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List of Baylor Bears head football coaches


three seasons where Baylor did not field a team. In 1906, the university banned football due to the violent nature of the sport. However, student protests persuaded school officials to reinstate it the next year. In 1943 and 1944, the school cancelled the football program due to World War II. The Bears have played in 1,099 games during their 108 seasons. In those seasons, seven coaches have led Baylor to postseason bowl games: Bob Woodruff, George Sauer, Sam Boyd, John D. Bridgers, Grant Teaff, Chuck
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Pete Fredenburg


Pete Fredenburg (born September 15, 1949) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor in Belton, Texas, a position he has held since the 1998 season when the program began play. Fredenburg led Mary Hardin–Baylor to the NCAA Division III Football Championship in 2016 and 2018. His 2004 squad finished as runners-up, losing to Linfield. Before coming to Mary Hardin–Baylor, Fredenburg served as an assistant coach at Baylor University
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John Goodner


John Goodner (February 26, 1944 – December 5, 2005) was an American football coach. John Goodner hailed from Frederick, Oklahoma. He played football at his alma mater, nearby Southwestern Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1967. Goodner coached high school football in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico for fifteen years before moving to the college ranks. Goodner was the linebackers coach at Baylor University from 1982 through 1991, becoming Baylor's defensive coordinator in 1992. In 1993 Goodner left Baylor for Texas Tech University where he served
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1909 Baylor football team


The 1909 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In its second season under head coach Enoch J. Mills, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponent by a total of 112 to 41. 1909 was only the second season in which Baylor's first six games were at home; since then, Baylor has not begun the season with more than four home games. The season is prominent for having the world's first "Home-Coming"
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Sam McElroy


Sam McElroy (born c. 1963) is an American football coach. He served as head football coach at Tarleton State University from 2005 to 2009, compiling a record of 40–15. McElroy is a 1985 graduate of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University), where he did not play varsity football but served as student assistant to head coach John O'Hara. Soon after graduation he became assistant coach at Corsicana High School. In 1989, he was hired by Grant Teaff to serve as graduate assistant at Baylor University. He
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1952 Houston Cougars football team


7 in both major polls. Coming off its second loss of the season, Houston remained at home to upset the Baylor Bears of the Southwest Conference. Coached by third-year George Sauer, Baylor held a perfect 2–0–0 all-time record against Houston. The two had last competed against each other in the previous season where Baylor was nationally ranked. Although coming to Houston with a modest 4–2–1 record, prior to the loss, the Bears were a candidate for a bowl game in the post-season. 33,000 fans were
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1907 Baylor football team


The 1907 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1907 college football season. In its first season under head coach Luther Burleson, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record and was outscored by a total of 105 to 91. Baylor's December 6 game at LSU was the team's first ever east of the Mississippi. Baylor University did not field a team in 1906. Due to the violence of football, the sport was banned by the Board of Trustees in May 1906. Under
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Southern Methodist University football scandal


engaged in almost 20 years earlier. However, it praised Baylor for taking swift corrective action, including forcing the resignation of coach Dave Bliss. According to the committee, Baylor's actions stood in marked contrast to SMU's behavior; as mentioned above, SMU officials knew serious violations were occurring and did nothing to stop them. Bliss was coach at SMU at the same time as the football scandal. Baylor did receive what amounted to a half-season death penalty – the cancellation of its non-conference games for the 2005–2006
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Tommie Frazier


September 17 release, retired from football. Frazier served as an assistant football coach at Baylor University, and as an assistant director of athletic development at Nebraska. At Baylor, Frazier joined head coach Kevin Steele's coaching staff as a graduate assistant, and worked with the quarterbacks in 1999. He was promoted to a full-time position, and coached Baylor's running backs from 2000 to 2002. Steele failed to improve on Baylor's losing record, and the coaching staff was let go after going 3–9 in 2002. Baylor
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John Bridgers


) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1969). Bridgers began his career as an assistant coach at the (1947–1951), was head coach for the First Cavalry Division Artillery Team in Hokkaido, Japan in 1952 and was head football and track coach at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from 1953 to 1956. In 1957 and 1958 he served as a coach/coordinator for the Baltimore Colts, where he developed their pro-style offense attack. He carried that style with him in 1959, coming to Baylor to replace the fired Sam Boyd
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2013 Baylor Bears football team


; coming into the game, the Baylor defense averaged 7 three-and-outs forced per game, good for first in the nation. With Stanford defeating Oregon later on Thursday night, Baylor moved to No. 4 in the AP and Coaches' polls and attained a No. 5 BCS ranking. A week after the program's second-ever win over Oklahoma, undefeated Baylor faced Texas Tech in Cowboys Stadium in the 5th neutral-site game of their rivalry. Playing inspired football, the Red Raiders received the ball
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2016 Baylor Bears football team


The 2016 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by interim head coach Jim Grobe in their 118th football season. This was the team's third season in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They were invited to Cactus Bowl where they defeated Boise State. National Signing Day was on
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Luther Burleson


