1971 Baylor Bears football team

1971 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1971 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Texas $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Arkansas 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
TCU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SMU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Texas Tech 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Bears offense scored 74 points, while the Bears defense allowed 236 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, Texas A&M beat the Bears by a score of 10–9.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Kansas*
L 0–2236,362[1]
September 25Indiana*
W 10–027,500[2][3]
October 17:14 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
L 15–4126,876[4]
October 9No. 17 Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–3533,000[5]
October 23at Texas A&M
L 9–1028,662[6]
October 30TCU
L 27–3430,000[7]
November 6at No. 15 Texas
L 0–2454,500[8]
November 13at Texas Tech
L 0–2732,169[9]
November 20SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 6–2025,000[10]
November 27at Rice
L 0–2315,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Kansas trims Baylor, 22–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Kaye, Roger (September 26, 1971). "Baylor Spanks Hoosiers 10-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 1B. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ Kaye, Roger (September 26, 1971). "Baylor Spanks Hoosiers 10-0 (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 6B. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Miami bombs Baylor's Bears". Longview Morning Journal. October 2, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas batters Baylor, 35–7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "53-yard FG tops Baylor". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sorrowful Frogs beat BU, 34–27". The Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Phillips guides Steers over Baylor Bears, 24–0". The Galveston Daily News. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Soph quaterback leads Texas Tech over Baylor". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ponies club Bears". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice blanks Bears, 23–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1971–72 NCAA Statistics (Baylor)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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