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1922 Baylor Bears football team

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1922 Baylor Bears football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–3 (5–0 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainWes Bradshaw
Home stadiumCarroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baylor $ 5 0 0 8 3 0
Texas 2 1 0 7 2 0
SMU 2 2 0 6 3 1
Texas A&M 2 2 0 5 4 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 3 0 4 4 1
Arkansas 1 3 0 4 5 0
Rice 1 4 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1922 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1922 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank Bridges, the team compiled an 8–3 record (5–0 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 295 to 128.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30North Texas State Normal*W 55–0[3]
October 7Simmons (TX)*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 42–0
October 14at RiceHouston, TXW 31–0
October 21Arkansas
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 60–13
October 21at Phillips*
L 0–472,000[4]
October 28Mississippi College*W 40–7[5]
November 4Texas A&M
W 13–7
November 111:00 p.m.at Boston College*L 0–33[6][7][8]
November 18at Oklahoma A&MW 10–0
November 30at SMUW 24–0[9]
December 93:00 p.m.vs. Haskell*
L 20–21[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1922 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 pluck tail feathers off Denton's erstwhile Eagles". The Waco News-Tribune. October 1, 1922. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Haymakers Turn Advertised "Classic" Into Marathon". The Enid Daily News. Enid, Oklahoma. October 22, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Bears swamp Miss. 40 to 7". The Austin American. October 29, 1922. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Undefeated Baylor Meets Good B. C. Team". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 11, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Baylor Swamped By Boston College". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Baylor Swamped By B. C. Team, 33-0 (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1922. p. 19. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Benson, C. A. (December 1, 1922). "Bears Secure Title Result Of Mustang Defeat". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 21. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Haskell And Baylor Are Set For Fray". San Antonio Evening News. San Antonio, Texas. December 9, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved May 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.