1974 Baylor Bears football team
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Southwest Conference champions
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L, vs. Penn State, 21–40
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Coaches | #14 |
| AP | #14 |
| 1974 record | 8-4 (6-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Grant Teaff |
| Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 Baylor $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Baylor won eight games and captured the Southwest Conference Championship (SWC) for the first time since 1924, and in the process defeated the University of Texas 34-24 (rallying from a 24-7 halftime deficit). It was Baylor's first victory over the Texas Longhorns in 17 years. The 1974 season and the win over Texas are commonly referred to as the “Miracle on the Brazos” (after the Brazos River, which runs near the Baylor campus) and it remains part of Baylor lore.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 14 | at #1 Oklahoma* | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 11–28 | 62,375 | |||||
| September 21 | at Missouri* | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 21– 28 | 43,752 | |||||
| September 28 | #12 Oklahoma State* | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 31–14 | 30,000 | |||||
| October 5 | at Florida State* | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 21–17 | 25,262 | |||||
| October 12 | at #14 Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | W 21–17 | 43,300 | |||||
| October 26 | #8 Texas A&M |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 0–20 | 51,200 | |||||
| November 2 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 21–7 | 18,792 | |||||
| November 9 | #12 Texas | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 34–24 | 43,100 | |||||
| November 16 | #20 Texas Tech | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 17–10 | 32,000 | |||||
| November 23 | at SMU | #16 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 31–14 | 40,168 | ||||
| November 30 | Rice | #16 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 24–3 | 40,500 | ||||
| January 1 | vs. #7 Penn State* | #12 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 20–41 | 68,500 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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Team Players drafted into the NFL
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Neal Jeffery | quarterback | 17 | 423 | San Diego Chargers |
Awards and honors
- Grant Teaff, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award[2]
