1958 Baylor Bears football team

The 1958 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by Sam Boyd in his third and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

1958 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Sam Boyd (3rd season)
Captain	Buddy Humphrey, Billy Joe Kelly
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1958 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 TCU $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. 18 SMU	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 12–0	38,000
September 27	Hardin–Simmons*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 14–7	16,000
October 4	Miami (FL)*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 8–14	20,000
October 11	at Duke*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–12	26,000
October 18	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 26–7	24,000
October 25	Texas A&M	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 27–33	38,000
November 1	at No. 18 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–22
November 8	Texas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 15–20	28,000
November 22	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 29–33	26,500
November 29	Rice	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 21–33	18,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game