2010 Baylor Bears football team

The 2010 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 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. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big 12 play and were invited to the Texas Bowl, their first bowl appearance since 1994, where they were defeated by Illinois 14–38. This season featured BU's first win over the University of Texas since 1997, and the first in Austin since 1991 (12 straight losses, the most recent 11 losses all by at least 21 points).

2010 Baylor Bears football
Texas Bowl, L 14–38 vs. Illinois
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–6 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRandy Clements (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorPhilip Montgomery (3rd season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorBrian Norwood (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 18 Missouri x  6 –2   10 –3  
Kansas State  3 –5   7 –6  
Iowa State  3 –5   5 –7  
Colorado  2 –6   5 –7  
Kansas  1 –7   3 –9  
South Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$  6 –2   12 –2  
No. 13 Oklahoma State x  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 19 Texas A&M x  6 –2   9 –4  
Baylor  4 –4   7 –6  
Texas Tech  3 –5   8 –5  
Texas  2 –6   5 –7  
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.Sam Houston State*
W 34–342,821[1]
September 116:00 p.m.Buffalo*
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FCSW 34–640,853[2]
September 183:30 p.m.at No. 4 TCU*
VersusL 10–4547,493[3]
September 257:00 p.m.at Rice*
CBSCSW 30–1323,395[4]
October 211:00 a.m.Kansas
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FSNW 55–735,405[5]
October 911:00 a.m.vs. Texas Tech
FSNL 38–4548,213[6]
October 166:00 p.m.at Colorado
FCSW 31–2548,953[7]
October 232:30 p.m.Kansas Statedagger
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 47–4240,057[8]
October 306:00 p.m.at TexasNo. 25
FSNW 30–22100,452[9]
November 611:30 a.m.at No. 19 Oklahoma StateNo. 22
FSNL 28–5550,741[10]
November 136:00 p.m.No. 23 Texas A&M
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FSNL 30–4245,089[11]
November 207:00 p.m.No. 16 Oklahoma
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPN2L 24–5336,034[12]
December 295:00 p.m.vs. Illinois*
ESPNL 14–3868,211[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings
See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——RV——RV—RV2522RV—————
Coaches Poll—————RV—RV2422RVRV————
HarrisNot releasedRVRV2522RVRV———Not released
BCSNot released—2521—————Not released

References
  1. "Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. Baylor Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  2. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Baylor Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  3. "Baylor Bears vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  4. "Baylor Bears vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  5. "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Baylor Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  6. "Baylor Bears vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  7. "Baylor Bears vs. Colorado Buffaloes Game Notes". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  8. "Baylor Bears vs. Kansas State Wildcats Game Notes". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  9. "Baylor Bears vs. Texas Longhorns Game Notes". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  10. "Baylor Bears vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  11. "Texas A&M Aggies vs. Baylor Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  12. "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Baylor Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  13. "Illinois vs. Baylor - Box Score - December 29, 2010 - ESPN".
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