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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 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Grant Teaff enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Houston	5	23	L
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Auburn	15	14	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Illinois	34	19	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. South Carolina	18	17	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Southern Methodist	27	20	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Texas A&M	0	24	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Arkansas	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Rice	38	6	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Texas	20	10	W
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Texas Christian	24	19	W
Sat., Dec. 4	@ Texas Tech	21	24	L

1976 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	209
Scoring Average	19.0
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	16.6
Opponents Record	61-61
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	4-2

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
19	7-3-1	Coaches
19	7-3-1	UPI

1976 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	10-2	336	206	Lost 24-27	7-1	216	129	Steve Sloan
Houston	10-2	343	188	Won 30-21	7-1	228	95	Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M	10-2	364	140	Won 37-14	6-2	260	105	Emory Bellard
Baylor	7-3-1	209	183		4-3-1	142	133	Grant Teaff
Texas	5-5-1	195	188		4-4	159	154	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	5-5-1	220	204		3-4-1	168	169	Frank Broyles
Rice	3-8	236	417		2-6	171	314	Homer Rice
Southern Methodist	3-8	202	339		2-6	148	225	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	0-11	128	430		0-8	118	286	Jim Shofner

1976 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1976 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.