American college football season
The 1988 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season fourth in the Southwest Conference. Baylor Stadium's name was officially changed to Floyd Casey Stadium during halftime of the homecoming game against Arkansas on November 5.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | UNLV* | | | W 27–3 | 25,610 | |
September 10 | at Kansas* | | Raycom | W 27–14 | 43,200 | |
September 17 | at Iowa State* | | Raycom | W 35–0 | 43,913 | |
September 24 | at Texas Tech | | | L 6–36 | 45,385 | |
October 1 | Houston | - Baylor Stadium
- Waco, Texas
| Raycom | L 24–27 | 34,719 | |
October 8 | Southwest Texas State* | - Baylor Stadium
- Waco, Texas
| | W 45–7 | 22,473 | [1] |
October 15 | at Texas A&M | | | L 14–28 | 67,884 | |
October 22 | at TCU | | | L 14–24 | 25,221 | |
November 5 | No. 11 Arkansas | - Baylor/Floyd Casey Stadium
- Waco, Texas
| HSE | L 3–33 | 40,148 | |
November 12 | at Rice | | | W 20–10 | 13,200 | |
November 19 | Texas | - Floyd Casey Stadium
- Waco, Texas
| | W 17–14 | 30,142 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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After the season
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]
Player |
Position |
Round |
Pick |
Franchise
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Ray Crockett |
Defensive back |
4 |
86 |
Detroit Lions
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John Simpson |
Wide receiver |
10 |
277 |
Chicago Bears
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