A win at home against Kansas and a loss at No. 2-14 Conference Record. Baylor earned an invitation to the Texas Bowl in Houston after finishing the regular season with a 75 record, this was their first bowl appearance since 1995. 2 The jersey colors of the Line were originally rotated between green in odd numbered years and gold in even numbered years through 1998 (class of 2002). 31 - 28 - Winsipedia - Baylor Bears football all-time record, wins, and statistics - Big 12 Conference. 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. [14] The new McLane Stadium was named after Drayton McLane, Jr. who donated a significant amount of money toward the stadium's construction. 21, L Or write about sports? 62, L Best conference finish of 2010s:First (8-1, 2011). 56, L 3 Oklahoma State. [7] In Aranda's first season, the team compiled a 27 record, with wins against Kansas (09) and Kansas State (46). 9, W 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. 14, W Forty-seven wins for TCU from 2008-2011 a Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin being the pinnacle was enough for the Horned Frogs to finally ascend to a Power conference in 2012, nearly two decades after TCU was left to fend for itself when the Southwest Conference dissolved. 21, L 50 - The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 14, L You cant complain a ton when you finish the decade, as Oklahoma did, with 19 more victories in league play and 5 more conference titles than anyone else in the Big 12. The Bears also won their next two games before traveling to Kansas State where they lost a tightly contested game by a single point. 27 - 41 - 34, L All rights reserved. It began as an all-male organization until 1993, when women were allowed to join. 45, L 6, W The 2010 season was a breakthrough for the Baylor Bears. 19, W The Bears were in a slump, having finished above .500 only twice in the last decade, and fan interest was low. L 14-42 9/15/1973 Last 10 Matchups. Dave Roberts was coach from 1997 to 1998 and compiled a 418 record. From 2009-2018, the Bears played the Red Raiders at AT&T Stadium during the Saturday after Thanksgiving (with the exception of the 2010 game which was played at the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas). 35, W National signing day recap: New signees, who flipped and best classes, Sources: Montgomery, Roberts join Auburn staff, Final bowl projections: Matchups for all 43 games, including the CFP, Everything you need to know about the 12-team College Football Playoff for 2024, Sources: Baylor fires DC, special teams coach. 7 - Visit ESPN to view the Baylor Bears team stats for the 2022 season. 30 - 10 - Games, L 0 - 56, 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. However, since 2010 the bears are no longer allowed at football games or other campus events on leashes. Do you have a blog? 38 - 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. 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. [8][9], Baylor has played in 27 bowl games, garnering a record of 1413. 10, L 45, L 24 - 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. 42, W The game was played each year since the conference's formation in 1996 until 2010 and returned during the 2017 season. The Wildcats wouldn't be able to maintain that same pedigree in the final four seasons of the Snyder era, but 2019 provided fans in Manhattan with a new hope as K-State won 8 games in Chris Kliemans debut season, highlighted by an upset of eventual Big 12 champion Oklahoma. 28, L 2 Games, W 7, W 31 - 28 - 6 - 49, L 28, W He led the Bears to conference titles in 1974, his third year in the program, and again in 1980 when he led the Bears to the Cotton Bowl to face the Alabama Crimson Tide. 20 - 18, L 9, No. 6 - National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth. 6, T 56, L Tournament Record: 20 . It opened under the name Baylor Stadium in 1950 with a game against Houston, won by Baylor 347. There are no free passes. 3-7 11/30/2013-11/19/2022 Largest Margin of Victory. [11], The Baylor Bears are Texas Tech's most played opponent with 80 meetings between the teams dating back to 1929. 33, L Baylor University Athletics Scoreboard Football Final 69 10 Game Recap | Box Score Football 2OT Final Game Recap | Box Score Football Final 42 7 Game Recap | Box Score Football Final 31 24 Game Recap | Box Score Football Final 25 36 Game Recap | Box Score Football Final 40 43 Game Recap | Box Score Football Final 35 23 Game Recap | Box Score 9 56 - Chuck Reedy was coach for four seasons and compiled a record of 2322. 3d; . However, after an on-the-road loss to Oklahoma State, the Bears needed victories in their last two games and an Oklahoma State loss to have an opportunity to clinch the outright Big 12 title. 23 - Baylor keeps two American black bears, Joy and Lady, on campus in their natural habitat enclosure as mascots for the University. Baylor's 2012 season opened in Waco against the SMU Mustangs. 0 - Find out more. 14, W 13 - 16, L 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. Do you have a sports website? This is a list of college football seasons in which the Baylor Bears have participated. 14, W The 1924 SWC Championship would be the last for many decades until Baylor won the conference again in 1974 under the leadership of third year head coach Grant Teaff. 21 - 23 West Virginia (38-36). 10/28/2000 Last 10 Matchups. 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. The Coaches Poll began its ranking with 20 teams in 195051 season, but expanded to 25 teams beginning in the 199091 season. The traditional Baylor uniform worn for home games consists of a gold helmet with a green interlocking BU logo on the sides and green & white stripes down the middle, green jersey, and white or gold pants; a white jersey is substituted for the green one for road games. 1 Kansas State in Waco 5224. Join our linker program. 6:30 PM. 14 - 14 - 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. 26 - 34, W Although McLane Stadium is smaller in capacity than its predecessor, Floyd Casey Stadium, it is expandable to up to 55,000 seats. 38 - Best Big 12 finish of 2010s: T-1 (8-1, 2014). 7, W 12 - We present them here for purely educational purposes. Best conference finish of 2010s: T-1 (8-1, 2012). Prior to the Bears time at Floyd Casey Stadium, the Bears played at Municipal Stadium (19361949), Cotton Palace (19261929), on campus at Carroll Field (19061925 and 19301935). The Bears finished the regular season T-1st in the Big 12 with an 11-1 record, matching the program record for wins. 5 Oklahoma on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Griffin to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds remaining in the game. