1951 Baylor Bears football team
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1951 Baylor Bears football | |
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Orange Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Georgia Tech | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 8–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Gale Galloway, Stan Williams |
Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Baylor | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. They were ranked No. 9 in both the final AP Poll and the final Coaches Poll. Baylor was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Bears lost to Georgia Tech.
Four players—quarterback Larry Isbell, end Stan Williams, guard Bill Athey, and tackle Ken Casner—were recognized on the 1951 College Football All-America Team.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at Houston* | No. 13 | W 19–0 | 55,000–60,000 | ||
October 6 | at Tulane* | No. 19 | W 27–14 | 40,000 | [2] | |
October 13 | Arkansas | No. 12 | W 9–7 | 25,000 | ||
October 20 | Texas Tech* | No. 10 |
| W 40–20 | 22,000 | |
October 27 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | No. 7 | T 21–21 | |||
November 3 | TCU | No. 8 |
| L 7–20 | 37,000 | |
November 10 | at No. 10 Texas | No. 16 | W 18–6 | 58,000 | [3] | |
November 17 | Wake Forest* | No. 10 |
| W 42–0 | 20,000 | |
November 24 | SMU | No. 10 |
| W 14–13 | 30,000 | |
December 1 | at Rice | No. 9 |
| W 34–13 | 45,000 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech* | No. 9 | L 14–17 | 65,837 | [4] | |
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References
- ^ Baylor University, "1952 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/26259
- ^ "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bruin rushing rips Steers". The Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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