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1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – 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

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 September 26Texas Tech

W 28–1540,000 October 3at Houston

ABCL 3–2428,118 October 10at No. 14 SMU

L 20–3733,110 October 17Texas A&M

W 19–1745,000 October 24TCUdagger

W 34–2140,000 November 7at No. 19 Arkansas

ESPNL 39–4154,560 November 14Rice

L 14–1730,000 November 21at No. 8 Texas

L 12–3472,806

Template:CFB Schedule End

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.