1983 Baylor
7–4–1 (4–3–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat TCU 56–21Oct 22
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs BYU | W 40–36 | 40% |
| Sep 17 | at UTEP | W 20–6 | 66% |
| Sep 24 | vs Texas Tech | L 11–26 | 73% |
| Oct 1 | at Houston | W 42–21 | 38% |
| Oct 8 | at 13SMU | L 26–42 | 20% |
| Oct 15 | vs Texas A&M | T 13–13 | 61% |
| Oct 22 | vs TCU | W 56–21 | 75% |
| Oct 29 | vs Tulane | W 24–18 | 66% |
| Nov 5 | at Arkansas | W 24–21 | 32% |
| Nov 12 | vs Rice | W 48–14 | 90% |
| Nov 19 | at 2Texas | L 21–24 | 20% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs Oklahoma StateAstro-Bluebonnet Bowl | L 14–24 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 24–14 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 15: 20
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1983.
- Record
- 7–4–1
- Conference
- 4–3–1 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 20
- Points
- 339–266
- Coach
- Grant Teaff
- Elo
- 1545 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.7 No. 40 of 108; offense No. 24, defense No. 67
- SRS
- 6.2 No. 37 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Duke Christian
- Defensive coordinator
- Pete Fredenburg
- Offense
- I formation
- Defense
- 4–4
Drafted in 1984
The 1984 draft| Rd 2 | Bruce Davis WR | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 3 | Alfred Anderson RB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 5 | Allen Rice RB | Minnesota Vikings |
All-Southwest Conference
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Alfred AndersonRBUPI-1- Gerald McNeilWRUPI-1
- Mark AdickesOTUPI-1
Second team
- Bruce DavisWRUPI-2
- Ervin RandleDEUPI-2
- Aaron GrantDBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1983 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1983 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 11–1 | 5 |
| SMU | 7–1 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Baylor | 4–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Houston | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 1–6–1 | 1–8–2 | |
| Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.