1982 Baylor Bears football team

1982 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6–1 (3–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	John O'Hara (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Duke Christian (4th season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1982 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	North Texas State*	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 21–17	24,000	[1]
September 11	at No. 14 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio		L 14–21	88,622
September 25	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas (rivalry)		W 24–23	46,049
October 2	Houston	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	ABC	T 21–21	31,750
October 9	No. 6 SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		L 19–22	30,000
October 16	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		L 23–28	64,017
October 23	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas (rivalry)		L 14–38	23,811
October 30	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans		L 15–30	23,463	[2]
November 6	No. 5 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 24–17	42,000
November 13	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas		W 35–13	12,000
November 20	No. 17 Texas	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		L 23–31	38,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

SMU

See also: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.^[3]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Cedric Mack	Defensive back	2	44	St. Louis Cardinals
Randy Grimes	Center	2	45	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Charles Benson	Defensive end	3	76	Miami Dolphins
Bo Scott Metcalf	Defensive back	4	106	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Kirchner	Guard	7	191	Pittsburgh Steelers
Geff Gandy	Linebacker	10	279	Washington Redskins
David Mangrum	Quarterback	12	312	Philadelphia Eagles

References

1. "Baylor holds off North Texas State, 21–17". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1982. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "McKay a born-again star, passes Tulane to 30–15 upset victory over Baylor". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1982. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1983 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.