1987 Baylor Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1987 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Grant Teaff, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SWC. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Headcoach
- Grant Teaff (16th season)
OffensivecoordinatorDuke Christian (9th season)
| 1987 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Duke Christian (9th season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Louisiana Tech* | W 13–3 | 22,535 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | at Missouri* | L 18–23 | 37,172 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | at UNLV* | W 21–14 | 27,128 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | Texas Tech |
| Raycom | W 36–22 | 34,816 | [4] |
| October 3 | at Houston | W 30–18 | 22,751 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | Southwest Texas State* |
| W 36–15 | 21,739 | [6] | |
| October 17 | Texas A&M |
| Raycom | L 10–34 | 46,812 | [7] |
| October 24 | TCU |
| Raycom | L 0–24 | 36,138 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Arkansas | L 7–10 | 51,496 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | Rice |
| W 34–31 | 20,075 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at Texas | HSE | L 16–34 | 61,331 | [11] | |
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After the season
The following player was drafted into professional football following the season.[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Joel Porter | Guard | 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears |
