1961 Baylor Bears football team

The 1961 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Bears were led by third-year head coach John Bridgers and played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in sixth with a regular season record of 5–5 (2–5 SWC). Baylor was invited to the first Gotham Bowl, where they beat the previously-undefeated Utah State Aggies, 24–9.

1961 Baylor Bears football
Gotham Bowl champion
Gotham Bowl, W 24–9 vs. Utah State
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1961 record6–5 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRonald Stanley
Bill Hicks
Bobby Lane
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1961 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas + 6 1 0  10 1 0
No. 9 Arkansas + 6 1 0  8 3 0
No. 17 Rice 5 2 0  7 4 0
Texas A&M 3 4 0  4 5 1
TCU 2 4 1  3 5 2
Baylor 2 5 0  6 5 0
Texas Tech 2 5 0  4 6 0
SMU 1 5 1  2 7 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 23Wake Forest*W 31–028,000
September 30at Pittsburgh*W 16–1341,194
October 14ArkansasNo. 9
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 13–2334,000
October 21at Texas TechL 17–1932,500
October 28at Texas A&ML 0–2329,000
November 4TCU
W 28–1423,000
November 11at No. 1 TexasL 7–3362,000
November 18Air Force*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 31–722,000
November 25SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 31–617,000
December 2at No. 17 RiceL 14–2630,000
December 9vs. No. 10 Utah State*W 24–915,123
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. "1961 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. 2016 Baylor Media Guide. p. 142


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