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1988 Baylor Bears football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–5 (2–5 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (6th season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M* | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. Baylor Stadium's name was officially changed to Floyd Casey Stadium during halftime of the homecoming game against Arkansas on November 5.
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | UNLV * | W 27–3 | 25,610 | |||
September 10 | at Kansas * | Raycom | W 27–14 | 43,200 | ||
September 17 | at Iowa State * | Raycom | W 35–0 | 43,913 | ||
September 24 | at Texas Tech | L 6–36 | 45,385 | |||
October 1 | Houston |
| Raycom | L 24–27 | 34,719 | |
October 8 | Southwest Texas State * |
| W 45–7 | 22,473 | [1] | |
October 15 | at Texas A&M | L 14–28 | 67,884 | |||
October 22 | at TCU | L 14–24 | 25,221 | |||
November 5 | No. 11 Arkansas |
| HSE | L 3–33 | 40,148 | |
November 12 | at Rice | W 20–10 | 13,200 | |||
November 19 | Texas |
| W 17–14 | 30,142 | ||
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The following players were drafted into professional football following the season. [2]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Ray Crockett | Defensive back | 4 | 86 | Detroit Lions |
John Simpson | Wide receiver | 10 | 277 | Chicago Bears |
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