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
Conf.Overall
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 [2]
September 25at Texas Tech
W 24–2346,049 [3]
October 2 Houston
ABC T 21–2131,750 [4]
October 9No. 6 SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 19–2230,000 [5]
October 16at Texas A&M
L 23–2864,017 [6]
October 23at TCU
L 14–3823,811 [7]
October 30at Tulane *
L 15–3023,463 [8]
November 6No. 5 Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 24–1742,000 [9]
November 13at Rice
W 35–1312,000 [10]
November 20No. 17 Texas
L 23–3138,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

After the season

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Baylor holds off North Texas State, 21–17". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Buckeyes beat back Baylor Bears 21–14". The Times Recorder. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Baylor holds off late Tech rally". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wilson caps Cougar comeback to tie Bears, 21–21". The Monitor. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bears fall to Mustang comeback". Longview News-Journal. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas Ags trip Baylor". Tulsa World. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Frogs surprise dazed Bears". Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Baylor upsets No. 5 Arkansas 24–17". The Galveston Daily News. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bears hold off hapless Owls behind passing of Brannan". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Walls, Clark guide Longhorns in 31–23 decision over Baylor". Longview News-Journal. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1982 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  13. ↑ "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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