Baylor at SMU
Saturday, November 20, 1948 Share
No. 10 SMU beat Baylor 13–6. It was their 31st meeting; after it, SMU led the series 17–8–6.
FinalHigh 68°F, low 32°FAttendance 58,000
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS — S.M.U. DEFEATS BAYLOR, 13-6The Southern Methodist Mustangs beat Baylor with an ace and win a Cotton Bowl bid on a 13-6 decision. Kyle Rote is the ace in the hole that licks the Bears, scoring on two thrilling touchdown romps
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
SMU 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Baylor–SMU gameBaylor leads 40–36–7 in 83 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.
| 2025 | Baylor 48, SMU 45 | |
| 2016 | Baylor 40, SMU 13 | |
| 2015 | Baylor 56, SMU 21 | |
| 2014 | Baylor 45, SMU 0 | |
| 2012 | Baylor 59, SMU 24 | |
| 2005 | Baylor 28, SMU 23 |
Around this game
Baylor
- Next gamevs. RiceNov. 27, 1948
- SeasonBaylor in 1948
- ProgramBaylor history and records
SMU
- Next gamevs. TCUNov. 27, 1948
- SeasonSMU in 1948
- ProgramSMU history and records