1952 Baylor Bears football team

1952 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–2 (1–3–2 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1952 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Texas $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Rice 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
1 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Texas A&M 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1952 college football season. They finished with a 4-4-2 record and placed fifth in the Southwest Conference for the year. Four players – Jack Sisco (center), Robert Knowles (tackle), Bill Athey (guard) and Jerry Coody (back) – were selected as All-Conference players.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wake Forest*
W 17–1416,000[2]
October 4Washington State*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 31–717,000[3]
October 11at Arkansas
L 17–2025,000[4]
October 18at Texas Tech*
W 21–1015,500–20,000[5]
October 25Texas A&M
W 21–2040,500[6]
November 1at TCU
T 20–2027,000[7]
November 8No. 13 Texas
L 33–3532,000[8]
November 15at Houston*
L 6–2830,000[9]
November 22at SMU
T 7–730,000[10]
November 29Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 14–2010,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Baylor University, "The Round Up 1953" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/25477
  2. ^ "Baylor wins 17–14 in last 14 seconds". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Baylor romps, 31–7, over Washington State". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Razorbacks pull upset on Baylor by 3-point margin". The Marshall News Messenger. October 12, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor Bears rally to take 21–10 win from Red Raiders". Pampa Daily News. October 19, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor edges Aggies, 21–20". The Paris News. October 26, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor, Texas Christian play to 20–20 conference tie tilt". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 2, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns outrun Bear spree, 35–33". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars sack up listless Bears". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 16, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SMU, Baylor battle to 7–7 tie in mud". The Kilgore News Herald. November 23, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Long run gives Owls 20–14 win". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 30, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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