1971 Baylor Bears football team

1971 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1971 record	1-9 ( SWC)
Head coach	Bill Beall
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1971 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#18 Texas $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#16 Arkansas	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
TCU	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1971 college football season. The Bears offense scored 74 points, while the Bears defense allowed 236 points. In the Battle of the Brazos, Texas A&M beat the Bears by a score of 10-9.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 0–22	36,362
September 25	Indiana*		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	W 10–0	27,500
October 1	at Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 15–41	26,876
October 9	#17 Arkansas		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–35	33,000
October 23	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 9–10	28,662
October 30	TCU		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 27–34	30,000
November 6	at #15 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 0–24	58,000
November 13	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 0–27	32,169
November 20	SMU		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 6–20	25,000
November 27	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 0–23	15,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.