1976 Baylor Bears football team

The 1976 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. Despite finishing the season ranked No. 19 in the country with a 7–3–1 record, the Bears did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.[1]

1976 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record7–3–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Yung (3rd season)
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Houston + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 2 0 10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1 7 3 1
Texas 4 4 0 5 5 1
Arkansas 3 4 1 5 5 1
Rice 2 6 0 3 8 0
SMU 2 6 0 3 8 0
TCU 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11HoustonL 5–2337,500
September 18at Auburn*W 15–1450,000[2]
September 25at No. 14 Illinois*W 34–1944,481
October 2South Carolina*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 18–1734,500[3]
October 9SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 27–2025,000
October 16at Texas A&ML 0–2452,241
November 6No. 12 Arkansas 
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
T 7–747,900
November 13at RiceW 38–610,000
November 20Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 20–1045,500
November 27at TCUW 24–1911,480
December 4at No. 9 Texas TechNo. 18L 21–2437,105
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1976 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Sammy Bickham
RB Gary Blair
OL Billy Clements
WR Tommy Davidson
RB Mike Ebow
RB Cleveland Franklin
RB Mark Grayless
OL Gary Gregory
RB Greg Hawthorne
RB Steve Howell
WR Alcy Jackson
QB Mark Jackson
OL Jon Kramer
WR Ronnie Lee
RB Ernest Lynch
RB David Seaborn
WR David Steven
RB Bo Taylor
OL Arland Thompson
OL Rell Tipton
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Tim Black
DL Flynn Bucy
DB Ron Burns
DB Gary Green
DB Tony Green
DL Gary Hutchison
DL Gary Don Johnson
DL Keavin McDonald
DB Mike Nelms
LB Shane Nelson
DL Chris Quinn
DB Scooter Reed
LB Johnny Slaughter
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Lester Belrose
P Luke Prestridge
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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Texas

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Texas Longhorns (4–3–1) at Baylor Bears (5–2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas 3 0 0710
Baylor 0 7 7620

at Baylor Stadium, Waco, Texas

  • Date: November 20
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 45,500
  • Box Score
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Battered Baylor slips by fumbling Auburn". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "South Carolina struck by Bear miracle". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.