1974 Baylor
8–4 (6–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Grant Teaff, finished No. 14 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 12 Oklahoma State 31–14Sep 28
Oklahoma State was ranked No. 12, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at 1Oklahoma | L 11–28 | 9% |
| Sep 21 | at Missouri | L 21–28 | 24% |
| Sep 28 | vs 12Oklahoma State | W 31–14 | 30% |
| Oct 5 | at Florida State | W 21–17 | 56% |
| Oct 12 | at 14Arkansas | W 21–17 | 27% |
| Oct 26 | vs 8Texas A&M | L 0–20 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | at TCU | W 21–7 | 55% |
| Nov 9 | vs 12Texas | W 34–24 | 28% |
| Nov 16 | vs 20Texas Tech | W 17–10 | 40% |
| Nov 23 | at SMU | W 31–14 | 40% |
| Nov 30 | vs Rice | W 24–3 | 75% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 7Penn StateCotton Bowl | L 20–41 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Penn State 41–20 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 12: 16
- Wk 13: 16
- Wk 14: 12
- Final: 14
Southwest Conference champions6–1 in the conference
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 6–1 first in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- No. 14 peak No. 12
- Points
- 252–223
- Coach
- Grant Teaff
- Elo
- 1568 +167 this season
- SP+ rating
- 16.1 No. 23 of 124; offense No. 28, defense No. 24
- SRS
- 13.4 No. 21 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Yung
Drafted in 1975
The 1975 draft| Rd 7 | Derrel Luce LB | Baltimore Colts |
| Rd 7 | Steve Beaird RB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 7 | Phillip Kent RB | Miami Dolphins |
All-Southwest Conference
7 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
Neal JeffreyQBAP-1; UPI-1- Steve BeairdRBAP-1; UPI-1
- Aubrey SchultzCAP-1; UPI-1
- Derrel LuceLBAP-1; UPI-1
- Ron BurnsDBAP-1; UPI-1
- Tom TurnipseedeDBAP-1
- Grant TeaffMiscellaneousAP
Second team
- Gary GregoryOTAP-2
- Rell TiptonOGAP-2
- Tim BlackDEAP-2
- Ken QuesenberryDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1974 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 6–1 | 8–4 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 5–2 | 8–3 | 16 |
| Texas | 5–2 | 8–4 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| SMU | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–4 | 6–4–2 | |
| Rice | 2–5 | 2–8–1 | |
| TCU | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.