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1973 Baylor Bears football team

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1973 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Kirk
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 0 0 8 3 0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 1 0 11 1 0
Rice 4 3 0 5 6 0
SMU 3 3 1 6 4 1
Arkansas 3 3 1 5 5 1
Texas A&M 3 4 0 5 6 0
TCU 1 6 0 3 8 0
Baylor 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Grant Teaff, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15No. 11 Oklahoma*L 14–4241,573[1]
September 22at Pittsburgh*W 20–1428,332[2]
September 29at Colorado*L 28–5248,041[3]
October 6Florida State*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 21–1422,000–22,025[4]
October 13Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–1328,000[5]
October 27at Texas A&ML 22–2844,182[6]
November 3TCUdagger
L 28–3430,257[7]
November 10at No. 13 TexasL 6–4264,500[8]
November 17at No. 12 Texas TechL 24–5535,102[9]
November 24SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 22–3823,000[10]
December 1at RiceL 0–2714,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1973 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Robert Armstrong
RB Steve Beaird
QB Randy Cavender
WR Charles Dancer
OL Cary Dorman
RB Cleveland Franklin
OL Gary Gregory
TE Sam Harper
OL Mike Hughes
WR Alcy Jackson
QB Neal Jeffrey
RB Phillip Kent
RB Brian Kilgore
RB Gary Lacy
OL Rich Mason
RB Pat McNeil
OL Tim Mills
OL Allen Pittman
RB Marcus Rogers
OL Aubrey Schulz
WR Ricky Thompson
OL Rell Tipton
TE Ken Townsend
RB Godfrey White
RB Billy Wilson
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Jim Arnold
DL Mike Black
LB Tim Black
LB Don Bockhorn
DB Don Drake
DB Les Ealey
DB Gary Green
DL Joe Johnson
LB Derrell Luce
DL John Oliver
DL Phil Perry
DB Ken Queensberry
DB Keith Stone
DB Tom Turnipseede
DL Coy Zunker
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • George Kirk (OC)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma loaded for Bears (42–14)". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Surprising Bears upset Pitt 20–14". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colorado routs Bears". The Odessa American. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor outlasts Seminoles, 21–14". The Marshall News Messenger. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morton blitzes Baylor". Tulsa World. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies 'nibble' at Baylor Bears for 28–22 win". The Kilgore News Herald. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Frogs upend Bears, 34–28". The Orange Leader. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas tops Baylor, 42–6". Brownwood Bulletin. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech stomps Bears, gets Gator bid". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mustangs rout Bears, 38–22". Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice shuts out Baylor Bears". The Waxahachie Daily Light. December 2, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1973–74 NCAA Statistics (Baylor)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 28, 2025.