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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 H. Sauer
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024

1954 Season Highlights

George H. Sauer enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1954 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Houston	53	13	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Vanderbilt	25	19	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Miami	13	19	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Arkansas	20	21	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Washington	34	7	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Texas A&M	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Texas Christian	12	7	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Texas	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Southern Methodist	33	21	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Rice	14	20	L
Fri., Dec. 31	Auburn	13	33	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1954 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	250
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	174
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	55-53
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
18	7-3-0	AP

1954 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Arkansas	8-3	195	104	Lost 6-14	5-1	117	83	Bowden Wyatt
Baylor	7-4	250	174	Lost 13-33	4-2	112	83	George H. Sauer
Rice	7-3	205	148		4-2	89	88	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	6-3-1	184	135		4-1-1	102	75	Chalmer E. Woody Woodard
Texas	4-5-1	158	161		2-3-1	91	106	Edwin B. Ed Price
Texas Christian	4-6	164	155		1-5	81	114	Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M	1-9	97	177		0-6	69	112	Paul W. Bear Bryant

1954 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1954 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).