1955 Baylor Bears football team

The 1955 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by George Sauer in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

1955 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	George Sauer (6th season)
Captain	Hank Gremminger, Weldon W. Holley
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1955 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 TCU $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Texas A&M	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Texas	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Baylor	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SMU	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Rice	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Hank Gremminger was named to the All-Southwest Conference team as an end for the second consecutive season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Hardin–Simmons*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 35–7	20,000
September 24	at Villanova*	No. 18	Villanova Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 19–2	63,409
October 1	No. 1 Maryland*	No. 20	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–20	39,000
October 8	Arkansas		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 25–20	28,000
October 15	at No. 12 Washington*		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 13–7	39,536
October 22	at No. 12 Texas A&M	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 7–19	37,000
October 29	No. 15 TCU		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 6–28	34,000
November 5	at Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 20–21	40,000
November 19	SMU		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 0–12	20,000
November 26	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 15–7	33,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game