1935 Baylor

8–⁠3 (3–⁠3 Southwest Conference), coached by Morley Jennings.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1935, game by game: won vs. Southwestern U 39–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 14–0; won vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville 6–0; won vs. Arkansas 13–6; won at Oklahoma City 2–0; won at Texas A&M 14–6; lost vs. TCU 0–28; lost vs. Texas 6–25; won at Centenary (LA) 20–0; lost at SMU 0–10; won at Rice 8–0+39−28Won 39–0 vs. Southwestern U+39Southwestern UWon 14–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+14Hardin SimmonsWon 6–0 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville+6Texas A&M–Kings…Won 13–6 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 2–0 at Oklahoma City+2Oklahoma CityWon 14–6 at Texas A&M+8Texas A&MLost 0–28 vs. TCU-28TCULost 6–25 vs. Texas-19TexasWon 20–0 at Centenary (LA)+20Centenary (LA)Lost 0–10 at SMU-10SMUWon 8–0 at Rice+8Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 8–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 50th-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 1935.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
122–⁠75
Coach
Morley Jennings
Elo
1537 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.6 No. 22 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Wendell W. Simpson

1935 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU6–⁠012–⁠1
TCU5–⁠112–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠38–⁠3
Rice3–⁠38–⁠3
Arkansas2–⁠45–⁠5
Texas1–⁠54–⁠6
Texas A&M1–⁠53–⁠7

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