Luther Franklin Burleson (November 16, 1880 – November 17, 1924) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the seventh head football coach at Baylor University, coaching one season in 1907 and compiling a record of 4–3–1. Burleson was also the first head basketball coach at Baylor, coaching two seasons from 1906 to 1908 and tallying a mark of 10–9. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Baylor for three seasons, coaching from 1906 to 1908 and amassing a record of 25–34
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Enoch J. Mills


Enoch Josiah "Joe" Mills (July 23, 1880 – October 3, 1935) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the eighth head football coach at Baylor University, coaching two seasons from 1908 to 1909 and compiling a record of 8–8. Mills was also the second head basketball coach at Baylor, coaching two seasons from 1909 to 1910 and tallying a mark of 19–10. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Baylor in 1909, amassing a record of 9–12
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Norman C. Paine


Norman Carr Paine (January 6, 1893 – February 13, 1955) was an American football and basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Baylor University (1913), the University of Arkansas (1917–1918), and Iowa State University (1920), compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–11–3. Paine was also the head basketball coach at Baylor during the 1913–14 season, tallying a mark of 1–8. He was the athletic director at Baylor from 1913
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2018 Baylor Bears football team


The 2018 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears played their home games at the McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. They competed as a member of the Big 12 Conference and were led by second-year head coach Matt Rhule. The team improved on its 1–11 record from last season, as they would finish 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for 5th place. They were invited to the Texas Bowl, where they defeated Vanderbilt.
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2012 Baylor Bears football team


The 2012 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. The conference slate began with a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers, and concluded at home against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. On December 2, Baylor accepted a berth in the 2012 Holiday Bowl to face #17 UCLA, where
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Charles Mosley (coach)


Charles Philip "Bubs" Mosley (March 24, 1888 – August 25, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Baylor University from 1914 to 1919 and at Wichita Falls Junior College—now Midwestern State University—from 1924 to 1925, compiling a career college football record of 34–26–6. Mosley was also the head basketball coach at Baylor from 1914 to 1920, tallying a mark of 28–65, and the school's head baseball coach from 1914 to
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Mount Vernon, Texas


former Baylor University coach Art Briles had been given a two year contract as the high school's varsity football coach. This decision has attracted widespread attention due to Briles having been terminated in 2016 from his position as head coach of Baylor's football team as part of the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. The late Don Meredith, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Monday Night Football broadcaster, is a Mount Vernon native. Also hailing from Mt. Vernon is 13-year veteran AFL/NFL offensive lineman Bobby Maples. Maples played for the Houston Oilers
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Kendal Briles


Kendal Briles (born November 10, 1982) is an American football coach. He is currently the offensive coordinator of the Florida State Seminoles. Briles played college football at the University of Texas at Austin and University of Houston as a quarterback, wide receiver and safety. His father, Art Briles, was his head coach at Baylor University. In 2008, Briles joined his father at Baylor University as inside receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator. From 2012 to 2014 he served as Baylor's passing game coordinator, receivers coach and
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John Robinson (American football coach)


running back Eric Dickerson. His 79 victories are the most in Rams franchise history. Robinson was hired to coach football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1999. After a 2–0 start, the second win coming at Baylor where the Rebels won despite entering the game's final play down by three points and not possessing the ball, Robinson's first UNLV team finished only 3–8. The Rebels rebounded to win eight games in 2000. In 2002, Robinson was chosen as the university's athletic director, but he stepped
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2014 Baylor Bears football team


The 2014 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by Art Briles. Playing their 116th football season, this was the team's first in the new McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 8–1 in Big 12 play to win a share of the Big 12 title with TCU. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State. Offense Defense Special
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Baylor University sexual assault scandal


the contract of longtime head football coach Art Briles over the scandal. Then, Baylor University President Ken Starr resigned due to the scandal. The Title IX Coordinator Patty Crawford resigned after alleging that Baylor University did not allow her to do her job properly. She claimed that the more she pushed to help the victims, the more resistance she felt from the board of advisors. She insisted that the board was full of “a group of seniors that made sure that they were protecting the brand... instead of our students”,
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1901 Baylor football team


The 1901 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first season under head coach W. R. Ritchie the team compiled a 5–3 record and played its home games in Waco, Texas. During the 1901 season, Baylor played its first games in what became rivalries with the Texas Longhorns and TCU Horned Frogs. TCU, known as Add–Ran University until 1902, was located in Waco from 1895 to 1910 and was one of Baylor's greatest football
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1903 Baylor football team


The 1903 Baylor football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its first season under head coach R. N. Watts, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record and was outscored by a total of 69 to 46. In October, coach Watts also acted as referee for the Vanderbilt at Texas game. Opening the local football season, Baylor defeated TCU in front of a large crowd on the former's campus; a street railway strike forced many spectators to arrive by less
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Bob Woodruff (American football)


