Houston at Baylor

Saturday, September 30, 1950

Baylor beat Houston 34–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Baylor led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayHouston4–⁠6 in 1950
7
HomeBaylor7–⁠3 in 1950
34

FinalHigh 88°F, low 69°FAttendance 24,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Boylor Wins EosiIy, 34-7, Over Houston University

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 1, 1950, page 48

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    Boylor Wins EosiIy, 34–⁠7, Over Houston University WACO, Texas, Sept. 30.-Baylor’s Golden Bears today ground the University of Houston into the turf of the Bears brand-new stadium, 34–⁠7. The passing of Larry Isbell shot Baylor to a hree-touchdown lead in the first half and alert playing brought two fourth-quarter sSpres.

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 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 15–⁠15–⁠1 in 31 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Houston 31, Baylor 24
2024Baylor 20, Houston 10
2023Houston 25, Baylor 24
1995Baylor 47, Houston 7
1994Baylor 52, Houston 13
1993Houston 24, Baylor 3

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