1949 Baylor Bears football team

The 1949 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1949 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Woodruff, the Bears compiled an 8–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, were ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 232 to 126.^[1][2] They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Don Mouser was the team captain.^[2]

1949 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20 (tie)
Record	8–2 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff (3rd season)
Captain	Don Mouser
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Rice $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	South Carolina*		Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–6	15,000	[3]
October 1	at Mississippi State*		Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 14–6	15,000	[4]
October 8	Arkansas		Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 35–13
October 15	at Texas Tech*	No. 20	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 28–7	18,000–19,000
October 22	at Texas A&M	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 21–0
October 29	TCU	No. 10	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 40–14	20,000
November 5	at Texas	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–20	60,000	[5]
November 12	Wyoming*		Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 32–13		[6]
November 19	at No. 10 SMU	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 35–26	63,000	[7]
November 26	at No. 7 Rice	No. 9	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–21	32,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	20	11	10	6	—	15	9	20т

References

1. "1949 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
2. "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 110. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. "Baylor passes bring 20–6 win over Gamecocks". The Odessa American. September 25, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Baylor Bears score 14 to 6 win over Mississippi State". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Longhorns slam Bears from unbeaten class". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Baylor Shatters Wyoming Mark". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. November 13, 1949. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Lorin McMullen (November 20, 1949). "Bears Score on First Play, Humble Mustangs, 35-26". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.