1983 Baylor Bears football team

1983 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
1983 record 7–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach Grant Teaff (12th season)
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 12 SMU 7 1 0  10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1  7 4 1
Texas A&M 4 3 1  5 5 1
Arkansas 4 4 0  6 5 0
Texas Tech 3 4 1  3 7 1
Houston 3 5 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 6 1  1 8 2
Rice 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season third in the Southwest Conference. They lost to Oklahoma State in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, 14–24.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 BYU* Baylor StadiumWaco, Texas W 40–36   32,500
September 17 at UTEP* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas W 20–6   25,709
September 24 Texas Tech Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas (Rivalry) ABC L 11–26   38,000
October 1 at Houston AstrodomeHouston W 42–21   26,640
October 8 at No. 13 SMU Texas StadiumIrving, Texas L 26–42   45,025
October 15 Texas A&M Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos) WTBS T 13–13   40,000
October 22 TCUdagger Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas (Rivalry) W 56–21   35,876
October 29 Tulane* Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas W 24–18   20,050
November 5 at Arkansas Razorback StadiumFayetteville, Arkansas W 24–21   44,820
November 12 Rice Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas W 48–14   26,500
November 19 at No. 2 Texas Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, Texas L 21–24   76,208
December 31 vs. Oklahoma State* No. 20 Astrodome • Houston (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) Mizlou L 14–24   50,090
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bruce DavisWide receiver250Cleveland Browns
Alfred AndersonRunning back367Minnesota Vikings
Allen RiceRunning back5140Minnesota Vikings
Mark AdickesTackle1 (Sup)5(Sup)Kansas City Chiefs
Gerald McNeilWide receiver2(Sup)44(Sup)Cleveland Browns

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