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1921 Baylor Bears football team

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1921 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–3 (2–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGuy B. Weathers
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 0 2 6 1 2
Texas 1 0 1 6 1 1
Arkansas 2 1 0 5 3 1
Baylor 2 2 0 8 3 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 0 5 4 1
Rice 1 2 1 4 4 1
SMU 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1921 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank Bridges, the team compiled an 8–3 record (2–2 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 83.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Tarleton Agricultural College*W 35–0[3]
October 1at Austin*
W 17–13[4]
October 8Rice
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 17–14[5]
October 15Boston College*
L 7–23[6]
October 22Phillips*W 34–6[7]
October 29Southwestern (TX)*
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 16–0[8]
November 5Texas A&M
L 3–14[9]
November 11Simmons (TX)*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 21–0[10]
November 18at ArkansasL 12–13[11]
November 24SMU
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 28–0[12]
December 3Mississippi College*
W 24–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1921 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bears swamp John Tarleton". The Waco Times-Herald. October 1, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears win close game from Austin". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Field goal in second half enables Bears to beat Owls, 17–14". The Austin Statesman. October 9, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boston College beats Baylor Bears, 23–7". Boston Sunday Globe. October 16, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Iron Men in loss to Baylor". The Enid Daily News. October 23, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Baylor Bears defeat Southwestern 16–0". Port Arthur Daily News. October 30, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies defeat Bears in hard battle 14–3; Baylor outclassed". The Austin Statesman. November 6, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aerial game wins for Baylor Bears". The Galveston Daily News. November 12, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arkansas in a close victory over Baylor". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Baylor swamps S.M.U. 28 to 0 in Thanksgiving Day battle". The Waco Times-Herald. November 25, 1921. Retrieved March 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bradshaw and Tanner tear Choctaw line to ribbons". The Waco News-Tribune. December 4, 1921. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.