Sports season
2021 Big 12 Conference football season League NCAA Division I FBS football season Sport football Duration September 4, 2021 Number of teams 10 TV partner(s) Fox Family (Fox , FS1 , FSN ), ESPN Family (ABC , ESPN , ESPN2 , ESPN3 , ESPNU , Big 12 Now , LHN ) Top draft pick Breece Hall (Iowa State)Picked by New York Jets , 36th overallChampions Baylor Runners-up Oklahoma State Finals MVP Blake Shapen , BU
The 2021 Big 12 Conference football season was the 26th season of the Big 12 Conference football and took place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The season began on September 4 with non-conference play. Conference play began on September 18, 2021. The entire schedule was released on February 11, 2021.[1]
The 2021 season was the tenth season for the Big 12 since the early 2010s conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.
The 2021 Big 12 Championship Game was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas , on December 4, 2021.
Background
Previous season
In the 2020 season, Oklahoma defeated Iowa State 27–21 in the conference championship .
Six teams were invited to bowl games in the 2020 season, and the conference went 5–0 in those games, with the Texas Bowl between TCU and Arkansas being cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.
Preseason
Big 12 media days
The 2021 Big 12 media days were held on July 14–15 in Frisco, Texas . The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
Big 12 Commissioner – Bob Bowlsby
Baylor – Dave Aranda (HC), Connor Galvin (OL) & Terrel Bernard (LB)
Iowa State – Matt Campbell (HC), Breece Hall (RB) & Greg Eisworth II (DB)
Kansas – Lance Leipold (HC), Kwamie Lassiter II (WR) & Kenny Logan Jr. (S)
Kansas State – Chris Klieman (HC), Skylar Thompson (QB) & Jahron McPherson (DB)
Oklahoma – Lincoln Riley (HC), Jeremiah Hall (FB) & Nik Bonitto (LB)
Oklahoma State – Mike Gundy (HC), Spencer Sanders (QB) & Malcolm Rodriguez (DE)
TCU – Gary Patterson (HC), Max Duggan (QB) & Ochaun Mathis (DE)
Texas – Steve Sarkisian (HC), Bijan Robinson (RB) & Keondre Coburn (DT)
Texas Tech – Matt Wells (HC), Dawson Deaton (OL) & Riko Jeffers (LB)
West Virginia – Neal Brown (HC), Leddie Brown (RB) & Dante Stills (DL)
Preseason poll
The preseason poll was released on July 8, 2021.
Big 12
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oklahoma 365 (35)
2
Iowa State
351 (4)
3
Texas
273
4
Oklahoma State
266
5
TCU
255
6
West Virginia
185
7
Kansas State
163
8
Baylor
124
9
Texas Tech
103
10
Kansas
39
Preseason Watch Lists
Preseason All-Conference teams
2021 Preseason All-Big 12 [23]
Head coaches
There were two head coaching changes in the conference following the conclusion of the 2019 season. On January 2, 2021, Texas announced that head coach Tom Herman would be departing the team, and that he would be replaced by Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian .[25] Les Miles .[26] [27] Lance Leipold , formerly head coach of the Buffalo Bulls , would take over the position.[28]
*Includes games played against Nebraska and Baylor while at Washington
Schedule
Index to colors and formatting
Big 12 member won
Big 12 member lost
Big 12 teams in bold
All times Central time.
† denotes Homecoming game
Regular season schedule
Week 1
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 3
7:00 p.m.
South Dakota
Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
ESPN+
W 17–14 26,103
September 4
11:00 a.m.
Stanford
Kansas State AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
FS1
W 24–7 28,668
September 4
11:00 a.m.
No. 2 Oklahoma
Tulane
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK [a] ABC
W 40–35 42,206
September 4
2:30 p.m.
West Virginia Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (rivalry )
ESPN
L 24–30 43,811
September 4
2:30 p.m.
No. 21 (FCS ) Northern Iowa
No. 7 Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
ESPN+
W 16–10 61,500
September 4
3:30 p.m.
No. 23 Louisiana
No. 21 Texas
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
Fox
W 38–18 91,113
September 4
6:00 p.m.
