1916 Baylor Bears football team
| 1916 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 9–1 (3–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | Theron J. Fouts |
| Home stadium | Carroll Field, Cotton Palace |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TX) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1916 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University 1st season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charles Mosley, the team compiled a Baylor claims a 9–1 record (3–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 316 to 27.[2] Baylor claims a conference championship for the 1916 season.[citation needed]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | San Marcos Baptist Academy* | W 76–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 7 | SMU* |
| W 61–0 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | vs. Trinity (TX)* | W 37–0 | [5] | ||||
| October 19 | at Howard Payne* | Brownwood, TX | W 47–0 | [6] | |||
| October 28 | at Texas | W 7–3 | [7] | ||||
| November 4 | Southwestern (TX) |
| W 20–0 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | Texas A&M |
| L 0–3 | 2,000 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | at Oklahoma A&M |
| W 10–7 | [10] | |||
| November 24 | Austin* |
| W 26–0 | [11] | |||
| November 30 | at TCU* |
| W 32–14 | 4,500 | [12] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
- ^ "1916 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Baylor overwhelmed San Marcos in the first football game of season". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 1, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.M.U. squad smothered by Baylor Bears". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor defeated Trinity at Dallas by score of 37 to 0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor walloped Howard Payne at Brownwood, Texas". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 20, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor University defeats Texas, 7–3". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwestern is loser to Baylor". Waco Morning News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A.&M. won the game in the last four minutes of play with drop kick by Burns". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor won in a finish". The Kansas City Star. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Austin College falls victim to Baylor machine 26–0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 25, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears Speedy Back Rush Pell Mell Over T. C> U. Team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 1, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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