1983 Baylor Bears football team
The 1983 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season third in the Southwest Conference. They lost to Oklahoma State in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, 14–24.
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 14–24 vs. Oklahoma State | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
1983 record | 7–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC) |
Head coach | Grant Teaff (12th season) |
Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Texas $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 SMU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | BYU* |
| W 40–36 | 32,500 | ||
September 17 | at UTEP* |
| W 20–6 | 25,709 | ||
September 24 | Texas Tech |
| ABC | L 11–26 | 38,000 | |
October 1 | at Houston | W 42–21 | 26,640 | |||
October 8 | at No. 13 SMU | L 26–42 | 45,025 | |||
October 15 | Texas A&M |
| WTBS | T 13–13 | 40,000 | |
October 22 | TCU![]() |
| W 56–21 | 35,876 | ||
October 29 | Tulane* |
| W 24–18 | 20,050 | ||
November 5 | at Arkansas |
| W 24–21 | 44,820 | ||
November 12 | Rice |
| W 48–14 | 26,500 | ||
November 19 | at No. 2 Texas |
| L 21–24 | 76,208 | ||
December 31 | vs. Oklahoma State* | No. 20 |
| Mizlou | L 14–24 | 50,090 |
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After the season
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Bruce Davis | Wide receiver | 2 | 50 | Cleveland Browns |
Alfred Anderson | Running back | 3 | 67 | Minnesota Vikings |
Allen Rice | Running back | 5 | 140 | Minnesota Vikings |
Mark Adickes | Tackle | 1 (Sup) | 5(Sup) | Kansas City Chiefs |
Gerald McNeil | Wide receiver | 2(Sup) | 44(Sup) | Cleveland Browns |
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