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Baylor Football Team History

Baylor Bears

Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: George R. Bob Woodruff
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

George R. Bob Woodruff enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Stephen F. Austin	34	0	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Miami	18	7	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Arkansas	17	9	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Texas Tech	32	6	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Texas A&M	0	24	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Texas Christian	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Texas	7	28	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Tulsa	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Southern Methodist	0	10	L
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Rice	6	34	L

1947 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	128
Scoring Average	12.8
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	13.8
Opponents Record	51-36
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-3

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1947 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	10-1	292	74	Won 27-7	5-1	126	40	J. Blair Cherry
Southern Methodist	9-0-2	182	90	Tied 13-13	5-0-1	84	38	Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice	6-3-1	202	74		4-2	108	39	Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian	4-5-2	114	99	Lost 9-13	2-3-1	59	59	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Arkansas	6-4-1	191	145	Won 21-19	1-4-1	48	99	John Barnhill
Baylor	5-5	128	138		1-5	37	119	George R. Bob Woodruff
Texas A&M	3-6-1	169	185		1-4-1	65	133	Homer H. Norton

1947 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1947 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.