1948 Baylor Bears football team
| 1948 Baylor Bears football | |
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Dixie Bowl champion | |
Dixie Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Wake Forest | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–3–2 (3–2–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Robert "Buddy" Tinsley, Bentley M. Jones |
| Home stadium | Municipal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Woodruff, the Bears compiled a 6–3–2 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 167 to 125.[1][2]
Baylor was ranked at No. 33 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]
They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Robert "Buddy" Tinsley and Bentley M. Jones were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | Tulsa* | W 42–19 | 12,000–14,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 2 | at Mississippi State* | T 7–7 | 23,802 | [5] | ||||
| October 9 | at No. 13 Arkansas | W 23–7 | 16,000 | [6] | ||||
| October 16 | Texas Tech* | No. 19 |
| W 13–0 | 9,000 | [7] | ||
| October 23 | Texas A&M |
| W 20–14 | 20,000 | [8] | |||
| October 30 | at TCU | No. 20 | W 6–3 | 25,000 | [9] | |||
| November 6 | Texas |
| L 10–13 | 20,000 | [10] | |||
| November 13 | at Tulane* | L 13–35 | 45,000 | [11] | ||||
| November 20 | at No. 10 SMU | L 6–13 | 58,000 | [12] | ||||
| November 27 | Rice |
| T 7–7 | 22,000 | [13] | |||
| January 1, 1949 | vs. Wake Forest* | W 20–7 | 20,000 | [14][15] | ||||
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Rankings
[edit]| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 19 | — | 20т | — | — | — | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "1948 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. 110. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor blasts Tulsa, 42–19". The Austin American-Statesman. September 26, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Maroons settle for 7–7 knot in game with Baylor". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hex continues as Baylor Bears overcome Arkansas". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears thump Red Raiders, 13–0". The Paris News. October 17, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears squeak by rough Ags, 20–14". The Odessa American. October 24, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor clips TCU, 6 to 3". The Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns ramble by Baylor". The Odessa American. November 7, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane stays in bowl scene by trouncing Baylor, 35–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU Mustangs squeeze through again in edging Baylor, 13 to 6". Wichita Daily Times. November 21, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor and Rice skid to 7–7 tie". The Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears stop Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor grabs 20–7 victory over Deacons". The Birmingham News. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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