29 - 42, W 14 - The totals for each current member institution can be seen below, with schools listed by alphabetical order. To finish the season, Baylor was ranked No. 22 - Looking ahead to the 2020 season, conference slates matter arguably more than they ever have before, with all Power 5 leagues either reducing or completely eliminating non-conference competition due to COVID-19. 21 - 24, W 42, StubHub Buy or Sell Tickets. Join our linker program. The loss dropped Baylor from the rankings and represented the start of a 4-game skid during which time Baylor lost in Waco to TCU, at No. 29, W 0, L Petty was voted Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year following the season. 34, L [14] The new McLane Stadium was named after Drayton McLane, Jr. who donated a significant amount of money toward the stadium's construction. Baylor finished the year with a 7-6 record but was close to having a very good season as 4 losses came on the road to top 20 competition (No. Teaff is the all-time leader in years coached (21), games coached (239), and wins (128). Watts restored Baylor's winning tradition in 1903, with a record of 431. Before each football game the Baylor Line gathers at one end of McLane Stadium and waits for the signal to make a 'mad dash' down the field to create a giant human tunnel through which the football team runs through to enter the stadium. 56 - In the case of the Big 12, teams are permitted one non-conference opponent, with the requirement that such games are hosted by the Big 12 participant. In recent seasons, both a matte green helmet and a white helmet have been used as alternates to the gold helmet. Best Big 12 finish of 2010s: T-2 (2016, 7-2). 23 West Virginia (38-36). Baylor University's football team has seen a wide variation in its success through the years, including an undefeated 3-0 perfect record in 1900. 3rd. The competitive peak of the series was from 19601990 when Baylor won 13 games, A&M won 16 games and 2 games ended in ties. Haaziq Daniels had a short scoring run and threw a touchdown pass in Air Forces 30-15 victory over Baylor in cold conditions Thursday night in the Armed Forces Bowl. [1] Baylor first began playing football in 1899. 17, L Baylor would win just eight Big 12 games from 2016-2018 in the aftermath of the scandal that rocked the program in May 2016 and led to Art Briles' dismissal, but the Bears would cap off the decade on a high note, reaching the Big 12 Championship Game and winning 11 games in 2019 just two years removed from a 1-11 record. 45, L The 2010 matchup ended. Let's just put it this way: In the Big 12, everyone knows each other. 20 - Also, prior to this season, they had never appeared in the Cotton Bowl. 22, L 1 overall draft picks for the Sooners -- first Baker Mayfield and then Kyler Murray. 21, W 0 - The Simpson Center also houses academic support rooms for studying and academic work. However, Coach Aranda owned up to the call in a post-game interview, explaining that Baylor Football is about seizing opportunities when they are available; an attitude that ultimately won them the game. 62, L Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 . 48, L 20). Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Or write about sports? 26 - The university has had live bears since 1915. Baylor won one conference title (this season) and wasn't ever within a single game of another (granted, that had as much to do with Kansas' dominance as anything). 7 - 21, W 14, L SOS: 1.93 (47th of 120) . Find out more. 14 - Games, L 34 - 6, L 14, W But before things *hopefully* kickoff, which Big 12 teams have had the most success against conference competition over the past decade? 14, L Feel-good moments were limited at best for Cyclones fans from 2010-2016, with the stunning upset of Oklahoma State that spoiled the Cowboys BCS national championship hopes in 2011 taking the cake. 14, L 48 - 14 - Black jerseys as well as black or green pants have also been used giving the Bears multiple uniform combinations to choose from. During the OSU game Seastrunk again achieved recognition for a 76-yard touchdown rush, outrunning the Oklahoma State secondary despite suffering a quadriceps cramp near midfield. 34, W 2022 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. 83rd of 131. 28 - 10 - 16 - Best conference finish of 2010s:First (8-1, 2011). The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 1 ranked Kansas State in 2012. Copyright: ESPN Sports Media Ltd. All rights reserved. 38 - 9 - 10 - 3 - 45 - They lost this game by a score of 14-26. 29, L There was a ten-year break in the series when the dissolution of the Southwest Conference in 1996 resulted in the two universities joining separate athletic conferences. 5 Oklahoma on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Griffin to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds remaining in the game. 9, No. Here's Bill Connelly's take. 41 - Year Player Award; 2015: C . 