1937 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1937 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–3 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Morley Jennings (12th season)
Captain	Carl Brazell
Home stadium	Waco Stadium
Seasons← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Rice $	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
No. 16 TCU	3	–	1	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
No. T–14 Arkansas	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	2
Baylor	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	2	–	2	5	–	2	–	2
SMU	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Baylor Bears football team season represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), were ranked No. 4 in the weekly AP Poll after winning their first six games, lost three of their last four games, finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 178 to 64. They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Carl Brazell was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Southwestern (TX)*		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	W 39–2
October 1	at Oklahoma City*		Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 33–0
October 9	Arkansas		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–14
October 16	at Centenary*		Centenary Field Shreveport, LA	W 20–0
October 23	at No. 13 Texas A&M	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 13–0
October 30	TCU	No. 6	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 6–0
November 6	Texas	No. 4	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 6–9
November 13	at SMU	No. 13	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 7–13
November 20	vs. Loyola (CA)		Beaumont, TX	W 27–13	5,500
November 27	at Rice		Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"1937 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
"Patterson passes Baylor to 20–0 victory over Centenary". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 17, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas Longhorns blast Baylor Bears, 9 to 6". The El Paso Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Charles Curtis (November 21, 1937). "Baylor Passes Beat Loyola in 27-13 Game". Los Angeles Times. pp. 15, 18 – via Newspapers.com.

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