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1955 Baylor Bears football team

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1955 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHank Gremminger, Weldon W. Holley
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 TCU $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 17 Texas A&M 4 1 1 7 2 1
Texas 4 2 0 5 5 0
Arkansas 3 2 1 5 4 1
Baylor 2 4 0 5 5 0
SMU 2 4 0 4 6 0
Rice 0 6 0 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by George Sauer in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place the SWC. Baylor played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Hank Gremminger was named to the All-Southwest Conference team as an end for the second consecutive season.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Hardin–Simmons*W 35–720,000
September 24at Villanova*No. 18W 19–263,409
October 1No. 1 Maryland*No. 20
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 6–2039,000[2]
October 8Arkansas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 25–2028,000
October 15at No. 12 Washington*W 13–739,536
October 22at No. 12 Texas A&MNo. 16L 7–1937,000
October 29No. 15 TCUdagger
L 6–2834,000
November 5at TexasL 20–2140,000[3]
November 19SMU
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 0–1220,000
November 26at RiceW 15–733,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ Baylor University, "The Round-Up of Sixteeners in Fifty-Six" yearbook (1956) via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/24665
  2. ^ "Maryland clouts Baylor, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Traylor's passing not enough, Texas wins". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.