1981 Baylor
5–6 (3–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bowling Green 38–0Sep 12
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Lamar | L 17–18 | 85% |
| Sep 12 | vs Bowling Green | W 38–0 | 77% |
| Sep 19 | at Louisiana Tech | W 28–21 | 69% |
| Sep 26 | vs Texas Tech | W 28–15 | 79% |
| Oct 3 | at Houston | L 3–24 | 49% |
| Oct 10 | at 14SMU | L 20–37 | 38% |
| Oct 17 | vs Texas A&M | W 19–17 | 65% |
| Oct 24 | vs TCU | W 34–21 | 82% |
| Nov 7 | at 19Arkansas | L 39–41 | 37% |
| Nov 14 | vs Rice | L 14–17 | 80% |
| Nov 21 | at 8Texas | L 12–34 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 34–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 252–245
- Coach
- Grant Teaff
- Elo
- 1561 −65 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.9 No. 57 of 132; offense No. 37, defense No. 80
- SRS
- 6.2 No. 41 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinators
- John O’Hara and Duke Christian
- Offense
- I formation
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 1 | Walter Abercrombie RB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 3 | Vann McElroy DB | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Rd 4 | Dennis Gentry RB | Chicago Bears |
1981 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 7–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Texas | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | 2 |
| Houston | 5–2–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 5–3 | 8–4 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
 Baylor | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Rice | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 1–6–1 | 2–7–2 | |
| Texas Tech | 0–7–1 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.