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1916 Baylor

9–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Bubs Mosley.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1916, game by game: won vs. Texas State 76–0; won vs. SMU 61–0; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 37–0; won at Howard Payne 47–0; won at Texas 7–3; won vs. Southwestern U 20–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 0–3; won at Oklahoma State 10–7; won vs. Austin 26–0; won at TCU 32–14+76−3Won 76–0 vs. Texas State+76Texas StateWon 61–0 vs. SMU+61SMUWon 37–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+37Trinity (Texas)Won 47–0 at Howard Payne+47Howard PayneWon 7–3 at Texas+4TexasWon 20–0 vs. Southwestern U+20Southwestern ULost 0–3 vs. Texas A&M-3Texas A&MWon 10–7 at Oklahoma State+3Oklahoma StateWon 26–0 vs. Austin+26AustinWon 32–14 at TCU+18TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsTexas StateW 76–⁠094%
Oct 7vsSMUW 61–⁠070%
Oct 14vsTrinity (Texas)W 37–⁠091%
Oct 21atHoward PayneW 47–⁠085%
Oct 28atTexasW 7–⁠331%
Nov 4vsSouthwestern UW 20–⁠083%
Nov 11vsTexas A&ML 0–⁠366%
Nov 18atOklahoma StateW 10–⁠755%
Nov 25vsAustinW 26–⁠091%
Nov 30atTCUW 32–⁠1456%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 32–⁠14; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Southwest Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Texas

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
316–⁠27
Coach
Bubs Mosley
Elo
1611 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 52 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Theron J. Fouts

1916 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas6–⁠17–⁠2
Baylor3–⁠19–⁠1
Rice2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠16–⁠5
Texas A&M2–⁠26–⁠3
Arkansas0–⁠24–⁠4
Oklahoma State0–⁠34–⁠4
Southwestern U0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.