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.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–4 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Duke Christian (8th season) |
Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (5th season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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No. 10 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Louisiana Tech* | W 13–3 | 22,535 | [1] | ||
September 12 | at Missouri* | L 18–23 | 37,172 | |||
September 19 | at UNLV* | W 21–14 | 27,128 | |||
September 26 | Texas Tech |
| Raycom | W 36–22 | 34,816 | |
October 3 | at Houston | W 30–18 | 22,751 | |||
October 10 | Southwest Texas State* |
| W 36–15 | 21,739 | [2] | |
October 17 | Texas A&M |
| Raycom | L 10–34 | 46,812 | |
October 24 | TCU |
| Raycom | L 0–24 | 36,138 | |
November 7 | at Arkansas | L 7–10 | 51,496 | |||
November 14 | Rice |
| W 34–31 | 20,075 | ||
November 21 | at Texas | HSE | L 16–34 | 61,331 | ||
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After the season
editThe following player was drafted into professional football following the season.[3]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Joel Porter | Guard | 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears |
References
edit- ^ "Baylor whips La. Tech". The Kilgore News Herald. September 6, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears ramble over Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.