1923 Baylor Bears football team

The 1923 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1923 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Frank Bridges, the Baylor football team compiled a 5–1–2 record (1–1–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 104 to 39. The team's sole loss was to SMU by a 16–0 score in the final game of the season.^[1][2]

1923 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–1–2 (1–1–2 SWC)
Head coach	Frank Bridges (4th season)
Captain	Roy Carter Williamson
Home stadium	Carroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

1923 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
SMU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Texas	2	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
TCU	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Baylor	1	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Arkansas	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Rice	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The team played its home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Roy Carter Williamson was the team captain.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Simmons (TX)*	West Texas Fairgrounds Abilene, TX	W 14–0	5,000	[3]
October 6	North Texas State Teachers*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 33–7		[4]
October 13	Howard Payne*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 20–6		[5]
October 20	at Arkansas	The Hill Fayetteville, AR	W 14–0		[6]
October 27	Ouachita*	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	W 16–3		[7]
November 3	Texas A&M	Cotton Palace Waco, TX (rivalry)	T 0–0		[8]
November 10	Texas	Cotton Palace Waco, TX (rivalry)	T 7–7		[9]
November 29	at SMU	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX	L 0–16	17,000	[10][11][12][13]
*Non-conference game