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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 0–1 (0–0 Big 12) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jake Spavital (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Powledge (3rd season) |
Home stadium | McLane Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa State | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Utah | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2025 Baylor Bears football team will represent Baylor University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dave Aranda, the Bears play home games at McLane Stadium located in Waco, Texas.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Auburn * | FOX | L 24–38 | 45,233 | |
September 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 17 SMU * | The CW | |||
September 13 | 11:00 a.m. | Samford * |
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September 20 | Arizona State |
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September 27 | at Oklahoma State | |||||
October 4 | Kansas State |
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October 18 | at TCU | |||||
October 25 | at Cincinnati | |||||
November 1 | UCF ![]() |
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November 15 | Utah |
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November 22 | at Arizona | |||||
November 29 | Houston |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | — | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tigers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
Game information |
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Statistics | AUB | BAY |
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First downs | 25 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 69-415 | 72–483 |
Rushes–yards | 52–307 | 24–64 |
Passing yards | 108 | 419 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–17–0 | 27–48–0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Auburn | Passing | Jackson Arnold | 11/17, 108 yards |
Rushing | Jackson Arnold | 16 rushes, 137 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Eric Singleton Jr. | 3 receptions, 20 yards | |
Baylor | Passing | Sawyer Robertson | 27/48, 419 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Bryson Washington | 14 rushes, 54 yards | |
Receiving | Kole Wilson | 8 receptions, 134 yards |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | ||
No. 17 Mustangs | 0 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas
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Statistics | BAY | SMU |
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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SMU | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | ||
Bears | 0 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
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Statistics | SAM | BAY |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Samford | Passing | ||
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 0 | ||
Bears | 0 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
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Statistics | ASU | BAY |
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Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona State | Passing | ||
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | ||
Cowboys | 0 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Statistics | BAY | OKST |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Oklahoma State | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | ||
Bears | 0 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
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Statistics | KSU | BAY |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kansas State | Passing | ||
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | ||
Horned Frogs | 0 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
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Statistics | BAY | TCU |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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TCU | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | ||
Bearcats | 0 |
at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
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Statistics | BAY | CIN |
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Cincinnati | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Knights | 0 | ||
Bears | 0 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
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Statistics | UCF | BAY |
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UCF | Passing | ||
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Utes | 0 | ||
Bears | 0 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah | Passing | ||
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | ||
Wildcats | 0 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
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Statistics | BAY | ARIZ |
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Baylor | Passing | ||
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Arizona | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Cougars | 0 | ||
Bears | 0 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
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Statistics | HOU | BAY |
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Name | Position | Seasons at Baylor |
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Dave Aranda | Head coach | 6th |
Khenon Hall | Associate head coach and running backs coach | 2nd |
Jake Spavital | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | 2nd |
Paul Gonzales | Defensive pass-game coordinator and cornerbacks coach | 1st |
Matt Powledge | Defensive coordinator and safeties coach | 4th |
Mark Scott | Special teams coordinator | 2nd |
Jarrett Anderson | Tight ends coach | 2nd |
Dallas Baker | Wide receivers coach | 4th |
Inoke Breckterfield | Defensive line coach | 2nd |
Jamar Chaney | Inside linebackers coach | 2nd |
Mason Miller | Offensive line coach | 2nd |
Carson Hall | Outside linebackers coach | 1st |
Rhett Holcomb | Quarterbacks coach | 1st |
Anthony Marciano | Cornerbacks coach | 1st |
Jeff Grigus | Chief of staff | 3rd |
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Player | Pos | Class | Height | Weight | Previous school |
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Kobe Prentice | WR | JR | 5'10" | 175 lbs | Alabama |
Matthew Fobbs-White | EDGE | SO | 6'3" | 235 lbs | Tulane |
Phoenix Jackson | LB | RS-JR | 6'0" | 220 lbs | Fresno State |
Devin Turner | S | JR | 6'1" | 184 lbs | Northwestern |
Drake Knobloch | LS | RS-SO | 6'3" | 255 lbs | Iowa State |
Samu Taumanupepe | DL | RS-FR | 6'3" | 375 lbs | Texas A&M |
Joe Crocker | OT | RS-FR | 6'6" | 318 lbs | Louisville |
Travion Barnes | LB | SO | 6'0" | 210 lbs | FIU |
Tyler Turner | S | RS-FR | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Oregon |
Walker White | QB | FR | 6'3" | 225 lbs | Auburn |
Emar'rion Winston | LB | RS-SO | 6'3" | 240 lbs | Oregon |
Kole Wilson | WR | SO | 5'9" | 170 lbs | Texas State |
Calvin Simpson-Hunt | CB | SO | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Ohio State |
Adonis Friloux | DL | RS-JR | 6'1" | 270 lbs | Tulane |
Caldra Williford | CB | JR | 5'9" | 156 lbs | Tennessee Tech |
Ryne Shackelford | WR | RS-SO | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Purdue |
Alessandro Lorenzetti | DL | JR | 6'6" | 275 lbs | Michigan |
KJ Makins | CB | SR | 5'9" | 165 lbs | Houston Christian |
Louis Brown IV | WR | SR | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Colorado State |
Connor Cameron | OT | FR | 6'6" | 300 lbs | Arizona State |
Jaylin Jones | EDGE | FR | 6'5" | 210 lbs | UTEP |
Placide Djungu-Sungu | S | RS-JR | 6'1" | 194 lbs | Duke |
Tyler Kirkwood | WR | RS-SR | 6'0 | 185 lbs | Southern |
Player | Pos | Class | Height | Weight | New School |
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Trey Wilson | DL | SO | 6'3" | 245 lbs | SMU |
Isaiah Dunson | CB | RS-JR | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Georgia State |
Kaian Roberts-Day | TE | RS-SO | 6'3" | 232 lbs | UTSA |
Corey Gordon | S | RS-SO | 6'1" | 174 lbs | Louisville |
DeQuan Finn | QB | RS-SR | 6'1" | 210 lbs | Miami (OH) |
JaQues Evans | EDGE | SR | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Colorado State |
Jonah Burton | WR | RS-JR | 5'10" | 190 lbs | Idaho State |
Carmello Jones | LB | RS-SO | 6'2" | 211 lbs | Jackson State |
Tay'Shawn Wilson | CB | RS-FR | 5'8.5" | 175 lbs | Prairie View A&M |
Alvin Ebosele | OT | RS-SO | 6'6" | 295 lbs | Houston |
Garrison Grimes | LS | RS-JR | 6'2" | 216 lbs | BYU |
Dominic Richardson | RB | SR | 6'0" | 205 lbs | New Mexico State |
Isaiah Hankins | K | RS-JR | 6'1" | 194 lbs | Colorado State |
Jaden Maronen | LB | RS-JR | 6'0" | 216 lbs | Lamar |
Richard Reese | RB | JR | 5'10" | 175 lbs | Stephen F. Austin |
Joshua Lair | S | FR | 6'0.5" | 185 lbs | Undecided |
Romario Noel | S | RS-JR | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Abilene Christian |
Cameron Bonner | WR | RS-JR | 5'11" | 173 lbs | Prairie View A&M |
Brendan Bett | DL | SO | 6'5" | 270 lbs | Florida |
Caleb James | DL | SR | 5'11" | 302 lbs | Ole Miss |
Brayson McHenry | QB | RS-SO | 6'0" | 202 lbs | Arkansas |