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
Conf.Overall
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

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.