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1951 Baylor

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by George Sauer, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1951, game by game: won at Houston 19–0; won at Tulane 27–14; won vs. Arkansas 9–7; won vs. Texas Tech 40–20; tied at No. 16 Texas A&M 21–21; lost vs. TCU 7–20; won at No. 10 Texas 18–6; won vs. Wake Forest 42–0; won vs. SMU 14–13; won at Rice 34–13; lost vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech 14–17+42−13Won 19–0 at Houston+19HoustonWon 27–14 at Tulane+13TulaneWon 9–7 vs. Arkansas+2ArkansasWon 40–20 vs. Texas Tech+20Texas TechTied 21–21 at No. 16 Texas A&M0No. 16 Texas A&MLost 7–20 vs. TCU-13TCUWon 18–6 at No. 10 Texas+12No. 10 TexasWon 42–0 vs. Wake Forest+42Wake ForestWon 14–13 vs. SMU+1SMUWon 34–13 at Rice+21RiceLost 14–17 vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech-3No. 6 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atHoustonW 19–⁠072%
Oct 6atTulaneW 27–⁠1440%
Oct 13vsArkansasW 9–⁠776%
Oct 20vsTexas TechW 40–⁠2077%
Oct 27at16Texas A&MT 21–⁠2150%
Nov 3vsTCUL 7–⁠2071%
Nov 10at10TexasW 18–⁠630%
Nov 17vsWake ForestW 42–⁠059%
Nov 24vsSMUW 14–⁠1374%
Dec 1atRiceW 34–⁠1357%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6Georgia TechOrange BowlL 14–⁠1752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 17–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 16
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 9
  11. Final: 9

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 1951.

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 7
Points
245–⁠131
Coach
George Sauer
Elo
1703 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.5 No. 9 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Gale Galloway and Stan Williams

Drafted in 1952

The 1952 draft
Rd 1Larry Isbell BWashington Redskins
Rd 4Ken Casner OTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6John Hancock OGChicago Cardinals

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Larry IsbellBAP-1; UP-1
  • Stan WilliamsEAP-1; UP-1
  • Bill AtheyDefensive guardsAP-1; UP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1951 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU5–⁠16–⁠511
Baylor4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
Texas3–⁠37–⁠3
Rice3–⁠35–⁠5
Arkansas2–⁠45–⁠5
Texas A&M1–⁠3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
SMU1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1

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