1961 Baylor Bears football team

1961 Baylor Bears football
Gotham Bowl champion
Gotham Bowl, W 24–9 vs. Utah State
Conference Southwest Conference
1961 record 6–5 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach John Bridgers (3rd season)
Captain Ronald Stanley
Bill Hicks
Bobby Lane
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
1961 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas + 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 9 Arkansas + 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 17 Rice 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Texas A&M 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –1
TCU 2 –4 –1  3 –5 –2
Baylor 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Texas Tech 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
SMU 1 –5 –1  2 –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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 23 Wake Forest* Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 31–0   28,000
September 30 at Pittsburgh* Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 16–13   41,194
October 14 Arkansas No. 9 Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX L 13–23   34,000
October 21 at Texas Tech Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) L 17–19   32,500
October 28 at Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos) L 0–23   29,000
November 4 TCUdagger Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) W 28–14   23,000
November 11 at No. 1 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 7–33   62,000
November 18 Air Force* Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 31–7   22,000
November 25 SMU Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 31–6   17,000
December 2 at No. 17 Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 14–26   30,000
December 9 vs. No. 10 Utah State* Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 24–9   15,123
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1961 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ 2016 Baylor Media Guide. p. 142
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