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1916 Baylor Bears football team

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The 1916 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University 1st season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charles Mosley, the team compiled a Baylor claims a 9–1 record (3–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 316 to 27.[2] Baylor claims a conference championship for the 1916 season.[citation needed]

1916 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record9–1 (3–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainTheron J. Fouts
Home stadiumCarroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Baylor 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Rice 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
Oklahoma 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Southwestern (TX) 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • No champion recognized[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30San Marcos Baptist Academy*
W 76–0[3]
October 7SMU*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 61–0[4]
October 14vs. Trinity (TX)*
W 37–0[5]
October 19at Howard Payne*Brownwood, TXW 47–0[6]
October 28at Texas
W 7–3[7]
November 4Southwestern (TX)
W 20–0[8]
November 11Texas A&M
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
L 0–32,000[9]
November 18at Oklahoma A&M
W 10–7[10]
November 24Austin*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 26–0[11]
November 30at TCU*
W 32–144,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ^ "1916 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baylor overwhelmed San Marcos in the first football game of season". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 1, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S.M.U. squad smothered by Baylor Bears". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor defeated Trinity at Dallas by score of 37 to 0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor walloped Howard Payne at Brownwood, Texas". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 20, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor University defeats Texas, 7–3". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southwestern is loser to Baylor". Waco Morning News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A.&M. won the game in the last four minutes of play with drop kick by Burns". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Baylor won in a finish". The Kansas City Star. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Austin College falls victim to Baylor machine 26–0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 25, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears Speedy Back Rush Pell Mell Over T. C> U. Team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 1, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .


 

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