2001 Baylor Bears football team

The 2001 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Kevin Steele.

2001 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record3–8 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Meyer (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrick Haley (3rd season)
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%  7 –1   11 –2  
Iowa State  4 –4   7 –5  
Kansas State  3 –5   6 –6  
Missouri  3 –5   4 –7  
Kansas  1 –7   3 –8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 6 Oklahoma  6 –2   11 –2  
Texas Tech  4 –4   7 –5  
Texas A&M  4 –4   8 –4  
Oklahoma State  2 –6   4 –7  
Baylor  0 –8   3 –8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 86:00 p.m.Arkansas State*
W 24–328,953
September 226:00 p.m.New Mexico*
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 16–13 OT38,396
September 291:00 p.m.at Iowa State
L 0–4144,189
October 61:00 p.m.at No. 24 Texas A&M
L 10–1682,589
October 131:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 7–4838,102
October 202:00 p.m.at No. 2 Oklahoma
L 17–3375,499
October 272:00 p.m.Texas Techdagger
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 19–6339,110
November 311:30 a.m.No. 5 Texas
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
FSNL 10–4941,451
November 101:00 p.m.at Missouri
L 24–4146,611
November 171:00 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 22–3821,873
November 2412:00 p.m.Southern Illinois*
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 56–127,321[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References
  1. Conine, Chad (November 25, 2001). "Baylor closes impressively". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 15C. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Results/News Releases". Baylor University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.


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