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.

1983 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 12 SMU 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –17 –4 –1
Texas A&M 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Arkansas 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Houston 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
TCU 1 –6 –11 –8 –2
Rice 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10BYU*
W 40–3632,500[1]
September 17at UTEP*
W 20–625,709[2]
September 24Texas Tech
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
ABCL 11–2638,000[3]
October 1at Houston
W 42–2126,640[4]
October 8at No. 13 SMU
L 26–4245,025[5]
October 15Texas A&M
WTBST 13–1340,000[6]
October 22TCUdagger
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
W 56–2135,876[7]
October 29Tulane*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 24–1820,050[8]
November 5at Arkansas
W 24–2144,820[9]
November 12Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 48–1426,500[10]
November 19at No. 2 Texas
L 21–2476,208[11]
December 31vs. Oklahoma State*No. 20
MizlouL 14–2450,090[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[13]

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bruce DavisWide receiver250Cleveland Browns
Alfred AndersonRunning back367Minnesota Vikings
Allen RiceRunning back5140Minnesota Vikings
Mark AdickesTackle1 (Sup)5(Sup)Kansas City Chiefs
Gerald McNeilWide receiver2(Sup)44(Sup)Cleveland Browns

References
  1. "Mistakes cost BYU dearly". The Daily Herald. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Baylor tailback leads the way". Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Red Raiders bombard Bears". Victoria Advocate. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Baylor roars past stumbling, fumbling Houston, 42–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "SMU breaks Baylor, 42–26". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas A&M, Baylor battle to 13–13 tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bears trample Frogs, 56–21". Longview News-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Baylor overcomes punchless Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Baylor boots Hogs on final play, 24–21". Tulsa World. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Baylor whips Rice, 48–14". Abilene Reporter-News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "'Horns bound for Cotton". Wichita Falls Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Oklahoma State wins Bluebonnet Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. January 1, 1984. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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