1915 Baylor Bears football team

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1915 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record7–1 (3–0 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJack R. Norris
Home stadium Carroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons
  1914
1916  
1915 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma $ 3 0 010 0 0
Baylor 3 0 07 1 0
Texas 2 2 06 3 0
Texas A&M 1 1 06 2 0
Arkansas 1 1 04 2 1
Rice 1 2 05 3 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 04 5 1
Southwestern (TX) 0 2 04 3 0
  • Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player. [1]

The 1915 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1915 college football season. Baylor won a later-vacated Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2 Howard Payne * Waco, TX W 3–0
October 8 Rice Houston, TX W 26–0
October 16 Trinity (TX) * Dallas, TX W 49–0
October 23 Southwestern (TX)
W 10–0 [2]
November 8 Sewanee *
L 3–16 [3]
November 13 Oklahoma A&M Waco, TX W 12–6
November 20 Daniel Baker * Waco, TX W 34–0
November 25 2:00 p.m. TCU *Dagger-14-plain.png
W 51–0 [4] [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  2. "Methodists Beaten By Baylor In Open Game; Score 10 to 0". Austin American . Austin, Texas. October 24, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Sewanee Tigers ate up the Baylor Bears yesterday afternoon". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 9, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Parade Feature Of Home Coming Today". Waco Morning News. Waco, Texas. November 25, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved August 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "Baylor Overwhelms T. C. U. Eleven by 51-0 Score At Waco". Austin American . Austin, Texas. November 26, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .