List of Baylor Bears football seasons
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This is a list of college football
seasons in which the Baylor Bears
have participated. Baylor first began playing football in 1899. The school has fielded a varsity team every year since 1899, except for the 1906, 1943, and 1944 seasons. This list shows the head coach, conference records, overall records, bowl game results, and final national rankings for each season.
College football
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seasons in which the Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears football
The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.-History:...
have participated. Baylor first began playing football in 1899. The school has fielded a varsity team every year since 1899, except for the 1906, 1943, and 1944 seasons. This list shows the head coach, conference records, overall records, bowl game results, and final national rankings for each season.
Key
| † | Conference championship |
| ‡ | Division championship |
| ^ | Bowl game berth |
| T | Shared standing |
Seasons
| Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Division | Regular season results | Postseason bowl game | Final poll | |||||||
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| Conference | Overall | AP AP Poll The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation... |
Coaches' Coaches Poll The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams.... |
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| 1956 1956 college football season The 1956 college football season saw the Sooners of the University of Oklahoma finish a third consecutive season unbeaten and untied to again win the national championship.... |
1956 | Sam B. Boyd | SWC | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won Sugar Bowl 1957 Sugar Bowl The 1957 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Tennessee Vols, and the 11th ranked Baylor Bears. Behind the help of a strong defense, the Baylor Bears upset the number 2 and undefeated Tennessee Vols.... vs. Tennessee Volunteers 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1956 college football season. The Volunteers offense scored 275 points while the defense allowed 88 points. Bowden Wyatt was the team's head coach and led the club to an appearance in the Sugar... , 13–7^ |
11 | 11 | |
| 1957 1957 college football season The 1957 college football season saw two different national champions. Auburn University was ranked first in the AP writers' poll taken at season's end, while Ohio State University was first in the UPI coaches' poll... |
1957 | Sam B. Boyd | SWC | 7th | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1958 1958 college football season The 1958 college football season was the first to feature the two point conversion. On January 13, 1958, the 11-man NCAA Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to allow teams to choose between kicking an extra point after a touchdown, or running or passing from the 3 yard line for 2... |
1958 | Sam B. Boyd | SWC | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1959 1959 college football season The 1959 college football season saw Syracuse University crowned as the national champion by both the AP and the UPI wire services. Mississippi , which had outscored its opponents 350-21, finished #2 in both polls, and its only loss during the regular season had been to LSU, which ultimately... |
1959 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1960 1960 college football season The 1960 college football season marked the last time that the University of Minnesota was a national champion on the gridiron. Murray Warmath's Minnesota Gophers were not in the Top 20 in preseason polling, but received the AP Trophy at the end of the regular season... |
1960 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost Gator Bowl vs. Florida Gators, 12–13^ | 11 | 12 | |
| 1961 1961 college football season During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" polls. The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in... |
1961 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | Lost Gotham Bowl vs. Utah State Aggies, 24–9^ | — | — | |
| 1962 1962 college football season During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" polls. The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in... |
1962 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | T–4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1963 1963 college football season During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA Football Guide, however, did note an "unofficial national champion" based on the top ranked teams in the "wire service" polls... |
1963 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won Bluebonnet Bowl vs. LSU Tigers, 14–7^ | — | 20 | |
| 1964 | 1964 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1965 1965 college football season During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" polls. The "writers' poll" by Associated Press was the most popular,... |
1965 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | T–4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1966 1966 college football season The 1966 college football season was marked by controversy as the year of "The Tie", a November 19 game between the two top-ranked teams, Michigan State and Notre Dame. Neither team participated in a post-season bowl game. At the same time, 1966 was the first year that the professional football... |
1966 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1967 1967 college football season The 1967 college football season was the last one in which college football's champion was crowned before the bowl games. During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as Division I-A and now as Division I FBS... |
1967 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | 8th | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1968 1968 college football season In the 1968 college football season, the system of "polls and bowls" changed. The Associated Press returned to its pre-1961 system of ranking the Top 20 rather than the Top 10, and voted on the national champion after the bowl games, rather than before. During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no... |