. He was discharged from the Army as a major in 1946, and accepted an assistant coaching position under Bobby Dodd at Georgia Tech. The 1939 and 1940 Volunteers teams had ranked among the top five in the final Associated Press (AP) football poll; the AP declared the Cadets national champions in 1944 and 1945. Woodruff gained the experience of being a part of three great college coaching staffs. Woodruff became the head football coach at Baylor University in Waco, Texas in 1947. He coached the Baylor Bears football team for
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Arthur Bell Hays


Arthur Bell Hays (September 14, 1882 – October 16, 1944) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Tarleton State University–then known at Tarleton Junior College–from 1915 to 1917 and again in 1919.He later served as the head football coach (1921–1923) and head men's basketball coach (1921–1924) at Simmons College–later known as Hardin–Simmons University. Hays was a student at Baylor University, where he played on the football team for one
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Poll 17 times. The AP Poll first appeared in 1934, and has been published continuously since 1936. The Coaches Poll began its ranking with 20 teams in 1950–51 season, but expanded to 25 teams beginning in the 1990–91 season. A total of two Baylor coaches and eight Baylor players have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame to date. Baylor has had four Heisman Trophy candidates, an award given to the best player in college football, with one candidate winning the trophy. The Baylor Line is one of the
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List of Baylor Bears head football coaches


The Baylor Bears football program is a college football team that represents Baylor University in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 25 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1899. Baylor was a charter member of the Southwest Conference (SWC), joining in 1915. They later became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the SWC disbanded. After playing without a nickname for 15 years, the school chose "Bears" as the team nickname in 1914. There were
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Robert Williams (cornerback)


Robert Cole Williams (born October 2, 1962) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at Baylor University. Williams attended Ball High School, where he played at running back. He was also a long jumper, ran on all relay teams, and was a standout hurdler. He won the district high hurdles title as a senior. He accepted a football scholarship from Baylor University, to play under head coach Grant Teaff. He redshirted
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conference record. In 1996 Baylor joined Texas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M, along with the Big 8 conference schools, to form the Big 12 Conference. Baylor was led by a succession of coaches with mediocre results. Dave Roberts was coach from 1997 to 1998 and compiled a 4–18 record. Kevin Steele followed from 1999 to 2002 and posted a 9–36 record. He was succeeded by Guy Morriss from 2003 to 2007 who compiled an 18–40 record. The 2010 season was a breakthrough for the Baylor Bears. Baylor earned an
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2010 Baylor Bears football team


The 2010 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They are members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big 12 play and were invited to the Texas Bowl, their first bowl appearance since 1994, where they were defeated by Illinois 14–38. This season featured BU's first win over the University of Texas since
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games played in the series by 2003. W.J. Ritchie coached the 1901 team, leading it to a 5–3 record; in this year, the first games of the Baylor-Texas and Baylor-TCU series were played. Texas Christian University (known as AddRan Male & Female College until 1902) was located in Waco from 1895 to 1910 and was one of Baylor's greatest football rivals until the dissolution of the Southwest Conference in 1995. The 1901 season also welcomed Baylor's first Thanksgiving Day football game, with a 28–0 win
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Elgin Baylor


friend arranged a scholarship at the College of Idaho, where he was expected to play basketball and football. After one season, the school dismissed the head basketball coach and restricted the scholarships. A Seattle car dealer interested Baylor in Seattle University, and Baylor sat out a year to play for Westside Ford, an AAU team in Seattle, while establishing eligibility at Seattle. The Minneapolis Lakers drafted him in the 14th round of the 1956 NBA Draft but Baylor opted to stay in school instead. Baylor led the Seattle University Chieftains (
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Bill Hicks (American football)


Bill Hicks (born May 16, 1940) is a former American football coach and player who was the 15th head football coach for the Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets located in Brownwood, Texas, a position he held for three seasons, from 1982 until 1984. His career coaching record at Howard Payne was 6–23–1. As a player, Hicks was an all-conference center at Baylor in 1961, and was named to the Baylor All-Decade team of the 1960s. He returned to the school to coach, and spent
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1950 Florida Gators football team


The 1950 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1950 college football season. The season was Bob Woodruff's first of ten as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Woodruff was a former college football player and assistant for coach Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers, who made his name as an up-and-coming young head coach leading the Baylor Bears for three seasons in the late 1940s. Like Neyland, Woodruff emphasized stout defense, the kicking game and a ball control offense. In
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State (10-2 record) at the Cactus Bowl in Arizona. Baylor finished the season with a 7-6 record. In December 2016 former Temple coach, Matt Rhule, was hired as the head Baylor football coach and given a 7 year contract. Rhule subsequently replaced all of the prior football coaches and support staff and completed the hiring process in February 2017. Rhule and the Bears suffered through a disasterous first season in 2017, finishing the year with a 1-11 record. A 38-9 victory on
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Guy Morriss


