Baylor Bears

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

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