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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: John D. Bridgers
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 John D. Bridgers enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Baylor.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Indiana  36   40   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Michigan State  10   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Louisiana State  16   48   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Arkansas  19   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Texas A&M  10   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Texas Christian  14   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Texas  26   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Texas Tech  42   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Southern Methodist  17   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Rice  16   7   W       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored206
  Scoring Average20.6
  Points Allowed322
  Defense Average32.2
  Opponents Record57-43
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record0-6
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-3-2255241 4-3174190  J.T. King
Arkansas 10-1350189Won  16-26-1229144  Frank Broyles
Texas 9-1-1379198Won  36-136-1266142  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 8-3311273Won  28-275-2197169  Hayden Fry
Baylor 3-7206322 3-4144206  John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M 3-7196184 2-5135148  Gene Stallings
Texas Christian 3-7176215 2-5134171  Fred Taylor
Rice 0-9-1151326 0-7109218  Harold Bo Hagan

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.