Guy W. Morriss (born May 13, 1951) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive line coach at Lexington Christian Academy in Lexington, Kentucky. Before joining Lexington Christian, he was a special assistant to the athletic director at Texas A&M University–Commerce, where he was also the head football coach from 2009 to 2012. Morriss also served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for two seasons (2001–2002) and at Baylor University for five seasons (2003–2007). He
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Chuck Reedy


Charles "Chuck" Reedy (born May 31, 1949) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Baylor University from 1993 to 1996, compiling a record of 23–22. Prior to replacing future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff, as head coach, Reedy worked for three seasons as Baylor's offensive coordinator. From 1978 to 1989, he was an assistant coach at Clemson University and was a member of Clemson's national championship team in 1981. In Reedy's first game
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Frank Bridges


Frank Bogart Bridges Sr. (July 4, 1890 – June 10, 1970) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Baylor University from 1920 to 1925, Simmons University—now known as Hardin–Simmons University—from 1927 to 1929, and St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas from 1935 to 1939. Bridges was also the head basketball coach at Baylor from 1920 to 1926, at Simmons from 1927 to 1929, and at St. Mary's from
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Glenn Moore (softball)


Glenn Moore is the head coach of the Baylor Lady Bears softball team. In twenty-one seasons as a collegiate head coach, Moore has a coaching record of 839–365. Prior to coming to Baylor, Moore spent more than three seasons as head coach at LSU. Moore led LSU to the Southeastern Conference championship in 1999 and 2000. While at LSU, Moore had a 117–25 record, including a 53–7 record in the SEC. Moore was named LSU’s head coach prior to the 1998 NCAA Regionals, where he led the
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Kevin Steele


The incident was captured on live television. Steele did not retaliate. "Football is an emotional, aggressive game," Steele said. "Those guys are out there fighting. Kevin is a good person. We've talked about it and worked it out. That's all I have to say about it." Steele was the head coach at Baylor University from 1999 to 2002. His record was 9–36 (1–31 in the Big 12 conference). In Steele's first season (1999), Baylor finished with a
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1904 Baylor football team


The 1904 Baylor football teamwas an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In its first season under head coach Sol Metzger, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 106 to 34. 1904 was the first year in which Baylor's first six football games were at home. Metzger was brought to Baylor following successes with his previous football teams as both player and captain. At Andover, "the leading preparatory school of the East" at the time
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2009 Baylor Bears football team


12 Conference. Floyd Casey Stadium, located about four miles from the Baylor University campus, is the site of the Baylor Bears' home games. The stadium, built in 1950, has an official capacity of 50,000 and has an artificial turf field, fixed aluminum bleachers, and the Big 12's largest locker room. Art Briles remained at Baylor as head coach for his second season there, following four seasons as head coach at the University of Houston and other previous coaching jobs at Texas Tech and various high schools in Texas
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Mike Michalske


1–11. In February 1950, Michalske was hired as the line coach at Baylor in Waco, Texas. He spent three years at Baylor under head coach George Sauer, with whom Michalske had played in Green Bay. During Michalske's three years at Baylor, the Baylor football team compiled records of 7–3, 8–2–1, and 4–4–2. Michalske resigned from in December 1952, effective at the end of his contract in March 1953. In May 1953, Michalske was hired as the line coach at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas
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1899 Baylor football team


The 1899 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as an independent during the 1899 college football season. This was the first football season for Baylor. Under head coach R. H. Hamilton, the team played all four games at home in Waco, Texas, compiling a 2–1–1 record. Initially, Baylor played its home games on an undetermined field near the university. Baylor played its first game against Texas A&M, which would become a rivalry, the Battle of the Brazos, with over 100 games played
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Carl Torbush


-American honors in both baseball and football. Torbush graduated from Carson-Newman in 1974. After college, Torbush coached briefly at Carter High School in Knoxville. In February 1975, he signed with the Kansas City Royals. Following his one-season pro baseball career, he went to Baylor University to begin his collegiate coaching career. He received his master's degree in physical education and health from Baylor in 1976. He began his career as an assistant coach for the Baylor Bears, and later coached for the Southeastern Louisiana
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2009 Baylor Bears football team


. As a head coach at Baylor, Briles has a 4–8 record, and a career head coach record of 38–36. In the 2008 season, all Baylor victories were achieved with the opponent scoring 21 points or fewer, and all Baylor losses taken when the opponent scored more than 21 points. Randy Clements and Philip Montgomery are the offensive co-coordinators, Brian Norwood is the defensive coordinator, and Dino Babers is the Special Teams coordinator. Colin Shillinglaw is the 2009 director of football operations. Baylor University entered their season opener
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2008 Texas A&M Aggies football team


scored two touchdowns late in the game to make the final score a more respectable, 41–21. First-year coach Mike Sherman summed up the game saying, "Each (loss) has been more disappointing than the next. I take nothing away from Baylor, but we fully expected to come in and play better than we did. Before the Oklahoma game, I thought we were making progress. The culmination of last week and this week are very disappointing." This game marked the 115th meeting between Texas and aggy and
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Sam Boyd (American football)


