1951 Baylor Bears football team

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1951 Baylor Bears football
Baylor University Athletics (logo).svg
Orange Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, L
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP #9
1951 record 8-2-1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach George Sauer
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
« 1950 1952 »
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 TCU $ 5 1 0     6 5 0
#9 Baylor 4 1 1     8 2 1
Texas 3 3 0     7 3 0
Rice 3 3 0     5 5 0
Texas A&M 1 3 2     5 3 2
Arkansas 2 4 0     5 5 0
SMU 1 4 1     3 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1951 NCAA college football season. The Bears finished with an 8-2-1 record and were ranked #9 in the final AP poll. Four players - Larry Isbell (Quarterback), Stanley Williams (End), Bill Athey (Guard) and Ken Casner (Tackle) - were awarded All-American Status.[1] They lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team in the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1952.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 22 at Houston* Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 19-0  
October 6 at Tulane* #19 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 27-14  
October 13 Arkansas #12 Baylor StadiumWaco, TX W 9-7  
October 20 Texas Tech* #10 Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 40-20  
October 27 at #16 Texas A&M #7 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX T 21-21  
November 3 TCU #8 Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX L 7-20  
November 10 at #10 Texas #16 Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 18-6  
November 17 Wake Forest* #10 Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 42-0  
November 24 SMU #10 Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 14-13  
December 1 at Rice #9 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 34-13  
January 1, 1952 vs. #6 Georgia Tech* #9 Burdine StadiumMiami, FL (1952 Orange Bowl) L 14-17  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. Baylor University, "1952 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/26259