L Alamo. 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. 5 Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl. 27 - A total of two Baylor coaches and eight Baylor players have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame to date. 41, L [15] The College Football Playoff rankings were used from 2014-23 for a four-team knockout tournament to determine a national champion; a 12-team playoff is planned beginning in 2024. On December 4, 2021, Baylor held off an Oklahoma State rally to win the Big 12 Championship Game 21-16. 42 - 1 overall draft picks for the Sooners -- first Baker Mayfield and then Kyler Murray. 3 - This changed to green every year until around 2001, when in the interest of having a more substantial looking student section the decision was made to use gold every year. Baylor has been independent and a member of two different conferences. 7 ranked Mountaineer team playing their inaugural Big 12 conference game. As of the 2012 season Carroll Field has been the only on-campus homefield for the Bears. Championships: 9 Bowl Record: 27 Bowls, 14-13, .519 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 16 Times (Final), 226 Weeks (Total) Heisman Winners: Robert Griffin III (2011) 19, L 0, W 9 - 38, W 25. Championships: 23 National Championships: 1984 Bowl Record: 40 Bowls, 17-22-1, .438 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 12 Times (Preseason), 19 Times (Final), 279 Weeks (Total) Heisman Winners: Ty Detmer (1990) 2023 Conference USA college football preview, part 2 Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech look to defend Conference USA's honor from a crop of newcomers. 20 - Luther Burleson headed the restored football team in 1907, and managed a 431 record. What stands by far as the overall most successful decade in Baylor football history -- the Bears hit 10+ wins in four different years -- began amid the heart of the Robert Griffin III era in Waco, and the 2011 season would see him shatter a multitude of program records en route to winning the Heisman Trophy and later going as the No. The soldiers were based in the city during World War I. 35, W 17, W 0 FBS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. 48, L Now the teams meet again in the second round, with the winner emerging as the last Texas . 36, L Although McLane Stadium is smaller in capacity than its predecessor, Floyd Casey Stadium, it is expandable to up to 55,000 seats. Starting with the 2019 season, the series moved back to the two schools respective on campus stadiums with Baylor hosting in Waco in 2019 and Texas Tech hosting in Lubbock in 2020. [1] Baylor first began playing football in 1899. Join our linker program. [3] Bryce Petty, the Bears' quarterback, placed 7th in the overall 201314 Heisman race in New York, the second Heisman Trophy candidate set forth by Baylor in the last three record-breaking seasons. 27, L 41 - 7 - The Bears have finished in the final season rankings of the AP Poll or Coaches Poll 18 times. 0 - 0, W 2014 saw K-State once again contend in the national scene with a roster highlighted by Jake Waters at quarterback and a future NFL star in wide receiver Tyler Lockett, but the Wildcats would fall short of a Big 12 title while posting a 9-win regular season. Baylor was led by a succession of coaches with mediocre results. 14, W 10 - 21, W See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. 41, L 16 - 21 - The Bears finished the regular season at home with a 4824 victory over No. 7 - The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Texas Christian University (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. Grant Teaff recruited famous players such as Mike Singletary, Thomas Everett, Walter Abercrombie and James Francis to play football at Baylor University. 24, W 83rd of 131. 24, L 0, L 42, L 15 - 31 - Here's Bill Connelly's take. 14, W TCU holds the record as Baylor's most common opponent for its annual Homecoming game. The end of the Mack Brown era after the 2013 season gave way to a rocky stretch under Charlie Strong from 2014-2016 the Longhorns never finished above .500 under his watch and Tom Hermans much-anticipated debut season in 2017 wouldnt offer much improvement as Texas stumbled to a 7-6 finish that year. 18 - Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 . Best Big 12 finish of 2010s:5th (2010, 3-5; T-5, 2012, 8-5; T-5, 2015, 7-6). "Baylor Bears Football 2011 Media Almanac", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Baylor_Bears_football_seasons&oldid=1132479022, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 02:15. Seasons: 98 (1922 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 611-436-26 Conferences: Ind, MWC, WAC, Skyline, MSAC, RMC Conf. 16 - 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. 7, W Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21. On August 11, 2014, the Baylor Bears won the online fan vote for college football's best uniform awarded by Sporting News Magazine. 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. 6-4 Conference Record. 10 - Quarterback Nick Florence now a senior, having burned his redshirt season to play the second half against Texas Tech in 2011 after Griffin III left with a concussion led the Bears to a 5924 victory. The Baylor Line is one of the first aspects of Baylor spirit to which freshmen are introduced. 10 - 3, W 30, L So Michigan gets this spot, but. 47, L 44 - 7 - Baylor has appeared in 8 New Year's Day bowl games and 8 major bowl games. 47, L 10, W Both 2016 and 2018 the latter in which West Virginias offense was headlined names among the likes of Will Grier, Gary Jennings and David Sills -- saw the Mountaineers enter November as a 1-loss team, but a Big 12 title wasnt to be had on either occasion. 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. Baylor's 2012 season opened in Waco against the SMU Mustangs. 