1975 Baylor Bears football team

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1975 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record3–6–2 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Arkansas + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 6 Texas + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 Texas A&M + 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Texas Tech 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Baylor 2 –5 –03 –6 –2
SMU 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Rice 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
TCU 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Ole Miss *
W 20–1043,600 [2]
September 20 Auburn *
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
T 10–1046,300 [3]
September 27at No. 9 Michigan *
T 14–14104,248 [4]
October 4at South Carolina *No. 18
L 13–2444,192
October 11 Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 3–4147,200
October 25at No. 5 Texas A&M
L 10–1953,693
November 1 TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
W 24–641,500
November 8at No. 7 Texas
L 21–3775,500
November 15at Texas Tech
L 10–3336,594
November 22 SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 31–3427,300
November 29at Rice
W 25–710,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1975 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bears trip Mississippi, 20–10". The Eagle. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bears deadlock Auburn". The Victoria Advocate. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Curt Sylvester (September 28, 1975). "Underdog Baylor Ties U-M, 14-14: Bears Miss 39-Yd FG In Last 6 Seconds". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.


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