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-
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 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
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.