1982 Baylor Bears football team

1982 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6–1 (3–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	John O'Hara (4th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1982 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	North Texas State*	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 21–17	24,000
September 11	at No. 14 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio		L 14–21	88,622
September 25	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas (rivalry)		W 24–23	46,049
October 2	Houston	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	ABC	T 21–21	31,750
October 9	No. 6 SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		L 19–22	30,000
October 16	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		L 23–28	64,017
October 23	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas (rivalry)		L 14–38	23,811
October 30	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		L 15–30	23,463
November 6	No. 5 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 24–17	42,000
November 13	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas		W 35–13	12,000
November 20	No. 17 Texas	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		L 23–31	38,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

SMU

See also: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–32–7	1981	L 20–37

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Cedric Mack	Defensive back	2	44	St. Louis Cardinals
Randy Grimes	Center	2	45	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Charles Benson	Defensive end	3	76	Miami Dolphins
Bo Scott Metcalf	Defensive back	4	106	Pittsburg Steelers
Mark Kirchner	Guard	7	191	Pittsburg Steelers
Geff Gandy	Linebacker	10	279	Washington Redskins
David Mangrum	Quarterback	12	312	Philadelphia Eagles