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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| 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 |  |  |  |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| 1987 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 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. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
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