Baylor Football Team History
Baylor Bears
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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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| 1940 Season Highlights |
| Morley Jennings enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Baylor. |
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| 1940 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
North Texas
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27 |
20 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 5 | @ Denver
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14 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | @
Arkansas
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6 |
12 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 19 | vs. Villanova
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7 |
0 |
W |
@ San Antonio, TX |
| | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Texas A&M
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7 |
14 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | @
Texas Christian
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12 |
14 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Texas
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0 |
13 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Tulsa
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20 |
6 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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4 |
7 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 30 | @
Rice
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12 |
21 |
L |
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| 1940 Season Totals |
| Record | 4-6
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| Points Scored | 109 |
| Scoring Average | 10.9 |
| Points Allowed | 114 |
| Defense Average | 11.4 |
| Opponents Record | 52-26
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| Conference Record | 0-6 |
| Home Record | 3-2
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| Away Record | 1-4
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| 1940 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1940 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1940 All Southwest Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
