1976 Baylor Bears football team

The 1976 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. Despite finishing the season ranked #19 in the country with a 7–3–1 record, the Bears did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.

1976 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1976 record7–3–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coachGrant Teaff (5th season)
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Houston + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 2 0  10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1  7 3 1
Texas 4 4 0  5 5 1
Arkansas 3 4 1  5 5 1
Rice 2 6 0  3 8 0
SMU 2 6 0  3 8 0
TCU 0 8 0  0 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 11Houston
L 5–2337,500
September 18at Auburn*W 15–1450,000
September 25at No. 14 Illinois*W 34–1944,481
October 2South Carolina*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 18–1734,500
October 9SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 27–2025,000
October 16at Texas A&ML 0–2452,241
November 6No. 12 Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
T 7–747,900
November 13at Rice
W 38–610,000
November 20Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 20–1045,500
November 27at TCUW 24–1911,480
December 4at No. 9 Texas TechNo. 18
L 21–2437,105
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References


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