1931 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainMaurice S. Pierce
Home stadiumCarroll Field
1931 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SMU $ 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
TCU 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Texas A&M 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Rice 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Texas 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Baylor 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Arkansas 0 –4 –03 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3St. Edward's*
W 23–0[3]
October 10at Centenary*
L 13–24[4]
October 17Arkansas
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 19–7[5]
October 24at Texas A&M
L 7–33[6]
October 31Texas Tech*
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 32–0[7]
November 7at Texas
L 0–25[8]
November 14at SMU
L 0–6[9]
November 21TCUdagger
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
L 6–19[10]
November 28at Rice
L 0–20[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1931 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "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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