1925 Baylor Bears football team

The 1925 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1925 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Frank Bridges, the team compiled a 3–5–2 record (0–3–2 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 115 to 79.[1][2] The team played its home games at the Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. Homer D. Walker was the team captain.[2]

1925 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–5–2 (0–3–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHomer D. Walker
Home stadiumCotton Palace
1925 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&M $ 4 –1 –07 –1 –1
TCU 2 –0 –17 –1 –1
Texas 2 –1 –16 –2 –1
SMU 1 –1 –25 –2 –2
Rice 1 –2 –14 –4 –1
Arkansas 1 –2 –14 –4 –1
Baylor 0 –3 –23 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Notre Dame*
L 0–4113,000[3]
October 3North Texas State Teachers*
W 20–6[4]
October 133:00 p.m.at TCU
T 7–7[5][6]
October 17Trinity (TX)*
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
L 3–10[7]
October 24Howard Payne*
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 20–4[8]
October 31Texas A&Mdagger
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
L 0–13 [9]
November 7at Texas
L 3–1310,000[10]
November 14at SMU
L 6–7[11]
November 21St. Edward's*
  • Cotton Palace
  • Waco, TX
W 13–7[12]
November 26at Rice
T 7–76,000[13]

References
  1. "1925 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 107. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. "Rox Thrash Bears, Score 41 to 0: Notre Dame Is Headed Toward Another Crown". The South Bend Tribune. September 27, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Baylor Turns Back Denton Teachers by 20 to 6 Score". The Waco News-Tribune. October 4, 1925. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Frogs Are Feared By Baylor On Eve Of Game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 13, 1925. p. 13. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Baylor and TCU Battle to 7-All Tie in First Conference Game of Year". The Austin American. October 14, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. H. B. Du Bose (October 18, 1925). "Bears Go Down Before Trinity". The Waco News-Tribune. p. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bears Flash Form In Defeating Yellowjackets By Score of 20 to 4". Sunday American-Statesman. October 25, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Jinx Tucker (November 1, 1925). "Over 100,000 Crush Cotton Palace Gates: Aggies Victorious; Joel Hunt, Waco Boy, Shows Way". The Waco News-Tribune. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Longhorns Crush Bear Line; Score 13 to 3 Triumph". Sunday American-Statesman. November 8, 1925. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Mustangs Beat Bears 7 to 6 in Spirited Game". Sunday American-Statesman. November 15, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Dame Fortune Fails Saints as Baylor Wins 13 to 0 Contest: Sammy Dyer Is Saints' Star". The Austin American. November 21, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Owls Hold Bears To Tie: Rice and Baylor Play 7-7 Game at Houston". The Austin American. November 27, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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