1958 Baylor Bears football team

1958 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 18 SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Rice 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by Sam Boyd in his third and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Arkansas
W 12–038,000[1]
September 27Hardin–Simmons*
W 14–716,000[2]
October 4Miami (FL)*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 8–1420,000[3]
October 11at Duke*
L 7–1226,000[4]
October 18at Texas Tech*
W 26–724,000[5]
October 25Texas A&M
L 27–3338,000[6]
November 1at No. 18 TCU
L 0–2235,000[7]
November 8Texas
L 15–2028,000[8]
November 22at SMU
L 29–3326,500[9]
November 29Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 21–3318,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Baylor earns jump on field". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 21, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Baylor trips Hardin–Simmons, 14–7, for second straight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes sweep past Bears, 14–8". Wichita Falls Times. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke rally trips Baylor, 12–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor bounces Raiders". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 19, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies stage comeback, rip Baylor 33–27". The Bryan Daily Eagle. October 26, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Christian blanks Baylor, 22–0". The Odessa American. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Longhorns down Baylor, 20–15". The Vernon Daily Record. November 9, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mustangs edge Baylor, 33–29". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rice triumphs". The Austin American-Statesman. November 30, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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