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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: John D. Bridgers
Conference: Southwest-

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1899 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

John D. Bridgers enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Baylor.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Syracuse	35	12	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Colorado	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Washington State	20	14	W	@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Arkansas	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Texas A&M	13	17	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Texas Christian	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Texas	14	26	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Texas Tech	29	14	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Southern Methodist	22	24	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Rice	21	14	W

1966 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	168
Scoring Average	16.8
Points Allowed	140
Defense Average	14.0
Opponents Record	53-49
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-2

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-6	181	216		2-5	115	160	J.T. King
Southern Methodist	8-3	210	170	Lost 9-24	6-1	131	101	Hayden Fry
Arkansas	8-2	218	73		5-2	136	55	Frank Broyles
Texas	7-4	194	111	Won 19-0	5-2	125	83	Darrell Royal
Texas A&M	4-5-1	145	183		4-3	122	117	Gene Stallings
Baylor	5-5	168	140		3-4	106	101	John D. Bridgers
Texas Christian	2-8	55	149		2-5	32	114	Othol Abe Martin
Rice	2-8	154	211		1-6	110	146	Jess C. Neely

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).