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Baylor Football Team History

Baylor Bears

Baylor University
Waco, TX
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Sam B. Boyd
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Sam B. Boyd enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Villanova	7	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Houston	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Miami	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Arkansas	17	20	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Texas Tech	15	12	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Texas A&M	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Texas Christian	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Texas	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Southern Methodist	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Rice	0	20	L

1957 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	80
Scoring Average	8.0
Points Allowed	125
Defense Average	12.5
Opponents Record	48-40
Conference Record	0-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-3 -1

1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1957 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	7-4	175	121	Lost 7-20	5-1	101	53	Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M	8-3	158	50	Lost 0-3	4-2	60	28	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Texas	6-4-1	159	149	Lost 7-39	4-1-1	78	49	Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist	4-5-1	127	175		3-3	87	108	William M. Bill Meek
Arkansas	6-4	187	134		2-4	75	88	Jack Mitchell
Texas Christian	5-4-1	134	101		2-4	49	67	Othol Abe Martin
Baylor	3-6-1	80	125		0-5-1	37	94	Sam B. Boyd

1957 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1957 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.