1952 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–2 (1–3–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Parma, C. O. Brocato
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Texas $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Rice 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Baylor 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Texas A&M 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1952 college football season. They finished with a 4-4-2 record and placed fifth in the Southwest Conference for the year. Four players – Jack Sisco (center), Robert Knowles (tackle), Bill Athey (guard) and Jerry Coody (back) – were selected as All-Conference players.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wake Forest*
W 17–1416,000[2]
October 4Washington State*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 31–717,000
October 11vs. Arkansas
L 17–20
October 18at Texas Tech*
W 21–1015,500–20,000
October 25Texas A&Mdagger
W 21–20
November 1at TCU
T 20–20
November 8No. 13 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 33–3532,000[3]
November 15at Houston*
L 6–2833,000
November 22at SMU
T 7–730,000
November 29Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 14–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ Baylor University, "The Round Up 1953" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/25477
  2. ^ "Baylor wins 17–14 in last 14 seconds". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns outrun Bear spree, 35–33". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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