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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: Bill Beall
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Bill Beall enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Kansas	0	22	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Indiana	10	0	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Miami	15	41	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Arkansas	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Texas A&M	9	10	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Texas Christian	27	34	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Texas	0	24	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Texas Tech	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Southern Methodist	6	20	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Rice	0	23	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	74
Scoring Average	7.4
Points Allowed	236
Defense Average	23.6
Opponents Record	49-59
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	0-6

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	131	138		2-5	85	94	Jim Carlen
Texas	8-3	281	168	Lost 6-30	6-1	185	73	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	8-3-1	356	169	Lost 13-14	5-1-1	181	83	Frank Broyles
Texas Christian	6-4-1	214	275		5-2	118	151	Jim Pittman
Texas A&M	5-6	144	212		4-3	96	117	Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist	4-7	151	227		3-4	111	118	Hayden Fry
Rice	3-7-1	146	220		2-4-1	108	124	Bill Peterson
Baylor	1-9	74	236		0-7	49	173	Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 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.