1981 Baylor Bears football team
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
1981 record | 5–6 (3–5 SWC) |
Head coach | Grant Teaff (10th season) |
Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 SMU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Texas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M for the fourth consecutive season. It was the longest winning streak the Bears had in the rivalry.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 5 | Lamar* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 17–18 | 22,000 | |||||
September 12 | Bowling Green* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 38–0 | 20,000 | |||||
September 19 | at Louisiana Tech* | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | W 28–21 | 21,000 | |||||
September 26 | Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) | W 28–15 | 40,000 | |||||
October 3 | at Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | ABC | L 3–24 | 28,118 | ||||
October 10 | at No. 14 SMU | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | L 20–37 | 33,110 | |||||
October 17 | Texas A&M | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) | W 19–17 | 45,000 | |||||
October 24 | TCU |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) | W 34–21 | 40,000 | |||||
November 7 | at No. 19 Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | ESPN | L 39–41 | 54,560 | ||||
November 14 | Rice | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 14–17 | 30,000 | |||||
November 21 | at No. 8 Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 12–34 | 72,806 | |||||
*Non-conference game. |
After the season
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Walter Abercrombie | Running Back | 1 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Vann McElroy | Defensive Back | 3 | 64 | Oakland Raiders |
Dennis Gentry | Running Back | 4 | 89 | Chicago Bears |
References
- ↑ "1982 NFL Draft Picks - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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