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 12 and No. 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. 27 - Also, prior to this season, they had never appeared in the Cotton Bowl. [2] Additionally, Baylor did not join an athletic conference until 1914 after the conclusion of the football season, when it became a founding member of the Southwest Conference. 0 - 13, L The Jayhawks left the 2010s with just six Big 12 victories total, something that eight of the nine other current Big 12 member accomplished in a single season at least once during that span. 21, W 28, L 27, W 27, L Baylor was defeated in the Fiesta Bowl by the University of Central Florida 5242. 13 - 7, L 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. Baylor went up 217 early in the game, with Griffin throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another. 48-0 1898. 17 - Now the teams meet again in the second round, with the winner emerging as the last Texas . Oklahoma State had the ball at the Baylor 2-yard line with 1:19 to go. 15 - 37, W 0 - Teaff is the all-time leader in years coached (21), games coached (239), and wins (128). 48, L 15 BCS and AP rankings respectively, and propelled Griffin to the top of the Heisman Trophy voting; he became the first Baylor player to win the award and the first Baylor player since Don Trull in 1963 to factor significantly in the voting. Afterwards students rush the sidelines and stand in an exclusive Baylor Line section behind the opponents' bench where students watch the game, cheer the Bears to another victory, and heckle the opposing team. TCU holds the record as Baylor's most common opponent for its annual Homecoming game. 7, L The 2010 matchup ended. Construction began on what would become Floyd Casey Stadium right after World War II in 1948. 12 - 58, W This was the highest ranked opponent Baylor had ever defeated until defeating No. 6-3. 41, L the oft-criticized coach has produced four 10-win seasons, including last year's breakthrough that resulted in a Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff berth . 20 - Baylor. 24, L 63, L 3 - LONGEST WIN STREAK. Initially, starting in the year 1898, the university played its home games on an unnamed field near the university campus. As Baylor Yell Leaders, they felt led to boost Baylor morale. Away Record. Join our linker program. In January 2020, after Rhule's departure for the Panthers, Baylor hired former LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda. W 62-0 11/5/2005 . 21 - 13, W Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. Football at Air Force December 22, 2022 6:30 PM. 34, W 21, W 31, L All rights reserved. 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. Petty was voted Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year following the season. 2021. 7 - 28 - 33 - 34, L 17 - 20 - 0 - 28, L In the Alamo Bowl, the Bears faced the Washington Huskies in what became the second-highest scoring bowl game in history, and the highest-scoring regulation bowl game ever. 48 - 21, W 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. 47, L 34 - The Indoor facility was a gift from longtime Baylor letterwinner and successful businessman Jay Allison along with his wife Jenny. Baylor shocked the college football world the next week by soundly beating No. 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. 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. The game played in 2011 is likely the end of the series for the foreseeable future given A&M's decision to leave the Big 12 Conference. 7 - 28 - 24, L 14, T The football uniforms were updated with the new font for the numbers, primary logo on the helmet, and an inclusion of the bear head logo on the collar. The win over Texas and the SWC championship have thus become a special part of Baylor's athletic history. 23, L 14, L 31, L 0, W 27, L Record: 7-6 (50th of 120) (Schedule & Results) Conference: Big 12 (South Division) Conference Record: 4-4 Coach: Art Briles (7-6) Points For: 405 Points/G: 31.2 (36th of 120) Points Against: 396 Opp Pts/G: 30.5 (89th of 120) SRS: 1.62 (59th of 120) . The Bears overcame the halftime deficit, going ahead for good 6056 halfway in the 4th quarter, and Baylor RB Terrance Ganaway tacked on a final 43-yard touchdown run. In 2013, Baylor had arguably its best regular season in school history. 10 - 24, L 22 Texas that propelled the team (93, 63 Big XII) to the Alamo Bowl with No. 7 in the CFP poll and was selected to play the No. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. 23 - 3 - 38, L Baylor University's football team has seen a wide variation in its success through the years, including an undefeated 30 perfect record in 1900. 7 - 23 - 27 - On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 34 - 9, L Bears. He would go on to serve until 1992 leading Baylor to eight bowl games as well as the aforementioned Southwest Conference championships (1974, 1980) in his 21 years as head coach. So maybe it's no surprise that only once in the entire past decade has a Big 12 champion emerged undefeated within conference-play. 25 Texas, and at Iowa State. Baylor finished the season with a 7-6 record. 14 - 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. 10, L Baylor has appeared in 8 New Year's Day bowl games and 8 major bowl games. 66, L 20, W In the most recent game in 2022, Texas rocked Oklahoma 49-0 to post its largest winning margin in series history . 27 - 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. A best-ever 90 start propelled the Bears to a No. As of the 2012 season Carroll Field has been the only on-campus homefield for the Bears. 6 - 0 - We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Baylor Bears School History Seasons: 117 (1903 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 615-584-41 Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 615-584-40 Conferences: Big 12, SWC, Ind Conf. Baylor went on to win the conference title that year and a first ever trip to the Cotton Bowl (the first time in seven seasons that Texas did not win the Southwest Conference title). 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. 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). 27, 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. The school has fielded a varsity team every year since 1899, except for the 1906, 1943, and 1944 seasons. 25, W 49, L 2-6 . Best conference finish of 2010s: Second (*T-2, 2013, 7-2; 2018, 7-3).