1930 Baylor

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Morley Jennings.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1930, game by game: won vs. North Texas 33–0; lost at Purdue 7–20; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 54–0; tied vs. SMU 14–14; lost at Centenary (LA) 2–7; won at Oklahoma Baptist 31–0; lost vs. Texas 0–14; won at Arkansas 22–7; won at TCU 35–14; won vs. Rice 7–4+54−14Won 33–0 vs. North Texas+33North TexasLost 7–20 at Purdue-13PurdueWon 54–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+54Trinity (Texas)Tied 14–14 vs. SMU0SMULost 2–7 at Centenary (LA)-5Centenary (LA)Won 31–0 at Oklahoma Baptist+31Oklahoma BaptistLost 0–14 vs. Texas-14TexasWon 22–7 at Arkansas+15ArkansasWon 35–14 at TCU+21TCUWon 7–4 vs. Rice+3Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 7–⁠4; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1930.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
205–⁠80
Coach
Morley Jennings
Elo
1566 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.6 No. 21 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Barton Koch

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas4–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
TCU4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠1
SMU2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠23–⁠6
Rice2–⁠48–⁠4
Texas A&M0–⁠52–⁠7

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