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Baylor Football Team History

Baylor Bears

Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Grant Teaff
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Grant Teaff enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Texas Tech	7	17	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Kentucky	21	6	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Nebraska	10	31	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Houston	24	28	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Southern Methodist	9	6	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Texas A&M	31	38	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Air Force	38	7	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Arkansas	9	35	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Rice	24	14	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Texas	7	29	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Texas Christian	48	9	W

1977 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	228
Scoring Average	20.7
Points Allowed	220
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	71-54
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	0-4

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	279	246	Lost 17-40	4-4	191	159	Steve Sloan
Texas	11-1	441	152	Lost 10-38	8-0	306	108	Fred Akers
Arkansas	11-1	389	101	Won 31-6	7-1	240	76	Lou Holtz
Texas A&M	8-4	350	304	Lost 28-47	6-2	264	196	Emory Bellard
Houston	6-5	282	259		4-4	217	199	Bill Yeoman
Baylor	5-6	228	220		3-5	159	176	Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist	4-7	226	319		3-5	178	237	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	2-9	184	434		1-7	139	337	F.A. Dry
Rice	1-10	151	458		0-8	117	323	Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.