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1917 Baylor Bears football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Roach
Home stadium Carroll Field
Seasons
←  1916
1918 →
1917 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 0 0 8 0 0
Baylor 2 1 0 6 2 1
Rice 1 1 0 7 1 0
Oklahoma 1 1 1 6 4 1
Texas 2 4 0 4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 0 4 4 0
Arkansas 0 1 1 5 1 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1917 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charles Mosley, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 221 to 41. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29 Howard Payne*W 17–0 [3]
October 13vs. Trinity (TX)*W 55–0 [4]
October 20 Oklahoma A&M
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 17–0 [5]
October 27 Simmons (TX)*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 103–0 [6]
November 3 Texas
W 3–0 [7]
November 10 Texas A&M
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
L 0–7 [8]
November 17at SMU*
T 0–0 [9]
November 23at Southwestern (TX)*
W 26–0 [10]
November 29at TCU*
L 0–34 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1917 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bears manage for 17 to 0 victory over Howard Payne team". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. September 30, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor gets east victory over Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Okla. A.&M. beaten by Baylor, 17–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears defeated eleven from Simmons College". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 28, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor beats Texas with place kick". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies beat Bears in close contest". The Houston Post. November 11, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor and S.M.U. play 0–0 tie". The Austin Statesman. November 18, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears took ragged game from Pirates". The Houston Post. November 24, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "T. C. U. Fans Refuse to Grant Baylor Bear's Superiority". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 27, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "T. C. U.'s Victory Over Baylor Big Surprise Of Year". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.