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Baylor

SWC · 1947 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
1–5 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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23STEPHEN F. AUSTINUnranked—W 34–0
6Week 6 · Sep 30Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1W 18–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC6–4–1W 17–9
9Week 9 · Oct 21Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR6–5W 32–6
10Week 10 · Oct 28Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–6–1L 0–24
11Week 11 · Nov 4TCUH2HIND SWC4–5–2L 7–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1L 7–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC5–5W 7–6
14Week 14 · Nov 25SMUH2HIND SWC9–0–2L 0–10
15Week 15 · Dec 2Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC6–3–1L 6–34

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
3.528
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-15+19
  • Arkansas +6
  • Texas Tech +6
  • Tulsa +5
  • Miami +2
  • SMU 0
  • Texas -1
  • Rice -3
  • TCU -5
  • Texas A&M -6

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 #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#63Regular Season Final#62Post-Season W1#63Post-Season W2#63Post-Season W3#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+34
+11
+8
+26
-24
-7
-21
+1
-10
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#741940#841941#251942#621945#1121946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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