1973 Baylor Bears football team

1973 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach	Grant Teaff (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Kirk
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1973 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Bears finished in eighth place in the Southwestern Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	No. 11 Oklahoma*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–42	41,573
September 22	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 20–14	28,332
September 29	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 28–52	48,041
October 6	Florida State*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 21–14	22,025
October 13	Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–13	28,000
October 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 22–28	44,182
November 3	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 28–34	30,257
November 10	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–42	64,500
November 17	at No. 12 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 24–55	35,102
November 24	SMU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 22–38	23,000
December 1	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–27	14,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1973 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Robert Armstrong RB Steve Beaird QB Randy Cavender WR Charles Dancer OL Cary Dorman RB Cleveland Franklin OL Gary Gregory TE Sam Harper OL Mike Hughes WR Alcy Jackson QB Neal Jeffrey RB Phillip Kent RB Brian Kilgore RB Gary Lacy OL Rich Mason RB Pat McNeil OL Tim Mills OL Allen Pittman RB Marcus Rogers OL Aubrey Schulz WR Ricky Thompson OL Rell Tipton TE Ken Townsend RB Godfrey White RB Billy Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Jim Arnold DL Mike Black LB Tim Black LB Don Bockhorn DB Don Drake DB Les Ealey DB Gary Green DL Joe Johnson LB Derrell Luce DL John Oliver DL Phil Perry DB Ken Queensberry DB Keith Stone DB Tom Turnipseede DL Coy Zunker	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Grant Teaff Coordinators/assistant coaches George Kirk (OC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt