The 1961 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Bears were led by third-year head coach John Bridgers and played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in sixth with a regular season record of 5–5 (2–5 SWC). Baylor was invited to the first Gotham Bowl, where they beat the previously undefeated Utah State Aggies, 24–9.
| 1961 Baylor Bears football | |
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Gotham Bowl champion | |
Gotham Bowl, W 24–9 vs. Utah State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–5 SWC) |
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| Captain | Ronald Stanley, Bill Hicks, Bobby Lane |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Wake Forest* | W 31–0 | 28,000 | |||
| September 30 | at Pittsburgh* | W 16–13 | 41,194 | |||
| October 14 | Arkansas | No. 9 |
| L 13–23 | 34,000 | |
| October 21 | at Texas Tech | L 17–19 | 32,500 | |||
| October 28 | at Texas A&M | L 0–23 | 29,000 | |||
| November 4 | TCU |
| W 28–14 | 23,000 | ||
| November 11 | at No. 1 Texas | L 7–33 | 62,000 | [2] | ||
| November 18 | Air Force* |
| W 31–7 | 22,000 | ||
| November 25 | SMU |
| W 31–6 | 17,000 | ||
| December 2 | at No. 17 Rice | L 14–26 | 30,000 | |||
| December 9 | vs. No. 10 Utah State* | W 24–9 | 15,123 | |||
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References edit
- ^ a b "1961 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ "Top-ranked Longhorns hand Baylor 33–7 spanking". The Marshall News Messenger. November 12, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2016 Baylor Media Guide[permanent dead link]. p. 142
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