1931 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1931 Baylor Bears football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 3–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach|

* Morley Jennings (6th season)

Captain| Maurice S. Pierce
Home stadium| Carroll Field

Seasons

<- 1930

1932 ->

1931 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
SMU $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
TCU | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Texas A&M | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Rice | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Texas | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Baylor | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Arkansas | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1931 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1931 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 134 to 100.[1][2] They played their home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Maurice S. Pierce was the team captain.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 3| St. Edward's*|

* Carroll Field
* Waco, TX

| W 23–0| [3]
October 10| at Centenary*|

* Fairgrounds Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| L 13–24| [4]
October 17| Arkansas|

* Carroll Field
* Waco, TX

| W 19–7| [5]
October 24| at Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| L 7–33| [6]
October 31| Texas Tech*|

* Carroll Field
* Waco, TX

| W 32–0| [7]
November 7| at Texas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| L 0–25| [8]
November 14| at SMU|

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX

| L 0–6| [9]
November 21| TCU|

* Carroll Field
* Waco, TX

| L 6–19| [10]
November 28| at Rice|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| L 0–20| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1931 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. ^ "Baylor trounces St. Eds 23 to 0". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Centenary rallies to defeat Baylor". Austin American-Statesman. October 11, 1931. Retrieved July 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Baylor triumphs". The Tennessean. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Aggies down Baylor U." Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Baylor U defeats Texas Tech 32–0". Albuquerque Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Texas swamps Baylor Bears". The El Paso Times. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Mustangs win listless game". The El Paso Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Frogs defeat Baylor, stay in title race". The Daily Oklahoman. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Rice Owls have little trouble in beating Baylor". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Baylor Bears football

Venues|

* Carroll Field (1902–1924, 1929–1935)
* Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929)
* Municipal Stadium (1936–1949)
* Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013)
* McLane Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* TCU
* Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos
* Texas Tech

Culture & lore|

* "Old Fite"
* The Golden Wave Band
* Year of the Bear
* Sexual assault scandal

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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