1924 Baylor Bears football team
| 1924 Baylor Bears football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–0–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ralph D. Pittman |
| Home stadium | Carroll Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1924 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1924 college football season. In their 5th year under head coach Frank Bridges, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 149 wins and 66 losses.[1][2]
No Bears were recognized as All-Americans,[3] and five Bears received all-conference honors: Jack Sisco, Homer "Bear" Walker, Sam Coates, Ralph Pittman, Bill Coffey.[4]
It would be 50 years before Baylor would win another football conference championship, doing so in 1974.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Simmons (TX)* |
| W 10–6 | [5] | |
| October 4 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 30–0 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | vs. Central State (OK)* |
| L 6–13 | [7] | |
| October 18 | Arkansas |
| W 13–0 | [8] | |
| October 25 | Austin* |
| L 3–7 | [9] | |
| November 1 | Texas A&M |
| W 15–7 | 20,000 | [10] |
| November 8 | at Texas | W 28–10 | [11] | ||
| November 15 | SMU |
| T 7–7 | 16,000 | [12] |
| November 21 | St. Edward's* |
| W 20–7 | [13] | |
| November 27 | Rice | W 17–9 | [14] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "1924 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. 2014. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. 2014. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- ^ "Simmons defeated; Cowboys spring big surprise on the Bears at West Texas Fair". The San Angelo Daily Standard. September 28, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears show marked improvement in defeating Denton 30–0". The Waco News-Tribune. October 5, 1924. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defective defensive costs Baylor game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor halts Arkansas and trims Razorbacks on grid by 13 points". The Austin American. October 19, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kangaroos are 7 to 3 winners over Baylor U." Wichita Falls Record News. October 26, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor overtakes Aggies and wins by 15". Houston Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears stampede Longhorns". The Austin Statesman. November 9, 1924. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.M.U. and Baylor tie, 7–7, in colorless game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears smother Saint Edwards under score of 30 to 7". The Waco News-Tribune. November 22, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor beats Rice 17 to 9 in last quarter and wins title". The Austin American. November 28, 1924. Retrieved March 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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