1968 | John Bridgers John Bridgers John D. Bridgers was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Johns Hopkins University from 1953 to 1956 and at Baylor University from 1959 to 1968, compiling a career college football record of 59–74–2... |
SWC | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1969 1969 college football season The 1969 college football season was celebrated as the 100th anniversary of college football. During the 20th Century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A"... |
1969 | Bill Beall Bill Beall -External links:... |
SWC | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1970 1970 college football season The 1970 college football season was marked by tragedy, due to two airplane crashes. On October 2, one of the planes carrying the Wichita State football team crashed on the way to a game against Utah State, killing 31 people on board, including 14 players... |
1970 | Bill Beall Bill Beall -External links:... |
SWC | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1971 1971 college football season The 1971 college football season saw Coach Bob Devaney's Nebraska Cornhuskers repeat as national champions. After being ranked 2nd in the preseason poll, Nebraska captured first place the following week and remained there for the rest of 1971 and won the Orange Bowl 38–6 in a #1 vs... |
1971 | Bill Beall Bill Beall -External links:... |
SWC | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1972 1972 college football season The 1972 college football season saw the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the fifty AP panelists... |
1972 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | T-4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1973 1973 college football season The 1973 college football season was the first for the NCAA's current three-division structure. Effective with the 1973–74 academic year, schools formerly in the NCAA "University Division" were classified as Division I... |
1973 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 1974 college football season The 1974 college football season finished with two national champions. The Associated Press writers' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma, which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play, #1 at season's end... |
1974 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC† | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Penn State Nittany Lions, 24-18^ | 14 | 14 | |
| 1975 1975 college football season The 1975 college football season saw University of Oklahoma repeat as national champion in the Associated Press writers' poll. With the Sooners having completed two seasons of NCAA probation, they were ranked #1 in the United Press International coaches' poll as well... |
1975 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1976 1976 college football season The 1976 college football season ended with a championship for the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. Coached by Johnny Majors , the Pitt Panthers brought a college football championship to the home of the defending pro football champions, the Steelers. Pitt also had the Heisman Trophy... |
1976 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 4th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 1977 college football season The 1977 college football season was one in which the top five teams all finished with records of 11-1-0. Notre Dame, which beat a #1 ranked Texas team in the Cotton Bowl Classic, became the national champion. The year 1977 was the last before NCAA's Division I was divided into I-A and I-AA... |
1977 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first season of Division I-A football; Division I-A was created in 1978 from the splitting of Division I for football only. The season came down to a rare #1 vs. #2 post-season meeting as #1 Penn State and #2 Alabama met in the New Year's Day Sugar... |
1978 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1979 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12-0 season. The title was Alabama's 11th claimed, though the number is disputed. It was their 6th Associated Press awarded title.... |
1979 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won Peach Bowl vs. Clemson Tigers, 24-18^ | 14 | 15 | |
| 1980 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Georgia take its first national title since World War II.The Georgia Bulldogs starred freshman running back Herschel Walker, who made his NCAA debut against Tennessee. Down 15-2 at halftime, Georgia sent in Walker, the third string running back at the... |
1980 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC† | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost Cotton Bowl Classic 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic The 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1980 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1981, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference , and the Baylor Bears of the Southwestern Conference... vs. Alabama Crimson Tide, 30-2^ |
14 | 13 | |
| 1981 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Clemson Tigers, unbeaten and untied, taking the national championship after a victory over traditional power Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. This was also the first year of the California Bowl, played in Fresno, California; this game fancied... |
1981 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1982 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Paul "Bear" Bryant retire as head coach at Alabama with 323 career victories in 38 seasons.The Penn State Nittany Lions won their first consensus national championship, closing out an 11-1 season by defeating Georgia and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel... |
1982 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 5th | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial power Nebraska in the Orange Bowl.... |
1983 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys, 24-14^ | — | — | |
| 1984 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Brigham Young University winning their first national championship by beating an unranked Michigan team in the Holiday Bowl... |
1984 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 6th | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1985 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Oklahoma Sooners, led by head coach Barry Switzer, win the national championship.Oklahoma finished the season 11-1, with their only loss to Miami at home, in a game future NFL star Troy Aikman was lost for the season... |