Texas Tech Houston
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN
W 38–21 43,478
September 4
6:00 p.m.
No. 24 (FCS ) Missouri State
Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
ESPN+
W 23–16 50,807
September 4
6:00 p.m.
Baylor Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
ESPN+
W 29–20 26,573
September 4
7:00 p.m.
Duquesne
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN+
W 45–3 35,377
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 2
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 10
6:30 p.m.
Kansas No. 17 Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
ESPN2
L 22–49 17,697
September 11
11:00 a.m.
Tulsa
Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry )
FS1
W 28–23 52,127
September 11
2:30 p.m.
California
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
ESPNU
W 34–32 38,631
September 11
3:30 p.m.
No. 10 Iowa
No. 9 Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (rivalry )
ABC
L 17–27 61,500
September 11
4:00 p.m.
LIU
West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+
W 66–0 50,911
September 11
6:00 p.m.
No. 15 Texas
Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry )
ESPN
L 21–40 74,531
September 11
6:00 p.m.
Texas Southern
Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
ESPN+
W 66–7 42,461
September 11
6:00 p.m.
No. 8 (FCS ) Southern Illinois
Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
ESPN+
W 31–23 47,628
September 11
6:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
ESPN+
W 28–22 55,271
September 11
6:00 p.m.
Western Carolina
No. 4 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
BSOK PPV
W 76–0 83,538
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 3
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 18
11:00 a.m.
No. 15 Virginia Tech
West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (rivalry )
FS1
W 27–21 60,222
September 18
11:00 a.m.
Nebraska
No. 3 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (rivalry )
Fox
W 23–16 84,659
September 18
1:05 p.m.
Nevada
Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
ESPN+
W 38–17 48,768
September 18
2:30 p.m.
Baylor Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
ESPN+
BAY 45–7
23,218
September 18
6:00 p.m.
FIU
Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
ESPN+
W 54–21 50,118
September 18
7:00 p.m.
Rice
Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
LHN
W 58–0 91,978
September 18
8:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
FS1
W 21–20 36,702
September 18
9:30 p.m.
No. 14 Iowa State
UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
CBSSN
W 48–3 35,193
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 18
TCU
Week 4
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 25
11:00 a.m.
Texas Tech Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry )
ABC
TEX 70–35
98,349
September 25
11:00 a.m.
SMU
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry )
FS1
L 34–42 46,672
September 25
2:30 p.m.
No. 14 Iowa State
Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
FOX
BAY 31–29
42,539
September 25
3:00 p.m.
Kansas Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ACCN
L 33–52 19,128
September 25
6:00 p.m.
No. 25 Kansas State
Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
ESPN+
OKST 31–20
51,444
September 25
6:30 p.m.
West Virginia No. 4 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
ABC
OKLA 16–13
84,353
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 5
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 2
11:00 a.m.
Texas TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry )
ABC
TEX 32–27
43,337
October 2
2:30 p.m.
No. 6 Oklahoma
Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
FOX
OKLA 37–31
47,690
October 2
2:30 p.m.
Texas Tech West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2
TTU 23–20
54,090
October 2
6:00 p.m.
No. 21 Baylor
No. 19 Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
ESPN2
OKST 24–14
52,144
October 2
6:00 p.m.
Kansas Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
FS1
ISU 59–7
60,446
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 6
Week 7
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 16
2:30 p.m.
No. 19 BYU
Baylor
McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
ESPN
W 38–24 48,016
October 16
11:00 a.m.
Texas Tech
Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
FS1
TT 41–14
25,106
October 16
6:30 p.m.
Iowa State
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Memotial Stadium • Manhattan, KS (rivalry )
ESPN2
ISU 33–20
48,363
October 16
6:30 p.m.
TCU
No. 4 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
ABC
OKLA 52–31
84,391
October 16
11:00 a.m.
No. 12 Oklahoma State
No. 25 Texas
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
FOX
OKST 32–24
99,916
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 8
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 23†
2:30 p.m.
No. 8 Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
FOX
ISU 24-21
61,500
October 23
11:00 a.m.
Kansas State
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
FS1
KSU 25-24
52,874
October 23
11:00 a.m.
