Baylor Bears

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The Baylor Bears are the athletic teams that represent Baylor University. For much of the school's athletic history, the school's women's teams were "Lady Bears"; over time, all of the school's women's teams have dropped "Lady" from the nickname, with the last three holdouts of basketball, soccer, and volleyball doing so for the 2021-22 school year. The Bears participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as one of only two private school members of the Big 12 Conference. Prior to joining the Big 12, Baylor was a member of the Southwest Conference from their charter creation in 1914 until its dissolution in 1996. Baylor is also a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.

Football

Baylor Bears college football
First Season
1899
Team History
Baylor Bears (1915-present)
Conference
Big 12 Conference (1996-present)
Southwest Conference (1915-96)
Independent (1898-1915)
Venue
McLane Stadium (2014-present)
Floyd Casey Stadium (1950-2013)
Municipal Stadium (1936-49)
Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902-29)
Carroll Field (1902-25, 1930-35)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1949
October 29 vs. TCU Municipal Stadium

1950s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1951
November 3 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
November 10 at Texas Memorial Stadium
November 24 vs. SMU Baylor Stadium
January 1, 1952 vs. Georgia Tech Burdine Stadium
1952
November 8 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
November 22 at SMU Cotton Bowl
1954
September 18 vs. Houston Baylor Stadium
October 1 at Miami Orange Bowl
October 30 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 6 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
December 31 vs. Auburn Gator Bowl
1955
October 15 at Washington Husky Stadium
November 5 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
1956
September 22 at California California Memorial Stadium
November 10 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
December 1 vs. Rice Baylor Stadium
1958
November 8 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
1959
October 10 vs. Arkansas Baylor Stadium
November 7 at Texas Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1960
October 29 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
December 31 vs. Florida Gator Bowl
1961
November 4 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
November 11 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1962
November 10 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
1964
October 3 vs. Oregon State Baylor Stadium
November 14 at Kentucky Stoll Field
1965
October 30 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
November 6 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1966
October 29 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 5 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
1967
September 23 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium
November 11 at Texas Memorial Stadium
November 25 vs. SMU Baylor Stadium
December 2 at Rice Rice Stadium
1968
September 28 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
November 9 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
1969
November 8 at Texas Memorial Stadium
November 22 vs. SMU Baylor Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
September 11 at Missouri Busch Memorial Stadium
September 26 vs. Pittsburgh Baylor Stadium
1971
September 25 vs. Indiana Baylor Stadium
October 30 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
1972
November 4 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
1973
September 15 vs. Oklahoma Baylor Stadium
November 3 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
1974
September 14 at Oklahoma Owen Field
September 21 at Missouri Faurot Field
November 2 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 9 vs. Texas Baylor Stadium
January 1, 1975 vs. Penn State Cotton Bowl
1975
November 1 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
1976
October 2 vs. South Carolina Baylor Stadium
1977
November 12 vs. Rice Baylor Stadium
1978
September 30 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium
October 28 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
1979
September 22 at Alabama Legion Field
September 29 vs. Texas Tech Baylor Stadium
October 20 at Army Michie Stadium
October 27 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
November 24 at Texas Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
September 27 at Texas Tech Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
October 25 at TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium
January 1, 1981 vs. Alabama Cotton Bowl
1981
October 24 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
November 21 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1982
September 4 vs. North Texas State Baylor Stadium
1983
December 31 vs. Oklahoma State Astrodome
1984
November 10 vs. Arkansas Baylor Stadium
1985
October 5 at Houston Astrodome
October 26 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
December 27 vs. LSU Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
1986
December 31 vs. Colorado Rice Stadium
1987
October 24 vs. TCU Baylor Stadium
November 21 at Texas Memorial Stadium
1988
September 17 at Iowa State Cyclone Stadium / Jack Trice Field
1989
October 14 at SMU Ownby Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1991
December 31 vs. Indiana Arizona Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
November 4 vs. Oklahoma Floyd Casey Stadium
2001
October 6 at Texas A&M Kyle Field
2009
October 10 at Oklahoma Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
December 29 vs. Illinois Reliant Stadium
2013
October 5 vs. West Virginia Floyd Casey Stadium
January 1, 2014 vs. UCF University of Phoenix Stadium
2014
January 1, 2015 vs. Michigan State AT&T Stadium
2015
December 5 vs. Texas McLane Stadium
December 29 vs. North Carolina Orlando Citrus Bowl
2016
November 5 vs. TCU McLane Stadium
December 27 vs. Boise State Chase Field

2020s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2022
December 22 vs. Air Force Amon G. Carter Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1965 • 1968
1970s 1972
1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1984 • 1987

Men's Basketball

Baylor Bears men's college basketball
First Season
1907-08
Team Name History
Baylor Bears (1915-present)
Conferences
Big 12 Conference (1996-present)
Venues
Ferrell Center (1988-present)
Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1953-88)
Marrs McLean Gymnasium (1938-53)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

2020s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2020-21
April 3 & 5, 2021 vs. Houston Lucas Oil Stadium
Baylor Bears men's basketball head coaches
Luther Burleson (1906-08) • Enoch J. Mills (1908-10) • Ralph Glaze (1910-13) • Norman C. Paine (1913-14) • Charles Mosley (1914-20) • Frank Bridges (1920-26) • Ralph Wolf (1926-41) • Bill Henderson (1941-43) • Van Sweet (1943-45) • Bill Henderson (1945-61) • Bill Menefee (1961-73) • Carroll Dawson (1973-77) • Jim Haller (1977-85) • Gene Iba (1985-92) • Darrel Johnson (1992-94) • Harry Miller (1994-99) • Dave Bliss (1999-2003) • Scott Drew (2003-present)

*interim head coach


Women's Basketball

Baylor Bears women's college basketball
First Season
1974-75
Team History
Baylor Bears (2021-present)
Baylor Lady Bears (1974-2021)
Conference
Big 12 Conference (1996-present)
Venue
Ferrell Center (1988-present)
Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1974-88)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s 1984-85
Big 12 Conference
All Schools Arizona State Sun Devils • Baylor Bears • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Oklahoma State Cowboys • TCU Horned Frogs • Texas Tech Red Raiders • UCF Knights • West Virginia Mountaineers
Basketball Venues Gallagher-Iba Arena • Lloyd Noble Center
Football Venues Amon G. Carter Stadium • Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Boone Pickens Stadium • McLane Stadium • Milan Puskar Stadium • Sun Devil Stadium