1985 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Liberty Bowl vs. LSU Tigers, 21-7^ | 17 | 15 | |
| 1986 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Penn State winning the national championship. Coached by Joe Paterno, they defeated Miami 14–10 in the Fiesta Bowl. This Fiesta Bowl was the first in the game's history to decide the national championship, launching it into the top tier of... |
1986 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Colorado Buffaloes 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team The 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Colorado started out the season 0-4 but ended up finishing as the runner-up in the Big Eight Conference and beating Nebraska for the first time since... , 21-9^ |
12 | 13 | |
| 1987 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship during the 80s in an Orange Bowl match-up featuring a rare #1 vs... |
1987 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 6th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1988 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Notre Dame winning the national championship. The Fighting Irish won the title via a 34-21 defeat of previously unbeaten West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.... |
1988 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | T-4th | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program.... |
1989 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | 4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The title was split between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets... |
1990 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | T-2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split champion for the second consecutive season. Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll... |
1991 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | T-2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Copper Bowl 1991 Copper Bowl The 1991 edition to the Copper Bowl featured the Indiana Hoosiers and the .In the first quarter, Indiana quarterback Trent Green scored on a 1 yard touchdown run making it 7-0 Indiana. In the second quarter, Indiana got a 27 yard field goal from Bonnell making the lead 10-0. Vaughn Dunbar scored on... vs. Indiana Hoosiers 1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team The 1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:-Team players in the NFL:-Awards and honors:*Vaughn Dunbar, First team All-American... , 24-0^ |
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| 1992 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition, and ended with Alabama's first national championship in thirteen years—their first since the departure of Bear Bryant... |
1992 | Grant Teaff Grant Teaff Grant Garland Teaff is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at McMurry University , Angelo State University , and Baylor University , compiling a career college football record of 170–151–8... |
SWC | T-2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | Won John Hancock Bowl 1992 John Hancock Bowl The 1992 John Hancock Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas between the and the on December 31, 1992. The game was the final contest of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 20–15 victory for Baylor... vs.Arizona Wildcats, 20-15^ |
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| 1993 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State crowned national champions, but not without controversy.Under the Bowl Coalition, undefeated Big 8 champ and #2 ranked Nebraska hosted ACC champ and #1 ranked Florida State in the Orange Bowl... |
1993 | Chuck Reedy Chuck Reedy Charles "Chuck" Reedy is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Baylor University from 1993 to 1996, compiling a record of 23–22. Prior to replacing future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff, as head coach, Reedy worked for three... |
SWC | 4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated, and yet Penn State finished a distant second in the final AP and UPI polls. The controversial finish, however, could have been an even worse morass if not for some... |
1994 | Chuck Reedy Chuck Reedy Charles "Chuck" Reedy is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Baylor University from 1993 to 1996, compiling a record of 23–22. Prior to replacing future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff, as head coach, Reedy worked for three... |
SWC† | T–1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost Alamo Bowl 1994 Alamo Bowl The 1994 edition to the Alamo Bowl featured the , and the .Washington State had the nation's second ranked defense, and they held Baylor to 151 yards of total offense. Washington State scored in the 1st quarter, on a one yard touchdown run from halfback Kevin Hicks to take a 7-0 lead... vs. Washington State Cougars, 10-3^ |
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| 1995 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the early 1990s.Tom Osborne led Nebraska to its second straight national title with a victory over Florida in the Fiesta Bowl.... |
1995 | Chuck Reedy Chuck Reedy Charles "Chuck" Reedy is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Baylor University from 1993 to 1996, compiling a record of 23–22. Prior to replacing future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff, as head coach, Reedy worked for three... |
SWC | T-2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1996 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped.... |
1996 | Chuck Reedy Chuck Reedy Charles "Chuck" Reedy is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Baylor University from 1993 to 1996, compiling a record of 23–22. Prior to replacing future College Football Hall of Fame inductee Grant Teaff, as head coach, Reedy worked for three... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level, began in late summer 1997 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1998. The national championship was... |
1997 | Dave Roberts | Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL... |
1998 | Dave Roberts | Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason #1 and remain there through the entire season. Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the... |
