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1929 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Weldon Lucas
Home stadiumCarroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 9 SMU 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 4
Arkansas 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Baylor 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rice 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 291 to 106.[1][2] They played their home games at Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. Charles Weldon Lucas was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Stephen F. Austin*
W 88–0[3]
September 28North Texas State Teachers*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 32–0[4]
October 5Trinity (TX)*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 43–0[5]
October 12St. Edward's*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 19–0[6]
October 19Arkansas
W 31–205,000[7]
October 26at Centenary*
L 12–27[8]
November 2Texas Tech*
W 34–0[9]
November 9at Texas
T 0–0[10]
November 16at SMU
L 6–2518,000[11]
November 23TCUdagger
L 7–3415,000[12]
November 30at Rice
W 19–04,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1929 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baylor wins 88 to 0 over Austin College". Austin American-Statesman. September 22, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor Bruins click off 32 to 0 win from Denton eleven". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 29, 1929. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor romps over Trinity U. Tigers, 43 to 0". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 6, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor is held by St. Edwards". The Sunday Morning Times. October 13, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fighting Bears snatch victory from Razorbacks' hands". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bruins crushed by inspired Centenary machine, 27 to 12". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 27, 1929. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor sets Crimson back by 34–0 count". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. November 3, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas and Baylor battle evenly to scoreless tie". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Baylor smothered 25 to 6 by S.M.U." The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Horned Frogs score smashing victory over Bears". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor shuts out Rice by 19-to-0 toll". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 1, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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