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1986 Baylor

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1986, game by game: won at Wyoming 31–28; won vs. Louisiana Tech 38–7; lost vs. USC 14–17; won at Texas Tech 45–14; won vs. Houston 27–13; lost vs. SMU 21–27; lost at No. 11 Texas A&M 30–31; won at TCU 28–17; won vs. No. 10 Arkansas 29–14; won at Rice 23–17; won vs. Texas 18–13; won vs. Colorado 21–9+31−6Won 31–28 at Wyoming+3WyomingWon 38–7 vs. Louisiana Tech+31Louisiana TechLost 14–17 vs. USC-3USCWon 45–14 at Texas Tech+31Texas TechWon 27–13 vs. Houston+14HoustonLost 21–27 vs. SMU-6SMULost 30–31 at No. 11 Texas A&M-1No. 11 Texas A&MWon 28–17 at TCU+11TCUWon 29–14 vs. No. 10 Arkansas+15No. 10 ArkansasWon 23–17 at Rice+6RiceWon 18–13 vs. Texas+5TexasWon 21–9 vs. Colorado+12Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atWyomingW 31–⁠2868%
Sep 13vsLouisiana TechW 38–⁠786%
Sep 20vsUSCL 14–⁠1767%
Sep 27atTexas TechW 45–⁠1459%
Oct 4vsHoustonW 27–⁠1377%
Oct 11vsSMUL 21–⁠2764%
Oct 18at11Texas A&ML 30–⁠3137%
Oct 25atTCUW 28–⁠1774%
Nov 8vs10ArkansasW 29–⁠1452%
Nov 15atRiceW 23–⁠1784%
Nov 22vsTexasW 18–⁠1372%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsColoradoBluebonnet BowlW 21–⁠964%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 21–⁠9 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 20
  8. Wk 11: 18
  9. Wk 12: 17
  10. Wk 13: 16
  11. Wk 14: 14
  12. Final: 12

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 1986.

Jim Thorpe AwardThomas Everett, S

Consensus All-AmericanThomas Everett, S

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 9
Points
325–⁠207
Coach
Grant Teaff
Elo
1680 +76 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 24 of 101; offense No. 27, defense No. 26
SRS
8.8 No. 28 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Duke Christian
Defensive coordinator
Pete Fredenburg
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1987

The 1987 draft
Rd 2Ron Francis DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Ray Berry LBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 3Cody Carlson QBHouston Oilers
Rd 4Thomas Everett DBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6John Adickes CChicago Bears
Rd 7Johnny Thomas DBWashington Redskins

All-Southwest Conference

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1986 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1986 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M7–⁠19–⁠313
Baylor6–⁠29–⁠312
Arkansas6–⁠29–⁠315
Texas Tech5–⁠37–⁠5
SMU5–⁠36–⁠5
Texas4–⁠45–⁠6
Rice2–⁠64–⁠7
TCU1–⁠73–⁠8
Houston0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.