Baylor Football Team History
Baylor Bears
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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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| 1956 Season Highlights |
| Sam B. Boyd enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Baylor. |
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| 1956 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 22 | @
California
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7 |
6 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 29 | vs.
Texas Tech
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27 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 6 | @
Maryland
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14 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 13 | @
Arkansas
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14 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Texas A&M
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13 |
19 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 3 | @
Texas Christian
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6 |
7 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 10 | vs.
Texas
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10 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 17 | @
Nebraska
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26 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 24 | @
Southern Methodist
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26 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Dec. 1 | vs.
Rice
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46 |
13 |
W |
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| | Tue., Jan. 1 |
Tennessee
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13 |
7 |
W |
@ New Orleans, LA |
Sugar Bowl |
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| 1956 Season Totals |
| Record | 9-2
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| Points Scored | 202 |
| Scoring Average | 18.4 |
| Points Allowed | 73 |
| Defense Average | 6.6 |
| Opponents Record | 53-56
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| Conference Record | 4-2 |
| Home Record | 3-1
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| Away Record | 5-1
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| 1956 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 11 | 8-2-0 |
AP |
| 11 | 8-2-0 |
Coaches |
| 11 | 8-2-0 |
UP |
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| 1956 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1956 All Southwest Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
