1971 Baylor Bears football team

1971 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Beall (3rd season)
Home stadium	Baylor Stadium

1971 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Texas $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 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 NCAA University Division 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	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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	No. 17 Arkansas	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–35	33,000
October 23	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 9–10	28,662
October 30	TCU	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 27–34	30,000
November 6	at No. 15 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–24	58,000
November 13	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	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 released prior to the game