Sam Bradford Boyd (August 12, 1914 – June 8, 2001) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach of the Baylor University from 1956 to 1958, compiling a record of 15–15–1. His 1956 squad finished a 9–2 season with a win over Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. Boyd played college football at Baylor from 1936 to 1938 and with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1939 and 1940. Boyd served in the United States Navy for three years during
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Grant Teaff


until 1965. Among his players were future Pittsburgh Steelers split end Dick Compton and future San Diego Chargers offensive lineman Ernie Park. After a stint as an assistant coach to J. T. King at Texas Tech, Teaff became the head coach at Angelo State University from 1969 to 1971. In 1972, Teaff was hired to resurrect the moribund football team at Baylor University. Baylor originally hired Rudy Feldman from the University of New Mexico, but Feldman quit after one day, leaving the job to Teaff. The Baylor football team had been
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, Thomas Everett, Walter Abercrombie and James Francis to play football at Baylor University. Coach Teaff was also named National Coach of the Year after the 1974 season. He would go on to serve until 1992 leading Baylor to eight bowl games and two Conference Championships (1974, 1980) in his 21 years as head coach. Chuck Reedy was coach for four seasons and compiled a record of 23–22. His 1994 team was part of a 5-way co-championship of the Southwest Conference, though an ineligible Texas A&M held a better
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2009 Baylor Bears football team


The 2009 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles. The Bears played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. Baylor finished the season with a record of 4–8 and 1–7 in Big 12 play. The Baylor Bears football program finished 2008 with a 4–8 record and a 521–523–43 (0.499) all-time record, marking the first time in decades that Baylor's overall record was losing. The program has not won its
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Jeff Nixon (American football coach)


Jeff Nixon is an American football who currently serves as the co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach at Baylor University. He was previously the tight ends coach for the San Francisco 49ers under Chip Kelly. He played college football at West Virginia from 1993-1994 before transferring to Penn State, where he earned Dean’s List and Big Ten Conference All-Academic Team recognition. Nixon earned a degree in elementary education from Penn State in 1998 before receiving his master's degree in education administration from Shippensburg in 2003. Nixon began
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Matt Rhule


as Temple's head coach, Rhule's Temple team went 10–2 in the regular season, winning the American's East Division and took part in the conference's inaugural championship game. The next season, he took the Owls to their second consecutive championship game, where they won their first conference championship since 1967. On December 6, 2016, Rhule was named the head football coach at Baylor University, replacing interim head coach Jim Grobe. The Bears finished the 2017 season with a disappointing 1–11 record, which meant Baylor would not
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Baylor University sexual assault scandal


The Baylor University sexual assault scandal was the result of numerous allegations of and convictions for sexual and non-sexual assaults committed by students, mostly Baylor Bears football players, at Baylor University between the years 2012 and 2016. In 2016, Baylor's football team came under fire when it was revealed university officials had failed to take action regarding the alleged rapes and other assaults. The scandal led to the ouster of head football coach Art Briles, the demotion and eventual resignation of Baylor University President Ken Starr, the resignation of Athletic
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John Hannah (American football)


Hall of Fame. Hannah became an assistant coach at Governor Dummer Academy in Massachusetts, leaving to accept the head coaching job at Somerville High School in 2004. While concurrently serving as the city's youth development coordinator, Hannah led the Somerville team through one winless season. He left to become a special assistant coach at his alma mater, Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2005. He resigned from his coaching position at the conclusion of Baylor's 2005 football season. Hannah's brothers Charley and David were also All-
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2009 Baylor Bears football team


weather, including extreme heat, cold, and rain. The Simpson Athletic and Academic Center is located adjacent to the Highers Athletic Complex and Baylor Marina. The Simpson Center has the main athletics training room and equipment room for most Baylor athletes, the football locker room and weight room, football coaches' offices, football meeting rooms, academic center for all student-athletes, and the Baylor Athletic Department administrative offices. In 2008, for the third straight year, Baylor University had the highest NCAA Graduation Success Rate in the Big
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2019 Baylor Bears football team


The 2019 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears play their home games at the McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas and compete in the Big 12 Conference. They are led by third-year head coach Matt Rhule. The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, Baylor was predicted to finish in sixth in the standings. To be released Baylor announced its 2019 football schedule on October
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2017 Baylor Bears football team


The 2017 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears played their home games at the McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Matt Rhule. They finished the season 1–11 (1–8 in-conference) to finish in ninth place in the Big 12. Baylor signed a total of 27 recruits. Baylor announced its 2017 football schedule on December 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 6
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Art Briles


