American college football season
1986 Baylor Bears football |
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Bluebonnet Bowl champion |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 13 |
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AP | No. 12 |
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Record | 9–3 (6–2 SWC) |
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Head coach | - Grant Teaff (15th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Duke Christian (7th season) |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Fredenburg (4th season) |
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Base defense | 4–4 |
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Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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Seasons |
1986 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 13 Texas A&M $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 15 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 12 Baylor | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Houston | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Wyoming* | No. 12 | | | W 31–28 | 20,542 | |
September 13 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 12 | | | W 38–7 | 31,000 | [2] |
September 20 | USC* | No. 9 | | ABC | L 14–17 | 35,000 | |
September 27 | at Texas Tech | No. 17 | | Raycom | W 45–14 | 41,046 | |
October 4 | Houston | No. 13 | | ESPN | W 27–13 | 34,000 | |
October 11 | No. T–20 SMU | No. 13 | | | L 21–27 | 36,900 | |
October 18 | at No. 11 Texas A&M | No. T–20 | | ABC | L 30–31 | 74,739 | |
October 25 | at TCU | | | Raycom | W 28–17 | 24,101 | |
November 8 | No. 10 Arkansas | | | Raycom | W 29–14 | 44,500 | |
November 15 | at Rice | No. 18 | | | W 23–17 | 12,500 | |
November 22 | Texas | No. 17 | | | W 18–13 | 42,500 | |
December 31 | vs. Colorado* | No. 14 | | Raycom | W 21–9 | 40,470 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1986 Baylor Bears football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | PK | 32 | Jim Mueller | Sr | K | | Terry Syler | So | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
USC
USC at Baylor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Trojans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 | No. 9 Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Baylor | Matt Clark 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick) | Baylor 7–0 | | 2 | 0:15 | USC | Tim McDonald 99-yard fumble return (Don Shafer kick) | Tied 7–7 | | 4 | 7:24 | Baylor | Charles Perry 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick) | Baylor 14–7 | 3:50 | USC | Ken Henry 12-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Don Shafer kick) | Tied 14–14 | 0:00 | USC | Don Shafer 32-yard field goal | USC 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]
References
- ^ "High Five: Texas A&M-Baylor".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Baylor gets answers in 38–7 romp". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "At the End, USC Takes Baylor by Storm, 17-14". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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