1987 Baylor Bears football team
| 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 (8th 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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The 1987 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.
Schedule
[edit]| 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 | |||
| September 19 | at UNLV* | W 21–14 | 27,128 | |||
| September 26 | Texas Tech |
| Raycom | W 36–22 | 34,816 | |
| October 3 | at Houston | W 30–18 | 22,751 | |||
| October 10 | Southwest Texas State* |
| W 36–15 | 21,739 | [2] | |
| October 17 | Texas A&M |
| Raycom | L 10–34 | 46,812 | |
| October 24 | TCU |
| Raycom | L 0–24 | 36,138 | |
| November 7 | at Arkansas | L 7–10 | 51,496 | |||
| November 14 | Rice |
| W 34–31 | 20,075 | ||
| November 21 | at Texas | HSE | L 16–34 | 61,331 | ||
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After the season
[edit]The following player was drafted into professional football following the season.[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Joel Porter | Guard | 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears |
References
[edit]- ^ "Baylor whips La. Tech". The Kilgore News Herald. September 6, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears ramble over Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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