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.

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	UNLV*	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas		W 27–3	25,610
September 10	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	Raycom	W 27–14	43,200
September 17	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	Raycom	W 35–0	43,913
September 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas (rivalry)		L 6–36	45,385
October 1	Houston	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)	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	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		L 14–28	67,884
October 22	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas (rivalry)		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	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas		W 20–10	13,200
November 19	Texas	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)		W 17–14	30,142
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.^[2]