1950 Baylor Bears football team

1950 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15 (tie)
Record7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Boydstun
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
TCU 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Rice 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1950 college football season.[1] The Bears placed second in the Southwest Conference with an overall record of 7–3. Two players - Larry Isbell (Back) and Harold Riley (End) - were selected as All-Southwest Conference players. The 1950 season was the inaugural season for Baylor University's new state of the art 50,000 seat Baylor Stadium.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wyoming*
L 0–717,268[3]
September 30Houston*
W 34–724,500–25,000[4]
October 7vs. Mississippi State*
W 14–720,000[5]
October 14at Arkansas
L 6–2717,000[6]
October 21Texas Tech*
W 26–1212,000[7]
October 28No. 13 Texas A&M
W 27–2037,000[8]
November 4at TCU
W 20–1420,000[9]
November 11No. 5 Texas
L 20–2735,000[10]
November 25vs. No. 15 SMU
W 3–050,000[11]
December 2Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 33–720,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 110. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Baylor University, "The Round Up 1951" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/23258
  3. ^ Larry Press (September 24, 1950). "Wyoming Pulls Smashing Upset Over Baylor, 7-0: 17,268 Awed Fans Watch Cowboys Fight Off Bears". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor coasts to 34–7 victory over outmanned Houston U". The Odessa American. October 1, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Razorbacks trample Baylor Bears, 27–6". The El Paso Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears overcome Raiders, 26–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears top Aggies, 27–20 on passes by Fry, Isbell". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor's operation croak wipes out hopeful Frogs". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. November 5, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns stave off Baylor for 27–20 win". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bruins down Mustangs with field goal, 3–0". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald-Telegraph. November 26, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears snare second place in conference". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 3, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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