1916 Baylor Bears football team

The 1916 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University 1st season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1916 college football season. In its third season under head coach Charles Mosley, the team compiled a Baylor claims a 9–1 record (3–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 316 to 27.^[2] Baylor claims a conference championship for the 1916 season.^{[citation needed]}

1916 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	9–1 (3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Charles Mosley (3rd season)
Captain	Theron J. Fouts
Home stadium	Carroll Field, Cotton Palace
Seasons ← 1915 1917 →

1916 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Baylor	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Rice	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	2
Oklahoma	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Southwestern (TX)	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
No champion recognized^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	San Marcos Baptist Academy*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 76–0		^[3]
October 7	SMU*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 61–0		^[4]
October 14	vs. Trinity (TX)*	Fair Park Dallas, TX	W 37–0		^[5]
October 19	at Howard Payne*	Brownwood, TX	W 47–0		^[6]
October 28	at Texas	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 7–3		^[7]
November 4	Southwestern (TX)	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	W 20–0		^[8]
November 11	Texas A&M	Cotton Palace Waco, TX	L 0–3	2,000	^[9]
November 18	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 10–7		^[10]
November 24	Austin*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 26–0		^[11]
November 30	at TCU*	TCU gridiron Fort Worth, TX	W 32–14	4,500	^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
2. "1916 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
3. "Baylor overwhelmed San Marcos in the first football game of season". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 1, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "S.M.U. squad smothered by Baylor Bears". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Baylor defeated Trinity at Dallas by score of 37 to 0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Baylor walloped Howard Payne at Brownwood, Texas". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. October 20, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Baylor University defeats Texas, 7–3". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southwestern is loser to Baylor". Waco Morning News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "A.&M. won the game in the last four minutes of play with drop kick by Burns". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Baylor won in a finish". The Kansas City Star. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Austin College falls victim to Baylor machine 26–0". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 25, 1916. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bears Speedy Back Rush Pell Mell Over T. C> U. Team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. December 1, 1916. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .