Baylor Vs. SMU Series History
Series: 37 Wins(.506) 36 Wins(.494)
Average Score: 17.6 14.9
Longest Win Streak: 11(1989-2014) 8(1966-1073)
Largest Margin of Victory: 61-0(1916) 35-0(1946)
Last Meeting: Baylor won 45-0 on Aug. 31, 2014 at Waco, Texas
Top 25 Match-ups
Year Site BU Rank SMU Rank Result
1937 Dallas 13 NR SMU 13-7
1940 Waco NR 18 SMU 7-4
1947 Waco NR 3 SMU 10-0
1948 Dallas NR 10 SMU 13-6
1949 Waco 15 10 BU 35-26
1950 Dallas NR 15 BU 3-0
1951 Waco 10 NR BU 14-13
1954 Dallas 20 11 BU 33-21
1956 Dallas 16 NR BU 26-0
1974 Dallas 16 NR BU 31-14
1980 Waco 18 20 BU 32-28
1981 Dallas NR 14 SMU 27-20
1982 Waco NR 6 SMU 22-19
1983 Dallas NR 13 SMU 42-26
1984 Waco NR 7 SMU 21-14
1985 Dallas 19 16 BU 21-14
1986 Waco 13 NR SMU 27-21
1991 Dallas 12 NR BU 45-7
2014 Waco 10 NR BU 45-0
2015 Dallas 4 NR ??
Overview
Old Southwest Conference foes Baylor and SMU first met in 1916. The schools only 100 miles apart played every year since minus WWII in 1943-44 and in 1987-88 when SMU was put on NCAA death penalty. The series resumed in 1989 only to end several years later in 1995 when the SWC broke up.
In 1949, both teams entered the game ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time. Baylor would prevail over a All-American Doak Walker led SMU team 35-26.
During the 1975 game, Baylor would race to a 23-0 first half lead. SMU signal caller Chuck Benefield would lead the Mustangs comeback and edge the Bears 34-31.
The 1980 contest featurerd both programs entering both ranked in the top 20. The Mustangs raced to a early 21-0 lead in the 2nd quarter. After exchanging scores in the 3rd and trailing 28-14, Baylor would score 18 unanswered for the 32-28 victory. They would eventually win the SWC title & play Alabama in the Cotton Bowl.
After a couple more classic games for the rivalry in the 80's, SMU was hit with the NCAA deathy penalty in 1987 and 1988. When the series resumed in 1989, Baylor has dominated, winning eleven straight. That has helped the Bears take a one game lead in the series 37-36-7.
After Fridays showdown in Dallas, the two teams are only scheduled to meet once more in the forseeable future in 2016.
