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Baylor

SWC · 1949 Season · Final

Developing
Record
8–2
0.800 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–2 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 20–6
6Week 6 · Oct 4Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC0–8–1W 14–6
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–5W 35–13
8Week 8 · Oct 18Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR7–5W 28–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC1–8–1W 21–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1TCUH2HIND SWC6–3–1W 40–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC6–4L 0–20
12Week 12 · Nov 15Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY9–1W 32–13
13Week 13 · Nov 22SMUH2HIND SWC5–4–1W 35–26
14Week 14 · Nov 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC10–1L 7–21

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
1.482
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+32
-5+37
  • Wyoming +9
  • Texas Tech +7
  • TCU +6
  • Arkansas +5
  • SMU +5
  • South Carolina +4
  • Texas A&M +1
  • Mississippi State 0
  • Rice -1
  • Texas -4

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 #10Better than 93%
Win % Place 12thBetter than 92%

0.800 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#9W12#7W13#8W14#11Regular Season Final#10Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+8
+22
+21
+21
+26
-20
+19
+9
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#251942#621945#1121946#621947#341948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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