1999 | Kevin Steele Kevin Steele -External links:* *... |
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South | 6th | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Oklahoma Sooners claiming their first national championship and their first conference championship since the departure of head coach Barry Switzer.... |
2000 | Kevin Steele Kevin Steele -External links:* *... |
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South | 6th | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis... |
2001 | Kevin Steele Kevin Steele -External links:* *... |
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South | 6th | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended the season with what most consider an exciting double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34 game winning... |
2002 | Kevin Steele Kevin Steele -External links:* *... |
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South | 6th | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with an abundance of controversy, resulting in a split national championship. This was the first split title since the inception of the BCS, something the BCS intended to eliminate.... |
2003 | Guy Morriss Guy Morriss Guy W. Morriss is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Morriss served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for two seasons and at Baylor... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with several undefeated teams vying for a spot in the national title game, triggering controversy. In the 2003 season, no team finished the regular season unbeaten, and five teams finished the season with one loss... |
2004 | Guy Morriss Guy Morriss Guy W. Morriss is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Morriss served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for two seasons and at Baylor... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season The 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the least amount of controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series title game in many years.To an extent it was a return to classic football... |
2005 | Guy Morriss Guy Morriss Guy W. Morriss is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Morriss served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for two seasons and at Baylor... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 5th | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | 2006 | Guy Morriss Guy Morriss Guy W. Morriss is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Morriss served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for two seasons and at Baylor... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top... |
2007 | Guy Morriss Guy Morriss Guy W. Morriss is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce, a position he has held since the 2009 season. Morriss served as the head football coach at the University of Kentucky for two seasons and at Baylor... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2... |
2008 2008 Baylor Bears football team The 2008 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team was led by head coach Art Briles in his first year in the position. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.... |
Art Briles Art Briles Arthur Ray Briles is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Baylor University, a position he has held since the 2008 season. From 2002 to 2007, Briles was the head coach at the University of Houston.-Playing career:A native of Rule, Texas, Briles... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 5th | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the... |
2009 2009 Baylor Bears football team The 2009 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in college football's 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles. The Bears played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas... |
Art Briles Art Briles Arthur Ray Briles is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Baylor University, a position he has held since the 2008 season. From 2002 to 2007, Briles was the head coach at the University of Houston.-Playing career:A native of Rule, Texas, Briles... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 6th | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for... |
2010 2010 Baylor Bears football team The 2010 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in college football's 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They are members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division... |
Art Briles Art Briles Arthur Ray Briles is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Baylor University, a position he has held since the 2008 season. From 2002 to 2007, Briles was the head coach at the University of Houston.-Playing career:A native of Rule, Texas, Briles... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
South | 4th | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Lost Texas Bowl 2010 Texas Bowl The 2010 Texas Bowl was the fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game started at 5:00 PM US CST on Wednesday, December 29, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN for the second time in bowl history after being televised by the NFL... vs. Illinois Fighting Illini 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team The 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2010 college football season. The Fighting Illini, led by sixth-year head coach Ron Zook, are members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Memorial Stadium... , 14–38^ |
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| 2011 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011... |
2011 2011 Baylor Bears football team The 2011 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in college football's 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Art Briles and plays their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas... |
Art Briles Art Briles Arthur Ray Briles is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Baylor University, a position he has held since the 2008 season. From 2002 to 2007, Briles was the head coach at the University of Houston.-Playing career:A native of Rule, Texas, Briles... |
Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
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