1955 Baylor Bears football team
| 1955 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–4 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Hank Gremminger, Weldon W. Holley |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by George Sauer in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
Hank Gremminger was named to the All-Southwest Conference team as an end for the second consecutive season.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Hardin–Simmons* | W 35–7 | 20,000 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | at Villanova* | No. 18 | W 19–2 | 63,409 | [3] | |
| October 1 | No. 1 Maryland* | No. 20 |
| L 6–20 | 39,000 | [4] |
| October 8 | Arkansas |
| W 25–20 | 28,000 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at No. 12 Washington* | W 13–7 | 39,536 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | at No. 12 Texas A&M | No. 16 | L 7–19 | 37,000 | [7] | |
| October 29 | No. 15 TCU |
| L 6–28 | 34,000 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Texas | L 20–21 | 40,000 | [9] | ||
| November 19 | SMU |
| L 0–12 | 20,000 | [10] | |
| November 26 | at Rice | W 15–7 | 33,000 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ Baylor University, "The Round-Up of Sixteeners in Fifty-Six" yearbook (1956) via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/24665
- ^ "Bears chew up H–SU in second half, 35–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears top Villanova, 19 to 2". The Marshall News Messenger. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland clouts Baylor, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears hold off Porkers, 25–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jones, Bruins scissor Husky win string, 13–7". The Waco Tribune-Herald. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies humble Baylor, 19 to 7". The Austin American-Statesman. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Froggies clip Bears, 28 to 6". The Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Traylor's passing not enough, Texas wins". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs blank Baylor in dull 12–0 SWC contest". The Orange Leader. November 20, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice humbled by Baylor, 15–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 27, 1955. Retrieved March 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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