinatorDuke Christian (3rd season)
Offensive scheme I formation
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 as a member of the Southwest Conference. The Bears finished the season sixth in the SWC. 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Lamar *
L 17–1822,000 [1]
September 12 Bowling Green *
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 38–020,000 [2]
September 19at Louisiana Tech *
W 28–2121,000 [3]
September 26 Texas Tech
W 28–1540,000 [4]
October 3at Houston
ABC L 3–2428,118 [5]
October 10at No. 14 SMU
L 20–3733,110 [6]
October 17 Texas A&M
W 19–1745,000 [7]
October 24 TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
W 34–2140,000 [8]
November 7at No. 19 Arkansas
ESPN L 39–4154,560 [9]
November 14 Rice
L 14–1730,000 [10]
November 21at No. 8 Texas
L 12–3472,806 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. [13]

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

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References

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  2. ↑ "Baylor dominates Bowling Green for 38–0 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bears rally to push back feisty 'Dogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ↑ "Baylor glides over Horned Frogs 34–21". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Late kick sends Arkansas to 41–39 win over Baylor". Austin American-Statesman. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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