1951 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1951 Baylor Bears football

Orange Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Georgia Tech

Conference| Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 9
AP| No. 9
Record| 8–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach|

* George Sauer (2nd season)

Captain| Gale Galloway, Stan Williams
Home stadium| Baylor Stadium

Seasons

<- 1950

1952 ->

1951 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 TCU $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
No. 9 Baylor | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Texas | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Rice | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Texas A&M | 1  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Arkansas | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
SMU | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. They were ranked No. 9 in both the final AP Poll and the final Coaches Poll. Baylor was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Bears lost to Georgia Tech.

Four players—quarterback Larry Isbell, end Stan Williams, guard Bill Athey, and tackle Ken Casner—were recognized on the 1951 College Football All-America Team.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 22| at Houston*| No. 13|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 19–0| 55,000–60,000|
October 6| at Tulane*| No. 19|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 27–14| 40,000| [2]
October 13| Arkansas| No. 12|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 9–7| 25,000|
October 20| Texas Tech*| No. 10|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX (rivalry)

| W 40–20| 22,000|
October 27| at No. 16 Texas A&M| No. 7|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)

| T 21–21| |
November 3| TCU| No. 8|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–20| 37,000|
November 10| at No. 10 Texas| No. 16|

* Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| W 18–6| 58,000| [3]
November 17| Wake Forest*| No. 10|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 42–0| 20,000|
November 24| SMU| No. 10|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 14–13| 30,000|
December 1| at Rice| No. 9|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 34–13| 45,000|
January 1| vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech*| No. 9|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)

| L 14–17| 65,837| [4]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ Baylor University, "1952 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/26259
2. ^ "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Bruin rushing rips Steers". The Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 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)

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