1909 Baylor football Conference Independent 1909 record 5–3 Head coach Enoch J. Mills (2nd season)Seasons
The 1909 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1909 college football season . In its second season under head coach Enoch J. Mills , the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponent by a total of 112 to 41.[1] [2]
1909 was only the second season in which Baylor's first six games were at home; since then, Baylor has not begun the season with more than four home games. The season is prominent for having the world's first "Home-Coming" at the Thanksgiving Day game, which included a concert, parade, and bonfire. To this day, Baylor claims to have the largest homecoming parade in the world.[citation needed
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Site Result Source October 4 Southwest Texas State Waco, TX W 55–0
October 9 Trinity (TX) Waco, TX W 17–6
October 16 TCU Waco, TX L 0–9[3] October 20 Haskell Waco, TX W 12–0
October 30 Texas A&M Waco, TX L 6–9
November 6 TCU Waco, TX L 0–11[4] November 16 at [[{{{school}}}|Simmons (TX)]] Abilene, TX W 16–3
November 25 TCU Waco, TX W 6–3[5]
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↑ "1909 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1909-schedule.html . Retrieved March 21, 2019 .↑ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" . Baylor University. p. 105. https://s3.amazonaws.com/baylorbears.com/documents/2018/8/9/BU_FB_Media_Almanac_2018_Section05_History.pdf . Retrieved March 24, 2019 .↑ "Texas Christian, 9; Baylor, 0." . The Waxahachie Daily Light Waxahachie, Texas ): p. 3. October 18, 1909. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31072348/the_waxahachie_daily_light/ .↑ "T. C. U. Defeated Baylor.—Baldwin Making Two Touchdowns in the Second Half" . The Houston Post Houston, Texas ): p. 48. November 7, 1909. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31071972/the_houston_post/ .↑ "Baylor Defeated Christians—Fast Gridiron Struggle Ended Six to Three" . The Houston Post Houston, Texas ): p. 4. November 26, 1909. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31072581/the_houston_post/ .
