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1977 Baylor Bears football team

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1977 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Texas $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
No. 3 Arkansas 7 1 0 11 1 0
Texas A&M 6 2 0 8 4 0
Houston 4 4 0 6 5 0
Texas Tech 4 4 0 7 5 0
Baylor 3 5 0 5 6 0
SMU 3 5 0 4 7 0
TCU 1 7 0 2 9 0
Rice 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 8 Texas TechL 7–1738,604
September 17Kentucky*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 21–630,000[2]
September 24at No. 14 Nebraska*L 10–3176,231
October 1at No. 19 HoustonL 24–2837,421
October 8SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 9–630,300
October 15No. 13 Texas A&M
L 31–3845,000
October 22Air Force*dagger
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 38–730,350
November 5at No. 8 ArkansasL 9–3553,620
November 12Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 24–1425,000
November 19at No. 1 TexasL 7–2960,000
November 26TCU
W 47–915,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1977 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Baylor bounces Kentucky, 21–6". The Odessa American. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.