No. 3 Oklahoma
Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
ESPN
OKLA 35-23
26,321
October 23†
6:30 p.m.
West Virginia
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
ESPNU
WVU 29-17
37,288
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 9
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 30
1:00 p.m.
No. 22 Iowa State
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+
WVU 38–31
45,613
October 30
2:30 p.m.
TCU
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS
ESPNU
KSU 31–12
44,339
October 30
2:30 p.m.
Texas Tech
No. 4 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
ABC
OKLA 52–21
82,732
October 30
11:00 a.m.
Texas
No. 16 Baylor
McLane Stadium • Baylor, TX
ABC
BAY 31–24
45,834
October 30
6:00 p.m.
Kansas
No. 15 Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
FS1
OKST 55–3
55,026
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 10
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 6
11:00 a.m.
Kansas State
Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (rivalry )
FS1
KSU 35–10
30,611
November 6
2:30 p.m.
No. 11 Oklahoma State
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
ESPN
OKST 24–3
50,109
November 6
2:30 p.m.
No. 14 Baylor
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry )
FOX
TCU 30–28
40,338
November 6
6:30 p.m.
Texas
Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
FS1
ISU 30–7
61,500
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 11
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 13
2:30 p.m.
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TC
ESPN2
TT 41-38
47,158
November 13
11:00 a.m.
West Virginia
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS
FS1
KSU 34-17
43,932
November 13
6:30 p.m.
Kansas
Texas
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
ESPNU
KU 57-56 OT
95,202
November 13
11:00 a.m.
No. 4 Oklahoma
No. 18 Baylor
McLane Stadium • Baylor, TX
FOX
BU 27-14
45,834
November 13
7:00 p.m.
TCU
No. 10 Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
FOX
OKST 63-17
54,549
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 12
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 20
11:00 a.m.
Texas
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2
WVU 31–21
48,755
November 20
11:00 a.m.
Iowa State
No. 12 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
FOX
OKLA 28–21
82,685
November 20
3:00 p.m.
Kansas
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN+
TCU 31–28
35,061
November 20
4:30 p.m.
No. 11 Baylor
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS
FS1
BU 20–10
43,857
November 20
7:00 p.m.
No. 9 Oklahoma State
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
FOX
OKST 23–0
53,169
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week 13
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 26
3:30 p.m.
TCU
Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
FS1
ISU 48–14
57,775
November 26
11:00 a.m.
Kansas State
Texas
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
FOX
TEX 22–17
75,072
November 27
11:00 a.m.
Texas Tech
No. 9 Baylor
McLane Stadium • Baylor, TX (rivalry )
FS1
BU 27–24
43,901
November 27
6:00 p.m.
West Virginia
Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
FS1
WVU 34–28
23,117
November 27
6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Oklahoma
No. 7 Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry )
ABC
OKST 37–33
54,990
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Championship Game
^ Originally scheduled to be played as an away game, the game against Tulane was moved to Norman on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida . Tulane will remain the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.[29]
Head to head matchups
Head to head
Source: [1]
Team
Baylor
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Baylor
—
W, 31-29
W, 45-7
W, 20-10
W 27-14
L, 14-24
L, 28–30
W, 31–24
W, 27-24
W, 45-20
Iowa State
L, 29-31
—
W, 59-7
W, 33-20
L, 21-28
W, 24-21
W, 48-14
W, 30–7
L, 38-41
L, 31-38
Kansas
L, 45–7
L, 7-59
—
L, 10–35
L, 23-35
L, 3-55
L, 28-31
W, 57-56
L,14-41
L, 28-34
Kansas State
L, 10-20
L, 20-33
W, 35-10
—
L, 31-37
L, 20–31
W, 31–12
L, 17-22
W, 25-24
W, 34-17
Oklahoma
L, 14-28
W, 28-21
W, 35-23
W, 37-31
—
L, 31-37
W, 52-31
W, 55-48
W, 52–21
W, 16-13
Oklahoma State
W, 24-14
L, 21-24
W, 55-3
W, 31-20
W, 37-31
—
W, 63-17
W, 32-24
W, 23-0
W, 24–3
TCU
W, 30-28
L, 14-48
W, 31-28
L, 12-31
L, 31-52
L, 17-63
—
L, 27-32
W, 52-31
L, 17-29
Texas
L, 24-31
L, 7-30
L, 56-57
W, 22-17
L, 48-55
L, 24–32
W, 32-27
—
W, 70-35
L, 23-31
Texas Tech
L, 24-27
W, 41-38
W, 41–34
L, 24–25
L, 21–52
L, 0-23
L, 31–52
L, 35-70
—
W, 23–30
West Virginia
L, 20-45
W, 38-30
W, 34-28
L, 17-34
L, 13-16
L, 3-24
W, 29–17
W, 31-23
L, 20-23
—
Updated with the results of all regular season conference games.
