Baylor Football Team History
Baylor Bears
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845 Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Morley Jennings Conference: Southwest-
1939 Season Highlights
Morley Jennings enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Baylor.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Southwestern (Texas)
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Oklahoma State
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Arkansas
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Nebraska
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Texas A&M
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Texas Christian
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Texas
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Centenary
13
6
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Southern Methodist
0
21
L
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Rice
10
7
W
1939 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 136
Scoring Average 13.6
Points Allowed 81
Defense Average 8.1
Opponents Record 42-33
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 3-3
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.