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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Grant Teaff enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Baylor.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Wyoming  31   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Louisiana Tech  38   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Southern California  14   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Texas Tech  45   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Houston  27   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Southern Methodist  21   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Texas A&M  30   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Texas Christian  28   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Arkansas  29   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Rice  23   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Texas  18   13   W       
 Wed., Dec. 31   Colorado  21   9   W    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored325
  Scoring Average27.1
  Points Allowed207
  Defense Average17.3
  Opponents Record69-68
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 9-3-0 AP
13 9-3-0 Coaches
13 9-3-0 UPI
14 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1986 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5271268Lost  17-205-3188173  David McWilliams
Texas A&M 9-3372215Lost  12-287-1279117  Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas 9-3311184Lost  8-426-2206114  Ken Hatfield
Baylor 9-3325207Won  21-96-2221146  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 6-5245282 5-3185162  Bobby Collins
Texas 5-6229245 4-4170142  Fred Akers
Rice 4-7185330 2-6130268  Jerry Berndt
Texas Christian 3-8259376 1-7156299  Jim Wacker
Houston 1-10125267 0-880194  Bill Yeoman

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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