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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: Bill Beall
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Bill Beall enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Baylor.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Kansas  0   22   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Indiana  10   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  @ Miami  15   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Arkansas  7   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Texas A&M  9   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Texas Christian  27   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Texas  0   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Texas Tech  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Southern Methodist  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Rice  0   23   L       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Points Scored74
  Scoring Average7.4
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average23.6
  Opponents Record49-59
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record0-6
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1971 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7131138 2-58594  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3281168Lost  6-306-118573  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 8-3-1356169Lost  13-145-1-118183  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 6-4-1214275 5-2118151  Jim Pittman
Texas A&M 5-6144212 4-396117  Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist 4-7151227 3-4111118  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7-1146220 2-4-1108124  Bill Peterson
Baylor 1-974236 0-749173  Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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