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

References

1. "1923 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. "Baylor Bruins get on Denton Normal". The Austin American. October 7, 1923. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Longhorns and Bruins tie". The Houston Post. November 11, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Stowe, Arthur W. (November 30, 1923). "Aerial Attack Launched By Red And Blue Eleven Smothers Bridges Team". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Stowe, Arthur W. (November 30, 1923). "Passing Game Beats Baylor In Dallas Game (continued)". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. Stowe, Arthur W. (November 30, 1923). "Mustangs Put Bruins Under (continued)". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 21. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "How The Mustangs Trampled Over Bridges' Bears Thursday". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .