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1919 Baylor Bears football team

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1919 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–3–1 (0–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHoward C. Wilson
Home stadiumCarroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 4 0 0 10 0 0
Rice 3 1 0 8 1 0
Oklahoma 2 1 0 5 2 3
Texas 3 2 0 6 3 0
Arkansas 1 2 0 3 4 0
SMU 0 2 1 5 4 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 0 3 3 2
Baylor 0 3 1 5 3 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1919 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Charles Mosley, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and was outscored by a total of 92 to 19.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Rusk Junior College*W 61–0[3][4]
October 11Rice
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 0–8[5][6]
October 17Austin*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 17–12[7]
October 25at TexasL 13–29[8]
November 1Southwestern (TX)*W 20–0[9]
November 8Texas A&M
L 0–10> 12,000[10]
November 17Sewanee*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 21–78,000[11]
November 22SMU
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
T 7–7[12]
November 27TCU*W 7–02,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1919 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Rusk Juniors Swamped At Baylor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 5, 1919. p. 23. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Bears to meet Rusk in first game of season". The Waco Times-Herald. October 3, 1919. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football Baylor Bears Vs Rice Owls". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. October 11, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Baylor Bears Succumb To Rice 8-0". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. October 12, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ ""Yank" Wilson saves game for Bears by sprint". The Waco Times-Herald. October 18, 1919. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns trounce Baylor 29–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southwestern is unable to stand attack of Baylor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1919. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies Beat Bears Final Result 10-0; Big Crowd Attends: Cotton Palace Thronged While Farmers Win From Baylorites". The Houston Post. November 9, 1919. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Baylor Bears Beat Sewanee 21 To 7". San Antonio Evening News. San Antonio, Texas. November 18, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Bears divide honors, S.M.U. here yesterday". The Waco Times-Herald. November 23, 1919. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor Wins From Christians 7 To 0 In Snappy Game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 28, 1919. p. 27. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.