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1992 Baylor

7–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1992, game by game: lost vs. Louisiana Tech 9–10; lost vs. No. 12 Colorado 38–57; won vs. Utah State 45–10; lost at Texas Tech 17–36; won vs. SMU 49–7; won at TCU 41–20; won vs. Houston 29–23; lost at No. 5 Texas A&M 13–19; won vs. Georgia Tech 31–27; lost at Rice 31–34; won vs. Texas 21–20; won vs. No. 22 Arizona 20–15+42−19Lost 9–10 vs. Louisiana Tech-1Louisiana TechLost 38–57 vs. No. 12 Colorado-19No. 12 ColoradoWon 45–10 vs. Utah State+35Utah StateLost 17–36 at Texas Tech-19Texas TechWon 49–7 vs. SMU+42SMUWon 41–20 at TCU+21TCUWon 29–23 vs. Houston+6HoustonLost 13–19 at No. 5 Texas A&M-6No. 5 Texas A&MWon 31–27 vs. Georgia Tech+4Georgia TechLost 31–34 at Rice-3RiceWon 21–20 vs. Texas+1TexasWon 20–15 vs. No. 22 Arizona+5No. 22 Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsLouisiana TechL 9–⁠1055%
Sep 12vs12ColoradoL 38–⁠5742%
Sep 19vsUtah StateW 45–⁠1072%
Sep 26atTexas TechL 17–⁠3645%
Oct 3vsSMUW 49–⁠771%
Oct 10atTCUW 41–⁠2054%
Oct 17vsHoustonW 29–⁠2359%
Oct 24at5Texas A&ML 13–⁠1924%
Nov 7vsGeorgia TechW 31–⁠2756%
Nov 14atRiceL 31–⁠3454%
Nov 21vsTexasW 21–⁠2057%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs22ArizonaJohn Hancock BowlW 20–⁠1543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 20–⁠15 in the John Hancock Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠278
Coach
Grant Teaff
Elo
1590 +40 this season
SP+ rating
7.3 No. 36 of 105; offense No. 22, defense No. 67
SRS
4.6 No. 37 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chuck Reedy
Offense
I formation
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 4ALBert Fontenot DEChicago Bears
Rd 6Melvin Bonner WRDenver Broncos

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M7–⁠012–⁠17
Baylor4–⁠37–⁠5
Texas4–⁠36–⁠5
Rice4–⁠36–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠35–⁠6
SMU2–⁠55–⁠6
Houston2–⁠54–⁠7
TCU1–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1

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