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1951 Baylor Bears football team

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1951 Baylor Bears football
Orange Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGale Galloway, Stan Williams
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
No. 9 Baylor 4 1 1 8 2 1
Texas 3 3 0 7 3 0
Rice 3 3 0 5 5 0
Texas A&M 1 3 2 5 3 2
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
SMU 1 4 1 3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. They were ranked No. 9 in both the final AP Poll and the final Coaches Poll. Baylor was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Bears lost to Georgia Tech.

Four players—quarterback Larry Isbell, end Stan Williams, guard Bill Athey, and tackle Ken Casner—were recognized on the 1951 College Football All-America Team.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Houston*No. 13W 19–055,000–60,000
October 6at Tulane*No. 19W 27–1440,000[2]
October 13ArkansasNo. 12W 9–725,000
October 20Texas Tech*No. 10
W 40–2022,000
October 27at No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 7T 21–21
November 3TCUdaggerNo. 8
L 7–2037,000
November 10at No. 10 TexasNo. 16W 18–658,000[3]
November 17Wake Forest*No. 10
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 42–020,000
November 24SMUNo. 10
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 14–1330,000
December 1at RiceNo. 9
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–1345,000
January 1vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech*No. 9L 14–1765,837[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ Baylor University, "1952 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/26259
  2. ^ "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bruin rushing rips Steers". The Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.