1950 Baylor Bears football team

1950 Baylor Bears football
1950 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15 (tie)
Record	7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	George Sauer (1st season);
Captain	Frank Boydstun
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium
	Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Texas $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Rice	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1950 college football season.^[1] The Bears placed second in the Southwest Conference with an overall record of 7–3. Two players - Larry Isbell (Back) and Harold Riley (End) - were selected as All-Southwest Conference players. The 1950 season was the inaugural season for Baylor University's new state of the art 50,000 seat Baylor Stadium.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 0–7	17,268	^[3]
September 30	Houston*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 34–7	25,000
October 7	vs. Mississippi State*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 14–7	20,000	^[4]
October 14	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 6–27
October 21	Texas Tech	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 26–12	12,000
October 28	No. 13 Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 27–20	34,000
November 4	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 20–14
November 11	No. 5 Texas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 20–27	35,000	^[5]
November 25	vs. No. 15 SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 3–0	50,000
December 2	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 33–7	20,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 110. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ Baylor University, "The Round Up 1951" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/23258
^ Larry Press (September 24, 1950). "Wyoming Pulls Smashing Upset Over Baylor, 7-0: 17,268 Awed Fans Watch Cowboys Fight Off Bears". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longhorns stave off Baylor for 27–20 win". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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[MG-1] "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 110. Retrieved March 24, 2019.

[2] Baylor University, "The Round Up 1951" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/23258

[3] Larry Press (September 24, 1950). "Wyoming Pulls Smashing Upset Over Baylor, 7-0: 17,268 Awed Fans Watch Cowboys Fight Off Bears". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Baylor Bears outscores Mississippi State, 14–7". The Paris News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Longhorns stave off Baylor for 27–20 win". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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