1974 Baylor Bears football team

1974 Baylor Bears football
Southwest Conference champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, L, vs. Penn State, 21–40
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches #14
AP #14
1974 record 8-4 (6-1 SWC)
Head coach Grant Teaff
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
1974 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#14 Baylor $ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
#16 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
#17 Texas 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
SMU 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
Texas Tech 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 2
Rice 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 1
TCU 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Baylor won eight games and captured the Southwest Conference Championship (SWC) for the first time since 1924, and in the process defeated the University of Texas 34-24 (rallying from a 24-7 halftime deficit). It was Baylor's first victory over the Texas Longhorns in 17 years. The 1974 season and the win over Texas are commonly referred to as the “Miracle on the Brazos” (after the Brazos River, which runs near the Baylor campus) and it remains part of Baylor lore.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 14 at #1 Oklahoma* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 11–28   62,375
September 21 at Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 21– 28   43,752
September 28 #12 Oklahoma State* Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 31–14   30,000
October 5 at Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 21–17   25,262
October 12 at #14 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 21–17   43,300
October 26 #8 Texas A&Mdagger Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX L 0–20   51,200
November 2 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 21–7   18,792
November 9 #12 Texas Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 34–24   43,100
November 16 #20 Texas Tech Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 17–10   32,000
November 23 at SMU #16 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX W 31–14   40,168
November 30 Rice #16 Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX W 24–3   40,500
January 1 vs. #7 Penn State* #12 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX L 20–41   68,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Neal Jeffery quarterback 17 423 San Diego Chargers

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=399&season=1974
  2. ↑ http://www.hickoksports.com/history/collfootcoy.shtml#fwaa
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