1924 Baylor Bears football team
The 1924 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1924 college football season. In their 5th year under head coach Frank Bridges, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 149 wins and 66 losses.[1][2]
| 1924 Baylor Bears football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1924 record | 7–2–1 (4–0–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Carroll Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No Bears were recognized as All-Americans,[3] and five Bears received all-conference honors: Jack Sisco, Homer "Bear" Walker, Sam Coates, Ralph Pittman, Bill Coffey.[4]
It would be 50 years before Baylor would win another football conference championship, doing so in 1974.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 27 | Simmons (TX)* | Abilene, TX | W 10–6 | |
| October 4 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 30–0 | [5] | |
| October 11 | vs. Central State (OK)* | Dallas, TX | L 6–13 | |
| October 18 | Arkansas |
| W 13–0 | |
| October 25 | Austin* |
| L 3–7 | |
| November 1 | Texas A&M |
| W 15–7 | |
| November 8 | at Texas | W 28–10 | ||
| November 15 | SMU | Dallas, TX | T 7–7 | |
| November 22 | St. Edward's* |
| W 20–7 | |
| November 29 | Rice | W 17–9 | ||
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References
- "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "1924 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- "2014 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. 2014. p. 141. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- "2014 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. 2014. p. 149. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- "Bears show marked improvement in defeating Denton 30–0". The Waco News-Tribune. October 5, 1924. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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