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The 1899–1914 Baylor football teams composed Baylor University's first fifteen seasons of collegiate football. In those sixteen years, Baylor played without a team mascot and without a conference with varying results including one perfect season and a single-win season. In these early years, Baylor's first homecoming football game played at what some consider the world's first true Homecoming and the team played multiple times at The State Fair of Texas. __NOTOC__ ==Overview== Baylor University began its organized football team in 1899.〔"(History. )" ''2009 Baylor Football Media Almanac''. Baylor Athletics (Baylor University). Retrieved 2009-10-11.〕 Initially, it played its home games on an undetermined field near the university. Beginning in 1905, the team's home games were played at Carroll Field, between the Carroll Science Building and Waco Creek. Baylor did not adopt a mascot (the Baylor Bears) until December 14, 1914, after the completion of the 1914 football season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mascot History )〕 Additionally, Baylor did not join an athletic conference until 1914 after the conclusion of football season, when it joined the Southwest Conference. Baylor played its first home game against Toby's Business College (located in Waco) in 1899, its first away game on 4 November 1900, at Austin College, and its first neutral-site game against Texas A&M in 1901. For the 1899 and 1900 seasons, the team was coached by R.H. Hamilton, whose 5–1–1 record was distinguished with never having a losing record; in 1899, Baylor played its first game against Texas A&M, which would become a rivalry, the Battle of the Brazos, with over 100 games played in the series by 2003. W.J. Ritchie coached the 1901 team, leading it to a 5–3 record; in this year, the first games of the Baylor-Texas and Baylor-TCU series were played. TCU (known as AddRan Male & Female College until 1902) was located in Waco from 1895 to 1910 and was one of Baylor's greatest football rivals until the dissolution of the Southwest Conference in 1995. 1901 also welcomed Baylor's first Thanksgiving Day football game, with a 28– win over St. Edwards. J.C. Ewing took control of the team in 1902, and led it to its first losing season, with a 3–4–2 record. R.N. Watts restored Baylor's winning tradition in 1903, with a record of 4–3–1. Sol Metzger led the 1904 team to a disappointing 2–5–1 record; his successor, Archie Webb, did no better with the 1905 team, resulting in a 1–6–0 record. No team was fielded in 1906 following a ban opposing the violence of football; along with 1943 and 1944 (during World War II), 1906 is one of three seasons since 1899 that Baylor has not competed in varsity football. Luther Burleson headed the restored football team in 1907, and managed a 4–3–1 record. E.J. Mills led the team for the 1908 and 1909 seasons; their 3–5–0 and 5–3–0 records were notable for the 1908 loss to LSU with a score of 0–88, and for the world's first "Home-Coming" at the 1909 Thanksgiving Day game, which included a concert, parade, and bonfire. To this day, Baylor claims to have the largest homecoming parade in the world. Ralph Glaze coached the 1910–1912 teams; the 1910 record of 6–1–1 included a sole loss because Baylor left at halftime, with the score tied 6– against Texas, due to a dispute with the referee. Glaze's 1911 and 1912 teams had records of 3–4–2 and 3–5–0, respectively. Norman C. Paine coached Baylor in 1913 to a 3–4–3 record; Charles P. Mosely led the 1914 football team to a 3–5–2 record. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baylor football, 1899–1914」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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