1928 Baylor Bears football team
| 1928 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–2 SWC) |
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| Captain | A. E. "Pete" Jones |
| Home stadium | Carroll Field Cotton Palace |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1928 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1928 college football season. In their third season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 219 to 54.[1][2] They played their home games at Carroll Field and the Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. A. E. "Pete" Jones was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Stephen F. Austin* | W 31–0 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | North Texas State Teachers* |
| W 45–0 | [4][5] | ||
| October 6 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 33–0 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | vs. Arkansas |
| L 0–14 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | at Centenary* |
| W 28–7 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | St. Edward's* |
| W 48–7 | [9] | ||
| November 3 | at TCU | W 7–6 | [10] | |||
| November 10 | Texas |
| L 0–6 | [11] | ||
| November 17 | SMU |
| W 2–0 | [12] | ||
| November 29 | at Rice | W 25–14 | [13] | |||
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References
- ^ "1928 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.
- ^ "Bears trod Stephen F. Austin under 31 to 0 score". The News-Tribune. September 23, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears run rough-shod over Denton Teachers, 45 to 0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 30, 1929. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor adds second game". The Brownsville Herald. September 30, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor gets win over Trinity, 33–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Porkers beat Baylor, 14–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 14, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears upset Dope to whip Centenary, 28–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1928. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor sinks Saints' ship". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 28, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor whips Frogs, 7–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 4, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns gore Baylor Bruins by 6 to 0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears blast Ponies' grid championship hope". The Waco News-Tribune. November 18, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears defeat Rice, 25 to 14". Wichita Falls Record News. November 30, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.