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The 1947 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1947 college football season . In its first season under head coach Bob Woodruff , the team compiled a 5–5 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 138 to 128.[1] [2] Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas . James W. Griffin was the team captain.[2]
The 1947 season featured great backs across the Southwest Conference. Baylor lost games to SMU (No. 3 in the final AP Poll ) led by halfback Doak Walker ; Texas (No. 5 in the final AP Poll) led by quarterback Bobby Layne ; and Rice (No. 18 in the final AP Poll) led by quarterback Tobin Rote . It won against an Arkansas team led by halfback Clyde Scott who was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 19 Stephen F. Austin* W 34–08,000 [3] September 26 at Miami (FL) * W 18–731,717 [4] October 11 Arkansas Municipal Stadium Waco, TX W 17–912,000 [5] October 18 at Texas Tech * W 32–613,000 [6] October 25 at Texas A&M No. 17 L 0–24[7] November 1 TCU Municipal Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry ) L 7–1416,000 [8] November 8 at No. 8 Texas L 7–2839,000 [9] November 15 at Tulsa * W 7–612,500 [10] November 22 No. 3 SMU Municipal Stadium Waco, TX L 0–1012,000 [11] November 29 at No. 18 Rice L 6–34[12] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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↑ "1947 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1947-schedule.html . Retrieved October 11, 2017 .↑ 2.0 2.1 "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" . Baylor University. p. 110. https://s3.amazonaws.com/baylorbears.com/documents/2018/8/9/BU_FB_Media_Almanac_2018_Section05_History.pdf . Retrieved March 24, 2019 .↑ Oscar Larnce (September 20, 1947). "Sims and Blackwood Pace 34-to-0 Victor in Baylor Debut" . The Waco News-Tribune : p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28277986/sims_and_blackwood_pace_34to0_victor/ . ↑ "Baylor Survives Brief Hurricane to Turn In 18-to-7 Upset" . The Waco News-Tribune : p. 6. September 27, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28278203/baylor_survives_brief_hurricane_to_turn/ .↑ "Bears Stun Porkers, 17-9, in Tremendous Last-Quarter Rally" . Waco Tribune-Herald : p. Sports 1, 3. October 12, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28278627/bears_stun_porkers_179_in_tremendous/ .↑ Joe Kelly (October 19, 1947). "Baylor's Deceptive Bruins Trample Red Raiders, 32 To 6" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal : p. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28152149/baylors_deceptive_bruins_trample_red/ . ↑ Oscar Larnce (October 26, 1947). "Hollmig's Phenomenal Toe Paces Aggie 24-0 Defeat of Bears" . Waco Tribune-Herald : p. Sports 1, 3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28278999/hollmigs_phenomenal_toe_paces_aggie/ . ↑ Oscar Larnce (November 2, 1947). "TCU Frogs Capture 14-7 Victory to Spoil Baylor's Homecoming" . Waco Tribune-Herald : p. Sports 1, 2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28279413/tcu_frogs_capture_147_victory_to_spoil/ . ↑ Weldon Hart. "Longhorns Crush Bears" . The Austin American : pp. 1, 17. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28279311/longhorns_crush_bears/ . ↑ "Extra Point Gives Baylor Shaky 7-6 Victory Over Hurricanes" . Waco Tribune-Herald : p. Sports 1, 3. November 16, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28279558/extra_point_gives_baylor_shaky_76/ .↑ "SMU Scores in Last Minutes to Shade Stubborn Baylor, 10-0" . Waco Tribune-Herald : p. Sports 1, 2. November 23, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28279716/smu_scores_in_last_minutes_to_shade/ .↑ "Baylor Settles Into Conference Cellar on 34-6 Pasting" . Waco Tribune-Herald : p. 15. November 30, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28280064/baylor_settles_into_conference_cellar/ .