Postseason
Bowl games
Legend
Big 12 win
Big 12 loss
For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big-12 will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Big-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), First Responder Bowl , Liberty Bowl , Alamo Bowl , Guaranteed Rate Bowl , Cheez-It Bowl and Texas Bowl . The Big-12 teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big-12 champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
Bowl game
Date
Site
Time (CST )
Television
Big-12 team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Liberty Bowl
December 28, 2021
Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN
5:45 p.m.
ESPN
Texas Tech Mississippi State
W, 34–7
48,615
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
December 28, 2021
Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona
9:15 p.m.
ESPN
West Virginia Minnesota
L, 18–6
21,220
Cheez-It Bowl
December 29, 2021
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
4:45 p.m.
ESPN
Iowa State Clemson
L, 20–13
39,051
Alamo Bowl
December 29, 2021
Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
8:15 p.m.
ESPN
Oklahoma Oregon
W, 47–32
59,121
Texas Bowl
January 4, 2022
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
7:45 p.m.
ESPN
Kansas State LSU
W, 42–20
52,207
New Year's Six bowl games
Sugar Bowl
January 1, 2022
Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
7:45 p.m.
ESPN
Baylor Ole Miss
W, 21–7
66,479
Fiesta Bowl
January 1, 2022
State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona
12:00 p.m.
ESPN
Oklahoma State Notre Dame
W, 37–35
49,550
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big-12 teams shown in bold.
Big 12 vs other conferences
Records against other conferences
Regular Season
Post Season
Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of the Power Five conferences teams (ACC , Big Ten , Pac-12 , Notre Dame , BYU and SEC ).
Date
Big 12 Team
Opponent
Conference
Location
Result
September 4
Kansas State
Stanford
Pac-12
AT&T Stadium , Arlington, Texas
W, 24–7
September 4
West Virginia
Maryland (rivalry)
Big Ten
Maryland Stadium , College Park, Maryland
L, 24–30
September 11
No. 9 Iowa State
No. 10 Iowa (rivalry)
Big Ten
Jack Trice Stadium , Ames, Iowa
L, 17–27
September 11
No. 15 Texas
Arkansas (rivalry)
SEC
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium , Fayetteville, Ark.
L, 21–40
September 11
TCU
California
Pac-12
Amon G. Carter Stadium , Fort Worth, Texas
W, 34–32
September 18
Oklahoma
Nebraska (rivalry)
Big Ten
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , Norman, Oklahoma
W, 23–16
September 18
West Virginia
Virginia Tech (rivalry)
ACC
Milan Puskar Stadium , Morgantown, WV
W, 27–21
September 25
Kansas
Duke
ACC
Wallace Wade Stadium , Durham, N.C.
L, 33–52
October 16
Baylor
BYU
Independents
McLane Stadium , Waco, Texas
W, 38-24
Big 12 vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include Big 12 teams competing against teams from The American , C-USA , MAC , Mountain West or Sun Belt .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 4
Sun Belt
Baylor Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
W, 29–20
September 4
The American
No. 2 Oklahoma
Tulane
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK[a]
W, 40–35
September 4
Sun Belt
No. 23 Louisiana
No. 21 Texas
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W, 38–18
September 4
The American
Texas Tech Houston
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
W, 38–21
September 10
Sun Belt
Kansas Coastal Carolina
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
L, 22–49
September 11
The American
Tulsa (rivalry)
Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
W, 28–23
September 18
Mountain West
Iowa State UNLV
Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
W, 48–3
September 18
Mountain West
Nevada
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W, 38–17
September 18
Mountain West
Oklahoma State Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
W, 21–20
September 18
C-USA
Rice (rivalry)
Texas
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
W, 58–0
September 18
C-USA
FIU
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
W, 54–21
September 25
The American
SMU (rivalry)
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
L, 34–42
Big 12 vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include Big 12 teams competing against FBS Independents which include Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , UConn and UMass .
