1986 Baylor Bears football team

1986 Baylor Bears football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 21–9 vs. Colorado
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 12
Record	9–3 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Duke Christian (7th season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Pete Fredenburg (4th season)
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Wyoming*	No. 12	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 31–28	20,542
September 13	Louisiana Tech*	No. 12	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 38–7	31,000
September 20	USC*	No. 9	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	ABC	L 14–17	35,000
September 27	at Texas Tech	No. 17	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 45–14	41,046
October 4	Houston	No. 13	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	W 27–13	34,000
October 11	No. T–20 SMU	No. 13	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		L 21–27	36,900
October 18	at No. 11 Texas A&M	No. T–20	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	ABC	L 30–31	74,739
October 25	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 28–17	24,101
November 8	No. 10 Arkansas		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	Raycom	W 29–14	44,500
November 15	at Rice	No. 18	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 23–17	12,500
November 22	Texas	No. 17	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 18–13	42,500
December 31	vs. Colorado*	No. 14	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	Raycom	W 21–9	40,470
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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 Grant Teaff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

USC

USC at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 0 7 0 10 17 No. 9 Bears 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 20 Location: Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas Game attendance: 35,000 TV announcers (ABC Sports): Keith Jackson (play-by-play) and Tim Brant (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 Baylor Matt Clark 1-yard run (Terry Syler kick) Baylor 7–0 2 0:15 USC Tim McDonald 99-yard fumble return (Don Shafer kick) Tied 7–7 4 7:24 Baylor Charles Perry 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick) Baylor 14–7 3:50 USC Ken Henry 12-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Don Shafer kick) Tied 14–14 0:00 USC Don Shafer 32-yard field goal USC 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.

After the season

Awards and honors

• Thomas Everett, Jim Thorpe Award

Team Players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

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