1961 Baylor Bears football team

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1961 Baylor Bears football
Gotham Bowl champion
Gotham Bowl, W 24–9 vs. Utah State
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRonald Stanley, Bill Hicks, Bobby Lane
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1960
1962  →
1961 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 9 Arkansas + 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Rice 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Texas A&M 3 –4 –04 –5 –1
TCU 2 –4 –13 –5 –2
Baylor 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
Texas Tech 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
SMU 1 –5 –12 –7 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1961 college football season. [1] The Bears were led by third-year head coach John Bridgers and played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in sixth with a regular season record of 5–5 (2–5 SWC). Baylor was invited to the first Gotham Bowl, where they beat the previously undefeated Utah State Aggies, 24–9.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Wake Forest *
W 31–028,000
September 30at Pittsburgh *
W 16–1341,194
October 14 Arkansas No. 9
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 13–2334,000
October 21at Texas Tech
L 17–1932,500
October 28at Texas A&M
L 0–2329,000
November 4 TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
W 28–1423,000
November 11at No. 1 Texas
L 7–3362,000 [2]
November 18 Air Force *
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 31–722,000
November 25 SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 31–617,000
December 2at No. 17 Rice
L 14–2630,000
December 9vs. No. 10 Utah State *
W 24–915,123
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. 1 2 "1961 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Top-ranked Longhorns hand Baylor 33–7 spanking". The Marshall News Messenger. November 12, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ 2016 Baylor Media Guide [ permanent dead link ]. p. 142


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