Big 12 vs FCS matchups
The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 4
Missouri State
Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
W, 23–16
September 4
South Dakota
Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
W, 17–14
September 4
Duquesne
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
W, 45–3
September 4
Northern Iowa
No. 7 Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
W, 16–10
September 11
Western Carolina
No. 4 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
W, 76–0
September 11
Long Island
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
W, 66–0
September 11
Texas Southern
Baylor
McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
W, 66–7
September 11
Southern Illinois
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
W, 31–23
September 11
Stephen F. Austin
Texas Tech
Jones A&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
W, 28–22
Rankings
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
No change in ranking from previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Pre
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Final
Baylor
AP
21
RV
RV
20
16
14
18
11
9
9
6
5
C
RV
24
RV
RV
20
18
13
18
13
10
9
6
6
CFP
Not released
12
13
11
8
9
7
Iowa State
AP
7
9
14
14
RV
RV
22
RV
RV
C
8
10
14
14
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Kansas
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Kansas State
AP
RV
RV
25
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Oklahoma
AP
2 (6 )
4
3
4
6
6
4
3
4
4
4
12
10
13
14
10
C
3 (2 )
4
3
3
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
11
9
11
13
10
CFP
Not released
8
8
13
10
14
16
Oklahoma State
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
19
12
12
8
15
11
10
9
7
5
9
7
C
22
23
22
22
18
12
12
9
15
11
10
9
7
5
9
7
CFP
Not released
11
10
9
7
5
9
TCU
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Texas
AP
21
15
RV
RV
RV
21
25
RV
RV
C
19
15
RV
RV
RV
23
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Texas Tech
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
West Virginia
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams
Newcomer
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 1 (Sept. 6)
Bijan Robinson
Texas
RB
Riko Jeffers
Texas Tech
LB
Gabe Brkic
Oklahoma
PK
Reggie Pearson Jr.
Texas Tech
DB
Week 2 (Sept. 13)
Zach Evans
TCU
RB
JT Woods Malcolm Rodriguez
Baylor Oklahoma State
S LD Brown
Oklahoma State
RB
Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Kansas State
DE
Week 3 (Sept. 20)
Jaylen Warren
Oklahoma State
RB
Jared Bartlett
West Virginia
LB
Jason Taylor II
Oklahoma State
FS
Jaylen Warren
Oklahoma State
RB
Week 4 (Sept. 27)
Casey Thompson
Texas
QB
Garmon Randolph
Malcolm Rodriguez
Baylor
Oklahoma State
LB
Trestan Ebner
Baylor
RB
Xavier Worthy
Texas
WR
Week 5 (Oct. 4)
Bijan Robinson
Texas
RB
Colin Schooler
Texas Tech
LB
Cameron Dicker
Jonathan Garibay
Texas
Texas Tech
PK
Jaylen Warren
Oklahoma State
RB
Week 6 (Oct. 11)
Kennedy Brooks
Oklahoma
RB
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson
TCU
CB
Gabe Brkic
Oklahoma
PK
Caleb Williams
Oklahoma
QB
Week 7 (Oct. 18)
Caleb Williams
Oklahoma
QB
Jason Taylor II
Oklahoma St
S
Andrew Mevis
Iowa State
PK
Jaylen Warren
Oklahoma State
RB
Week 8 (Oct. 25)
Brock Purdy
Iowa State
QB
Will McDonald IV
Iowa State
DE
Casey Legg
West Virginia
PK
Devin Neal
Charles Woods
Kansas
West Virginia
RB
DB
Week 9 (Nov. 1)
Caleb Williams
Oklahoma
QB
Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Kansas State
DE
Tanner Brown
Oklahoma State
PK
Mario Williams
Oklahoma
WR
Week 10 (Nov. 8)
Chandler Morris
TCU
QB
Will McDonald IV
Iowa State
DE
Andre Mevis
Iowa State
PK
Jaylen Warren
Oklahoma State
RB
Week 11 (Nov. 15)
Devin Neal
Kansas
RB
Terrel Bernard
Baylor
LB
Jonathan Garibay
Texas Tech
PK
Donovan Smith
Texas Tech
QB
Week 12 (Nov. 22)
Jarret Doege
West Virginia
QB
Jalen Redmond
Oklahoma
DL
Michael Turk
Austin McNamara
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
P
P
Key Lawrence
Oklahoma
DB
Week 13 (Nov. 29)
Breece Hall
Iowa State
RB
Malcolm Rodriguez
Oklahoma State
LB
Brennan Presley
Oklahoma St
WR
Collin Oliver
Oklahoma State
DL
Big 12 Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big 12 Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
Award
Player
School
Offensive Player of the Year
Breece Hall , RB, Jr.
