1988 Baylor Bears football team

1988 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorPete Fredenburg (6th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M* 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 18 Houston 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Grant Teaff, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the SWC. The team played home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. The stadium name was officially changed from Baylor Stadium Floyd Casey Stadium during halftime of the homecoming game against Arkansas on November 5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3UNLV*
W 27–325,610[1]
September 10at Kansas*
RaycomW 27–1443,200[2]
September 17at Iowa State*
RaycomW 35–042,913[3]
September 24at Texas Tech
L 6–3645,385[4]
October 1Houston
RaycomL 24–2734,719[5]
October 8Southwest Texas State*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 45–722,473[6]
October 15at Texas A&M
L 14–2867,884[7]
October 22at TCU
L 14–2425,221[8]
November 5No. 11 Arkansas
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
HSEL 3–3340,148[9]
November 12at Rice
W 20–1013,200[10]
November 19Texas
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
W 17–1430,142[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[12]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Ray Crockett Defensive back 4 86 Detroit Lions
John Simpson Wide receiver 10 277 Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ "Swarming defense paces Baylor". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bears top Jayhawks". The Mercury. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU gets only 104 yards in 35–0 loss to Baylor". The Sioux City Journal. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Raiders rout Bears in SWC opener, 36–6". Longview News-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars run past Bears". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor bruises Southwest Texas St". Times Record News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies come back for emotional win". The Victoria Advocate. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Frogs outgun Baylor". The Monitor. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas crushes Baylor Bears 33–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Baylor wins 20–10". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears break 'Horns". The Odessa American. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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