American college football season
1930 Baylor Bears football Conference Southwest Conference Record 6–3–1 (3–1–1 SWC) Head coach Morley Jennings (5th season) Captain Barton Koch Home stadium Carroll Field Seasons
1930 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Texas $
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
1
Baylor
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
TCU
4
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
1
SMU
2
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Arkansas
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Rice
2
–
4
–
0
8
–
4
–
0
Texas A&M
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
The 1930 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1930 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 205 to 80.[ 1] [ 2] They played their home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Barton "Botchey" Koch was the team captain.[ 2]
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Site Result Source September 27 North Texas State Teachers* W 33–0[ 3]
October 4 at Purdue* Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN L 7–20[ 4]
October 11 Trinity (TX)* W 54–0[ 5]
October 18 SMU T 14–14[ 6]
October 25 at Centenary* Fairgrounds Stadium Shreveport, LA L 2–7[ 7]
November 1 at Oklahoma Baptist* Shawnee, OK W 31–0[ 8]
November 8 Texas L 0–14[ 9]
November 15 at Arkansas W 22–7[ 10]
November 22 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 35–14[ 11]
November 29 Rice W 7–4[ 12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References [ edit ]
^ "1930 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF) . Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
^ "Baylor forced hard to defeat Denton eleven" . The Shreveport Times . September 28, 1930. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big Ten champs humble Baylor in initial start" . The Indianapolis Star . October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor Bears bump Trinity Tigers to tune of 8 tallies" . The El Paso Times . October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor ties S.M.U. in last-quarter drive 14 to 14" . The Austin American-Statesman . October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Centenary beats Baylor by last quarter touchdown" . Austin American-Statesman . October 26, 1930. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor wallops Baptists plenty in Shawnee game" . The Chickasha Daily Express . November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas Steers blank Baylor Bruins, 14–0" . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears win from Razorbacks with last period rush" . The Shreveport Times . November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears upset Dope, beating Frogs 35 to 14" . The Brownsville Herald . November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor ekes out 7–4 win over Rice" . Valley Morning Star . November 30, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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