1981 Baylor Bears football team

1981 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
1981 record 5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach Grant Teaff (10th year)
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 SMU $ 7 1 0     10 1 0
#2 Texas 6 1 1     10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1     7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0     8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0     7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0     4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0     5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1     2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1     1 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M for the fourth consecutive season. It was the longest winning streak the Bears had in the rivalry.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 Lamar* Baylor StadiumWaco, TX L 17–18   22,000
September 12 Bowling Green* Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 38–0   20,000
September 19 at Louisiana Tech* Independence StadiumShreveport, LA W 28–21   21,000
September 26 Texas Tech Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) W 28–15   40,000
October 3 at Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX ABC L 3–24   28,118
October 10 at No. 14 SMU Texas StadiumIrving, TX L 20–37   33,110
October 17 Texas A&M Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) W 19–17   45,000
October 24 TCUdagger Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) W 34–21   40,000
November 7 at No. 19 Arkansas War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR ESPN L 39–41   54,560
November 14 Rice Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX L 14–17   30,000
November 21 at No. 8 Texas Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX L 12–34   72,806
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Walter Abercrombie Running Back 1 12 Pittsburgh Steelers
Vann McElroy Defensive Back 3 64 Oakland Raiders
Dennis Gentry Running Back 4 89 Chicago Bears

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References

  1. "1982 NFL Draft Picks - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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