0, W 31 - As of the 2012 season Carroll Field has been the only on-campus homefield for the Bears. Best Big 12 finish of 2010s: T-2 (2016, 7-2). 31 - Baylor was energized starting the 2nd half however, sparked by a blocked punt early in the 3rd quarter. The Bears played Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game but lost in a close, hard fought game. 0 - A win at home against Kansas and a loss at No. 20 - 0 - 8th of 131. Baylor Bears Football - Bears News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN 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. The official University of Texas Longhorns Football History vs Baylor University. 24, L Record: 12-2 (5th of 130) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Won Sugar Bowl 21-7 versus Ole Miss, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. 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. E.J. 6 - This is a list of yearly Big 12 Conference football champions. 7, L 29, W [citation needed]. On August 11, 2014, the Baylor Bears won the online fan vote for college football's best uniform awarded by Sporting News Magazine. 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. 7 - A new coaching regime and the loss of those three key contributors from 2018 presented an entirely different set of challenges for West Virginia in 2019, as the program stumbled to a 5-7 record with a 3-6 Big 12 mark in its first year under the direction of Neal Brown. 35, L University of Texas Athletics Football History vs Baylor University 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. 26, L The Bears finished the regular season at home with a 4824 victory over No. Coach Dave Aranda took responsibility for a controversial decision to go for the first down on a 4th-and-1 at their own 36. 33, L [citation needed], Baylor has won ten conference championships, won in two different conferences, six outright and four shared. 8 Arkansas and had subsequently taken Auburn to overtime. In recent seasons, both a matte green helmet and a white helmet have been used as alternates to the gold helmet. 3-7 11/8/2014-11/5/2022 Largest Margin of Victory. Baylor shocked the college football world the next week by soundly beating No. 13 - 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 . 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). Games, 19 7, W 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. 20, W 7 - 13, L 44 - 2 Tennessee Volunteers in the 1957 Sugar Bowl. 26 - Tournament Record: 20 . 34, W 9 - 13, L Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF teams on CBSSports.com. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 3 - 0 - 28 - 56 - 10, L 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: 2 Bowl Record: 17 Bowls, 5-12, .294 W-L% ( Major Bowls ) Ranked in AP Poll: 4 Times (Preseason), 3 Times (Final), 70 Weeks (Total) Stadium: Jack Trice Stadium (cap. 9, L 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. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. 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. 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. 10 - The school has fielded a varsity team every year since 1899, except for the 1906, 1943, and 1944 seasons.[2]. 34, L 14, L 49, L 45, L A best-ever 90 start propelled the Bears to a No. [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. 41, L 24 ranking. Six members of the Baylor Line carry flags with the letters B-A-Y-L-O-R while the rest of the Line runs behind them. Games, L 28, L 30, W 0, W 49, L 6-4 Conference Record. 0, L A fire in 1910 destroyed the Main Building on the TCU campus and financial incentives from the city of Fort Worth convinced the Board of Trustees to relocate TCU to that city. 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. 30, W The Bears are brought to the stadium by the Baylor Chamber spirit group on game days and they attend pre-game events and stay to be the living symbol of the University at the games. 38, W Do you have a blog? It began as an all-male organization until 1993, when women were allowed to join. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Baylor Bears News, Scores, Status, Schedule - College Football However, since 2010 the bears are no longer allowed at football games or other campus events on leashes. 45, L We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. R.N. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. 56, L 42-10 1985. In 2013, Baylor had arguably its best regular season in school history. 7, W 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 10 - Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player. 13, L The Sooners 9-0 Big 12 mark in 2016 was the only instance in the entire decade that a Big 12 team ran the table in conference play, and Bob Stoops passing the baton to Lincoln Riley after that season had little impact on OUs momentum if anything, it improved. Find out more. Join our linker program. 42, L 38, W We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 25, W Ranking college football's top 25 programs of the past 10 years Do you have a sports website? The Bears finished the regular season T-1st in the Big 12 with an 11-1 record, matching the program record for wins. In 1966, John Hill Westbrook of Elgin, Texas became the first African American to play varsity football in the Southwest Conference when he joined the Baylor team. Best conference finish of 2010s: Second (*T-2, 2013, 7-2; 2018, 7-3). L 9-21 11/13/1920 Last 10 Matchups. 30, L Watts restored Baylor's winning tradition in 1903, with a record of 431. 12 - 6 - Copyright: ESPN Sports Media Ltd. All rights reserved. 14 - 22 - 30 - 14 - 6-4 12/7/2013-11/25/2022 Largest Margin of Victory. 34 - The 2019 season will go down as one of the best ever in Baylor football history. The building is built in a classic collegiate style matching the red brick southern architectural style of the Baylor University campus and is over three stories tall. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Bestconference finish of 2010s: First (8-1, 2013; *T-1, 8-1, 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. 32 - 13 - 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. As of the conclusion of the 2021 season, Baylor leads the overall series 40391. The tune is set to the 1949 classic "In the Good Old Summertime.". 49, L 22, L 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. 