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1922 Baylor

8–⁠3 (5–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Frank Bridges.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1922, game by game: won vs. North Texas 55–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 42–0; won at Rice 31–0; won vs. Arkansas 60–13; won vs. Mississippi College 40–7; won vs. Texas A&M 13–7; lost at Boston College 0–33; won at Oklahoma State 10–0; won at SMU 24–0; lost vs. Haskell 20–21; lost vs. Phillips 0–47+55−47Won 55–0 vs. North Texas+55North TexasWon 42–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+42Hardin SimmonsWon 31–0 at Rice+31RiceWon 60–13 vs. Arkansas+47ArkansasWon 40–7 vs. Mississippi College+33Mississippi Col…Won 13–7 vs. Texas A&M+6Texas A&MLost 0–33 at Boston College-33Boston CollegeWon 10–0 at Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateWon 24–0 at SMU+24SMULost 20–21 vs. Haskell-1HaskellLost 0–47 vs. Phillips-47Phillips
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsNorth TexasW 55–⁠093%
Oct 7vsHardin SimmonsW 42–⁠089%
Oct 14atRiceW 31–⁠045%
Oct 21vsArkansasW 60–⁠1372%
Oct 28vsMississippi CollegeW 40–⁠770%
Nov 4vsTexas A&MW 13–⁠761%
Nov 11atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠3358%
Nov 18atOklahoma StateW 10–⁠066%
Nov 30atSMUW 24–⁠060%
Dec 8vsHaskellL 20–⁠2190%
Dec 9vsPhillipsL 0–⁠4785%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Phillips 47–⁠0; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Southwest Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
295–⁠128
Coach
Frank Bridges
Elo
1511 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.0 No. 16 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Wes Bradshaw

1922 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor5–⁠08–⁠3
Texas2–⁠17–⁠2
SMU2–⁠26–⁠3–⁠1
Texas A&M2–⁠25–⁠4
Oklahoma State2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Arkansas1–⁠34–⁠5
Rice1–⁠44–⁠4

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