1964 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1964 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	John Bridgers (6th season)
Captain	Bobby R. Maples, James W. Rust
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Texas	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
TCU	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
SMU	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 176 to 162.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team's statistical leaders included Terry Southall with 1,623 passing yards, Tom Davies with 401 rushing yards, and Larry Elkins with 851 receiving yards and 42 points scored.^[3] Bobby R. Maples and James W. Rust were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at No. 7 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 14–35	57,302
October 3	Oregon State*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–13	23,000
October 10	at No. 9 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 6–17	41,000	^[4]
October 17	Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 28–10	19,165
October 24	Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 20–16	29,687
October 31	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 14–17	22,119
November 7	No. 6 Texas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–20	39,686	^[5]
November 14	at Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 17–15	28,000	^[6]
November 21	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 16–13	15,000
November 28	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 27–20	22,338
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1964 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2006 Baylor Football Media Guide, Section 9 History" (PDF). Baylor University. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ "1964 Baylor Bears Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ Jim Montgomery (October 11, 1964). "Porkers Kill Baylor, 17–6". Austin American-Statesman. pp. B1, B2.
^ "Desperation pass gives UT 20–14 win over Baylor's 11". Brownwood Bulletin. November 8, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor edges Kentucky, 17–15". Bristol Herald Courier. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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