[citation needed] Floyd Casey Stadium had a seating capacity of 50,000 and had undergone multiple renovations during its lifetime, most recently in 2009. 23, L All rights reserved. 10 - Baylor has appeared in 8 New Year's Day bowl games and 8 major bowl games. 12 - 28 - The entire 1974 Baylor football season was dubbed the "Miracle on the Brazos" by many sports writers at the time. 23 - Baylor shocked the college football world the next week by soundly beating No. National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth. 45, L 7 - 22, W 49, L Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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. Games, W Fast forward to 2013, and Baylor entered a span of three straight seasons in which the Bears were in the heart of the national title conversation, winning at least a share of the Big 12 title in 2013 and 2014 before posting a third-consecutive finish of at least 10 wins in 2015. 23 - 21 - Baylor stopped them on 3 runs and a pass for one of the all-time great goal-line stands. From a head coaching standpoint, Kliff Kingsbury looked to be a home run hire when the Red Raiders got off to a 7-0 start in his debut season in 2013, but Tech would end that regular season with five straight losses and wouldonly post three winning seasonsunder his watch before Kingsbury was let go after the 2018 season. 31, L Students wear a gold football jersey with the number of their expected graduation year and a chosen nickname on the back. Teaff was also named National Coach of the Year after the 1974 season. 24 - Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. On January 7, 2020, Rhule was hired as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, leaving Baylor after completely turning around the football program and its national perception. In the second half, with the defenses showing limited ability to cope with the high-powered offenses led by Griffin and Husky QB Keith Price, the teams traded scores. Baylor won the last of these Homecoming match-ups in 1995, 27-24. Watts restored Baylor's winning tradition in 1903, with a record of 431. 34 - 33, L 28, L 12 and No. It opened under the name Baylor Stadium in 1950 with a game against Houston, won by Baylor 347. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 56 - 31 - 25. Baylor was led by a succession of coaches with mediocre results. 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. A 12-yard Florence touchdown rush in the first quarter gave Baylor a 147 lead which was never relinquished. 48, L Bears. After 64 seasons at the off-campus Baylor Stadium, renamed Floyd Casey Stadium in 1989, the Bears opened the new on-campus McLane Stadium for the 2014 season. Best Big 12 finish of 2010s: T-1 (8-1, 2014). 41, L That, however, maynot ring any more true than it does in the Big 12 Conference. 48 - 28, L 3-7 11/30/2013-11/19/2022 Largest Margin of Victory. One of the most successful coaches in Baylor football history was Grant Teaff. Or write about sports? 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. 6, No. 13, L Best conference finish of 2010s: Ninth(1-8, 2014). 17 - 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. The Bears also won their next two games before traveling to Kansas State where they lost a tightly contested game by a single point. Away Record. 35, W The victory over Kansas State represented the program's first ever win over a No. 31 - 24 ranking. The most recent college football season played outside of the 2010s saw Texas play for a national title, so perhaps its safe to say that Longhorns fans for now are just happy that a disappointing decade is in the rear-view mirror. 48, L 29, W 0, L 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. 19, L Do you have a sports website? 6 - 7, L 33 - All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Baylor won the SWC Championship in 1915, 1916, 1922 and again in 1924. 7 in the CFP poll and was selected to play the No. 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. 46-0 1956. Baylor was defeated in the Fiesta Bowl by the University of Central Florida 5242. At its inception the Baylor Line was a group of freshmen men who lined the front of Baylor's student section for the express purpose of protecting Baylor women from the other teams more violent fans. 24, L Baylor easily defeated the No. 7 - Luther Burleson headed the restored football team in 1907, and managed a 431 record. 23, L 0 - 17, W 7th of 131. 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. 14 - 33, L 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. A total of two Baylor coaches and eight Baylor players have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame to date. 20, T The 7063 shootout saw several Big 12 records set, notably including the single-game receiving record by Baylor receiver Terrance Williams (314 yards). Now the teams meet again in the second round, with the winner emerging as the last Texas . Baylor Bears Stats 2022-23 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 . Although McLane Stadium is smaller in capacity than its predecessor, Floyd Casey Stadium, it is expandable to up to 55,000 seats. 13, W Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 . 24, L 5 Oklahoma on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Griffin to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds remaining in the game. 38, W 63, L 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. Beginning in 1905, the team's home games were played at Carroll Field, between the Carroll Science Building and Waco Creek. [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]. 