1970 Baylor Bears football team

The 1970 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Bears offense scored 133 points, while the Bears defense allowed 259 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M by a score of 29–24.[1]

1970 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainDerek Davis, David Jones
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 0 010 1 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 1 09 2 0
Texas Tech 5 2 08 4 0
Rice 3 4 05 5 0
SMU 3 4 05 6 0
TCU 3 4 04 6 1
Baylor 1 6 02 9 0
Texas A&M 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. No. 11 Missouri*L 0–3832,000
September 19at Army*W 10–736,539
September 26Pittsburgh*L 10–1520,000
October 3at LSU*L 10–3160,000[2]
October 10at No. 10 ArkansasL 7–4153,000
October 24Texas A&Mdagger
W 29–2441,000
October 31at TCUL 17–2421,817
November 7No. 1 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 14–2136,000[3]
November 14Texas Tech
L 3–719,000
November 21at SMUL 10–2322,963
November 28Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 23–2822,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Dave JonesLinebacker11286Baltimore Colts

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References

  1. "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 115. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. "Louisiana State aerial attack scuttles Baylor". The Odessa American. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Longhorns hold off stubborn Bears". Express and News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1971 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.


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