Baylor Football Team History
Baylor Bears
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Grant Teaff Conference: Southwest-
1974 Season Highlights
Grant Teaff enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Baylor.
The Bears won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Oklahoma
11
28
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Missouri
21
28
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Oklahoma State
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Florida State
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Arkansas
21
17
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Texas A&M
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Texas Christian
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Texas
34
24
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Texas Tech
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Southern Methodist
31
14
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Rice
24
3
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Penn State
20
41
L
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1974 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 252
Scoring Average 21.0
Points Allowed 223
Defense Average 18.6
Opponents Record 73-58
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-2
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 8-4-0
AP
14 8-4-0
Coaches
14 8-4-0
UPI
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 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.