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| First season | 1899 | ||
| Athletic director | Ian McCaw | ||
| Head coach | Art Briles | ||
| 2nd year, 5–8 | |||
| Home stadium | Floyd Casey Stadium | ||
| Stadium capacity | 50,000 | ||
| Stadium surface | Synthetic Turf[1] | ||
| Location | Waco, Texas | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Division | South | ||
| All-time record | 524–526–43 (0.499) | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 8–8–0 | ||
| Claimed national titles | 0 | ||
| Conference titles | 7 | ||
| Heisman winners | 0 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 10[2] | ||
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| Colors | Green and Gold | ||
| Fight song | Old Fite | ||
| Mascot | Judge and Bruiser | ||
| Marching band | The Golden Wave Band | ||
| Rivals | Texas A&M Aggies Texas Longhorns |
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| Website | BaylorBears.com | ||
The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. The are a member of the Big 12 Conference, south division. The team plays its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.
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Logos and uniforms
History
Baylor University's football team has seen a wide variation in its success through the years, from a 3–0 record in 1900 to a 0–10 record in 1969.
1899–1914
In the first sixteen years of Baylor's football team, played without a team mascot and without a conference, varying results were achieved, from one perfect season to a single-win season. In these early years, Baylor's first homecoming football game played at what some consider the world's first true Homecoming and the team played multiple times at The State Fair of Texas.
Championships
Baylor has 7 conference championships:[3]
| Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach | Conference |
| 1915 | 7-1-0 | N/A | Charles Mosley | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1916 | 9-1-0 | N/A | Charles Mosley | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1922 | 8-3-0 | 5-0-0 | Frank Bridges | Southwest Conference |
| 1924 | 7-2-1 | 4-0-1 | Frank Bridges | Southwest Conference |
| 1974 | 8-4-0 | 6-1-0 | Grant Teaff | Southwest Conference |
| 1980 | 10-2-0 | 8-0-0 | Grant Teaff | Southwest Conference |
| 1994† | 7-5-0 | 4-3-0 | Chuck Reedy | Southwest Conference |
† Denotes shared title.
Player accomplishments
Awards
- Jim Thorpe Award - Defensive Back
- Thomas Everett, 1986
- Ray Guy Award - Punter
- Daniel Sepulveda, 2004
- Daniel Sepulveda, 2006
- Sammy Baugh Trophy - Quarterback
- Don Trull, 1962
- Don Trull, 1963
- Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy - Outstanding SWC Player
- Mike Singletary, 1979
- Mike Singletary, 1980
Bears in the NFL
As of 18 August 2009, eight former Baylor players were listed on active NFL rosters:[4]
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References
- ^ "Facilities - Floyd Casey Stadium". Baylor Athletics (Baylor University). http://www.baylorbears.com/facilities/casey.html. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ NCAA (2009), NCAA Football Award Winnners, pp. 12, http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2009/2009Awards.pdf
- ^ "Southwest Conference Historical Standings". http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big12/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/historical-standings-prior.pdf.
- ^ "NFL Players By College - B". http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/college?letter=b.
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