1948 Baylor
6–3–2 (3–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Bob Woodruff. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Arkansas 23–7Oct 9
Arkansas was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Tulsa | W 42–19 | 48% |
| Oct 2 | vs Mississippi State | T 7–7 | 37% |
| Oct 9 | at 13Arkansas | W 23–7 | 32% |
| Oct 16 | vs Texas Tech | W 13–0 | 53% |
| Oct 23 | vs Texas A&M | W 20–14 | 78% |
| Oct 30 | at TCU | W 6–3 | 49% |
| Nov 6 | vs Texas | L 10–13 | 49% |
| Nov 13 | at Tulane | L 13–35 | 42% |
| Nov 20 | at 10SMU | L 6–13 | 21% |
| Nov 27 | vs Rice | T 7–7 | 49% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs Wake ForestDixie Bowl | W 20–7 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wake Forest 20–7 in the Dixie Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 19
- Wk 4: 20
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 1948.
Led the nationGeorge Sims: punt return average (25.0)
- Record
- 6–3–2
- Conference
- 3–2–1 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 167–125
- Coach
- Bob Woodruff
- Elo
- 1570 +109 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.0 No. 25 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Robert “Buddy” Tinsley and Bentley M. Jones
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 2 | George Sims B | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 1 | George Sims B | Baltimore Colts (AAFC) |
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
R.P. TinsleyOTAP-1; UP-1- Bentley JonesOGUP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 10 |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–2–1 | 6–3–2 | |
| Rice | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| TCU | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 0–5–1 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.