1938 Baylor Bears football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1938

| team = Baylor Bears

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| record = 7–2–1

| conf_record = 3–2–1

| head_coach = Morley Jennings

| hc_year = 13th

| captain = Sam Boyd

| captain2 = Billy J. Patterson

| stadium = Waco Stadium

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1938-schedule.html|title=1938 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}{{cite web|title=2018 Baylor Football Media Almanac|publisher=Baylor University|page=109|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/baylorbears.com/documents/2018/8/9/BU_FB_Media_Almanac_2018_Section05_History.pdf|accessdate=March 24, 2019}} They played their home games at Waco Stadium in Waco, Texas. Sam Boyd and Billy J. Patterson were the team captains.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1938

| poll = AP

| rank = y

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1938|team=Southwestern Pirates|title=Southwestern (TX)}}||Waco Stadium|Waco, TX|W 33–0|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-baylors-golden-bears-beat-buc/168103943/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Baylor's Golden Bears beat Bucs of Southwestern|date=September 25, 1938|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 30|vs.|Oklahoma A&M||Coyote Stadium|Wichita Falls, TX|W 20–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-baylor-demonstrates/168104130/|work=Wichita Daily Times|title=Baylor demonstrates aerial might in defeating Oklahoma A&M, 20–6|date=October 1, 1938|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8|at|Arkansas||Bailey Stadium|Fayetteville, AR|W 9–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-times-democrat-field-goal-wins-fo/168104270/|work=Sunday Times Democrat|title=Field goal wins for Baylor crew|date=October 9, 1938|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15||Centenary||Waco Stadium|Waco, TX|W 14–0||{{cite news|title=Bears beat Centenary, 14–0|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=October 16, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81869869/bears-beat-centenary-140/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22||Texas A&M|17|Waco Stadium|Waco, TX (rivalry)|T 6–6|15,000|{{cite news |author= | title=Texas Aggies And Baylor In 6 To 6 Tie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-journal/109104199/ |newspaper=The Knoxville Journal |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |agency=Associated Press | date=October 23, 1938 | page=17 |access-date=September 7, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 29|at|No. 4 TCU||T.C.U. Stadium|Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)|L 7–39|25,000|{{cite news|title=Frogs Smash Bears With Power, Passes, 39-7: Meyermen Turn Game Into Rout|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|author=Flem Hall|date=October 30, 1938|pages=Sports 1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98905027/frogs-smash-bears-with-power-passes/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5|at|Texas||War Memorial Stadium|Austin, TX (rivalry)|W 14–3|14,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658795/bears-put-texas-on-skidss-143/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Bears put Texas on skidss, 14–3|date=November 6, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11|at|Loyola (CA)||Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles, CA|W 35–2|45,000|{{cite news|title=Gaels Defeat Lions, 7-0, in Grid Thriller|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Charles Curtis|date=October 10, 1938|pages=II-13, II-15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22921797/gaels_defeat_lions_70_in_grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 19||SMU||Waco Stadium|Waco, TX|L 6–21||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-smu-sharpshooters/168103440/|work=Wichita Daily Times|title=S.M.U. sharpshooters torpedo Baylor in aerial battle, 21 to 6|date=November 20, 1938|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 26|at|Rice||Rice Field|Houston, TX|W 21–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-baylors-patterson-nips-ri/168104383/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Baylor's Patterson nips Rice 21–6|date=November 27, 1938|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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