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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: Frank B. Bridges
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024

1923 Season Highlights

Frank B. Bridges enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1923 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Hardin-Simmons	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. North Texas	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Howard Payne	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Arkansas	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Ouachita	16	3	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Texas A&M	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Texas	7	7	T
Thu., Nov. 29	@ Southern Methodist	0	16	L

1923 Season Totals
Record	5-1 -2
Points Scored	104
Scoring Average	13.0
Points Allowed	39
Defense Average	4.9
Opponents Record	31-10
Conference Record	1-1
Home Record	4-0 -2
Away Record	1-1

1923 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1923 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Methodist	9-0	207	9		5-0	88	6	Ewing Freeland/Ray Morrison
Texas	8-0-1	241	21		2-0-1	40	7	Edward J. Doc Stewart
Arkansas	6-2-1	158	40		2-2	42	27	Francis A. Schmidt
Texas Christian	4-5	93	137		2-1	13	46	Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor	5-1-2	104	39		1-1-2	21	23	Frank B. Bridges
Rice	3-5	35	94		1-4	7	75	Phillip H. Arbuckle
Texas A&M	5-3-1	135	23		0-3-1	6	23	Dana X. Bible
Oklahoma State	2-8	40	97					John F. Maulbetsch

1923 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1923 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.