| 1940 Baylor Bears football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| 1940 record | 4–6 (0–6 SWC) |
| Head coach | Morley Jennings (15th season) |
| Captain | Robert C. Nelson, Milton S. Merka |
| Home stadium | Waco Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 SMU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their 15th and final season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 4–6 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 114 to 109.[1][2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Robert C. Nelson and Milton S. Merka were the team captains.[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 28 | [[{{{school}}}|North Texas State Teachers]]* | W 27–20 | |||
| October 5 | at Denver* | W 14–7 | |||
| October 12 | at Arkansas | L 6–12 | |||
| October 19 | vs. Villanova |
| W 7–0 | ||
| October 26 | No. 4 Texas A&M |
| L 7–14 | ||
| November 2 | at TCU | L 12–14 | |||
| November 9 | at Texas | L 0–13 | |||
| November 16 | Tulsa* |
| W 20–6 | ||
| November 23 | No. 18 SMU |
| L 4–7 | ||
| November 30 | at Rice |
| L 12–21 | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "1940 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1940-schedule.html. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac". Baylor University. p. 109. https://s3.amazonaws.com/baylorbears.com/documents/2018/8/9/BU_FB_Media_Almanac_2018_Section05_History.pdf. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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