1941 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJack W. Wilson
Home stadiumWaco Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Texas A&M $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Texas 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
TCU 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Rice 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Baylor 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Arkansas 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Bears compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 161 to 106.[1][2]

Baylor was ranked at No. 55 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

The team played its home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Jack W.Wilson was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Hardin–Simmons*
W 20–0[4]
October 4at Denver*
W 14–0[5]
October 11Arkansas
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 20–7[6]
October 18at Villanova*
L 6–1431,360[7]
October 25at No. 9 Texas A&M
L 0–48[8]
November 1TCUdagger
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 12–23[9]
November 8 No. 1 Texas
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
T 7–7[10]
November 15at Tulsa*
L 13–2014,000[11]
November 22at SMU
L 0–1410,000[12]
November 29at Rice
L 14–2814,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1941 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. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wilson Sparks Baylor Victory". Sunday American-Statesman. September 28, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jack Wilson 14, Denver U. 0". The Paris News. October 5, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dave Cheavens (October 12, 1941). "Bears Put It On Hogs, 20-7". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Perry Lewis (October 18, 1941). "Villanova Reverses Baylor, 14-6: Joe Pezelski Paces Wildcats As 31,360 See Texas Team Fall". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 19, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ William T. Rives (October 26, 1941). "Aggies Blast Baylor 48-0". The Austin American – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dave Cheavens (November 2, 1941). "Bears Fall Before Christian Aerials". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Wilbur Evans (November 9, 1941). "Baylor Rises From Depths To Tie Mighty Steers, 7-7". The Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 13, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Stan Pate (November 16, 1941). "Tulsa Passes Beat Baylor". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dave Cheavens (November 23, 1941). "S.M.U. Cops 14-0 Win Over Baylor". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ William T. Rives (November 30, 1941). "Rice Blasts Bears". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.


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