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1921 Baylor

8–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Bridges.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1921, game by game: won vs. Tarleton State 35–0; won at Austin 17–13; won vs. Rice 17–14; lost vs. Boston College 7–23; won vs. Phillips 34–6; won vs. Southwestern U 16–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 3–14; won vs. Hardin Simmons 21–0; lost at Arkansas 12–13; won vs. SMU 28–0; won vs. Mississippi College 24–0+35−16Won 35–0 vs. Tarleton State+35Tarleton StateWon 17–13 at Austin+4AustinWon 17–14 vs. Rice+3RiceLost 7–23 vs. Boston College-16Boston CollegeWon 34–6 vs. Phillips+28PhillipsWon 16–0 vs. Southwestern U+16Southwestern ULost 3–14 vs. Texas A&M-11Texas A&MWon 21–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+21Hardin SimmonsLost 12–13 at Arkansas-1ArkansasWon 28–0 vs. SMU+28SMUWon 24–0 vs. Mississippi College+24Mississippi Col…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsTarleton StateW 35–⁠084%
Oct 1atAustinW 17–⁠1368%
Oct 8vsRiceW 17–⁠1448%
Oct 15vsBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2354%
Oct 22vsPhillipsW 34–⁠664%
Oct 29vsSouthwestern UW 16–⁠083%
Nov 5vsTexas A&ML 3–⁠1437%
Nov 12vsHardin SimmonsW 21–⁠086%
Nov 19atArkansasL 12–⁠1343%
Nov 26vsSMUW 28–⁠078%
Dec 3vsMississippi CollegeW 24–⁠051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi College 24–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
214–⁠83
Coach
Frank Bridges
Elo
1499 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.4 No. 57 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Cop Weathers

1921 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Texas1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Baylor2–⁠28–⁠3
Oklahoma State1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Rice1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
SMU0–⁠41–⁠6–⁠1

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