1942 Baylor Bears football team

The 1942 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1942 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Bears compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 148 to 116.[1][2] They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Milton Crain and Bill Coleman were the team captains.[2]

1942 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1942 record6–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainMilton Crain, Bill Coleman
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 1 0  9 2 0
Rice 4 1 1  7 2 1
TCU 4 2 0  7 3 0
Baylor 3 2 1  6 4 1
Texas A&M 2 3 1  4 5 1
SMU 1 4 1  3 6 2
Arkansas 0 6 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 19Blackland Army Air Field*W 68–0
September 26Hardin–Simmons*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 6–13
October 3at Oklahoma A&M*Oklahoma City, OKW 18–12
October 10at ArkansasW 20–7
October 17at Texas Tech*W 14–7
October 24Texas A&M
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 6–0
October 31at No. 9 TCUW 10–7
November 7at No. 14 TexasNo. 16L 0–20
November 14at No. 9 Tulsa*L 0–24
November 20SMU
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
T 6–6
November 28Rice
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 0–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1942 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.


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