1964 Baylor Bears football team

1964 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bobby R. Maples
  • James W. Rust
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1964 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Texas 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
SMU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 176 to 162.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Terry Southall with 1,623 passing yards, Tom Davies with 401 rushing yards, and Larry Elkins with 851 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3] Bobby R. Maples and James W. Rust were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 7 Washington*
L 14–3556,700–57,302[4]
October 3Oregon State*
L 6–1323,000[5]
October 10at No. 9 Arkansas
L 6–1741,000[6]
October 17Texas Tech
W 28–1019,165[7]
October 24Texas A&M
W 20–1629,687[8]
October 31at TCU
L 14–1722,119[9]
November 7No. 6 Texas
L 14–2039,686[10]
November 14at Kentucky*
W 17–1528,000[11]
November 21at SMU
W 16–1315,000[12]
November 28Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 27–2022,338[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1964 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2006 Baylor Football Media Guide, Section 9 History" (PDF). Baylor University. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "1964 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hot Huskies clip Bears". Tri-City Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Beavers tumble Baylor". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jim Montgomery (October 11, 1964). "Porkers Kill Baylor, 17–6". Austin American-Statesman. pp. B1, B2.
  7. ^ "Baylor victory led by Southall, Davies". Brownwood Bulletin. October 18, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southall sparks Baylor by Aggies". The Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TCU crushes Bruin title hopes, 17–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 1, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Desperation pass gives UT 20–14 win over Baylor's 11". Brownwood Bulletin. November 8, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Baylor edges Kentucky, 17–15". Bristol Herald Courier. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southall passes Bears to 16–13 win over SMU". The Brownsville Herald. November 22, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor stuns Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1964–65 NCAA Statistics (Baylor)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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