1986 Baylor Bears football team

1986 Baylor Bears football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuke Christian (7th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorPete Fredenburg (4th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 2 0 9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0 7 5 0
SMU 5 3 0 6 5 0
Texas 4 4 0 5 6 0
Rice 2 6 0 4 7 0
TCU 1 7 0 3 8 0
Houston 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears offense scored 325 points, while the Bears defense allowed 207 points. The Bears finished the season second in the Southwest Conference. In the Battle of the Brazos, Texas Football magazine voted the 1986 football game between Baylor and Texas A&M the outstanding game of the Southwest Conference of the 1980s. Texas A&M overcame a 17–0 deficit, and won the game 31–30 and later advanced to the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

  1. ^ "High Five: Texas A&M-Baylor".[permanent dead link]