Howard Payne at Baylor

Saturday, October 13, 1923

Baylor beat Howard Payne 20–⁠6. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Baylor led the series 7–⁠0.

AwayHoward Payne1–⁠2 in 1923
6
HomeBaylor5–⁠1–⁠2 in 1923
20

FinalHigh 81°F, low 66°F, 0.12 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The San Antonio light's story: BAYLOR WINS. 20 TO 6. Howard Payne Does Little Else But Throw Passes.

    San Antonio light, San Antonio, Tex., October 14, 1923, page 42

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    BAYLOR WINS. 20 TO 6. Howard Payne Does Little Else But Throw Passes. Waco, Tex, Oct. 13.-Taking adj vantage Of every break. Baylo- fought down the brilliant defense of Howard Payne College here Saturday. winning 20 to G. The visitors attempted % passes and completed five, one of which counted for a touchdown. Bay Tor was outplayed for two quarters Of the game. but. behind the sensatlonal punting Of Pittman and steady line-driving attack of Strickland. Pitt man and Williamson piled up enough points TO win. McAllis:er and Cheaney featured the Howard Payne offense with repeated long gains through Bayltr’s tackles Both teams made fifteen frs; downs ! Baylor did not attempt any passes

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Baylor 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Baylor leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1926Baylor 23, Howard Payne 7
1925Baylor 20, Howard Payne 4
1923Baylor 20, Howard Payne 6
1920Baylor 20, Howard Payne 3
1917Baylor 17, Howard Payne 0
1916Baylor 47, Howard Payne 0

Around this game

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