1917 Baylor Bears football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1917

| team = Baylor Bears

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| record = 6–2–1

| conf_record = 2–1

| head_coach = Charles Mosley

| hc_year = 4th

| captain = Jack Roach

| stadium = Carroll Field

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The 1917 Baylor Bears football team was an American football team that represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1917 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charles Mosley, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 221 to 41.{{cite web|title=1917 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=March 21, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1917-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac|publisher=Baylor University|page=107|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/baylorbears.com/documents/2018/8/9/BU_FB_Media_Almanac_2018_Section05_History.pdf|accessdate=March 24, 2019}}

Schedule

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|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1917|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}|Carroll Field|Waco, TX|W 17–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-bears-manage-for-1/141809819/|work=The Waco Daily Times-Herald|title=Bears manage for 17 to 0 victory over Howard Payne team|date=September 30, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 13|vs|{{cfb link|year=1917|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}|Fair Park|Dallas, TX|W 55–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-baylor-gets-eas/141810017/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Baylor gets east victory over Trinity|date=October 14, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20||Oklahoma A&M|Carroll Field|Waco, TX|W 17–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-okla-am-bea/141810239/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Okla. A.&M. beaten by Baylor, 17–0|date=October 21, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1917|team=Simmons Cowboys|title=Simmons (TX)}}|Carroll Field|Waco, TX|W 103–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-bears-defeated-ele/141810553/|work=The Waco Daily Times-Herald|title=Bears defeated eleven from Simmons College|date=October 28, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3||Texas|Cotton Palace|Waco, TX (rivalry)|W 3–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123384384/baylor-beats-texas-with-place-kick/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Baylor beats Texas with place kick|date=November 4, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 10||Texas A&M|Cotton Palace|Waco, TX (rivalry) |L 0–7|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-aggies-beat-bears-in-cl/141810793/|work=The Houston Post|title=Aggies beat Bears in close contest|date=November 11, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 17|at|SMU|Armstrong Field|Dallas, TX|T 0–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-baylor-and-sm/141811134/|work=The Austin Statesman|title=Baylor and S.M.U. play 0–0 tie|date=November 18, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1917|team=Southwestern Pirates|title=Southwestern (TX)}}|Snyder Field|Georgetown, TX|W 26–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-bears-took-ragged-game/141811566/|work=The Houston Post|title=Bears took ragged game from Pirates|date=November 24, 1917|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29|at|TCU|TCU gridiron|Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)|L 0–34|{{cite news |author= |title=T. C. U. Fans Refuse to Grant Baylor Bear's Superiority |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84028393/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 27, 1917 |page=12 |access-date=August 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=T. C. U.'s Victory Over Baylor Big Surprise Of Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84028305/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 30, 1917 |page=16 |access-date=August 23, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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