1931 Baylor Bears football team

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1931 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainMaurice S. Pierce
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
TCU 4 1 1 8 2 1
Texas A&M 3 2 0 7 3 0
Rice 3 3 0 6 4 0
Texas 2 3 0 6 4 0
Baylor 1 5 0 3 6 0
Arkansas 0 4 0 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1931 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 134 to 100.[1][2] They played their home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Maurice S. Pierce was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3
St. Edward's*
W 23–0[3]
October 10at Centenary*L 13–24[4]
October 17Arkansas
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 19–7[5]
October 24at Texas A&ML 7–33[6]
October 31Texas Tech*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 32–0[7]
November 7at TexasL 0–25[8]
November 14at SMUL 0–6[9]
November 21TCUdagger
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 6–19[10]
November 28at
Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
  • L 0–20[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

    References

    1. ^ "1931 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
    2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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