1970 Baylor Bears football team

The 1970 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Bears offense scored 133 points, while the Bears defense allowed 259 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, the Bears beat Texas A&M by a score of 29–24.[1]

1970 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1970 record2–9 (1–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Texas Tech 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Rice 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
SMU 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
TCU 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –1
Baylor 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
Texas A&M 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at No. 11 Missouri*
L 0–3832,000
September 19at Army*
W 10–736,539
September 26Pittsburgh*
L 10–1520,000
October 3at LSU*
L 10–3160,000
October 10at No. 10 Arkansas
L 7–4153,000
October 24Texas A&M
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 29–2441,000
October 31at TCU
L 17–2421,817
November 7No. 1 Texas
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 14–2136,000
November 14Texas Tech
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 3–719,000
November 21at SMU
L 10–2322,963
November 28Rice
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 23–2822,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Dave JonesLinebacker11286Baltimore Colts

[2]

References
  1. "2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac" (PDF). Baylor University. p. 115. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1971.htm


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