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1981 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1981 record | 5–6 (3–5 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff (10th season) |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
1981 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T |
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| No. 5 SMU $ |
7 |
– | 1 |
– | 0 | 10 |
– | 1 |
– | 0 |
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| No. 2 Texas |
6 |
– | 1 |
– | 1 | 10 |
– | 1 |
– | 1 |
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Houston |
5 |
– | 2 |
– | 1 | 7 |
– | 4 |
– | 1 |
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Arkansas |
5 |
– | 3 |
– | 0 | 8 |
– | 4 |
– | 0 |
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Texas A&M |
4 |
– | 4 |
– | 0 | 7 |
– | 5 |
– | 0 |
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Rice |
3 |
– | 5 |
– | 0 | 4 |
– | 7 |
– | 0 |
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Baylor |
3 |
– | 5 |
– | 0 | 5 |
– | 6 |
– | 0 |
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TCU |
1 |
– | 6 |
– | 1 | 2 |
– | 7 |
– | 2 |
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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# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 |
Lamar* |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
L 17–18 |
22,000 |
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| September 12 |
Bowling Green* |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
W 38–0 |
20,000 |
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| September 19 |
at Louisiana Tech* |
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA |
W 28–21 |
21,000 |
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| September 26 |
Texas Tech |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) |
W 28–15 |
40,000 |
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| October 3 |
at Houston |
Astrodome • Houston, TX |
ABC |
L 3–24 |
28,118 |
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| October 10 |
at No. 14 SMU |
Texas Stadium • Irving, TX |
L 20–37 |
33,110 |
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| October 17 |
Texas A&M |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) |
W 19–17 |
45,000 |
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| October 24 |
TCU  |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) |
W 34–21 |
40,000 |
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| November 7 |
at No. 19 Arkansas |
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR |
ESPN |
L 39–41 |
54,560 |
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| November 14 |
Rice |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
L 14–17 |
30,000 |
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| November 21 |
at No. 8 Texas |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
L 12–34 |
72,806 |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
After the season[edit]
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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