1956 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1956 Baylor Bears football Southwest Conference SWC 11 11 9–2 4–2 Sam Boyd 1st Robert T. Jones Tony DeGrazier Baylor Stadium Sugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 13–7 vs. Tennessee The 1956 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Sam Boyd, the Bears compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the SWC. Baylor was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Bears defeated Tennessee. The team played home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. Guard Bill Glass was a consensus selection to the College Football All-America Team. Glass, halfback Del Shofner and end Jerry Marcontell were selected to the All-Southwest Conference team.Baylor University, "1957 Round Up" yearbook via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/24896 Schedule 1956 AP Central September 22 w y y California California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA 7–6 36,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-breaks-baylor-beat-bear/168530378/ Oakland Tribune Breaks, Baylor beat Bears, 7–6 September 23, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com September 29 w y Texas Tech Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 27–0 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-baylor-passes-pin-27/168530518/ The Daily Oklahoman Baylor passes pin 27–0 loss on Red Raiders September 30, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 6 w y y 16 Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 14–0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-bears-roll-on-c/138159622/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bears roll on clip Terps, 14–0 October 7, 1956 January 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 w y 10 Arkansas Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 14–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-bears-trip-porkers-147/168530909/ Tulsa Daily World Bears trip Porkers, 14–7 October 14, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com October 27 l y 8 Texas A&M 7 Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 13–19 49,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-aggies-defeat-baylor/168523103/ The Odessa American Aggies defeat Baylor, 19–13 October 28, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 3 l y 15 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 6–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-crippled-froggies-ou/168529524/ The Austin American-Statesman Crippled Froggies outlast Bears, 7–6 November 4, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 10 w Texas Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 10–7 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123799575/baylor-field-goal-clips-texas-10-to-7/ The Austin American-Statesman Baylor field goal clips Texas, 10 to 7 November 11, 1956 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com November 17 w y y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 26–7 31,775 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-baylor-cuffs-husk/168531052/ The Sioux City Journal Baylor cuffs Huskers November 18, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com November 24 w y 16 SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 26–0 28,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-baylor-knocks-mustangs-ou/168531213/ The Clarion-Ledger Baylor knocks Mustangs out of Cotton Bowl trip November 25, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com December 1 w 15 Rice Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 46–13 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-bears-whack-ric/168531518/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bears whack Rice, get Sugar Bowl bid December 2, 1956 March 21, 2025 Newspapers.com January 1, 1957 w y y 11 Tennessee 2 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl 13–7 81,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98746008/team-effort-earns-bears-bowl-victory-ove/ Corpus Christi Times Team effort earns Bears bowl victory over Vols January 2, 1957 March 30, 2022 Newspapers.com References Baylor Category:Baylor Bears football seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Baylor Bears football