Arthur Ray Briles (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach, currently with Mount Vernon High School (Texas). Briles was the head coach of the Houston Cougars from 2002 to 2007 and the Baylor Bears from 2008 to 2015. His college career ended with his dismissal from the team in 2015 as a result of the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. He is the author of "Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith" (2014). He is the subject of a biography written by
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Baylor Bears and Lady Bears


football coaches and support staff and completed the hiring process in February 2017. Baylor Bears baseball has had a total of 4 baseball coaches in the past 50+ years, Mickey Sullivan served for 21 years prior to Steve Smith and Texas Sports Hall of Famer Dutch Schroeder for 12 seasons before Sullivan. Coincidentally, Sullivan and Smith both coached for exactly 21 seasons. Led by Steve Smith, Baylor's baseball team achieved success rarely seen before his arrival. In the 14 seasons from 1998 to 2012, Coach Smith led the team to
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Baylor Bears basketball


The Baylor Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Bears compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games in Ferrell Center and is currently coached by Scott Drew. Luther Burleson coached the first basketball team at Baylor in 1907 also doubling as the football coach. In Baylor's second season of basketball then cross-town rival TCU began their program which the Bears defeated twice during the 1908–09 season. Ralph Glaze's (1911–1914) .788 winning
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on an unnamed field near the university campus. Beginning in 1905, the team's home games were played at Carroll Field, between the Carroll Science Building and Waco Creek. Baylor did not adopt a mascot (the Baylor Bears) until December 14, 1914 after the completion of the 1914 football season.[2] Additionally, Baylor did not join an athletic conference until 1914 after the conclusion of the football season, when it became a founding member of the Southwest Conference. Baylor played its first home game against Toby's Business College (
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Houston Cougars football


November the Cougars accepted an invitation to the Texas Bowl. Two days later, Art Briles interviewed for the vacant Baylor Bears head coaching position and was hired the next day. Despite criticism from many Houston fans, Briles promptly left Houston for Waco and did not return to coach the Cougars for their bowl game in December. Cornerbacks coach Chris Thurmond was named interim coach for the bowl game which the Cougars lost to TCU, 20–13. Despite the rancor surrounding the departure of Art Briles, his coaching tenure had been the most successful
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Jay Jeffrey


his football career, Missouri and Baylor were his first and second choices, respectively, even though his older brother Neal had previously been a star quarterback at Baylor. Jeffrey enrolled at Mizzou in the fall of 1977. He did not play during his freshman season. After backing up starting quarterback Phil Bradley during his entire sophomore season in 1978, he grew discontented and looked to transfer. Jeffrey called Baylor head coach Grant Teaff and was told he would have to earn the starting job, but he transferred anyway. Due to NCAA
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the past 2 seasons which includes 2 bowl wins. In May 2016, Head Coach Art Briles, Athletic Director Ian McCaw, and University President Ken Starr were fired due to the Baylor University sexual assault investigation. Jim Grobe took over as interim head coach for Baylor and led them to a 6-6 record and a victory in the Cactus Bowl over Boise State. In December 2016 former Temple coach Matt Rhule, was hired as the head Baylor football coach and given a 7-year contract. Rhule subsequently replaced all of the prior
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. At this time, Lyons is the only player from a Big 12 or former SWC University to be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Baylor did not field a baseball team from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. However, Baylor appeared in its first NCAA Tournament in 1948 only in its 3rd year of play after the war. Baylor returned to the NCAA tournament in 1977, led by legendary Baylor head coach Mickey Sullivan, and advanced to the College World Series for Baylor's first appearance in Omaha. Baylor
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Grant Teaff


Grant Garland Teaff (; born November 12, 1933) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University (1960–1965), Angelo State University (1969–1971), and Baylor University (1972–1992), compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8. In his 21 seasons as head coach of the Baylor Bears football team, Teaff's teams won two Southwest Conference titles and appeared in eight bowl games. His 128 wins are the most of any coach in the history of the program.
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George DeLeone


George DeLeone (born May 9, 1948) is an American football offensive line coach for Baylor University. Prior to rejoining Temple's staff, where he was once the offensive coordinator from 2006 through 2007, DeLeone was an offensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns. DeLeone was once the head coach at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) from 1976 to 1979, where he compiled a record of 15 wins and 24 losses. DeLeone has served as offensive coordinator for four different institutes, most recently at the University of Connecticut (
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2013 Baylor Bears football team


The 2013 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears, coached by Art Briles, were playing their 115th football season; this year was the team's 64th and final season at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. The conference slate began with a home game against the West Virginia Mountaineers, and concluded at home against the Texas Longhorns. The 2013 season was arguably the best in Baylor's history. After being
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Steve Smith (pitcher)


Stephen Carr Smith (born February 2, 1961) is an American baseball coach and was the head coach at Baylor from 1995 to 2015. Smith graduated from Gulfport High School in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1979. While in high school, Smith played quarterback for the football team, leading Gulfport to the 1978 state championship, and pitcher for the baseball team, playing in the 1979 Mississippi High School All-Star Game. Smith went on to attend Mississippi College where was played quarterback for the football team and pitcher for the
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The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. After 64 seasons at the off-campus Floyd Casey Stadium, the Bears opened the new on-campus McLane Stadium for the 2014 season. The current head coach is Matt Rhule. Baylor University's football team has seen a wide variation in its success through the years, including an undefeated 3–0 perfect record in 1900. Initially, starting in the year 1898, the university played its home games
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of Baylor's track and field and cross country squads. Baylor University Rugby Football Club plays in Division 1-A in the Allied Rugby Conference, a conference composed mostly of schools from the Big 12 South, against its traditional rivals such as Texas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M. Baylor is led by head coach Nick Lane. Baylor has had success in various competitions, including winning the 2009 Cowtown Rugby Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. The Year of the Bear (in Baylor parlance, "Añodeloso", a takeoff of the
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Baylor Bears and Lady Bears


