1969 Baylor Bears football team

The 1969 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Beall, the Bears compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 344 to 87.[1][2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

1969 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1969 record0–10 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJackie Allen, Pinkie Palmer
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1969 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Texas $ 7 0 0  11 0 0
No. 7 Arkansas 6 1 0  9 2 0
Texas Tech 4 3 0  5 5 0
TCU 4 3 0  4 6 0
SMU 3 4 0  3 7 0
Rice 2 5 0  3 7 0
Texas A&M 2 5 0  3 7 0
Baylor 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Stuart with 535 passing yards, Randy Cooper with 364 rushing yards, Jerry Smith with 373 receiving yards, and Gene Rogers and Pinkie Palmer with 36 points scored each.[3] Gordon Utgard was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20Kansas State*L 15–45
September 27at Georgia Tech*L 10–17
October 4at No. 16 LSU*L 8–63
October 18No. 4 Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–21
October 25at Texas A&ML 0–24
November 1TCU
L 14–31
November 8at No. 2 TexasL 14–56
November 15at Texas TechL 7–41
November 22SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 6–12
November 29at RiceL 6–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1969 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. 115. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. "1969 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.


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