The 1928 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1928 college football season. In their third season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 219 to 54.[1][2] They played their home games at Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. A. E. "Pete" Jones was the team captain.[2]
| 1928 Baylor Bears football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–2 SWC) |
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| Captain | A. E. "Pete" Jones |
| Home stadium | Cotton Palace |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Stephen F. Austin* | W 31–0 | ||||
| September 29 | North Texas State Teachers* |
| W 45–0 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 33–0 | |||
| October 13 | vs. Arkansas | Texarkana, TX | L 0–14 | |||
| October 20 | at Centenary* |
| W 28–7 | [4] | ||
| October 27 | St. Edward's* |
| W 48–7 | |||
| November 3 | at TCU | W 7–6 | ||||
| November 10 | Texas |
| L 0–6 | [5] | ||
| November 17 | SMU |
| W 2–0 |
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| November 29 | at Rice | W 25–14 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1928 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 108. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Bears run rough-shod over Denton Teachers, 45 to 0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 30, 1929. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears upset Dope to whip Centenary, 28–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 21, 1928. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns gore Baylor Bruins by 6 to 0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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