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1924 Baylor Bears football
1924 Baylor Bears football
SWC champion
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–2–1 (4–0–1 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Bridges (5th season);
Captain	Ralph D. Pittman
Home stadium	Carroll Field
	Seasons ← 1923 1925 →

1924 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Simmons (TX)*	Abilene, TX	W 10–6
October 4	North Texas State Teachers*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 30–0	^[5]
October 11	vs. Central State (OK)*	Dallas, TX	L 6–13
October 18	Arkansas	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 13–0
October 25	Austin*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	L 3–7
November 1	Texas A&M	Carroll Field Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 15–7
November 8	at Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 28–10	^[6]
November 15	SMU	Dallas, TX	T 7–7
November 22	St. Edward's*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 20–7
November 29	Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 17–9
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

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