28 - 48, L 21, L 6-4 Conference Record. The Big Ten and Pac-12 have even gone as far as postponing their seasons away from the fall, with hopes of playing in Spring 2021. Game Recap. Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 . 12, L 14 - 7 - 21, L 6, L Baylor shocked the college football world the next week by soundly beating No. American black bears roamed the majority of Texas in considerable abundance when Baylor was founded in 1845, and bears could still be found throughout many areas of the state until the 1940s. It wasnt all bad, of course; Texas Tech fans were dazzled by a future NFL MVP and Super Bowl Champion in the form of Patrick Mahomes from 2015-2016, but that the Red Raiders only won a combined 7 Big 12 games during his two seasons as the starter is sure to leave a sour taste. 24 - On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 9, W 32 - 9 - 22 - 3, L 28, L 14 - Ritchie coached the 1901 team, leading it to a 53 record; in this year, the first games of the Baylor-Texas and Baylor-TCU series were played. A loss to Baylor was the only blemish on K-States resume during a 2012 season that saw the Wildcats briefly attain an AP No. 15 - 22 Texas that propelled the team (93, 63 Big XII) to the Alamo Bowl with No. Baylor won the last of these Homecoming match-ups in 1995, 27-24. Of the 27 offensive lists below, 25 of them include a Briles-era player in first place or a tie for first place. In 1970, Plunk, Newsom and Finley sat together, heads low about the 0-10 football record the year before. 10 - 6, No. Join our linker program. 60,580) It also assured the team a Fiesta Bowl berth, the Bears' first-ever BCS bowl appearance and their first major bowl in 33 years. For the 1899 and 1900 seasons, the team was coached by R.H. Hamilton, whose 511 record was distinguished with never having a losing record; in 1899, Baylor played, and lost, its first game against Texas A&M, which would become a rivalry (until 2012 when Texas A&M changed conferences), the Battle of the Brazos, with over 100 games played in the series by 2003. .513 627-594-44 ALL-TIME RECORD. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [8][9], Baylor has played in 27 bowl games, garnering a record of 1413. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 14 - As Baylor Yell Leaders, they felt led to boost Baylor morale. 21, W College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. TCU holds the record as Baylor's most common opponent for its annual Homecoming game. The list documents season-by-season records, bowl game results, and conference records from 1915 to the present. 0 - 38, L Alas, a .500 all-time record in the Big 12 likely has those in Morgantown feeling that a lot has been left on the table given some of the talent that has come through the program. 21 - 31, W College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 1 ranked team and sparked a 3-game win streak for Baylor (with a 5245 overtime victory over Texas Tech in Cowboys Stadium and a 4134 victory in Waco over No. 0, W 12 - 27, L 21 - 10/28/2000 Last 10 Matchups. 10, StubHub Buy or Sell Tickets. 12 - 13 - 0 - 20, W 10 - We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Or write about sports? R.N. Due to the close proximity of the two schools 23 games were played between 1899 and 1910. 28 - This is a list of college football seasons in which the Baylor Bears have participated. The victory over Kansas State represented the program's first ever win over a No. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. 13 - 20, L 21 - Do you have a blog? 20 - : The Mountaineers didnt waste much time in making it clear they had the firepower needed to compete in the Big 12 when they joined the league, as West Virginias first-ever conference-game as a Big 12 member a 70-63 win over Baylor -- set a record for the highest-scoring game in Big 12 history. 14 - Baylor had finished in last place in 4 of the last 7 seasons including the year before and had not won the conference championship in 50 years. 33 - On December 2, Baylor accepted a berth in the Holiday Bowl, sending the Bears to a third consecutive bowl for the first time in program history. 7 - 17 - 30, W Baylor stopped them on 3 runs and a pass for one of the all-time great goal-line stands. Baylor won the SWC Championship in 1915, 1916, 1922 and again in 1924. Enter 2020, and Texas Tech will look to take a substantial leap forward in year two of the Matt Wells era after finishing 2019 4-8 in a season that was full of narrow defeats. 21, L 10 - Visit ESPN to view the latest Baylor Bears news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more . How brutal was the past decade for Kansas? 35, W [citation needed]. 28, L Baylor then defeated Iowa State 4926 for the first conference win of the year before finishing October by losing two straight on the road, to A&M and eventual conference champion No. 1 ranking and ultimately end the year as co-Big 12 champions, with quarterback Collin Klein earning an invitation to New York as Heisman Trophy finalist.