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Baylor

SWC · 1955 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 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

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)H2HIND BOR5–5W 35–7
5Week 5 · Sep 27Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI1–9W 19–2
6Week 6 · Oct 4Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC10–1L 6–20
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–4–1W 25–20
8Week 8 · Oct 18Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–4–1W 13–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–2–1L 7–19
10Week 10 · Nov 1TCUH2HIND SWC9–2L 6–28
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–5L 20–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22SMUH2HIND SWC4–6L 0–12
14Week 14 · Nov 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–7–1W 15–7

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
3.419
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-16+18
  • Hardin Simmons +5
  • Arkansas +5
  • Washington +5
  • Rice +2
  • Villanova +1
  • Maryland -1
  • Texas A&M -2
  • TCU -2
  • Texas -5
  • SMU -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 #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48W12#60W13#56W14#58Regular Season Final#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
+17
-14
+5
+6
-12
-22
-1
-12
+8

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

Final Rank by Season
#261950#61951#601952#261953#331954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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