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1938 Baylor Bears football team

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1938 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainSam Boyd, Billy J. Patterson
Home stadiumWaco Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
SMU 4 2 0 6 4 0
Baylor 3 2 1 7 2 1
Rice 3 3 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 2 3 1 4 4 1
Arkansas 1 5 0 2 7 1
Texas 1 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 165 to 89.[1][2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sam Boyd and Billy J. Patterson were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Southwestern (TX)*W 33–04,000[3]
September 30vs. Oklahoma A&M*
W 20–6[4]
October 8at ArkansasW 9–6[5]
October 15Centenary*
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 14–0[6]
October 22Texas A&MdaggerNo. 17
T 6–615,000[7]
October 29at No. 4 TCU
L 7–3925,000[8]
November 5at TexasW 14–314,000[9]
November 11at Loyola (CA)*W 35–245,000[10]
November 19SMU
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 6–21[11]
November 26at RiceW 21–6[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1938 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baylor's Golden Bears beat Bucs of Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor demonstrates aerial might in defeating Oklahoma A&M, 20–6". Wichita Daily Times. October 1, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Field goal wins for Baylor crew". Sunday Times Democrat. October 9, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears beat Centenary, 14–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Aggies And Baylor In 6 To 6 Tie". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 23, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Flem Hall (October 30, 1938). "Frogs Smash Bears With Power, Passes, 39-7: Meyermen Turn Game Into Rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears put Texas on skidss, 14–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Charles Curtis (October 10, 1938). "Gaels Defeat Lions, 7-0, in Grid Thriller". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-13, II-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "S.M.U. sharpshooters torpedo Baylor in aerial battle, 21 to 6". Wichita Daily Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Baylor's Patterson nips Rice 21–6". The El Paso Times. November 27, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.