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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: George H. Sauer
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 George H. Sauer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Baylor.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Houston  19   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Tulane  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Arkansas  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Texas Tech  40   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Texas A&M  21   21   T       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Texas Christian  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Texas  18   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Wake Forest  42   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Southern Methodist  14   13   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Rice  34   13   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Georgia Tech  14   17   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed131
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record65-46
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-0 -1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 8-1-1 AP
9 8-1-1 Coaches
9 8-1-1 UP
  
1951 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 6-5206183Lost  7-205-111368  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 8-2-1245131Lost  14-174-1-110380  George H. Sauer
Texas 7-3182129 3-310796  Edwin B. Ed Price
Rice 5-5149144 3-38790  Jess C. Neely
Arkansas 5-5178162 2-470114  Otis Douglas
Texas A&M 5-3-2213179 1-3-2105137  Raymond George
Southern Methodist 3-6-1164144 1-4-19696  Harvey N. Rusty Russell

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.