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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record5-5
  Points Scored128
  Scoring Average12.8
  Points Allowed138
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record51-36
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record3-3
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 10-129274Won  27-75-112640  J. Blair Cherry
Southern Methodist 9-0-218290Tied  13-135-0-18438  Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice 6-3-120274 4-210839  Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian 4-5-211499Lost  9-132-3-15959  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Arkansas 6-4-1191145Won  21-191-4-14899  John Barnhill
Baylor 5-5128138 1-537119  George R. Bob Woodruff
Texas A&M 3-6-1169185 1-4-165133  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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.