1958 Baylor Bears football team

1958 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainBuddy Humphrey, Billy Joe Kelly
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 18 SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Rice 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Baylor 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by Sam Boyd in his third and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Arkansas
W 12–038,000
September 27Hardin–Simmons*
W 14–716,000
October 4Miami (FL)*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 8–1420,000
October 11at Duke*
L 7–1226,000[1]
October 18at Texas Tech
W 26–724,000
October 25Texas A&Mdagger
L 27–3338,000
November 1at No. 18 TCU
L 0–22
November 8Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 15–2028,000[2]
November 22at SMU
L 29–3326,500
November 29Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 21–3318,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Duke rally trips Baylor, 12–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Longhorns down Baylor, 20–15". The Vernon Daily Record. November 9, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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