1986 Baylor Bears football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 12 Baylor 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –07 –5 –0
SMU 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
Texas 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Rice 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
TCU 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Houston 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears offense scored 325 points, while the Bears defense allowed 207 points. The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference. In the Battle of the Brazos, Texas Football magazine voted the 1986 football game between Baylor and Texas A&M the outstanding game of the Southwest Conference]of the 1980s. Texas A&M overcame a 17–0 deficit, and won the game 31–30 and later advanced to the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Wyoming*No. 12
W 31–2820,542
September 13Louisiana Tech*No. 12
W 38–731,000[2]
September 20USC*No. 9
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ABCL 14–1735,000
September 27at Texas TechNo. 17
RaycomW 45–1441,046
October 4HoustonNo. 13
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNW 27–1334,000
October 11No. T–20 SMUNo. 13
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 21–2736,900
October 18at No. 11 Texas A&MNo. T–20
ABCL 30–3174,739
October 25at TCU
RaycomW 28–1724,101
November 8No. 10 Arkansasdagger
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
RaycomW 29–1444,500
November 15at RiceNo. 18
W 23–1712,500
November 22TexasNo. 17
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 18–1342,500
December 31vs. Colorado*No. 14
RaycomW 21–940,470
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1986 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 51 John Adickes Sr
QB 14 Cody Carlson Sr
WR 26 Derrick McAdoo Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Ron Francis Sr
CB Johnny Thomas Sr
FS 27 Thomas Everett Sr
LB 57 Ray Berry Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 32 Jim Mueller Sr
K Terry Syler So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

USC

USC at Baylor
1 234Total
• Trojans 0 7010 17
No. 9 Bears 7 007 14
  
Scoring summary
1BaylorMatt Clark 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick)Baylor 7–0
20:15USCTim McDonald 99-yard fumble return (Don Shafer kick)Tied 7–7
47:24BaylorCharles Perry 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick)Baylor 14–7
3:50USCKen Henry 12-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Don Shafer kick)Tied 14–14
0:00USCDon Shafer 32-yard field goalUSC 17–14

Visiting USC stunned the No. 9 Bears on a 32-yard field goal on the final play. Baylor dominated the game statistically, outgaining USC 408-197, holding a 26-11 advantage is first downs (including not allowing USC a first down through three quarters), and maintaining a 15-minute advantage in time of possession (37:47 to 22:13). Mirroring the result of last year's matchup, the unranked road team knocked off the host with an AP top ten ranking.[3]

After the season

Awards and honors

Team Players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[5]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Ron FrancisDefensive back239Dallas Cowboys
Ray BerryLinebacker244Minnesota Vikings
Cody CarlsonQuarterback364Houston Oilers
Thomas EverettDefensive back494Pittsburgh Steelers
John AdickesCenter6154Chicago Bears
Johnny ThomasDefensive back7192Washington Redskins

References

  1. ↑ "High Five: Texas A&M-Baylor".
  2. ↑ "Baylor gets answers in 38–7 romp". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "At the End, USC Takes Baylor by Storm, 17-14". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "1987 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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