7, L 30 - 0, L 34, W 24 - Best conference finish of 2010s: First (7 seasons -- 1 tie, 6 outright). 14 - [1] Seasons [ edit] Notes [ edit] ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). 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. 38, L 24, W 7 - The new state of the art indoor field was designed to be a part of the Highers Athletic Complex and backs up to the Brazos river. 7, W The building was built in 2010 for an estimated cost of $15.4 million. 24 - 28, L 24, L Equipment for sports and athletic rehabilitation include the new state of the art underwater treadmills built into the Simpson Center. 14, W Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Games, L 6 - LONGEST WIN STREAK. 29, L 20). The Bears also won their next two games before traveling to Kansas State where they lost a tightly contested game by a single point. 33, W 2022 Lone Star showdown Trinity cemented its spot in the top 10 by playing Mary Hardin-Baylor tight in last year's playoffs, and made it stand up against Wheaton. Bowl Record: 27 Bowls, 14-13, .519 W-L% (Major Bowls), Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 16 Times (Final), 226 Weeks (Total), Heisman Winners: Robert Griffin III (2011), NFL/AFL stats for Baylor Bears players at Pro-Football-Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Oklahoma State had the ball at the Baylor 2-yard line with 1:19 to go. Overall record: 15-0 - Conference: 9-0 All times Eastern (* Conference; In-region) . 13 - Champions are determined in a head to head matchup in the Big 12 Championship Game held at the end of the regular season. 6 - 31 - 12 - 24 - Winsipedia - Baylor Bears football all-time record, wins, and statistics - Big 12 Conference. 0 - 28 - 45, L 14 TCU, winners of the previous season's Rose Bowl. 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. 21 - 30 - This is a list of yearly Big 12 Conference football champions. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. [citation needed], Baylor has won ten conference championships, won in two different conferences, six outright and four shared. Best conference finish of 2010s: T-3 (6-3, 2018; 5-4; 2019). 20 - 49, L 15 - 1 ranked Kansas State in 2012. 3, L Find out more. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 14, L 23 - 28, L Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. A 7-6 finish to the 2010 season didn't make for a "wow" start to the decade for Kansas State, but Bill Snyder wasnt out of magic, asthe Wildcatswould win at least seven Big 12 games three times in four seasons from 2011-2014. [4] In March 2017, the Texas Ranger Division confirmed that it had begun a "preliminary investigation" into whether or not the university or Waco PD had broken any laws. Or write about sports? This included an updated primary interlocking "BU" logo, as well as a new proprietary number font and alternate bear head logo. Record: 7-6 (50th of 120) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Texas Bowl 38-14 versus Illinois, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. The Baylor defense highlighted the game with a stout goal-line stand in the 4th quarter and intercepted Heisman hopeful Collin Klein three times, the last in the endzone to set up an 80-yard touchdown run by Lache Seastrunk. 56 - 2 FCS Sam Houston State gave Baylor fans their first glimpse of things to come when Oregon transfer running back Lache Seastrunk, who entered the game in the 4th quarter, put Baylor ahead 4123 with a 15-yard touchdown rush. In 2018 Coach Rhule led the Baylor Bears to one of the nations biggest 1 year turnaround seasons, going from 1 win to 7 wins after a thrilling Texas Bowl victory over Vanderbilt (45-38). 61,500) 3rd. Mills led the team for the 1908 and 1909 seasons; their 350 and 530 records were notable for the 1908 loss to LSU, and for the world's first "Homecoming" at the 1909 Thanksgiving Day game, which included a concert, parade, and bonfire. Conference Record: 7-2. 30, L The first live bear was a gift from Herbert Mayr, a local businessman who won the bear in a poker game from a member of the troops of the 107th Engineers, which was a unit of the 32nd Infantry Division stationed at Camp MacArthur in Waco. 28 - 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. If you're going to be the best, you have to beat the best among your own. 14 - 14, 2023 The University of Texas at Austin Athletics, J. Dan Brown Family Player Development Center. .513 627-594-44 ALL-TIME RECORD. 34 - Building on the success of the 2010 team, Baylor began the 2011 season at home with an upset of No. The school has fielded a varsity team every year since 1899, except for the 1906, 1943, and 1944 seasons.[2]. 48, L 30, W Games, W From the late 1940s until the mid-1960s, Baylor also played in the 1952 Orange Bowl (vs. Georgia Tech), twice in the Gator Bowl (vs. Auburn and Florida), and the Bluebonnet (beating LSU), Dixie (beating Wake Forest) and Gotham Bowl (beating No. 35, W Do you have a blog? 23, L Bedlam was often the difference-maker too the Cowboys took care of the Sooners in Stillwater during their Big 12 championship season in 2011 while dropping de facto conference title games to Oklahoma in both 2015 and 2016. 21 - 24, L 32 - 3 - 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. 14, L 27, L Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. This was the highest ranked opponent Baylor had ever defeated until defeating No. The USDA informed Baylor officials that they would no longer be permitted to bring the bears to games per Federal Code of Regulations 2.131(c)(1)which states "During public exhibition, any animal must be handled so there is minimal risk of harm to the animal and to the public, with sufficient distance and/or barriers between the animal and the general viewing public so as to assure the safety of the animals and the public.