1987 Baylor Bears football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1987

| team = Baylor Bears

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 3–4

| head_coach = Grant Teaff

| hc_year = 16th

| off_coach = Duke Christian

| oc_year = 9th

| off_scheme = I formation

| def_coach = Pete Fredenburg

| dc_year = 5th

| def_scheme = 4–4

| captain =

| stadium = Baylor Stadium

}}

The 1987 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Grant Teaff, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SWC. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| score = 13–3

| attend = 22,535

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80943083/baylor-whips-la-tech/|work=The Kilgore News Herald|title=Baylor whips La. Tech|date=September 6, 1987|accessdate=July 6, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, MO

| score = 18–23

| attend = 37,172

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| score = 21–14

| attend = 27,128

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = w

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = Raycom

| score = 36–22

| attend = 34,816

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 30–18

| attend = 22,751

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southwest Texas State

| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, Texas

| score = 36–15

| attend = 21,739

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033189/baylor-bears-ramble-over-southwest-texas/|work=Del Rio News Herald|title=Baylor Bears ramble over Southwest Texas|date=October 11, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = l

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| gamename = Battle of the Brazos

| tv = Raycom

| score = 10–34

| attend = 46,812

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = TCU

| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = Raycom

| score = 0–24

| attend = 36,138

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 7–10

| attend = 51,496

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = w

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| score = 34–31

| attend = 20,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Texas

| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = HSE

| score = 16–34

| attend = 61,331

}}

After the season

The following player was drafted into professional football following the season.{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071221160900/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1988.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-21| title = 1988 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

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