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1929 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Weldon Lucas
Home stadiumCarroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons← 19281930 →
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 0 1 9 0 1
No. 9 SMU 3 0 2 6 0 4
Arkansas 3 2 0 7 2 0
Texas 2 2 2 5 2 2
Baylor 2 2 1 7 3 1
Texas A&M 2 3 0 5 3 0
Rice 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–3–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 291 to 106. They played their home games at Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. Charles Weldon Lucas was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Stephen F. Austin*W 88–0
September 28North Texas State Teachers*W 32–0
October 5Trinity (TX)*
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 43–0
October 12St. Edward's*
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 19–0
October 19Arkansas
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 31–20
October 26at Centenary*L 12–27
November 2Texas Tech*W 34–0
November 9at TexasT 0–0
November 16at SMUL 6–25
November 23TCUL 7–34
November 30at RiceW 19–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1929 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. "Baylor Bruins click off 32 to 0 win from Denton eleven". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 29, 1929. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bruins crushed by inspired Centenary machine, 27 to 12". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 27, 1929. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas and Baylor battle evenly to scoreless tie". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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