1987 Baylor Bears football team

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1987 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuke 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Arkansas 5 –2 –09 –4 –0
Texas 5 –2 –07 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –3 –16 –4 –1
Baylor 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
TCU 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Houston 2 –4 –14 –6 –1
Rice 0 –8 –02 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Louisiana Tech *
W 13–322,535 [1]
September 12at Missouri *
L 18–2337,172
September 19at UNLV *
W 21–1427,128
September 26 Texas Tech
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
 Raycom W 36–2234,816
October 3at Houston
W 30–1822,751
October 10 Southwest Texas State *
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 36–1521,739 [2]
October 17 Texas A&M
RaycomL 10–3446,812
October 24 TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
RaycomL 0–2436,138
November 7at Arkansas
L 7–1051,496
November 14 Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 34–3120,075
November 21at Texas
HSE L 16–3461,331
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

After the season

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Joel PorterGuard10273Chicago Bears

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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.


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