1938 Baylor Bears football team

The 1938 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Morley Jennings, the Bears compiled a 7–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 165 to 89.^[1][2] They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sam Boyd and Billy J. Patterson were the team captains.^[2]

1938 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–2–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach	Morley Jennings (13th season)
Captains	Sam Boyd Billy J. Patterson
Home stadium	Waco Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 TCU $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
SMU	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Texas	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Southwestern (TX)*		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	W 33–0	4,000	[3]
September 30	vs. Oklahoma A&M*		Coyote Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 20–6		[4]
October 8	at Arkansas		Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 9–6		[5]
October 15	Centenary*		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	W 14–0		[6]
October 22	Texas A&M	No. 17	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	T 6–6	15,000	[7]
October 29	at No. 4 TCU		T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–39	25,000	[8]
November 5	at Texas		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 14–3	14,000	[9]
November 11	at Loyola (CA)*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 35–2	45,000	[10]
November 19	SMU		Waco Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–21		[11]
November 26	at Rice		Rice Field Houston, TX	W 21–6		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game