1938 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1938 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–2–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach	Morley Jennings (13th season)
Captain	Sam Boyd, Billy J. Patterson
Home stadium	Waco Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 TCU $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
SMU	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Texas	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 165 to 89.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sam Boyd and Billy J. Patterson were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Southwestern (TX)*		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	W 33–0
October 1	vs. Oklahoma A&M*		Wichita Falls, TX	W 20–6
October 8	at Arkansas		Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 9–6
October 15	Centenary*		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	W 14–0		^[3]
October 22	Texas A&M	No. 17	Waco Stadium Waco, TX	T 6–6	15,000	^[4]
October 29	at No. 4 TCU		T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–39	25,000	^[5]
November 5	at Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 14–3	14,000	^[6]
November 11	at Loyola*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 35–2	45,000	^[7]
November 19	SMU		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–21
November 26	at Rice		Rice Field Houston, TX	W 21–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1938 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ "Bears beat Centenary, 14–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas Aggies And Baylor In 6 To 6 Tie". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 23, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Flem Hall (October 30, 1938). "Frogs Smash Bears With Power, Passes, 39-7: Meyermen Turn Game Into Rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears put Texas on skidss, 14–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles Curtis (October 10, 1938). "Gaels Defeat Lions, 7-0, in Grid Thriller". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-13, II-15 – via Newspapers.com.

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