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1949 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20 (tie)
Record8–2 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Mouser
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Rice $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Baylor 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
TCU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
SMU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1949 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Woodruff, the Bears compiled an 8–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, were ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 232 to 126.[1][2] They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Don Mouser was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24South Carolina*
W 20–615,000[3]
October 1at Mississippi State*
W 14–615,000[4]
October 8Arkansas
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 35–13
October 15at Texas Tech*No. 20
W 28–718,000–19,000
October 22at Texas A&MNo. 11
W 21–0
October 29TCUdaggerNo. 10
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 40–1420,000
November 5at TexasNo. 6
L 0–2060,000[5]
November 12Wyoming*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 32–13[6]
November 19at No. 10 SMUNo. 15
W 35–2663,000[7]
November 26at No. 7 RiceNo. 9
L 7–2132,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—2011106—15920т

References

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  1. ^ "1949 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 110. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baylor passes bring 20–6 win over Gamecocks". The Odessa American. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor Bears score 14 to 6 win over Mississippi State". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns slam Bears from unbeaten class". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor Shatters Wyoming Mark". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. November 13, 1949. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Lorin McMullen (November 20, 1949). "Bears Score on First Play, Humble Mustangs, 35-26". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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