9 7 - 4 1935-1938. 14, L 13, W 0, W We present them here for purely educational purposes. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 21, W 7, W 3 national ranking in the AP Poll. Baylor concluded November in Dallas playing against Texas Tech in Cowboys Stadium; although Griffin left the game due to a concussion at the half, backup Nick Florence entered the game and led the Bears to a 6642 victory. Year Player Award; 2015: C . 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. 20, W 13 - 21, W 14 - This was the highest ranked opponent Baylor had ever defeated until defeating No. 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. Baylor then traveled to Louisiana-Monroe to face a Warhawk team which had notched a stunning victory over No. 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. 14 - 34, W 2-14 Conference Record. 17-22-1 Conference Record. 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. Construction began on what would become Floyd Casey Stadium right after World War II in 1948. 17 - 17, W 83rd of 131. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 28, L 3, L This is a list of seasons completed by the Texas A&M Aggies college football program since the team's inception in 1894. 63 - 27 - 36, L 17-ranked UCLA Bruins in the Holiday Bowl on December 27, 2012 by a final margin of 4926 after jumping out to a 210 lead early in the 2nd quarter. 0 - 28 - 48-0 1898. Baylor forfeited claim to co-champion for using ineligible player. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. [citation needed], The Simpson Center was built in 2009 and provides a 97,000 foot facility to house football operations. Winsipedia - Baylor Bears football all-time record, wins, and statistics - Big 12 Conference. 61,500) College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 7 - 49, L The Bears played Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship game but lost in a close, hard fought game. 20). 23 - 14, L 24, W Games, 19 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 31 - 42 - 24, L 0 - Conference Record: 7-2. 14 - 52, L Baylor went up 217 early in the game, with Griffin throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another. 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. 24 - 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. 13, No. 14, L 14, L 6 1984-1989. 13, L 10 - The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. The stadium cost $1.8 million to construct and was placed on land donated by a local Baylor landowner. 41 - L 9-21 11/13/1920 Last 10 Matchups. 24, L R.N. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 48 - Football at Air Force December 22, 2022 6:30 PM. 45 - 22, L Coach Dave Aranda took responsibility for a controversial decision to go for the first down on a 4th-and-1 at their own 36. 27 - 58 BOWL GAMES. 8 Arkansas and had subsequently taken Auburn to overtime. 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). 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. 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). 24 - 2018 was the highlight Texas won 10 games, competed for a Big 12 title and knocked off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl but the decade would still go by without the Longhorns capturing even a share of the conference title. 56, L 16 - 3rd of 131. Do you have a blog? 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. [10], Baylor's rivalry with TCU is one of the oldest and most played in all of college football. 8th of 131. All rights reserved. 45 - 1 overall draft picks for the Sooners -- first Baker Mayfield and then Kyler Murray. 7 - 28 - 21 - 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. 28, L 3 Oklahoma State. 34 - 50 - We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 21, L The school has fielded a varsity team every year since 1899, except for the 1906, 1943, and 1944 seasons. 0 - 21 - 7, W 14, W 24, W Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The 'Baylor Line' is made entirely of freshmen and is the core of Baylor spirit and tradition. 10, Buy or Sell Tickets. 44 - 31, L 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. Bowl Game: Lost Texas Bowl 38-14 versus Illinois More Team Info 33, L 6 - 29 - 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. 47, L The university has had live bears since 1915. 28 - 7, W 21 - 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. The 2010 matchup ended. 14 - 41, L 16 - 18 - Best conference finish of 2010s: Second (*T-2, 2013, 7-2; 2018, 7-3). Big 12 football schedule release: Every game for every team in 2023 . 14, 2023 The University of Texas at Austin Athletics, J. Dan Brown Family Player Development Center. 9, L 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. So Michigan gets this spot, but. 38, L 10 - W 62-0 11/5/2005 . 20 - 14 - Baylor has had four Heisman Trophy candidates, an award given to the best player in college football, with one candidate winning the trophy. 0 - Do you have a blog? Baylor finished the season with a 7-6 record. Air Force. All rights reserved. The 2019 season will go down as one of the best ever in Baylor football history. 0 - 15 - 19, L 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. 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. 0 - 20 - 27 - 17 - 23, W Petty was voted Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year following the season.