| 1986 Baylor Bears football | |
Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
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Bluebonnet Bowl, W 21–9 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| 1986 record | 9–3 (6–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff (15th season) |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
Seasons | |
| 1986 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #13 Texas A&M † | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #15 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Baylor | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears offense scored 325 points, while the Bears defense allowed 207 points. The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference. In the Battle of the Brazos, Texas Football magazine voted the 1986 football game between Baylor and Texas A&M the outstanding game of the Southwest Conference]of the 1980s. Texas A&M overcame a 17–0 deficit, and won the game 31–30 and later advanced to the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | at Wyoming* | No. 12 | W 31–28 | 20,542 | ||
| September 13 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 12 | W 38–7 | 31,000 | ||
| September 20 | USC* | No. 9 |
| ABC | L 14–17 | 35,000 |
| September 27 | at Texas Tech | No. 17 | Raycom | W 45–14 | 41,046 | |
| October 4 | Houston | No. 13 |
| ESPN | W 27–13 | 34,000 |
| October 11 | No. 20 SMU | No. 13 |
| L 21–27 | 36,900 | |
| October 18 | at No. 11 Texas A&M | No. 20 | ABC | L 30–31 | 74,739 | |
| October 25 | at TCU | Raycom | W 28–17 | 24,101 | ||
| November 8 | No. 10 Arkansas |
| Raycom | W 29–14 | 44,500 | |
| November 15 | at Rice | No. 18 | W 23–17 | 12,500 | ||
| November 22 | Texas | No. 17 |
| W 18–13 | 42,500 | |
| December 31 | vs. Colorado* | No. 14 | Raycom | W 21–9 | 40,470 | |
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After the season[]
Awards and honors[]
- Thomas Everett, Jim Thorpe Award[2]
Team Players drafted into the NFL[]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Ron Francis | Defensive back | 2 | 39 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Ray Berry | Linebacker | 2 | 44 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Cody Carlson | Quarterback | 3 | 64 | Houston Oilers |
| Thomas Everett | Defensive back | 4 | 94 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| John Adickes | Center | 6 | 154 | Chicago Bears |
| Johnny Thomas | Defensive back | 7 | 192 | Washington Redskins |
References[]
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