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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 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Grant Teaff enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Louisiana Tech	13	3	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Missouri	18	23	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Nevada Las Vegas	21	14	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Texas Tech	36	22	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Houston	30	18	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Texas State	36	15	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Texas A&M	10	34	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Texas Christian	0	24	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Arkansas	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Rice	34	31	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Texas	16	34	L

1987 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	221
Scoring Average	20.1
Points Allowed	228
Defense Average	20.7
Opponents Record	60-63
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-4-1	315	266		3-3-1	181	181	Spike Dykes
Texas A&M	10-2	313	168	Won 35-10	6-1	187	112	Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas	9-4	300	219	Lost 17-20	5-2	134	78	Ken Hatfield
Texas	7-5	335	324	Won 32-27	5-2	213	184	David McWilliams
Baylor	6-5	221	228		3-4	133	173	Grant Teaff
Texas Christian	5-6	261	226		3-4	179	145	Jim Wacker
Houston	4-6-1	284	292		2-4-1	174	179	Jack Pardee
Rice	2-9	237	427		0-7	136	285	Jerry Berndt

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).