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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 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights

George R. Bob Woodruff enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1948 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Tulsa	42	19	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Mississippi State	7	7	T	@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Arkansas	23	7	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Texas Tech	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Texas A&M	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Texas Christian	6	3	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Texas	10	13	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Tulane	13	35	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Southern Methodist	6	13	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Rice	7	7	T
Sat., Jan. 1	Wake Forest	20	7	W	@ Birmingham, AL	Dixie Bowl

1948 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -2
Points Scored	167
Scoring Average	15.2
Points Allowed	125
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	56-48
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	2-2 -1

1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1948 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Methodist	9-1-1	250	105	Won 21-13	5-0-1	108	52	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	7-3-1	223	147	Won 41-28	4-1-1	81	65	J. Blair Cherry
Baylor	6-3-2	167	125	Won 20-7	3-2-1	72	57	George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice	5-4-1	168	119		3-2-1	95	79	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	227	136		2-4	86	96	John Barnhill
Texas Christian	4-5-1	125	143		1-4-1	65	89	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M	0-9-1	123	247		0-5-1	68	137	Robert Harry Stiteler

1948 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1948 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.