4–8 record in 2006, the Bears swept the Big 12 North portion of its conference schedule and won 3 conference games in a season for the first time since joining the Big 12 in 1996. On November 18, 2007, Baylor fired football coach Guy Morriss and announced on November 28, 2007 that former University of Houston head coach Art Briles as the new coach. During the 2010 season, Briles led Baylor to finish with a 7–5 regular season record. The 2010 season was a breakthrough for the Baylor Bears even though they
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Death penalty (NCAA)


an extreme sanction. For example, in its 2005 investigation of the Baylor University men's basketball team, the NCAA determined that the Bears had committed violations as egregious as those found at SMU 18 years earlier. However, it praised Baylor for taking swift corrective action once the violations came to light, including forcing out head coach Dave Bliss (who had been SMU's basketball coach when the Mustang football program was given the death penalty). According to the NCAA, this stood in marked contrast to SMU, where school officials
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Hayden Fry


coaching the high school he had led to the state title less than 10 years earlier. He served as Odessa's head football coach for three years. During that time, he first met and befriended the head coach at Texas A&M, Bear Bryant. Fry also continued as a history teacher at Odessa, and one of his students, Roy Orbison, later became a musical star. After the 1958 season, the new head football coach at Baylor hired Hayden Fry as an assistant coach. Fry spent two years at Baylor coaching
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1923 Baylor Bears football team


he 1923 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1923 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Frank Bridges, the Baylor football team compiled a 5–1–2 record (1–1–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 104 to 39. The team's sole loss was to SMU by a 16–0 score in the final game of the season. The team played its home games at Carroll Field in
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Kendal Briles


Houston. He resigned this position on December 22, 2018. In December 2018, Briles became the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Willie Taggart at Florida State University. Briles coaching tenure at Baylor will be defined by his connection with the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. According to a lawsuit filed in January 2017, a Baylor graduate alleges she was gang raped by two football players in 2013. In addition, allegedly more than 50 instances of rape, committed by 31 football players, occurred between 2011 and 2014 but none
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Bob Woodruff (American football)


George Robert Woodruff (March 14, 1916 – November 1, 2001) was an American college football player, coach, and sports administrator. Woodruff was a native of Georgia and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, where he played college football. He was best known as the head coach of the Baylor University and University of Florida football teams, and later, as the athletic director at the University of Tennessee. Woodruff was born in Athens, Georgia in 1916, and attended high school in Savannah, Georgia. After
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Baylor Bears football


Baylor football season was dubbed the "Miracle on the Brazos" by many sports writers at the time. The win over Texas and the SWC championship have thus become a special part of Baylor's athletic history. One of the most successful coaches in Baylor football history was Grant Teaff. He led the Bears to Conference Titles in 1974, his third year in the program, and again in 1980 when he led the Bears to the Cotton Bowl to face the Alabama Crimson Tide. Grant Teaff recruited famous players such as Mike Singletary
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2009 Baylor Bears football team


Baylor received 17 votes in the AP Poll for week 2, giving the Bears an unofficial #40 rank, and 15 votes in the week 3 poll, for an unofficial #38 ranking. The Coaches' Polls awarded Baylor 2 votes in week 2, for an unofficial #47 rank, and no votes in week 3. Several Baylor players received honors. Baylor had the highest net average punting yardage (46.0 yards per punt) in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) after weeks 1 and 2. In addition,
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a full football field and A/C building that allows Baylor athletics to practice in all weather conditions year round. The Indoor facility was a gift from longtime Baylor letterwinner and successful businessman Jay Allison along with his wife Jenny. The new state of the art indoor field was designed to be a part of the Highers Athletic Complex and backs up to the Brazos river. The building was built in 2010 for an estimated cost of $15.4 million. The Bears have finished in the final season rankings of the AP Poll or Coaches
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Blake Anderson (American football)


Robert Blake Anderson (born March 24, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. Anderson is currently the head coach of the Arkansas State Red Wolves football team. He was the North Carolina Tar Heels offensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013. He was previously the offensive coordinator at Southern Miss. Anderson began his playing career as a quarterback and wide receiver at Baylor University from 1987 to 1989, but tore his ACL during practice. After his recovery he chose to transfer to Sam Houston State University where he played as a
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of head coach Art Briles, as well as the resignations of Athletic Director Ian McCaw, the University President Kenneth Starr, and the Title IX coordinator Patty Crawford. As of 2017, at least 31 victims are suing the university claiming 52 allegations of rape which happened by football players. One player was convicted of sexual assault. The Big 12 Conference conditionally withheld $6 million from Baylor's yearly payout until Baylor could certify changes were implemented. In a 2017 lawsuit, alleged victims suing the university alleged that from 2011 to 2014
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1962 Baylor Bears football team


