Baylor Football Team History
Baylor Bears
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Morley Jennings Conference: Southwest-
1940 Season Highlights
Morley Jennings enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Baylor.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
North Texas
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Denver
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Arkansas
6
12
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Villanova
7
0
W
@ San Antonio, TX
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Texas A&M
7
14
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Texas Christian
12
14
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Texas
0
13
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Tulsa
20
6
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Southern Methodist
4
7
L
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Rice
12
21
L
1940 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 109
Scoring Average 10.9
Points Allowed 114
Defense Average 11.4
Opponents Record 52-26
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-4
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.