1935 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainWendell W. Simpson
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 SMU $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 4 TCU 5 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Baylor 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1935 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled an 8–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 122 to 75.[1][2] They played their home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Wendell W. Simpson was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Southwestern (TX)*
W 39–0
September 28Hardin–Simmons*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 14–0
October 5Texas A&I*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 6–0
October 12Arkansas
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 13–6
October 18at Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City, OKW 2–0
October 26at Texas A&M
W 14–6
November 2TCUdagger
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 0–28
November 9Texas
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 6–255,000[3]
November 16at Centenary*
W 20–05,500[4]
November 23at SMU
L 0–108,000[5]
November 30at Rice
W 8–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1935 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Texas rips Baylor". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1935. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bruins spoil Gents' homecoming in surprising 20–0 victory". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 17, 1935. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bears Hold Ponies Scoreless 3 Quarters, Only to Lose, 10-0". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 24, 1935. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.


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