1917 Baylor

6–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Bubs Mosley.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1917, game by game: won vs. Howard Payne 17–0; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 55–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 17–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 103–0; won vs. Texas 3–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 0–7; tied at SMU 0–0; won vs. Southwestern U 26–0; lost at TCU 0–34+103−34Won 17–0 vs. Howard Payne+17Howard PayneWon 55–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+55Trinity (Texas)Won 17–0 vs. Oklahoma State+17Oklahoma StateWon 103–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+103Hardin SimmonsWon 3–0 vs. Texas+3TexasLost 0–7 vs. Texas A&M-7Texas A&MTied 0–0 at SMU0SMUWon 26–0 vs. Southwestern U+26Southwestern ULost 0–34 at TCU-34TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 34–⁠0; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
221–⁠41
Coach
Bubs Mosley
Elo
1547 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.3 No. 39 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Roach

1917 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M3–⁠08–⁠0
Baylor2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Rice1–⁠17–⁠1
Oklahoma1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Texas2–⁠44–⁠4
Oklahoma State1–⁠24–⁠5
Arkansas0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1

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