1955 Baylor Bears football team

The 1955 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 1955 college football season. The team finished with a record of 5-5. Henry Gremminger (End) was chosen to the All-Conference team for a second year in a row.[1]

1955 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1955 record	5–5 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	George Sauer (6th season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1955 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 TCU $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Texas A&M	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Texas	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Baylor	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SMU	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Rice	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 17	Hardin–Simmons*		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 35–7
September 24	at Villanova*	No. 18	Villanova Stadium Philadelphia	W 19–2
October 1	No. 1 Maryland*	No. 20	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 6–20
October 8	Arkansas		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	W 25–20
October 15	at No. 12 Washington*		Husky Stadium Seattle	W 13–7
October 22	at No. 12 Texas A&M	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)	L 7–19
October 29	No. 15 TCU		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)	L 6–28
November 5	at Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	L 20–21
November 19	SMU		Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas	L 0–12
November 26	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston	W 15–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. Baylor University, "The Round-Up of Sixteeners in Fifty-Six" yearbook (1956) via the Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2013. http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-annl/id/24665