1923 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–1–2 (1–1–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRoy Carter Williamson
Home stadiumCarroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Texas 2 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
TCU 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Baylor 1 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Rice 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1923 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Frank Bridges, the Baylor football team compiled a 5–1–2 record (1–1–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 104 to 39. The team's sole loss was to SMU by a 16–0 score in the final game of the season.[1][2]

The team played its home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Roy Carter Williamson was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Simmons (TX)*
W 14–0
October 6North Texas State Teachers*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 33–7[3]
October 13Howard Payne*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 20–6
October 20at Arkansas
W 14–0
October 27Ouachita*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 16–3
November 3Texas A&M
T 0–0
November 10Texas
T 7–7[4]
November 29at SMU
L 0–1617,000[5][6][7][8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1923 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. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baylor Bruins get on Denton Normal". The Austin American. October 7, 1923. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns and Bruins tie". The Houston Post. November 11, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Stowe, Arthur W. (November 30, 1923). "Aerial Attack Launched By Red And Blue Eleven Smothers Bridges Team". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Stowe, Arthur W. (November 30, 1923). "Passing Game Beats Baylor In Dallas Game (continued)". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Stowe, Arthur W. (November 30, 1923). "Mustangs Put Bruins Under (continued)". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 21. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "How The Mustangs Trampled Over Bridges' Bears Thursday". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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