The 1962 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 4–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 169 to 159. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Don Trull with 1,627 passing yards, Tom Davies with 230 rushing yards
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1963 Baylor Bears football team


The 1963 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, defeated LSU in the 1963 Bluebonnet Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 205 to 120. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Don Trull with 2,157 passing yards
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1964 Baylor Bears football team


The 1964 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 176 to 162. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Terry Southall with 1,623 passing yards, Tom Davies with 401 rushing yards
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1965 Baylor Bears football team


The 1965 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 171 to 156. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Ken Stockdale with 978 passing yards, Richard Defee with 429 rushing yards
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1966 Baylor Bears football team


The 1966 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1966 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 168 to 140. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Terry Southall with 1,986 passing yards, Richard Defee with 332 rushing yards
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1968 Baylor Bears football team


The 1968 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 college football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 3–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 322 to 206. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Stuart with 1,320 passing yards, Pinkie Palmer with 818
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1969 Baylor Bears football team


The 1969 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1969 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Beall, the Bears compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 344 to 87. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Stuart with 535 passing yards, Randy Cooper with 364 rushing yards
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Baylor Bears tennis


The Baylor Bears tennis team represents Baylor University in NCAA Division I college tennis. The team is part of the Big 12 Conference and plays home matches at the Hurd Tennis Center. The Bears are currently led by head coach and director of tennis Brian Boland. Boland's assistant coach is Michael Woodson. Men's tennis debuted at Baylor University in 1970, but the program did not see continued success until the arrival of Matt Knoll in 1997. After a 13–12 campaign in his inaugural year, Coach Knoll led the team to its
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Vic Shealy


Baylor University—receiving a master's degree from that institution in 1986—before being appointed secondary coach at Mars Hill College in 1986. Shealy became offensive coordinator at Austin Peay State University from 1988 to 1990, when he briefly left the coaching ranks. He returned to Mars Hill as offensive coordinator in 1992, and in 1993 left again for Austin Peay where he was secondary coach and, in 1994, defensive coordinator. In 1995, Shealy was named head coach of the Azusa Pacific Cougars football team. In his first year, he
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George Sauer


Kansas (1946–1947), the United States Naval Academy (1948–1949), and Baylor University (1950–1955), compiling a career college football record of 78–55–9. He was also the head basketball coach at New Hampshire for one season in 1938–39, tallying a mark of 3–14. Sauer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954. Sauer attended the University of Nebraska where he was an All-American halfback under Dana X. Bible. He coached at the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1941.
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Frank Kimbrough (American football)


star football player John Kimbrough. Kimbrough began his college coaching career at Hardin–Simmons in 1935. After finishing the 1940 season with a perfect 9–0 record, Kimbrough—at age 37—was hired by Baylor, replacing Morley Jennings. With mediocre results in his first three seasons, Kimbrough resigned after Baylor went 1–8 in 1946. In the middle of his Baylor tenure, Kimbrough served as the head coach for the North Carolina Pre-Flight School team in 1943 and led the Cloudbusters to an overall record of 2–4–1. He was immediately
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2016 Baylor Bears football team


also resigned. Former Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe was hired on an interim basis. Following the threat of a lawsuit by Briles for wrongful termination, Baylor provided an out of court settlement. Briles and Baylor are co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a football player. After Briles' departure, many players announced their intention to transfer including Jarrett Stidham. Seven members of the 2016 recruiting class requested to be released from their National Letter of Intent, and six of the then-seven
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2008 Baylor Bears football team


The 2008 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Art Briles in his first year in the position. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. Two Baylor players, linebacker Joe Pawelek and defensive back Jordan Lake, made the preseason All-Big 12 team. Pawelek made at least 86 tackles in each of the previous two seasons, while Lake posted 120 tackles, two interceptions, forced two fumbles, and
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1967 Baylor Bears football team


The 1967 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1967 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach John Bridgers, the Bears compiled a 1–8–1 record (0–6–1 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 199 to 101. They played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team's statistical leaders included Alvin Flynn with 924 passing yards, Charles Wilson with 553 rushing yards
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Phil Bennett (American football)


join the Baylor Bears as defensive coordinator, replacing Brian Norwood who accepted the position of associate head coach for Baylor. On May 26, 2016, it was announced that Baylor was firing Art Briles as head coach, and that Bennett was a candidate to serve as interim head coach, but declined the proposition and the Bears hired Jim Grobe to replace the fired Briles. On August 11, 1999, Bennett's 41-year-old wife, Nancy, was killed by lightning while she was jogging near their home in Manhattan, Kansas
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