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Baylor

SWC · 1917 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–2–1
0.722 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras

1917 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
7Week 7 · Oct 9HOWARD PAYNEUnranked—W 17–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16TRINITY (TEXAS)Unranked—W 55–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND SWC4–5W 17–0
10Week 10 · Oct 30HARDIN-SIMMONSUnranked—W 103–0
11Week 11 · Nov 6Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC4–4W 3–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–0L 0–7
13Week 13 · Nov 20SMUH2HIND FBSI3–2–3T 0–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Southwestern (texas) (SOUTHWESTERN (TEXAS))H2HIND FBSI1–5–1W 26–0
12Regular Season Final · Dec 4TCUH2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–34

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.326
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-2+9
  • Oklahoma State +4
  • Texas +4
  • Southwestern (texas) +1
  • Texas A&M 0
  • SMU 0
  • TCU -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.722 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19W14#25Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#25Post-Season W2#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+55
+17
+103
+3
-7
0
+26
-34

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#711912#651913#761914#201915#141916

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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