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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Wyoming*No. 12
W 31–2820,542
September 13Louisiana Tech*No. 12
W 38–731,000[2]
September 20USC*No. 9
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ABCL 14–1735,000
September 27at Texas TechNo. 17
RaycomW 45–1441,046
October 4HoustonNo. 13
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNW 27–1334,000
October 11No. T–20 SMUNo. 13
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 21–2736,900
October 18at No. 11 Texas A&MNo. T–20
ABCL 30–3174,739
October 25at TCU
RaycomW 28–1724,101
November 8No. 10 Arkansasdagger
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
RaycomW 29–1444,500
November 15at RiceNo. 18
W 23–1712,500
November 22TexasNo. 17
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 18–1342,500
December 31vs. Colorado*No. 14
RaycomW 21–940,470
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1986 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 51 John Adickes Sr
QB 14 Cody Carlson Sr
WR 26 Derrick McAdoo Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S Anthony Coleman  Sr
DB Ron Francis Sr
CB Johnny Thomas Sr
FS 27 Thomas Everett Sr
LB 57 Ray Berry Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 32 Jim Mueller Sr
K Terry Syler So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

USC

USC at Baylor
1 234Total
• Trojans 0 7010 17
No. 9 Bears 7 007 14
  
Scoring summary
1BaylorMatt Clark 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick)Baylor 7–0
20:15USCTim McDonald 99-yard fumble return (Don Shafer kick)Tied 7–7
47:24BaylorCharles Perry 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick)Baylor 14–7
3:50USCKen Henry 12-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Don Shafer kick)Tied 14–14
0:00USCDon Shafer 32-yard field goalUSC 17–14

See also: 1986 USC Trojans football team

Visiting USC stunned the No. 9 Bears on a 32-yard field goal on the final play. Baylor dominated the game statistically, outgaining USC 408-197, holding a 26-11 advantage is first downs (including not allowing USC a first down through three quarters), and maintaining a 15-minute advantage in time of possession (37:47 to 22:13). Mirroring the result of last year's matchup, the unranked road team knocked off the host with an AP top ten ranking.[3]

After the season

Awards and honors

Team Players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Ron Francis Defensive back 2 39 Dallas Cowboys
Ray Berry Linebacker 2 44 Minnesota Vikings
Cody Carlson Quarterback 3 64 Houston Oilers
Thomas Everett Defensive back 4 94 Pittsburgh Steelers
John Adickes Center 6 154 Chicago Bears
Johnny Thomas Defensive back 7 192 Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "High Five: Texas A&M-Baylor".[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Baylor gets answers in 38–7 romp". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "At the End, USC Takes Baylor by Storm, 17-14". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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