1983 Baylor Bears football team

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1983
Baylor Stadium
Seasons
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10
Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
    		• W 40–3632,500[2]
    September 17at
    Sun Bowl Stadium
  • El Paso, Texas
    		• W 20–625,709[3]
    September 24
    ABC
    		L 11–2638,000[4]
    October 1at Houston
    		W 42–2126,640[5]
    October 8at No. 13 SMU
    		L 26–4245,025[6]
    October 15Texas A&M
    		WTBST 13–1340,000[7]
    October 22TCUdagger
    • Baylor Stadium
    • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
    		W 56–2135,876[8]
    October 29Tulane*
    • Baylor Stadium
    • Waco, Texas
    		W 24–1820,050[9]
    November 5at
    Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, Arkansas
    		• W 24–2144,820[10]
    November 12Rice
    • Baylor Stadium
    • Waco, Texas
    		W 48–1426,500[11]
    November 19at No. 2
    Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, Texas
    		• L 21–2476,208[12]
    December 31vs. Oklahoma State*No. 20
    		MizlouL 14–2450,090[13]
    • *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.[14]

    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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    14. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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