14 - 21 - 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. 6-3. 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. Games, W 17 - 27 - Of course, there will always be the 2016 win over Texas for folks in Lawrence to reminisce about from that stretch, but Kansas is certainly hoping that the 2020s will bring far more smiles as the program enters its second season under Les Miles regime. Black jerseys as well as black or green pants have also been used giving the Bears multiple uniform combinations to choose from. 19, L 48, L Football at Air Force December 22, 2022 6:30 PM. Baylor defeated the Longhorns, 3010, to notch a school-record 11th win and its first outright conference title since 1980. The win over Texas and the SWC championship have thus become a special part of Baylor's athletic history. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 20 - Record: 12-2 (5th of 130) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 5th in the Final AP poll. [citation needed]. 14, L 12 - 4 1935-1938. The building was built in 2010 for an estimated cost of $15.4 million. 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). 7 - 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. 38, W 2023 Baylor Bears Schedule | ESPN Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. When finished the new stadium was the second largest football stadium in the state of Texas. Baylor Bears Basketball - Bears News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN Let's just put it this way: In the Big 12, everyone knows each other. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The university has had live bears since 1915. 0 FBS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. 9, No. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 27, L 28, L The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Baylor has appeared in 8 New Year's Day bowl games and 8 major bowl games. The game was played each year since the conference's formation in 1996 until 2010 and returned during the 2017 season. 23, L 14 - 0 - Seasons: 125 (1895 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 538-665-45 Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 539-664-45 Conferences: Big 12, Big 8, Big 7, Big 6, MVIAA, Ind Conf. 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. 33, L He was succeeded by Guy Morriss from 2003 to 2007 who compiled an 1840 record. J.C. Ewing took control of the team in 1902, and led it to its first losing season, with a 342 record. There are no free passes. 6 1984-1989. 20, T 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. 2 36, L 61,500) 10 - The entire 1974 Baylor football season was dubbed the "Miracle on the Brazos" by many sports writers at the time. 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. 14 - With the Cyclones returning one of the conferences best passers this fall in the form of Brock Purdy, be on the lookout for ISU to keep that streak or recent success going. 7, W 31, W Initially, starting in the year 1898, the university played its home games on an unnamed field near the university campus. 44, L 7 - This is a list of seasons completed by the Texas A&M Aggies college football program since the team's inception in 1894. 22, L As Baylor Yell Leaders, they felt led to boost Baylor morale. Best conference finish of 2010s: T-1 (8-1, 2012). 48 - . It would be the first of three 11+ win campaigns in a span of four seasons for the Frogs, a stretch that saw the Frogs reach the Big 12 Championship Game in 2017 as the title game was held for the first time since 2010. Dating back to 1899 the series began while TCU was located in Waco, Texas as a cross-town rival to Baylor. 2 Students wear a gold football jersey with the number of their expected graduation year and a chosen nickname on the back. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. 20 - The Bears were in a slump, having finished above .500 only twice in the last decade, and fan interest was low. 31 - Total: 936-389-33. Due to the close proximity of the two schools 23 games were played between 1899 and 1910. 16 - 62, L LONGEST WIN STREAK. Beginning in 1905, the team's home games were played at Carroll Field, between the Carroll Science Building and Waco Creek. 21, W 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). 12, L 14, L 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). 1 overall draft picks for the Sooners -- first Baker Mayfield and then Kyler Murray. 24, L 34 - 38 - 23 West Virginia (38-36). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 63, L 10, Buy or Sell Tickets. 50 - List of Texas Longhorns football seasons - Wikipedia 10 - 27 - ", 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. You're at least going to face an opponent, should you reach the Big 12 Championship Game, that you already played against earlier in the season. 21 - 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The Simpson Center also houses academic support rooms for studying and academic work. 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. 58 BOWL GAMES. 29, L 20, L 17, W The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Stats. Games, W Or write about sports? 14, W In 1996 Baylor joined Texas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M, along with the Big 8 conference schools, to form the Big 12 Conference. In December 2016 former Temple coach, Matt Rhule, was hired as the head Baylor football coach and given a 7 year contract. [5] Rhule subsequently replaced all of the prior football coaches and support staff and completed the hiring process in February 2017.[6]. 20 - The Big 12 Conference conditionally withheld $6 million from Baylor's yearly payout until Baylor could certify changes were implemented. 22 Texas that propelled the team (93, 63 Big XII) to the Alamo Bowl with No. 10 - 10 - Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 27 - 5 Oklahoma on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Griffin to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds remaining in the game. 9, W 53, L 16 - [1] Baylor first began playing football in 1899. To finish the season, Baylor was ranked No. 3, L 14, L 0 - 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. The Bears also won their next two games before traveling to Kansas State where they lost a tightly contested game by a single point.