1954 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1954 Baylor Bears football

Gator Bowl, L 13–33 vs. Auburn

Conference| Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 18
Record| 7–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach|

* George Sauer (5th season)

Captain| Jim Ray Smith, Charles Smith
Home stadium| Baylor Stadium

Seasons

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1955 ->

1954 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Arkansas $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
SMU | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 19 Rice | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 18 Baylor | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Texas | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
TCU | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Texas A&M | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for third place the SWC. Baylor was invited to the Gator Bowl, where the Bears lost to Auburn. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Halfback L. G. Dupre and tackle Jim Ray Smith played in the North–South All-Star Game. Smith, quarterback Billy Hooper, halfback Del Shofner and end Hank Gremminger were selected to the All-Southwest Conference team.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 18| Houston*| |

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 53–13| 22,000|
September 25| at Vanderbilt*| No. 10|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| W 25–19| 22,500| [2]
October 1| at Miami (FL)*| No. 11|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| L 13–19| 35,600| [3]
October 9| at Arkansas| |

* Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| L 20–21| 18,000|
October 16| Washington*| |

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 34–7| 22,000|
October 23| Texas A&M| |

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)

| W 20–7| 34,000|
October 30| at No. 17 TCU| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| W 12–7| 32,000|
November 6| Texas| No. 20|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 13–7| 31,000–32,000| [4]
November 20| No. 11 SMU| No. 20|

* The Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| W 33–21| 47,000|
November 27| Rice| No. 9|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| L 14–20| 24,000|
December 31| vs. Auburn*| No. 18|

* Gator Bowl Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)

| L 13–33| 34,408| [5]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Baylor University, "Baylor 1955 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/29271
2. ^ "Vandy presses Baylor". The Birmingham News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Hurricanes blow past Bears, 19–13". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 2, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Hooper guides Bears over Steers, 13–7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 7, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Fiery Auburn lashes Baylor, 33–13, Tigers storm to new Gator records". The Birmingham News. January 1, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 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

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* NFL draftees
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