1987 Baylor Bears football team

1987 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Duke Christian (8th season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Pete Fredenburg (5th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons ←  1986 1988  →

1987 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Texas A&M $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Texas	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Louisiana Tech *	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 13–3	22,535	[1]
September 12	at Missouri *	Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri		L 18–23	37,172
September 19	at UNLV *	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Paradise, Nevada		W 21–14	27,128
September 26	Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)	Raycom	W 36–22	34,816
October 3	at Houston	Astrodome Houston (rivalry)		W 30–18	22,751
October 10	Southwest Texas State *	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 36–15	21,739	[2]
October 17	Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)	Raycom	L 10–34	46,812
October 24	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)	Raycom	L 0–24	36,138
November 7	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas		L 7–10	51,496
November 14	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 34–31	20,075
November 21	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas (rivalry)	HSE	L 16–34	61,331
*Non-conference game Homecoming

After the season

The following player was drafted into professional football following the season. ^[3]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Joel Porter	Guard	10	273	Chicago Bears

References

1. "Baylor whips La. Tech". The Kilgore News Herald. September 6, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Baylor Bears ramble over Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "1988 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.