1951 Baylor Bears football team
The 1951 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1951 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished with an 8-2-1 record and were ranked #9 in the final AP poll. Four players - Larry Isbell (Quarterback), Stanley Williams (End), Bill Athey (Guard) and Ken Casner (Tackle) - were awarded All-American Status.[1] They lost to Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
| 1951 Baylor Bears football | |
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Orange Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| 1951 record | 8–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Baylor | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Houston* | W 19–0 | ||||
| October 6 | at Tulane* | No. 19 | W 27–14 | 40,000 | [2] | |
| October 13 | Arkansas | No. 12 | W 9–7 | |||
| October 20 | Texas Tech* | No. 10 |
| W 40–20 | 22,000 | |
| October 27 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | No. 7 | T 21–21 | |||
| November 3 | TCU | No. 8 |
| L 7–20 | ||
| November 10 | at No. 10 Texas | No. 16 | W 18–6 | 58,000 | ||
| November 17 | Wake Forest* | No. 10 |
| W 42–0 | 20,000 | |
| November 24 | SMU | No. 10 |
| W 14–13 | 30,000 | |
| December 1 | at Rice | No. 9 |
| W 34–13 | ||
| January 1 | vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech* | No. 9 | L 14–17 | 65,837 | [3] | |
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References
- Baylor University, "1952 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/26259
- "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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