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-
1953 Season Highlights
George H. Sauer enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Baylor.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @
California
25
0
W
Fri., Oct. 2 @
Miami
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Arkansas
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Vanderbilt
47
6
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Texas A&M
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Texas Christian
25
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Texas
20
21
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Houston
7
37
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Southern Methodist
27
21
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Rice
19
41
L
1953 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 219
Scoring Average 21.9
Points Allowed 166
Defense Average 16.6
Opponents Record 46-49
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-2
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.