The 1956 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Sam Boyd, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the SWC. Baylor was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Bears defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.
| 1956 Baylor Bears football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 13–7 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–2 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Captain | Robert T. Jones, Tony DeGrazier |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 TCU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guard Bill Glass was a consensus selection to the College Football All-America Team. Glass, halfback Del Shofner and end Jerry Marcontell were selected to the All-Southwest Conference team.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at California* | W 7–6 | 36,000 | |||
| September 29 | Texas Tech | W 27–0 | 15,000 | |||
| October 6 | at Maryland* | No. 16 | W 14–0 | 25,000 | [2] | |
| October 13 | at Arkansas | No. 10 | W 14–7 | 20,000 | ||
| October 27 | No. 7 Texas A&M | No. 8 |
| L 13–19 | 49,500 | |
| November 3 | at TCU | No. 15 | L 6–7 | |||
| November 10 | Texas |
| W 10–7 | 21,000 | [3] | |
| November 17 | at Nebraska* | No. 16 | W 26–7 | 31,775 | ||
| November 24 | at SMU | No. 16 | W 26–0 | 28,000 | ||
| December 1 | Rice | No. 15 |
| W 46–13 | ||
| January 1, 1957 | vs. No. 2 Tennessee* | No. 11 | W 13–7 | 81,000 | [4] | |
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References edit
- ^ Baylor University, "1957 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/24896
- ^ "Bears roll on clip Terps, 14–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor field goal clips Texas, 10 to 7". The American-Statesman. November 11, 1956. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Team effort earns Bears bowl victory over Vols". Corpus Christi Times. January 2, 1957. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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