1920 Baylor Bears football team
| 1920 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (1–2–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | E. M. Dotson |
| Home stadium | Carroll Field, Cotton Palace |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1920 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1920 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Bridges, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 89 to 65.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Austin* | W 9–0 | [3] | |||
| October 9 | at Rice | L 0–28 | [4] | |||
| October 16 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 20–6 | [5] | ||
| October 22 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 7–0 | [6] | |||
| October 30 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| L 0–7 | [7] | ||
| November 6 | Texas A&M |
| L 0–24 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | TCU* |
| L 9–21 | [9] | ||
| November 19 | Howard Payne* |
| W 20–3 | [10] | ||
| November 25 | at SMU | T 0–0 | [11] | |||
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References
- ^ "1920 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Baylor wins her first game". The Waco Times-Herald. October 3, 1920. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice defeats Baylor 28 to 0 at Houston". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears defeat Trinity by 20 to 0 score in game hard fought throughout". The Waco Times-Herald. October 17, 1920. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Wins From Oklahoma Aggies". The Statemsman. Austin, Texas. October 23, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Baylor loses to Southwestern in first game of year at Cotton Palace". The Paris Morning News. October 31, 1920. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies wallop Bears in thrilling battle, 24 to 0". The Austin Statesman. November 7, 1920. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Christians Triumph Over Ancient Baylor Rivals". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 14, 1920. p. 32. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Baylor smashes way to victory". Wichita Falls Record News. November 20, 1920. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears draw tie with Methodist U." Corpus Christi Caller. November 26, 1920. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.