1981 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn O'Hara (3rd season)
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 010 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 110 1 1
Houston 5 2 17 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 08 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 07 5 0
Rice 3 5 04 7 0
Baylor 3 5 05 6 0
TCU 1 6 12 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 11 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Lamar*L 17–1822,000
September 12Bowling Green*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 38–020,000
September 19at Louisiana Tech*W 28–2121,000[1]
September 26Texas TechW 28–1540,000
October 3at HoustonABCL 3–2428,118
October 10at No. 14 SMUL 20–3733,110
October 17Texas A&MW 19–1745,000
October 24TCUdagger
W 34–2140,000
November 7at No. 19 ArkansasESPNL 39–4154,560
November 14RiceL 14–1730,000
November 21at No. 8 TexasL 12–3472,806
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Walter AbercrombieRunning Back112Pittsburgh Steelers
Vann McElroyDefensive Back364Oakland Raiders
Dennis GentryRunning Back489Chicago Bears

References

  1. "Bears rally to push back feisty 'Dogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1982 NFL Draft Picks - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2016.


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