Iowa State
Defensive Player of the Year
Jalen Pitre , DB, Sr.
Baylor
Special Teams Player of the Year
Trestan Ebner , RB/KR, Sr.
Baylor
Offensive Freshman of the Year
Xavier Worthy , WR, Fr.
Texas
Offensive lineman of the Year
Connor Galvin , OL, Sr.
Baylor
Defensive Freshman of the Year
Collin Oliver , DE, Fr.
Oklahoma State
Defensive lineman of the Year
Will McDonald IV , DL, Jr. Felix Anudike-Uzomah , DL, So.
Iowa State
Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Jaylen Warren , RB, Sr.
Oklahoma State
Defensive Newcomer of the Year
Siaki Ika , DL, So.
Baylor
Coach of the Year
Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State
All-conference teams
The following players earned All-Big 12 honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Big 12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.
(U) - Unanimous Selection
Honorable mentions
BAYLOR : Gerry Bohanon (QB), Dillon Doyle (LB), TJ Franklin (DL), Jacob Gall (OL, ONoY), Siaki Ika (DLoY), Cole Maxwell (DL), Christian Morgan(DB), Xavier Newman-Johnson (OL), Ben Sims (TE), Abram Smith (OPoY), R.J. Sneed (WR), JT Woods (DB)
IOWA STATE : Trevor Downing (OLoY), Greg Eisworth II (DB), Beau Freyler (DFoY), Jake Hummel (LB), Anthony Johnson (DB), Will McDonald IV (DPoY),Andrew Mevis (PK, STPoY), Zach Petersen (DL), Darrell Simmons (OL)
KANSAS : Earl Bostick Jr. (OL), Kwamie Lassiter II (WR), Kenny Logan Jr. (DPoY), Devin Neal (RB, OFoY), Mike Novitsky (OL, OLoY, ONoY), Rich Miller (DNoY)KANSAS STATE : Felix Anudike-Uzomah (DPoY), Cooper Beebe (OLoY), Julius Brents (DB), Cody Fletcher (LB), Daniel Green (LB), Eli Huggins (DL), Noah Johnson (OL), Malik Knowles (WR, STPoY), Nate Matlack (DFoY), Jahron McPherson (DB), Josh Rivas (OL), Reggie Stubblefield (DB), Deuce Vaughn (OPoY), Russ Yeast (DNoY), Ty Zentner (P)OKLAHOMA : Gabe Brkic (STPoY), Pat Fields (DB), Key Lawrence (DB, DNoY), Marvin Mims (WR), Chris Murray (OL), Tyrese Robinson (OL, OLoY), Drake Stoops (WR), Danny Stutsman (DFoY), Caleb Williams (QB, OFoY, OPoY), Michael Woods II (ONoY)OKLAHOMA STATE : Tanner Brown (PK), Logan Carter (FB), Braden Cassity (TE), Danny Godlevske (OL), Blaine Green (OFoY), Devin Harper (LB), Tom Hutton (P, STPoY), Tyler Lacy (DL), Brock Martin (DLoY), Malcolm Rodriguez (DPoY), Josh Sills (OLoY), Jason Taylor II (DB), Jaylen Warren (RB, OPoY), Hunter Woodard (OL)TCU : Taye Barber (WR), Derius Davis (STPoY), Obinna Eze (ONoY), TreVius Hodges-Tomlinson (DPoY), Dylan Horton (DL), Quentin Johnston (OPoY)TEXAS : Cade Brewer (TE), Luke Brockermeyer (LB), Keondre Coburn (DL), Anthony Cook (DB), Cameron Dicker (PK, STPoY), B.J. Foster (DB), Byron Murphy II (DFoY), Ovie Oghoufo (DNoY), Moro Ojomo (DL), DeMarvion Overshown (LB), Bijan Robinson (OPoY), Keilan Robinson (ONoY)TEXAS TECH : Josh Burger (OL), Dawson Deaton (OLoY), Jonathan Garibay (STPoY), Kaylon Geiger (ONoY), Jaylon Hutchings (DL), Riko Jeffers (LB), Travis Koontz (TE), Reggie Pearson Jr. (DB), T.J. Storment (OL), Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (DB), Rayshad Williams (DB, DNoY), Tyree Wilson (DL)WEST VIRGINIA : Alonzo Addae (DB), Leddie Brown (RB), Josh Chandler-Semedo (LB), Zach Frazier (OLoY), Bryce Ford-Wheaton (WR), James Gmiter (OL), Casey Legg (PK, STPoY), Sean Mahone (DB), Akheem Mesidor (DL), Wyatt Milum (OL, OFoY), Dante Stills (DLoY), Tyler Sumpter (P), Winston Wright Jr. (KR/PR, WR)
