1936 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1936 Baylor Bears football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach|

* Morley Jennings (11th season)

Captain| Lloyd Russell
Home stadium| Waco Stadium

Seasons

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1937 ->

1936 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 18 Arkansas $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 16 TCU | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 2
Texas A&M | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Baylor | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
SMU | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Rice | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 7  | - | 0
Texas | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 128 to 90.[1][2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Lloyd O. Russell was the team captain.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Hardin–Simmons|

* Municipal Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 13–0| |
October 3| vs. Centenary|

* Rose Festival Stadium
* Tyler, TX

| L 0–10| 12,000| [3]
October 10| at Arkansas|

* The Hill
* Fayetteville, AR

| L 10–14| |
October 17| at Texas|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| W 21–18| | [4]
October 24| Texas A&M|

* Municipal Stadium
* Waco, TX

| T 0–0| |
October 31| at TCU|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| L 0–28| |
November 7| Oklahoma City|

* Municipal Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 48–6| |
November 14| at Oklahoma A&M |

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| W 13–0| |
November 21| SMU|

* Municipal Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 13–7| |
November 28| at Rice|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| W 10–7| |

* Homecoming

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1936 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. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. ^ "Centenary wins over Baylor at Tyler, 10–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Baylor Bears stage wild comeback to beat Steers". Valley Morning Star. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 - 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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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