1987 Baylor Bears football team

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.

1987 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuke Christian (8th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorPete Fredenburg (5th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Louisiana Tech*W 13–322,535[1]
September 12at Missouri*L 18–2337,172
September 19at UNLV*W 21–1427,128
September 26Texas Tech
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
RaycomW 36–2234,816
October 3at HoustonW 30–1822,751
October 10Southwest Texas State*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 36–1521,739[2]
October 17Texas A&M
RaycomL 10–3446,812
October 24TCU 
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
RaycomL 0–2436,138
November 7at ArkansasL 7–1051,496
November 14Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 34–3120,075
November 21at TexasHSEL 16–3461,331
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

After the season

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The following player was drafted into professional football following the season.[3]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Joel Porter Guard 10 273 Chicago Bears

References

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  1. ^ "Baylor whips La. Tech". The Kilgore News Herald. September 6, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Baylor Bears ramble over Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.