The 1954 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place the SWC. Baylor was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Bears lost to Auburn. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
| 1954 Baylor Bears football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 13–33 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Captain | Jim Ray Smith, Charles Smith |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halfback L. G. Dupre and tackle Jim Ray Smith played in the North–South All-Star Game. Smith, quarterback Billy Hooper, halfback Del Shofner and end Hank Gremminger were selected to the All-Southwest Conference team.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Houston* | W 53–13 | 22,000 | |||
| September 25 | at Vanderbilt* | No. 10 | W 25–19 | 22,500 | [2] | |
| October 1 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 11 | L 13–19 | 35,600 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at Arkansas | L 20–21 | 18,000 | |||
| October 16 | Washington* |
| W 34–7 | 22,000 | ||
| October 23 | Texas A&M |
| W 20–7 | 34,000 | ||
| October 30 | at No. 17 TCU | W 12–7 | 32,000 | |||
| November 6 | Texas | No. 20 |
| W 13–7 | 31,000–32,000 | [4] |
| November 20 | No. 11 SMU | No. 20 | W 33–21 | 47,000 | ||
| November 27 | Rice | No. 9 |
| L 14–20 | 24,000 | |
| December 31 | vs. Auburn* | No. 18 | L 13–33 | 34,408 | [5] | |
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References edit
- ^ Baylor University, "Baylor 1955 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29271
- ^ "Vandy presses Baylor". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricanes blow past Bears, 19–13". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 2, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hooper guides Bears over Steers, 13–7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 7, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiery Auburn lashes Baylor, 33–13, Tigers storm to new Gator records". The Birmingham News. January 1, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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