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1954 Baylor Bears football team

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1954 Baylor Bears football
Gator Bowl, L 13–33 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record7–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Ray Smith, Charles Smith
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Arkansas $ 5 1 0 8 3 0
SMU 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 19 Rice 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. 18 Baylor 4 2 0 7 4 0
Texas 2 3 1 4 5 1
TCU 1 5 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place the SWC. Baylor was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Bears lost to Auburn. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Halfback L. G. Dupre and tackle Jim Ray Smith played in the North–South All-Star Game. Smith, quarterback Billy Hooper, halfback Del Shofner and end Hank Gremminger were selected to the All-Southwest Conference team.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Houston*W 53–1322,000
September 25at Vanderbilt*No. 10W 25–1922,500[2]
October 1at Miami (FL)*No. 11L 13–1935,600[3]
October 9at ArkansasL 20–2118,000
October 16Washington*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 34–722,000
October 23Texas A&Mdagger
W 20–734,000
October 30at No. 17 TCUW 12–732,000
November 6TexasNo. 20
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 13–731,000–32,000[4]
November 20No. 11 SMUNo. 20W 33–2147,000
November 27RiceNo. 9
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 14–2024,000
December 31vs. Auburn*No. 18L 13–3334,408[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ Baylor University, "Baylor 1955 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29271
  2. ^ "Vandy presses Baylor". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes blow past Bears, 19–13". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 2, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hooper guides Bears over Steers, 13–7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 7, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fiery Auburn lashes Baylor, 33–13, Tigers storm to new Gator records". The Birmingham News. January 1, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.