. 10 - 31, L 3 Oklahoma State. 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. The university has had live bears since 1915. .513 627-594-44 ALL-TIME RECORD. 21, StubHub Buy or Sell Tickets. The 2010 season was a breakthrough for the Baylor Bears. 36, L 6, No. All rights reserved. This is a list of college football seasons in which the Baylor Bears have participated. 13 - The Bears have finished in the final season rankings of the AP Poll or Coaches Poll 18 times. He was succeeded by Guy Morriss from 2003 to 2007 who compiled an 1840 record. 45, L It began as an all-male organization until 1993, when women were allowed to join. Baylor did not adopt a mascot (the Baylor Bears) until December 14, 1914 after the completion of the 1914 football season. 29, L 13, W 7, L In January 2020, after Rhule's departure for the Panthers, Baylor hired former LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda. 22 - 21, L 16th of 131. 25 - Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 3, L Construction began on what would become Floyd Casey Stadium right after World War II in 1948. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 29, W 24, W TCU holds the record as Baylor's most common opponent for its annual Homecoming game. 0, L 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). Equipment for sports and athletic rehabilitation include the new state of the art underwater treadmills built into the Simpson Center. 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. 39, W 31, L 50 - Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The series resumed in Waco for Baylor's 2006 home opener and continued in 2007 in Fort Worth. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 56, W 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. There are no free passes. E.J. 14, T The conclusion of Baylor's 75 2012 campaign marked the first time since 194951 that the Bears have enjoyed three consecutive seasons with 7+ wins. 2021. 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. 24 - 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. 21 - 31 - *Note: Totals for TCU and West Virginia, who joined the conference in 2012, reflect their time as Big 12 member institutions only. A total of two Baylor coaches and eight Baylor players have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame to date. 61 - 7 - 63 - 0 - 7 - The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth. 25. Watts restored Baylor's winning tradition in 1903, with a record of 431. 26 - Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 24, L 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. Do you have a sports website? 33 - 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. 0 - Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 . 33 - 0 - Baylor finished the season with a 7-6 record. Football at Air Force December 22, 2022 6:30 PM. 10, L 50, L Visit ESPN to view the Baylor Bears team stats for the 2022 season. 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. LONGEST WIN STREAK. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Jerome Miron , USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Jay Biggerstaff, USA TODAY Sports), (Photo: Reese Strickland, USA TODAY Sports). 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) 38 - 2-6 . 27, W However, since 2010 the bears are no longer allowed at football games or other campus events on leashes. 23 - 27 - 7, L 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. 28 - 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). 10 - 61,500) 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. [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. 6-4 12/7/2013-11/25/2022 Largest Margin of Victory. 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. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 10 ranked Utah St in New York City). Away Record. Coach Rhule and the Bears suffered through a disastrous first season in 2017, finishing the year with a 1-11 record. 21 - 15 - Best Big 12 finish of 2010s: T-2 (2016, 7-2). 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. 22, L 3 Oklahoma (49-41) and a 2 point loss to No. The 2019 season will go down as one of the best ever in Baylor football history. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Petty was voted Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year following the season. The 1974 Texas vs Baylor game looked like another easy win for Texas as the Longhorns took quick control of the game and went into halftime leading 247. LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY. 23 - 17, W 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. 42-10 1985. 7 - [4] On March 7, 2017, U.S. District Judge Robert L. Pitman dismissed several claims made in a lawsuit against the university while allowing others to proceed.[4]. 7, T 7, L Also, prior to this season, they had never appeared in the Cotton Bowl. 20 - 2022 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. 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. Baylor was led by a succession of coaches with mediocre results. 24 ranking. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Bears rallied to a thrilling 3424 victory over the Longhorns. Bears. 2 Tennessee Volunteers in the 1957 Sugar Bowl. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 6 - 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. 17 - Kevin Steele followed from 1999 to 2002 and posted a 936 record. 7 - Initially, starting in the year 1898, the university played its home games on an unnamed field near the university campus. 27, L 21 - The soldiers were based in the city during World War I. 16, L 12 and No. 31, L 21, W 21, L Though Mike Gundy and Co. only have one conference title to show for it, Oklahoma States 58 Big 12 wins in the 2010s were the second-most of any team in the conference during that stretch, only trailing in-state rival Oklahoma. 20 - Two weeks later, a victory at home against No. As Baylor Yell Leaders, they felt led to boost Baylor morale. Winsipedia - Baylor Bears football all-time record, wins, and statistics - Big 12 Conference. 2-14 Conference Record. A 38-9 victory on the road in week 10 over the Kansas Jayhawks was the lone win. 26 - College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 7 - The 7063 shootout saw several Big 12 records set, notably including the single-game receiving record by Baylor receiver Terrance Williams (314 yards). During that time 18 games were decided by 7 points or fewer. 14 - As a 10-member institution, the Big 12 is the only Power 5 conference that uses a round-robin schedule -- there are no divisions -- and depending on the results of the regular season, winning the conference may very well entail defeating the same school for the second time in a single season. 14, W 48-0 1898. 34, 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. From 2012 to 2016, Baylor was rocked by a sexual assault scandal which resulted in the dismissal of head coach Art Briles, as well as the resignations of Athletic Director Ian McCaw, the University President Kenneth Starr, and the Title IX coordinator Patty Crawford. ", Before kickoff and after each games conclusion Baylor fans sing the University alma mater 'That Good Old Baylor Line' while holding their "Bear claws"[16] in the air. Best conference finish of 2010s: First (7 seasons -- 1 tie, 6 outright). [8][9], Baylor has played in 27 bowl games, garnering a record of 1413. 21, W 30, W 38, W 56, L Lowdown: The Broncos are the highest-ranked Group of 5 program; a reputation that extends back to the Chris Petersen era has continued with Bryan Harsin. 27 - 27, L 3, W Now the teams meet again in the second round, with the winner emerging as the last Texas . Luther Burleson headed the restored football team in 1907, and managed a 431 record. Games, 16 On December 4, 2021, Baylor held off an Oklahoma State rally to win the Big 12 Championship Game 21-16. 22, L 12 - Baylor won the SWC Championship in 1915, 1916, 1922 and again in 1924. W 48-14 11/8/2014 Smallest Margin of Victory . 45, L 14 - Oct. 30 2010- Texas 22 Baylor 30 Brian Bahr/Getty Images From 1998 to 2009, Texas had dominated Baylor, winning by an average of 37 points over the 12-year stretch. Games, L 0, W See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. This is a list of seasons completed by the Texas A&M Aggies college football program since the team's inception in 1894. 34, L They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Bears were in a slump, having finished above .500 only twice in the last decade, and fan interest was low. 14 - 9 LONGEST WIN STREAK. The win over Texas and the SWC championship have thus become a special part of Baylor's athletic history. 0 - Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 17, W 48 - 6 1984-1989. 10 - Let's just put it this way: In the Big 12, everyone knows each other. 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. 53, L Baylor has been independent and a member of two different conferences. Baylor ended the year with 10 wins for the first time since 1980, highlighted by the program's first-ever victory over Oklahoma. Or write about sports? 17 - 14, L 7, L Taking care of business against conference competition is imperative in college football, no matter the league that a school is a member of. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here.