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Baylor

SWC · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–1 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–0L 11–28
5Week 5 · Sep 24Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–4L 21–28
6Week 6 · Oct 1Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B87–5W 31–14
7Week 7 · Oct 8Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 21–17
8Week 8 · Oct 15Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC6–4–1W 21–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–3L 0–20
11Week 11 · Nov 5TCUH2HIND SWC1–10W 21–7
12Week 12 · Nov 12Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC8–4W 34–24
13Week 13 · Nov 19Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC6–4–2W 17–10
14Week 14 · Nov 26SMUH2HIND SWC6–4–1W 31–14
15Week 15 · Dec 3Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8–1W 24–3
18Final · Jan 7Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 20–41

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
1.987
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-9+37
  • Texas +8
  • Oklahoma State +7
  • Arkansas +6
  • Texas Tech +6
  • SMU +6
  • Rice +2
  • Florida State +1
  • TCU +1
  • Oklahoma 0
  • Penn State -2
  • Texas A&M -3
  • Missouri -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 #24Better than 83%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.667 Win % · Change -6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#18Post-Season W3#24Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
-7
+17
+4
+4
-20
+14
+10
+7
+17
+21
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#1171969#1101970#1221971#621972#1111973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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