1917 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Roach
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Baylor 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Rice 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1917 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charles Mosley, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 221 to 41.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Howard Payne*
W 17–0[3]
October 13vs. Trinity (TX)*
W 55–0[4]
October 20Oklahoma A&M
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 17–0[5]
October 27Simmons (TX)*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 103–0[6]
November 3Texas
W 3–0[7]
November 10Texas A&M
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
L 0–7[8]
November 17at SMU*
T 0–0[9]
November 23at Southwestern (TX)*
W 26–0[10]
November 29at TCU*
L 0–34[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1917 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. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bears manage for 17 to 0 victory over Howard Payne team". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. September 30, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor gets east victory over Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Okla. A.&M. beaten by Baylor, 17–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears defeated eleven from Simmons College". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 28, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor beats Texas with place kick". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies beat Bears in close contest". The Houston Post. November 11, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor and S.M.U. play 0–0 tie". The Austin Statesman. November 18, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears took ragged game from Pirates". The Houston Post. November 24, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "T. C. U. Fans Refuse to Grant Baylor Bear's Superiority". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 27, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "T. C. U.'s Victory Over Baylor Big Surprise Of Year". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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