1982 Baylor Bears football team

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.

1982 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6–1 (3–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn O'Hara (4th season)
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1982 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 SMU $ 7 0 111 0 1
No. 17 Texas 7 1 09 3 0
No. 9 Arkansas 5 2 19 2 1
Houston 4 3 15 5 1
Baylor 3 4 14 6 1
Texas Tech 3 5 04 7 0
Texas A&M 3 5 05 6 0
TCU 2 6 03 8 0
Rice 0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4North Texas State*W 21–1724,000[1]
September 11at No. 14 Ohio State*L 14–2188,622
September 25at Texas TechW 24–2346,049
October 2Houston
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
ABCT 21–2131,750
October 9No. 6 SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 19–2230,000
October 16at Texas A&ML 23–2864,017
October 23at TCUL 14–3823,811
October 30at Tulane*L 15–3023,463[2]
November 6No. 5 Arkansasdagger
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 24–1742,000
November 13at RiceW 35–1312,000
November 20No. 17 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 23–3138,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

SMU

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[3]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Cedric MackDefensive back244St. Louis Cardinals
Randy GrimesCenter245Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Charles BensonDefensive end376Miami Dolphins
Bo Scott MetcalfDefensive back4106Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark KirchnerGuard7191Pittsburgh Steelers
Geff GandyLinebacker10279Washington Redskins
David MangrumQuarterback12312Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. "Baylor holds off North Texas State, 21–17". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McKay a born-again star, passes Tulane to 30–15 upset victory over Baylor". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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