Utah State vs. Baylor
Saturday, December 9, 1961, Gotham Bowl Share
Baylor beat Utah State 24–9. It was their first meeting; after it, Baylor led the series 1–0.
FinalAttendance 15,123Referee: David H. Buchanan
MVP Ronnie Bull (Baylor)Wikipedia
In the newspapers
Evening star, December 10, 1961, page 107
Read the text
Baylor Topples Utah State; Miscues Mar Gotham Bowl NEW YORK. Dec. 9 CAP).- Baylor took advantage of Utah States fumbles and porous pass defense for an upset 24–9 victory today in the inaugural Gotham Bowl. marred by a new outbreak of the profess sional football war. Both teams were shaken shortly before game time by
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)
Utah State 69% to win. Baylor pulled the upset.
The series
Every Utah State–Baylor gameBaylor leads 3–0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1993 | Baylor 28, Utah State 24 | |
| 1992 | Baylor 45, Utah State 10 | |
| 1961 | Baylor 24, Utah State 9 | Gotham Bowl |
Around this game
Utah State
- Next gameat San José StateSept. 15, 1962
- SeasonUtah State in 1961
- ProgramUtah State history and records
Baylor
- Next gameat HoustonSept. 22, 1962
- SeasonBaylor in 1961
- ProgramBaylor history and records