Big 12 Championship Game
| Big 12 Championship Game (defunct) | |
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| Logo for the 2008 Big 12 Championship Game | |
| Sport | Football |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Played | 1996–2010 |
| Last contest | 2010 |
| Most championships | Oklahoma Sooners (7) |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| Official website | Big12Sports.com Football |
| Sponsors | |
| Dr. Pepper | |
| Host stadiums | |
| Cowboys Stadium (2009, 2010) Arrowhead Stadium (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) Alamodome (1997, 1999, 2007) Reliant Stadium (2002, 2005) Texas Stadium (2001) Trans World Dome (1996, 1998) |
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| Host locations | |
| Arlington, Texas (2009, 2010) Kansas City, Missouri (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) San Antonio, Texas (1997, 1999, 2007) Houston, Texas (2002, 2005) Irving, Texas (2001) St. Louis, Missouri (1996, 1998) |
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The Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference each year between 1996 and 2010. The championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed.
The Big 12 South held an overall lead of 11–4 over the Big 12 North in the game.[1] In the first eight Big 12 championship games from 1996 to 2003, the divisions split four games each (with the north champion winning in every odd-numbered year and the south champion winning in every even-numbered year). However, the north division champion did not win after Kansas State's upset victory over Oklahoma in 2003.
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[edit] History
The first championship game was played after the 1996 regular season, the first year of play for the Big 12 (which was created from the merger of the Big Eight Conference and four teams from the Southwest Conference). Like the SEC Championship Game (which had been played since 1992), the game matched the winners of the conference's two six-team divisions. The championship game was held at several sites within the Big 12 states, with Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, hosting more often than any other venue.
The 2008 Big 12 Championship Game was notable for the controversy over choosing the South Division representative. The Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, and Texas Tech Red Raiders all finished with identical records and had each recorded a win and loss amongst one another. The Sooners earned a berth to the title game because they had the highest Bowl Championship Series ranking of the three at the time of selection. Oklahoma defeated the Missouri Tigers and earned a berth in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
From 2009 through 2013, the game was scheduled to be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.[2] During June 2010, however, Nebraska and Colorado announced that they would leave the Big 12 for other conferences in 2011. Because NCAA rules require that a conference have twelve members in order to stage a football championship game, the conference will not hold a championship game for the 2011 season. Oklahoma and Texas have expressed that a conference title game hurts the chances of the conference to have a representative in the BCS National Championship Game.[3] The two schools have appeared in all but two Championship games, and account for 10 of the 15 Big 12 Championships held, with Oklahoma and Texas each having 7 and 3 respectively.
[edit] Results
- Winners are listed in bold.
- Rankings from the AP Poll released prior to the game.
- In progress.
| Year |
AP Ranking |
North Division |
Score |
AP Ranking |
South Division |
Location |
Notes |
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| 1996 | 3 | Nebraska | 27–37 | N/A | Texas | Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri | notes |
| 1997 | 2 | Nebraska | 54–15 | 14 | Texas A&M | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | notes |
| 1998 | 2 | Kansas State | 33–362OT | 10 | Texas A&M | Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri | notes |
| 1999 | 2 | Nebraska | 22–6 | 12 | Texas | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | notes |
| 2000 | 8 | Kansas State | 24–27 | 1 | Oklahoma | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri | notes |
| 2001 | 9 | Colorado | 39–37 | 3 | Texas | Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas | notes |
| 2002 | 12 | Colorado | 7–29 | 8 | Oklahoma | Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas | notes |
| 2003 | 15 | Kansas State | 35–7 | 1 | Oklahoma | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri | notes |
| 2004 | N/A | Colorado | 3–42 | 2 | Oklahoma | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri | notes |
| 2005 | N/A | Colorado | 3–70 | 2 | Texas | Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas | notes |
| 2006 | 19 | Nebraska | 7–21 | 8 | Oklahoma | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri | notes |
| 2007 | 1 | Missouri | 17–38 | 9 | Oklahoma | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas | notes |
| 2008 | 19 | Missouri | 21–62 | 4 | Oklahoma | Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri | notes |
| 2009 | 21 | Nebraska | 12–13 | 3 | Texas | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas | notes |
| 2010 | 13 | Nebraska | 20-23 | 10 | Oklahoma | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas | notes |
| Totals | 4 Wins | 304–441[1] | 11 Wins[1] |
[edit] Results by team
| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | Pct | Notes |
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| 8 | Oklahoma | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 6 | Nebraska | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| 5 | Texas | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| 4 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | .250 | |
| 3 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 2 | Missouri | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 0 | Baylor | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 0 | Iowa State | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 0 | Kansas | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 0 | Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 0 | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | .000 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Big 12 South leads the series 10–4 and has outscored the Big 12 North 304–440, through the 2008 contest.
- ^ "Big 12 Conference Concludes Spring Meetings; Future Championship Sites Approved For Football, Basketball". Big12sports.com: The Big 12 Conference Official Athletic Site. May 24, 2007. http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106116&SPID=13135&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1521887. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ Carlton, Chuck; Sabin, Rainer (June 16, 2010). "UT coach Mack Brown not worried about lack of Big 12 title game". The Dallas Morning News. A. H. Belo. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/061610dnspobig12sider.20a83d0.html. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
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