1909 Baylor football team

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1909 Baylor football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainThomas P. Robinson
Home stadiumCarroll Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     6 0 0
Virginia     7 0 1
Rollins     4 0 1
George Washington     8 1 1
Oklahoma     8 1 1
Tulane     7 1 0
North Carolina A&M     6 1 0
The Citadel     4 1 1
Navy     9 2 1
Florida     5 2 1
TCU     6 3 0
VMI     4 2 0
Davidson     5 3 1
Baylor     5 3 0
West Virginia     5 3 0
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 3 1
Arkansas     5 4 0
Texas     5 4 0
VPI     5 4 0
Arkansas State Normal     3 3 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
North Carolina     3 3 3
Oklahoma A&M     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
Kendall     2 3 0
South Carolina     3 5 1
Texas A&M     3 5 0
Georgetown     2 4 1
Howard (AL)     2 4 0
Maryland     3 8 0
Stetson     0 1 1
Wake Forest     1 4 0
Goldey College     0 2 1
Mississippi College     0 1 0
Southwest Texas State     0 2 0
Marshall     0 6 0

The 1909 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In its second season under head coach Enoch J. Mills, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponent by a total of 112 to 41.[1][2]

1909 was only the second season in which Baylor's first six games were at home; since then, Baylor has not begun the season with more than four home games. The season is prominent for having the world's first "Home-Coming" at the Thanksgiving Day game, which included a concert, parade, and bonfire. To this day, Baylor claims to have the largest homecoming parade in the world.[citation needed]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4 Southwest Texas State Waco, TX W 55–0
October 9 Trinity (TX) Waco, TX W 17–6
October 16 TCU Waco, TX L 0–9[3]
October 20 Haskell Waco, TX W 12–0
October 30 Texas A&M Waco, TX L 6–9
November 6 TCU Waco, TX L 0–11[4]
November 16 at Simmons (TX) Abilene, TX W 16–3
November 25 TCUdagger
  • Carroll Field
  • Waco, TX
W 6–3[5]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1909 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 105. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Texas Christian, 9; Baylor, 0". The Waxahachie Daily Light. Waxahachie, Texas. October 18, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "T. C. U. Defeated Baylor.—Baldwin Making Two Touchdowns in the Second Half". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 7, 1909. p. 48. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Baylor Defeated Christians—Fast Gridiron Struggle Ended Six to Three". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 26, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.