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1937 Baylor Bears football team

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1937Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Brazell
Home stadiumWaco Stadium
Seasons
1936
1938
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
No.18Rice$ 4 1 1 6 3 2
No.16TCU 3 1 2 4 4 2
No.T–14Arkansas 3 2 1 6 2 2
Baylor 3 3 0 7 3 0
Texas A&M 2 2 2 5 2 2
SMU 2 4 0 5 6 0
Texas 1 5 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1937 Baylor Bears football team seasonrepresentedBaylor Universityin theSouthwest Conference(SWC) during the1937 college football season.In their 12th season under head coachMorley Jennings,the Bears compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), were ranked No. 4 in the weeklyAP Pollafter winning their first six games, lost three of their last four games, finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 178 to 64.[1][2]They played their home games atWaco StadiuminWaco, Texas.Carl Brazell was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Southwestern (TX)*W39–2
October 1atOklahoma City*W33–0
October 9Arkansas
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W20–14
October 16atCentenary*W20–0[3]
October 23at No. 13Texas A&MNo. 15W13–0
October 30TCUdaggerNo. 6
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W6–0
November 6TexasNo. 4
  • Waco Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L6–9[4]
November 13atSMUNo. 13L7–13
November 20vs.Loyola (CA)Beaumont, TXW27–135,500[5]
November 27atRiceL7–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Pollreleased prior to the game

References

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  1. ^"1937 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results".SR/College Football.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedOctober 11,2017.
  2. ^ab"2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac"(PDF).Baylor University. p. 109.RetrievedMarch 24,2019.
  3. ^"Patterson passes Baylor to 20–0 victory over Centenary".Waco Tribune-Herald.October 17, 1937.RetrievedJuly 22,2021– viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^"Texas Longhorns blast Baylor Bears, 9 to 6".The El Paso Times.November 7, 1937.RetrievedApril 27,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^Charles Curtis (November 21, 1937)."Baylor Passes Beat Loyola in 27-13 Game".Los Angeles Times.pp. 15, 18 – viaNewspapers.com.