1908 Baylor football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainCharles A. Gantt
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Seasons
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1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   6 – 0 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 0 – 1
Rollins   –   4 – 0 – 1
George Washington   –   8 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma   –   8 – 1 – 1
Tulane   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   6 – 1 – 0
The Citadel   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   9 – 2 – 1
Florida   –   5 – 2 – 1
TCU   –   6 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   5 – 3 – 1
Baylor   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   4 – 3 – 1
Arkansas   –   5 – 4 – 0
Texas   –   5 – 4 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas State Normal   –   3 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 3 – 3
Oklahoma A&M   –   4 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 4 – 1
Kendall   –   2 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   3 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M   –   3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 4 – 0
Maryland   –   3 – 8 – 0
Stetson   –   0 – 1 – 1
Wake Forest   –   1 – 4 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College   –   0 – 1 – 0
Southwest Texas State   –   0 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1908 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In their first season under head coach Enoch J. Mills, the Bears compiled a 3–5 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 164 to 48.[1][2] They played their home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Charles A. Gantt was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3 TCU
L 0–15[3]
October 10 at Texas A&M
W 6–5
October 17 at Texas
L 5–27 [4]
October 24 TCU
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 6–10[5]
November 7 at Tulane
L 2–10 [6]
November 10 at LSU
L 0–89[7]
November 21 Tulane
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 6–0[8]
November 26 TCU
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 23–8[9]

References

  1. ^ "1908 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 105. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "The T. C. U. Wins Game From Baylor U." Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 4, 1908. p. 19. Retrieved August 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Texas defeats Baylor by the score of 27 to 5". The San Antonio Daily Express. October 18, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor Is Defeated By T. C. U." Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 25, 1908. p. 19. Retrieved August 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Baylor is easy; Tulane has no trouble with the Texas eleven". The Houston Post. November 8, 1908. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "L.S.U. Football Team Defeats Baylor 89 To 0". The Times-Democrat. November 11, 1908. p. 11. Retrieved May 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "In brilliantly played game Baylor defeats Tulane team". The Fort Worth Record and Register. November 22, 1908. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "By Decisive Score Of 23 To 9 Baylor Wins Game From T. C. U." The Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. November 27, 1908. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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