1983 Baylor Bears football team

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.

1983 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1983 record7–4–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10BYU*W 40–3632,500
September 17at UTEP*W 20–625,709
September 24Texas Tech
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
ABCL 11–2638,000
October 1at HoustonW 42–2126,640
October 8at No. 13 SMUL 26–4245,025
October 15Texas A&M
WTBST 13–1340,000
October 22TCU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas (rivalry)
W 56–2135,876
October 29Tulane*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 24–1820,050
November 5at ArkansasW 24–2144,820
November 12Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 48–1426,500
November 19at No. 2 TexasL 21–2476,208
December 31vs. Oklahoma State*No. 20
MizlouL 14–2450,090
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Bruce DavisWide receiver250Cleveland Browns
Alfred AndersonRunning back367Minnesota Vikings
Allen RiceRunning back5140Minnesota Vikings
Mark AdickesTackle1 (Sup)5(Sup)Kansas City Chiefs
Gerald McNeilWide receiver2(Sup)44(Sup)Cleveland Browns

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