1981 Baylor Bears football team
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| 1981 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–5 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John O'Hara (3rd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Duke Christian (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 SMU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Lamar* | L 17–18 | 22,000 | |||
| September 12 | Bowling Green* |
| W 38–0 | 20,000 | ||
| September 19 | at Louisiana Tech* | W 28–21 | 21,000 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | Texas Tech |
| W 28–15 | 40,000 | ||
| October 3 | at Houston | ABC | L 3–24 | 28,118 | ||
| October 10 | at No. 14 SMU | L 20–37 | 33,110 | |||
| October 17 | Texas A&M |
| W 19–17 | 45,000 | ||
| October 24 | TCU |
| W 34–21 | 40,000 | ||
| November 7 | at No. 19 Arkansas | ESPN | L 39–41 | 54,560 | ||
| November 14 | Rice |
| L 14–17 | 30,000 | ||
| November 21 | at No. 8 Texas | L 12–34 | 72,806 | |||
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Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Bears rally to push back feisty 'Dogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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