1931 Baylor Bears football team

The 1931 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1931 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 134 to 100.^[1][2] They played their home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Maurice S. Pierce was the team captain.^[2]

1931 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–6 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach	Morley Jennings (6th season)
Captain	Maurice S. Pierce
Home stadium	Carroll Field
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
SMU $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
TCU	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Rice	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Baylor	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	St. Edward's*	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 23–0	[3]
October 10	at Centenary*	Fairgrounds Stadium Shreveport, LA	L 13–24	[4]
October 17	Arkansas	Carroll Field Waco, TX	W 19–7	[5]
October 24	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 7–33	[6]
October 31	Texas Tech*	Carroll Field Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 32–0	[7]
November 7	at Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–25	[8]
November 14	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 0–6	[9]
November 21	TCU	Carroll Field Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 6–19	[10]
November 28	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–20	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming