1974 Baylor Bears football team
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| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 14 |
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| No. 14 Baylor $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Baylor won eight games and captured the Southwest Conference (SWC) championship for the first time since 1924, and in the process defeated the Texas by a score of 34–24 after rallying from a 24–7 halftime deficit. It was Baylor's first victory over the Longhorns in 17 years. The 1974 season and the win over Texas are commonly referred to as the "Miracle on the Brazos" (after the Brazos River, which runs near the Baylor campus) and it remains part of Baylor lore.
Schedule
September 14at No. 1 Oklahoma*
L 11–28 62,375 September 21at Missouri*
L 21–28 43,752 September 28No. 12 Oklahoma State*
W 31–14 30,000 October 5at Florida State*
W 21–17 25,262 October 12at No. 14 Arkansas
W 21–17 43,300
October 26No. 8 Texas A&M
- Baylor Stadium
- Waco, Texas
L 0–20 51,200 November 2at TCU
W 21–7 18,792 November 9No. 12 Texas
- Baylor Stadium
- Waco, Texas
W 34–24 43,100 November 16No. 20 Texas Tech
- Baylor Stadium
- Waco, Texas
W 17–10 32,000 November 23at SMUNo. 16
W 31–14 40,168 November 30RiceNo. 16
- Baylor Stadium
- Waco, Texas
W 24–3 40,500 January 1vs. No. 7 Penn State*No. 12
L 20–41 68,500
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Neal Jeffery | quarterback | 17 | 423 | San Diego Chargers |
Awards and honors
References
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