1926 Baylor Bears football team

1926 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Morris
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Cotton Palace
1926 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Arkansas's games against Ole Miss, Centenary, and LSU counted in the conference standings.

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 Carroll Field and the Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. George Morris was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Southwestern (TX)*
W 7–0[3]
October 2at Loyola (LA)*
L 10–13[4]
October 12vs. TCU
T 7–7[5]
October 16Trinity (TX)*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 14–0[6]
October 23Howard Payne*
W 23–7[7]
October 30Texas A&M
W 20–9[8]
November 6Texas
W 10–7[9]
November 13at SMU
L 3–31[10]
November 18St. Edward's*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 0–12[11]
November 25at Rice
W 9–7[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1926 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Perfect pass win 1st game for Bears". The Waco Times-Herald. September 26, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blocked Punt Gives Loyola Game With Baylor; Sub Stars For Orleans Team". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor Bears and Horned Frogs play seven-to-seven tie game". The Austin American. October 13, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Flashing brilliant offense and defense, Baylor beats Trinity". The Waco News-Tribune. October 17, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears skid to victory 23–7". San Angelo Daily Standard. October 24, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Baylor wins from Aggies". The Brownsville Herald. October 31, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor Bears put Longhorns out 10–7 loss". Wichita Falls Record News. November 7, 1926. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "S.M.U. win over Baylor gives conference title". San Angelo Daily Standard. November 14, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Saints completely outplay Baylor to win at Waco, 12–0". The Austin Statesman. November 19, 1926. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears Pluck Rice Owls in Final Game of Football Season". The Waco News-Tribune. November 26, 1926. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.


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