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Baylor

B12 · 2021 Season · Final

Challenger
Record
12–2
0.857 Win %
Conference
2nd
8–2 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1903–2026
All-Time Record
633–606–41
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Baylor head-to-head · History & Eras

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Texas State (TEXAS STATE)H2HSUN4–8W 29–20
3Week 3 · Sep 14Texas Southern TigersUnranked—W 66–7
4Week 4 · Sep 21Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB122–10W 45–7
5Week 5 · Sep 28Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–6W 31–29
6Week 6 · Oct 5Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB1212–2L 14–24
7Week 7 · Oct 12West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB126–7W 45–20
8Week 8 · Oct 19BYUH2HIND FBSI10–3W 38–24
10Week 10 · Nov 2Texas (TEXAS)H2HB125–7W 31–24
11Week 11 · Nov 9TCUH2HB125–7L 28–30
12Week 12 · Nov 16Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1211–2W 27–14
13Week 13 · Nov 23Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB128–5W 20–10
14Week 14 · Nov 30Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB127–6W 27–24
15Regular Season Final · Dec 7Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB1212–2W 21–16
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC10–3W 21–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.368
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+73
-9+82
  • Oklahoma State +12
  • Oklahoma +11
  • BYU +10
  • Ole Miss +10
  • Kansas State +8
  • Iowa State +7
  • Texas Tech +7
  • West Virginia +6
  • Texas +5
  • Texas State +4
  • Kansas +2
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • TCU -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #6Better than 96%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.857 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6Post-Season W1#6Post-Season W2#7Post-Season W3#6Post-Season W4#6Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
+59
+38
+2
-10
+25
+14
+7
-2
+13
+10
+3
+5
+14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#592016#1242017#692018#212019#1002020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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