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

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

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

2000s

2010s

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

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s 1977-78
1980s 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1989-90
1990s 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1994-95
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