1951 Baylor Bears football team

The 1951 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by second-year head coach George Sauer, the Bears compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. They were ranked No. 9 in both the final AP Poll and the final Coaches Poll. Baylor was invited to the Orange Bowl, where the Bears lost to Georgia Tech.

1951 Baylor Bears football
Orange Bowl, L 14–17 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGale Galloway, Stan Williams
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
No. 9 Baylor 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Texas 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
Rice 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Texas A&M 1 –3 –25 –3 –2
Arkansas 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
SMU 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Four players—quarterback Larry Isbell, end Stan Williams, guard Bill Athey, and tackle Ken Casner—were recognized on the 1951 College Football All-America Team.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Houston*
W 19–055,000–60,000
October 6at Tulane*No. 19
W 27–1440,000[2]
October 13ArkansasNo. 12
W 9–725,000
October 20Texas Tech*No. 10
W 40–2022,000
October 27at No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 7
T 21–21
November 3TCUdaggerNo. 8
L 7–2037,000
November 10at No. 10 TexasNo. 16
W 18–658,000[3]
November 17Wake Forest*No. 10
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 42–020,000
November 24SMUNo. 10
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 14–1330,000
December 1at RiceNo. 9
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–1345,000
January 1vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech*No. 9
L 14–1765,837[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. Baylor University, "1952 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013 http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/26259
  2. "Isbell engineers Baylor over Tulane, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bruin rushing rips Steers". The Austin American-Statesman. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rogers' field goal brings Tech win over Baylor". The Tampa Times. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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