1938 Baylor Bears football team
| 1938 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (3–2–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | Sam Boyd, Billy J. Patterson |
| Home stadium | Waco Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 TCU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1938 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 165 to 89.[1][2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sam Boyd and Billy J. Patterson were the team captains.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | Southwestern (TX)* | W 33–0 | ||||||
| October 1 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* | Wichita Falls, TX | W 20–6 | |||||
| October 8 | at Arkansas | W 9–6 | ||||||
| October 15 | Centenary* |
| W 14–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 22 | Texas A&M | No. 17 |
| T 6–6 | 15,000 | [4] | ||
| October 29 | at No. 4 TCU |
| L 7–39 | 25,000 | [5] | |||
| November 5 | at Texas | W 14–3 | 14,000 | [6] | ||||
| November 11 | at Loyola* | W 35–2 | 45,000 | [7] | ||||
| November 19 | SMU |
| L 6–21 | |||||
| November 26 | at Rice | W 21–6 | ||||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1938 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Bears beat Centenary, 14–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies And Baylor In 6 To 6 Tie". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 23, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Flem Hall (October 30, 1938). "Frogs Smash Bears With Power, Passes, 39-7: Meyermen Turn Game Into Rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears put Texas on skidss, 14–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Curtis (October 10, 1938). "Gaels Defeat Lions, 7-0, in Grid Thriller". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-13, II-15 – via Newspapers.com.
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