1907 Baylor football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJ. J. McCasland
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1907 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Carolina   –   3 – 0 – 0
Stetson   –   2 – 0 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 0 – 0
Mississippi College   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   6 – 0 – 1
Louisiana Industrial   –   9 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Texas   –   6 – 1 – 1
Texas A&M   –   6 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   4 – 1 – 1
Florida   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
VPI   –   7 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 1
TCU   –   4 – 2 – 2
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
VMI   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma   –   4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   4 – 4 – 1
Baylor   –   4 – 3 – 1
Arkansas   –   4 – 4 – 1
Maryland   –   3 – 5 – 0
George Washington   –   2 – 4 – 1
The Citadel   –   2 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   1 – 5 – 2
Chattanooga   –   0 – 5 – 1
Delaware   –   0 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   0 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1907 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its first season under head coach Luther Burleson, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record and was outscored by a total of 105 to 91.[1][2]

Baylor's December 6 game at LSU was the team's first ever east of the Mississippi.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 TCU Waco, TX (rivalry) T 6–6[4]
October 12 Texas School for the Deaf Waco, TXW 33–0
October 19 vs. Fort Worth
W 5–11[5]
November 9 at Texas
L 11–27500[6]
November 11 TCU Waco, TX L 10–11
November 12 Trinity (TX) Waco, TX W 4–0[7]
November 28 TCU Waco, TXW 16–8[8]
December 6 at LSU Baton Rouge, LA L 0–48[9]

Background

The trustees of the Baylor University have just abolished football games in that institution, and there will be no more intercollegiate or class games.
The roughness of the game, coupled with the tendency to unfair playing, is the reason given.

Associated Press, May 31, 1906[10]

The trustees of the Baylor University have just reinstated football after prohibiting the game for a year.
The student body brought strong pressure to bear, but some of the trustees were loath to permit the game. Track athletics have not proven as popular as had been hoped. The action of Baylor is interesting in view of the attitude of several other educational institutions in the state.

Associated Press, June 4, 1907[11]

Baylor University did not field a team in 1906. Due to the violence of football, the sport was banned by the board of trustees in May 1906.[12]

Under student pressure and a lack of interest in the school's athletics team, the trustees lifted the ban the following year.

References

  1. ^ "1907 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 105. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bears Headed to Empire State for Final Non-Big 12 Game of 2007". September 17, 2007. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Another Tie Game". Fort Worth Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 6, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Baylor Beats Fort Worth U." Fort Worth Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 20, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Texas Surprised". Houston Post. Fort Worth, Texas. November 10, 1907. p. 20. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Baylor Wins 4 To 0". Fort Worth Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 13, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Victory With Baylor". The Fort Worth Record and Register. Fort Worth, Texas. November 29, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Baylor Loses Game". Fort Worth Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 7, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Abolish football: Game will not be allowed at Baylor University". San Antonio Daily Light. Associated Press. May 31, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved December 17, 2009 – via Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Grant plea for football: Baylor trustees after year's prohibition again listen to students". San Antonio Light. Brownwood, Tex.: Daily Bulletin. Associated Press. June 4, 1907. p. 6. Retrieved December 17, 2009 – via Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Floyd Casey Stadium". Baylor Athletics. Baylor University. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
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