1987 Baylor Bears football team

1987 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1987 record	6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (16th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons

1987 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Texas A&M †	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Texas	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	Louisiana Tech*	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 13–3	22,535
September 12	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri		L 18–23	37,172
September 19	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Paradise, Nevada		W 21–14	27,128
September 26	Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (Rivalry)	Raycom	W 36–22	34,816
October 3	at Houston	Astrodome Houston		W 30–18	22,751
October 10	[[{{{school}}}|Southwest Texas State]]*	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 36–15	21,739
October 17	Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)	Raycom	L 10–34	46,812
October 24	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (Rivalry)	Raycom	L 0–24	36,138
November 7	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas		L 7–10	51,496
November 14	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 34–31	20,075
November 21	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	HSE	L 16–34	61,331
*Non-conference game Homecoming

After the season

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Joel Porter	Guard	10	273	Chicago Bears