1991 Baylor Bears football team

1991 Baylor Bears football
Copper Bowl, L 0–24 vs. Indiana
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Reedy (2nd season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorPete Fredenburg (9th season)
Base defense4–4
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
1991 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas A&M $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
TCU 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Grant Teaff, the Bears compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the SWC. Baylor was invited to the Copper Bowl, where the Bears lost to Indiana. The team played home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 p.m.UTEP*
W 27–735,127
September 141:00 p.m.at No. 12 Colorado*No. 23
W 16–1450,754
September 217:00 p.m.Missouri*No. 14
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 47–2141,721
September 2812:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 12
RaycomW 45–722,239
October 54:00 p.m.at HoustonNo. 11
W 38–2137,022
October 1212:00 p.m.RiceNo. 8
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
RaycomL 17–2037,987
October 192:30 p.m.No. 19 Texas A&MNo. 16
ABCL 12–3450,267
October 2612:00 p.m.TCUNo. 22
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 26–939,102
November 22:30 p.m.at No. 24 ArkansasNo. 21
ABCW 9–543,820
November 161:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 20
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
L 24–3136,163
November 231:00 p.m.at Texas
W 21–1161,310
December 317:00 p.m.vs. Indiana*
WTBSL 0–2435,751
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1991 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 83 Melvin Bonner Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 77 Santana Dotson Sr
DB 37 Frankie Smith Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

NFL draft

The following Bears were selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL ream
4 104 Frankie Smith Cornerback Atlanta Falcons
5 132 Santana Dotson Defensive end Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10 260 Marcus Lowe Defensive tackle Cleveland Browns
11 294 Lee Miles Wide receiver Miami Dolphins
11 297 Robin Jones Defensive end Atlanta Falcons

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References

  1. ^ "1991 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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