1956 Baylor Bears football team
| 1956 Baylor Bears football | |
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Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 13-7 v. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| 1956 record | 9–2 (4–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Sam Boyd (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 TCU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1956 college football season. The team finished with a record of 9-2 and a victory in the Sugar Bowl against the University of Tennessee. Bill Glass (Guard) was chosen as an All American player and Del Shafner (Halfback) and Jerry Marcontell (End) were selected All Conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 22 | at California* | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | W 7–6 | ||||||
| September 29 | Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas (Rivalry) | W 27–0 | ||||||
| October 6 | at Maryland* | No. 16 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 14–0 | |||||
| October 13 | at Arkansas | No. 10 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | W 14–7 | |||||
| October 27 | No. 7 Texas A&M |
No. 8 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos) | L 13–19 | |||||
| November 3 | at TCU | No. 15 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Rivalry) | L 6–7 | |||||
| November 10 | Texas | Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas | W 10–7 | ||||||
| November 17 | at Nebraska* | No. 16 | Memorial Stadium, Lincoln • Lincoln, Nebraska | W 26–7 | |||||
| November 24 | at SMU | No. 16 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas | W 26–0 | |||||
| December 1 | Rice | No. 15 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas | W 46–13 | |||||
| January 1, 1957 | vs. No. 2 Tennessee* | No. 11 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans (Sugar Bowl) | W 13–7 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Baylor University, "1957 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/24896
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