1982 Baylor Bears football team

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1982 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–6–1 (3–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John O'Hara (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDuke Christian (4th season)
Offensive scheme I formation
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 SMU $ 7 –0 –111 –0 –1
No. 17 Texas 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 9 Arkansas 5 –2 –19 –2 –1
Houston 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Baylor 3 –4 –14 –6 –1
Texas Tech 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Texas A&M 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
TCU 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Rice 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4 North Texas State *
W 21–1724,000 [1]
September 11at No. 14 Ohio State *
L 14–2188,622
September 25at Texas Tech
W 24–2346,049
October 2 Houston
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
 ABC T 21–2131,750
October 9No. 6 SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 19–2230,000
October 16at Texas A&M
L 23–2864,017
October 23at TCU
L 14–3823,811
October 30at Tulane *
L 15–3023,463 [2]
November 6No. 5 Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 24–1742,000
November 13at Rice
W 35–1312,000
November 20No. 17 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 23–3138,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

SMU

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. [3]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Cedric Mack Defensive back244 St. Louis Cardinals
Randy Grimes Center245 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Charles Benson Defensive end376 Miami Dolphins
Bo Scott MetcalfDefensive back4106 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Kirchner Guard7191Pittsburgh Steelers
Geff GandyLinebacker10279 Washington Redskins
David MangrumQuarterback12312 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ↑ "Baylor holds off North Texas State, 21–17". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McKay a born-again star, passes Tulane to 30–15 upset victory over Baylor". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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