1926 Baylor Bears football team

1926 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–3–1 (3–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Morley Jennings (1st season)
Captain	George Morris
Home stadium	Cotton Palace

1926 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
SMU $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Baylor	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
TCU	1	–	1	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
Texas	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Rice	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion Arkansas's games against Ole Miss, Centenary, and LSU counted in the conference standings.

The 1926 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In their first season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 103 to 93.^[1][2] They played their home games at Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. George Morris was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25	Southwestern (TX)*	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	W 7–0
October 2	at Loyola (LA)*	Loyola Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 10–13	[3]
October 12	vs. TCU	Dallas, TX	T 7–7
October 16	Trinity (TX)*	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	W 14–0
October 23	Howard Payne*	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	W 23–7
October 30	Texas A&M	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	W 20–9
November 6	Texas	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	W 10–7	[4]
November 13	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 3–31
November 18	St. Edward's*	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	L 0–12
November 25	at Rice	Houston, TX	W 9–7	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1926 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
2. "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. "Blocked Punt Gives Loyola Game With Baylor; Sub Stars For Orleans Team". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Baylor Bears put Longhorns out 10–7 loss". Wichita Falls Record News. November 7, 1926. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bears Pluck Rice Owls in Final Game of Football Season". The Waco News-Tribune. November 26, 1926. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.