1971 Baylor
1–9 (0–7 Southwest Conference), coached by Bill Beall. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 10–0Sep 25
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Kansas | L 0–22 | 27% |
| Sep 25 | vs Indiana | W 10–0 | 54% |
| Oct 1 | at Miami | L 15–41 | 32% |
| Oct 9 | vs 17Arkansas | L 7–35 | 18% |
| Oct 23 | at Texas A&M | L 9–10 | 40% |
| Oct 30 | vs TCU | L 27–34 | 41% |
| Nov 6 | at 15Texas | L 0–24 | 8% |
| Nov 13 | at Texas Tech | L 0–27 | 21% |
| Nov 20 | vs SMU | L 6–20 | 42% |
| Nov 27 | at Rice | L 0–23 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Rice 23–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 74–236
- Coach
- Bill Beall
- Elo
- 1264 −102 this season
- SP+ rating
- -23.8 No. 118 of 120; offense No. 119, defense No. 94
- SRS
- −12.7 No. 105 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Roger GoreeDEAP-1
Second team
- Phil BeallDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1971 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–1 | 8–3 | 18 |
| Arkansas | 5–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 16 |
| TCU | 5–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| SMU | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Rice | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Baylor | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.