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.

1976 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–3–1 (4–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Yung (3rd season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Houston		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 5–23	37,500
September 18	at Auburn*		Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 15–14	50,000
September 25	at No. 14 Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 34–19	44,481
October 2	South Carolina*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 18–17	34,500
October 9	SMU		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 27–20	25,000
October 16	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 0–24	52,241
November 6	No. 12 Arkansas		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	T 7–7	47,900
November 13	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 38–6	10,000
November 20	Texas		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–10	45,500
November 27	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 24–19	11,480
December 4	at No. 9 Texas Tech	No. 18	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 21–24	37,105
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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 Grant Teaff Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas

Texas Longhorns (4–3–1) at Baylor Bears (5–2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	3	0	0	7	10
Baylor	0	7	7	6	20

at Baylor Stadium, Waco, Texas

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

Game information

First quarter TEX – Russell Erxleben 24-yard field goal, 5:30. Texas 3–0. Drive: Second quarter BAY – Ronnie Lee 6-yard pass from Mark Jackson (Lester Belrose kick), 7:00. Baylor 7–3. Drive: Third quarter BAY – Mark Jackson 7-yard run (Lester Belrose kick), 12:01. Baylor 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:41. Fourth quarter BAY – Lester Belrose 23-yard field goal, 14:54. Baylor 17–3. Drive: BAY – Lester Belrose 20-yard field goal, 7:59. Baylor 20–3. Drive: TEX – Raymond Clayborn 68-yard punt return (Russell Erxleben kick), 1:16. Baylor 20–10. Top passers TEX – Mark McBath – 4/6, 138 yards, INT BAY – Top rushers TEX – Jimmy Walker – 8 rushes, 27 yards BAY – Top receivers TEX – Michael Lockett – 2 receptions, 75 yards BAY –