1924 Baylor Bears football team

1924 Baylor Bears football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRalph D. Pittman
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baylor $ 4 0 1 7 2 1
SMU 2 0 4 5 0 4
Rice 2 2 0 4 4 0
Texas A&M 2 2 1 7 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 1 6 1 2
Texas 2 3 0 5 3 1
Arkansas 1 2 1 7 2 1
TCU 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1924 college football season. In their 5th year under head coach Frank Bridges, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 149 wins and 66 losses.[1][2]

No Bears were recognized as All-Americans,[3] and five Bears received all-conference honors: Jack Sisco, Homer "Bear" Walker, Sam Coates, Ralph Pittman, Bill Coffey.[4]

It would be 50 years before Baylor would win another football conference championship, doing so in 1974.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Simmons (TX)*Abilene, TXW 10–6
October 4North Texas State Teachers*W 30–0[5]
October 11vs. Central State (OK)*Dallas, TXL 6–13
October 18Arkansas
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 13–0
October 25Austin*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 3–7
November 1Texas A&Mdagger
W 15–7
November 8at TexasW 28–10[6]
November 15SMUDallas, TXT 7–7
November 22St. Edward's*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 20–7
November 29RiceW 17–9
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "1924 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. 2014. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  4. ^ "2014 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. 2014. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Bears show marked improvement in defeating Denton 30–0". The Waco News-Tribune. October 5, 1924. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bears stampede Longhorns". The Austin Statesman. November 9, 1924. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.