1949 Baylor Bears football team

1949 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20 (tie)
Record8–2 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Mouser
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
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

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]

  1. ^ "1949 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 110. Retrieved March 24, 2019.