1977 Baylor Bears football team

The 1977 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished the season sixth in the Southwest Conference.

1977 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (6th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	No. 8 Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–17	38,604
September 17	Kentucky*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 21–6	30,000
September 24	at No. 14 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 10–31	76,231
October 1	at No. 19 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 24–28	37,421
October 8	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 9–6	30,300
October 15	No. 13 Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 31–38	45,000
October 22	Air Force*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 38–7	30,350
November 5	at No. 8 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 9–35	53,620
November 12	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 24–14	25,000
November 19	at No. 1 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 7–29	60,000
November 26	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 47–9	15,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game