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1915 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–1 (3–0 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJack R. Norris
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Cotton Palace
Seasons← 19141916 →
1915 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Baylor 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Rice 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Southwestern (TX) 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
  • Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player.

The 1915 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1915 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Mosley, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–1, with a mark of 3–0 in conference play. Baylor won a later-vacated Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Howard Payne*W 3–0
October 8at RiceW 26–0
October 16vs. Trinity (TX)*W 49–0
October 23at Southwestern (TX)W 10–0
November 8Sewanee*L 3–16
November 13Oklahoma A&M
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 12–6
November 20Daniel Baker*
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 34–0
November 25 2:00 p.m. TCU*W 51–0

References

  1. http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. "Walker's field goal was the only score". The Houston Post. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Baylor wins first game of season from Howard Payne 3 to 0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Baylor's great machine crushes Rice Owls 26–0". Waco Morning News. October 9, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Baylor special is loaded with students". The Waxahachie Daily Light. October 16, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Baylor outclasses Waxahachie eleven". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. October 16, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Methodists Beaten By Baylor In Open Game; Score 10 to 0". Austin American. Austin, Texas. October 24, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Sewanee Tigers ate up the Baylor Bears yesterday afternoon". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 9, 1915. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Baylor too much for the Aggies". The Tulsa Daily World. November 14, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Baylor bests Oklahoma". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 14, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Daniel Baker proves easy for Baylor". Waco Morning News. November 21, 1915. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Parade Feature Of Home Coming Today". Waco Morning News. Waco, Texas. November 25, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Baylor Overwhelms T. C. U. Eleven by 51–0 Score At Waco". Austin American. Austin, Texas. November 26, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "1915 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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