1961 Baylor Bears football team
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1961 Baylor Bears football | |
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Gotham Bowl champion | |
Gotham Bowl, W 24–9 vs. Utah State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1961 record | 6–5 (2–5 SWC) |
| Head coach | John Bridgers (3rd season) |
| Captain | Ronald Stanley Bill Hicks Bobby Lane |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
1961 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1961 college 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.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 23 | Wake Forest* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 31–0 | 28,000 | |||||
| September 30 | at Pittsburgh* | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 16–13 | 41,194 | |||||
| October 14 | Arkansas | No. 9 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 13–23 | 34,000 | ||||
| October 21 | at Texas Tech | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | L 17–19 | 32,500 | |||||
| October 28 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos) | L 0–23 | 29,000 | |||||
| November 4 | TCU  | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) | W 28–14 | 23,000 | |||||
| November 11 | at No. 1 Texas | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 7–33 | 62,000 | |||||
| November 18 | Air Force* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 31–7 | 22,000 | |||||
| November 25 | SMU | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 31–6 | 17,000 | |||||
| December 2 | at No. 17 Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 14–26 | 30,000 | |||||
| December 9 | vs. No. 10 Utah State* | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | W 24–9 | 15,123 | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Sources:[1][2]
References[edit]
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