1926 Baylor Bears football team
| 1926 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | George Morris |
| Home stadium | Cotton Palace |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1926 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In their first season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 103 to 93.[1][2] They played their home games at Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. George Morris was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 25 | Southwestern (TX)* | W 7–0 | ||||
| October 2 | at Loyola (LA)* |
| L 10–13 | [3] | ||
| October 12 | vs. TCU | Dallas, TX | T 7–7 | |||
| October 16 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 14–0 | |||
| October 23 | Howard Payne* |
| W 23–7 | |||
| October 30 | Texas A&M |
| W 20–9 | |||
| November 6 | Texas |
| W 10–7 | [4] | ||
| November 13 | at SMU | L 3–31 | ||||
| November 18 | St. Edward's* |
| L 0–12 | |||
| November 25 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 9–7 | [5] | ||
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References
- ^ "1926 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Blocked Punt Gives Loyola Game With Baylor; Sub Stars For Orleans Team". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears put Longhorns out 10–7 loss". Wichita Falls Record News. November 7, 1926. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears Pluck Rice Owls in Final Game of Football Season". The Waco News-Tribune. November 26, 1926. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.