1923 Baylor Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1923
| team = Baylor Bears
| sport = football
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| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| record = 5–1–2
| conf_record = 1–1–2
| head_coach = Frank Bridges
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Roy Carter Williamson
| stadium = Carroll Field, Cotton Palace
}}
{{1923 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1923 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1923 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Frank Bridges, the Baylor football team compiled a 5–1–2 record (1–1–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 104 to 39. The team's sole loss was to SMU by a 16–0 score in the final game of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1923-schedule.html|title=1923 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}{{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}}
The team played its home games at Carroll Field in Waco, Texas. Roy Carter Williamson was the team captain.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Simmons Cowboys|title=Simmons (TX)}}
|October 6||North Texas State Teachers
|October 13||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}
|October 20|at|Arkansas|The Hill|Fayetteville, AR|W 14–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-bears-claw-razorback/167608193/|newspaper=The Austin American|title=Bears claw Razorbacks|date=October 21, 1923|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1923|team=Ouachita Baptist Tigers|title=Ouachita}}
|November 3||Texas A&M|Cotton Palace|Waco, TX (rivalry)|T 0–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-texas-aggies-and-baylor-f/167608588/|newspaper=The Nashville Tennessean|title=Texas Aggies and Baylor fight to 0–0 deadlock|date=November 4, 1923|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||Texas|Cotton Palace|Waco, TX (rivalry)|T 7–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123471763/longhorns-and-bruins-tie/|work=The Houston Post|title=Longhorns and Bruins tie|date=November 11, 1923|accessdate=April 24, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 29|at|SMU|Fair Park Stadium|Dallas, TX|L 0–16|17,000|{{cite news |last=Stowe |first=Arthur W. |title=Aerial Attack Launched By Red And Blue Eleven Smothers Bridges Team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84200336/fort-worth-record-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Record |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 30, 1923 |page=9 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Stowe |first=Arthur W. |title=Passing Game Beats Baylor In Dallas Game (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84200414/fort-worth-record-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Record |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 30, 1923 |page=10 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Stowe |first=Arthur W. |title=Mustangs Put Bruins Under (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84200528/fort-worth-record-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Record |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 30, 1923 |page=21 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=How The Mustangs Trampled Over Bridges' Bears Thursday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84200583/fort-worth-record-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Record |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 30, 1923 |page=10 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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