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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: Morley Jennings
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights

Morley Jennings enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1938 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Southwestern (Texas)	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Oklahoma State	20	6	W	@ Wichita Falls, TX
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Arkansas	9	6	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Texas A&M	6	6	T
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Texas Christian	7	39	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Texas	14	3	W
Fri., Nov. 11	@ Loyola Marymount	35	2	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Southern Methodist	6	21	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Rice	21	6	W
Sat., Dec. 3	vs. Centenary	14	0	W

1938 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -1
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	16.5
Points Allowed	89
Defense Average	8.9
Opponents Record	30-37
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	4-1

1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1938 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Christian	11-0	269	60	Won 15-7	6-0	171	47	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Southern Methodist	6-4	148	125		4-2	78	70	Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor	7-2-1	165	89		3-2-1	63	81	Morley Jennings
Rice	4-6	91	133		3-3	54	97	James R. Jimmy Kitts
Texas A&M	4-4-1	137	71		2-3-1	65	64	Homer H. Norton
Arkansas	2-7-1	128	125		1-5	75	71	Fred C. Thomsen
Texas	1-8	52	162		1-5	34	110	Dana X. Bible

1938 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1938 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.