1936 Baylor Bears football team
Appearance
1936 Baylor Bears football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Lloyd Russell |
Home stadium | Waco Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 128 to 90.[1][2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Lloyd O. Russell was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | Hardin–Simmons* | W 13–0 | [3] | ||||
October 3 | vs. Centenary* |
| L 0–10 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
October 10 | at Arkansas |
| L 10–14 | [5] | |||
October 17 | at Texas | W 21–18 | [6] | ||||
October 24 | Texas A&M![]() |
| T 0–0 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
October 31 | at TCU | L 0–28 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
November 7 | Oklahoma City* |
| W 48–6 | [9] | |||
November 14 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 13–0 | [10] | ||||
November 21 | SMU |
| W 13–7 | [11] | |||
November 28 | at Rice | W 10–7 | [12] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1936 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Bears slosh through rain and mud to conquer Cowboys 13–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 27, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centenary wins over Baylor at Tyler, 10–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks rally wins". The Oklahoma News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears stage wild comeback to beat Steers". Valley Morning Star. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor battles A&M to scoreless tie in mud skirmish". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs crush Baylor, 28 to 0; Coast in last half". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Goldbugs smeared". The Oklahoma News. November 8, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears bump Cowboys". The Enid Morning News. November 15, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears defeat S.M.U. in close tilt". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor stages final quarter comeback to beat Rice, 10–7". The Waco Tribune-Herald. November 29, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.