All-Americans
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN , and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[30] [31]
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
First Team All-Americans
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA) *Walter Camp All-America Team *AP All-America teams *Sporting News All-America Team *Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA) *Sports Illustrated All-America Team *Report All-America Team (BR) *College Football News All-America Team (CFN) *ESPN All-America Team *CBS Sports All-America Team *Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon) *The Athletic All-America Team *USA Today All-America Team
All-Academic
First team
Pos.
Name
School
Yr.
GPA
Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST
Second team
Pos.
Name
School
Yr.
GPA
Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST
Honorable mentions
BAYLOR :IOWA STATE :KANSAS :KANSAS STATE :OKLAHOMA :OKLAHOMA STATE :TCU :TEXAS :TEXAS TECH :WEST VIRGINIA :
National award winners
2021 College Football Award Winners -->
Home game attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Total
Average
% of capacity
Baylor
McLane Stadium
45,140
42,461
42,539
43,569
48,016 †
45,834
46,782
43,901
313,102
44,729
99.09%
Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium
61,500
61,500‡
61,500‡
60,446
61,500‡
61,500‡
57,775
364,221
60,704
98.70%
Kansas
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
50,071
26,103
27,218
25,106
26,321
30,611†
23,117
158,476
26,413
52.75%
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Stadium
50,000
47,628
48,768†
47,690
48,363
44,339
43,932
43,857
324,577
46,368
92.74%
Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
86,112
42,206[b]
83,538
84,659†
84,353
84,391
82,732
82,685
544,564
77,795
90.34%
Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium
55,509
50,807
52,127
51,444
52,144
55,026†
54,549
54,990
370,787
52,970
95.43%
TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium
45,000
35,377
38,631
46,672 †
43,337
37,288
40,338
35,061
276,704
39,529
87.84%
Texas
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
95,594
91,113
91,978
98,349
99,916 †
95,202
75,072
551,630
91,938
96.18%
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium
60,454
55,271
50,118
55,821†
52,874
47,158
53,169
314,411
52,402
86.68%
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium
60,000
50,911
60,222 †
54,090
45,613
50,109
48,775
309,720
51,620
86.03%
Bold – exceeded capacity
^ Originally scheduled to be played as an away game, the game against Tulane was moved to Norman on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida . Tulane will remain the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.[29]
^ This game was originally scheduled to be played at Yulman Stadium as a home game for Tulane, but was relocated to Norman due to Hurricane Ida
NFL Draft
The following list includes all Big 12 Players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft
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