1939 Baylor Bears football team
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
1939 record | 7–3 (4–2 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bobby R. Taylor |
Home stadium | Waco Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1939 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 136 to 81.[1][2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Bobby R. Taylor was the team captain.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 30 | Southwestern (TX)* | W 34–0 | |||||
October 7 | at Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 13–0 | ||||
October 14 | Arkansas |
| W 19–7 | ||||
October 21 | at No. 16 Nebraska* | No. 19 | L 0–20 | ||||
October 28 | at No. 5 Texas A&M | L 0–20 | |||||
November 4 | TCU |
| W 27–0 | ||||
November 11 | Texas |
| W 20–0 | ||||
November 18 | at Centenary* | Shreveport, LA | W 13–6 | [3] | |||
November 25 | at SMU | L 0–21 | |||||
December 2 | at Rice |
| W 10–7 | ||||
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References[]
- ^ "1939 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.
- ^ "Baylor goal kicking defeats rejuvenated Gentlemen, 13 to 6". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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