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1946 Baylor Bears football team

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1946 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–8 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainOlan Runnels, Wenzell A. Gandy
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Rice + 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 16 Arkansas + 5 1 0 6 3 2
No. 15 Texas 4 2 0 8 2 0
Texas A&M 4 2 0 4 6 0
SMU 2 4 0 4 5 1
TCU 2 4 0 2 7 1
Baylor 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 181 to 56.[1][2] They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in Waco, Texas. Olan Runnels and Wenzell A. Gandy were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Southwestern (TX)*W 21–7
September 28at TCUL 16–19
October 12at No. 18 ArkansasL 0–13
October 19at Texas Tech*L 6–13
October 26Texas A&M
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 0–17
November 9 No. 6 Texas
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–22
November 16at Tulsa*L 0–17
November 23SMU
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 0–35
November 30at No. 13 RiceL 6–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1946 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. 109. Retrieved March 24, 2019.