2001 Baylor Bears football team

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2001 Baylor Bears football
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record3–8 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Meyer (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Brick Haley (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Floyd Casey Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%  7 –1   11 –2  
Iowa State  4 –4   7 –5  
Kansas State  3 –5   6 –6  
Missouri  3 –5   4 –7  
Kansas  1 –7   3 –8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 6 Oklahoma  6 –2   11 –2  
Texas Tech  4 –4   7 –5  
Texas A&M  4 –4   8 –4  
Oklahoma State  2 –6   4 –7  
Baylor  0 –8   3 –8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Kevin Steele. The final game of the season versus S. Illinois was a make up game for the originally scheduled game on Sept 15th vs the Minnesota Golden Gophers, which was cancelled due to the events of Sept 11th, 2001.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 86:00 p.m. Arkansas State *
W 24–328,953
September 226:00 p.m. New Mexico *
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 16–13 OT38,396
September 291:00 p.m.at Iowa State
L 0–4144,189
October 61:00 p.m.at No. 24 Texas A&M
L 10–1682,589
October 131:00 p.m.No. 4 Nebraska
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 7–4838,102
October 202:00 p.m.at No. 2 Oklahoma
L 17–3375,499
October 272:00 p.m. Texas Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 19–6339,110
November 311:30 a.m.No. 5 Texas
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
 FSN L 10–4941,451
November 101:00 p.m.at Missouri
L 24–4146,611
November 171:00 p.m. Oklahoma State
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
L 22–3821,873
November 2412:00 p.m. Southern Illinois *
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, Texas
W 56–127,321 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ Conine, Chad (November 25, 2001). "Baylor closes impressively". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . p. 15C. Retrieved January 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Results/News Releases". Baylor University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.


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