1973 Baylor Bears football team
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–7 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George Kirk |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| No. 14 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas Tech | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Grant Teaff, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | No. 11 Oklahoma* | L 14–42 | 41,573 | [1] | |
| September 22 | at Pittsburgh* | W 20–14 | 28,332 | [2] | |
| September 29 | at Colorado* | L 28–52 | 48,041 | [3] | |
| October 6 | Florida State* |
| W 21–14 | 22,000–22,025 | [4] |
| October 13 | Arkansas |
| L 7–13 | 28,000 | [5] |
| October 27 | at Texas A&M | L 22–28 | 44,182 | [6] | |
| November 3 | TCU |
| L 28–34 | 30,257 | [7] |
| November 10 | at No. 13 Texas | L 6–42 | 64,500 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at No. 12 Texas Tech | L 24–55 | 35,102 | [9] | |
| November 24 | SMU |
| L 22–38 | 23,000 | [10] |
| December 1 | at Rice | L 0–27 | 14,000 | [11] | |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Special teams
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Oklahoma loaded for Bears (42–14)". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Surprising Bears upset Pitt 20–14". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Colorado routs Bears". The Odessa American. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Baylor outlasts Seminoles, 21–14". The Marshall News Messenger. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Morton blitzes Baylor". Tulsa World. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Aggies 'nibble' at Baylor Bears for 28–22 win". The Kilgore News Herald. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Frogs upend Bears, 34–28". The Orange Leader. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas tops Baylor, 42–6". Brownwood Bulletin. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tech stomps Bears, gets Gator bid". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Mustangs rout Bears, 38–22". Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rice shuts out Baylor Bears". The Waxahachie Daily Light. December 2, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1973–74 NCAA Statistics (Baylor)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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