Big 12 Conference is currently a conference of 10 (originally 12) universities which participate in the NCAA's Division I FBS football. The conference was officially formed in 1994 but did not begin conference play until the fall of 1996. There is a rich football tradition throughout the conference. The schools that comprise the Big 12 Conference, all former members of either the Big Eight Conference or the Southwest Conference, have won 18 national titles including three since the inception of the Big 12 Conference.
[edit] Membership
| Institution |
Team Name |
Location
(Population) |
Team Started |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Mascot |
Divisional Titles |
Big 12 Titles |
National Titles[1] |
| Iowa State University |
Cyclones |
Ames, Iowa
(51,557) |
1892 |
Public |
27,945 |
Cy the Cardinal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas State University |
Wildcats |
Manhattan, Kansas
(51,707) |
1896 |
Public |
23,520 |
Willie the Wildcat |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| University of Kansas |
Jayhawks |
Lawrence, Kansas
(92,048) |
1890 |
Public |
30,102 |
Big Jay / Baby Jay |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| University of Missouri |
Tigers |
Columbia, Missouri
(100,733) |
1890 |
Public |
30,831 |
Truman the Tiger |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor University |
Bears |
Waco, Texas
(122,222) |
1896 |
Private / Baptist |
15,195 |
Judge and Bruiser |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State University |
Cowboys |
Stillwater, Oklahoma
(46,976) |
1901 |
Public |
23,307 |
Pistol Pete / Bullet |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Texas A&M University |
Aggies |
College Station, Texas
(74,125) |
1894 |
Public |
46,540 |
Reveille |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Texas Tech University |
Red Raiders |
Lubbock, Texas
(212,169) |
1925 |
Public |
30,049 |
Masked Rider / Raider Red |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| University of Oklahoma |
Sooners |
Norman, Oklahoma
(102,827) |
1895 |
Public |
29,721 |
Sooner Schooner / Boomer and Sooner |
8 |
7 |
7 |
| University of Texas |
Longhorns |
Austin, Texas
(757,688) |
1893 |
Public |
49,696 |
Bevo / Hook 'em |
7 |
3 |
4 |
[edit] Future
[edit] Former
[edit] Conference facilities
| School |
Football stadium |
Capacity |
Opened |
| Baylor |
Floyd Casey Stadium |
50,000 |
1950 |
| Iowa State |
Jack Trice Stadium |
55,000 |
1975 |
| Kansas |
Memorial Stadium |
50,071 |
1921 |
| Kansas State |
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium |
50,000* |
1968 |
| Missouri |
Faurot Field |
68,349* |
1926 |
| Oklahoma |
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
82,112* |
1925 |
| Oklahoma State |
Boone Pickens Stadium |
60,000 |
1920 |
| Texas |
Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium |
100,119 |
1924 |
| Texas A&M |
Kyle Field |
83,002* |
1927 |
| Texas Tech |
Jones AT&T Stadium |
61,000* |
1947 |
* Note the official capacities are listed on the respective schools' websites. Due to temporary seating, the attendance records are often more than the official capacity. The record attendance for Kansas Memorial Stadium is 52,530, Faurot Field is 75,298, the record attendance at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is 85,313, the record for Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium is 101,437, the record attendance at Kyle Field is 90,079, the record for Jones AT&T Stadium is 56,333, and the record attendance at Bill Snyder Family Stadium is 53,811.
[edit] Divisions
Locations of Big 12 conference member institutions.
There are many national football powerhouses in the Big 12 Conference, and when the league was formed, it was decided that the top team from the South Division would play the top team from the North Division at the end of the season to determine the conference champion.
Till the 2010 season, teams played eight conference games a season, facing all five opponents within its own division and three teams from the opposite division. Inter-divisional play is a "three-on, three-off" system, where teams will play three teams from the other division on a home-and-home basis for two seasons, and then play the other three foes from the opposite side for a two-year home-and-home.
This format came under considerable criticism, especially from fans at Nebraska and Oklahoma, who were denied a yearly matchup between two of college football's most storied programs. The Oklahoma–Nebraska rivalry was one of the most intense rivalries in college football history. (Until 2006, the teams had never met in the Big 12 Championship.)
Starting the 2011 season, after the departure of Nebraska and Colorado to the Big 10 and Pac-10 respectively, the divisions were merged and each team played all remaining nine teams from the conference. The Championship game was removed from the schedule.
[edit] Reorganization
[edit] Championship game
The Big 12 Championship Game was held by the Big 12 Conference each year until 2010. The championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the Big 12 South Division champion in a game held after the regular season has been completed. The first championship game was held during the 1996 season in St. Louis. The 2009 and 2010 games were played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. With the loss of Nebraska to the Big Ten and Colorado to the Pac-12, the Big 12 Championship Game has been discontinued.
| Big 12 Championship Games |
| Date |
Result |
Location |
| 12/7/1996 |
Texas 37, Nebraska 27 |
St. Louis |
| 12/6/1997 |
Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15 |
San Antonio |
| 12/5/1998 |
Texas A&M 36, Kansas St. 33 |
St. Louis |
| 12/4/1999 |
Nebraska 22, Texas 6 |
San Antonio |
| 12/2/2000 |
Oklahoma 27, Kansas St. 24 |
Kansas City |
| 12/1/2001 |
Colorado 39, Texas 37 |
Irving |
| 12/7/2002 |
Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7 |
Houston |
| 12/6/2003 |
Kansas St. 35, Oklahoma 7 |
Kansas City |
| 12/4/2004 |
Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3 |
Kansas City |
| 12/3/2005 |
Texas 70, Colorado 3 |
Houston |
| 12/2/2006 |
Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7 |
Kansas City |
| 12/1/2007 |
Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17 |
San Antonio |
| 12/6/2008 |
Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21 |
Kansas City |
| 12/5/2009 |
Texas 13, Nebraska 12 |
Arlington |
| 12/4/2010 |
Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20 |
Arlington |
[edit] Bowl games
| Pick |
Name |
Location |
Opposing Conference |
Opposing Pick |
| 1 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Tempe, Arizona |
BCS |
- |
| 2 |
Cotton Bowl Classic |
Arlington, Texas |
SEC |
3/4/5 |
| 3 |
Alamo Bowl |
San Antonio, Texas |
Pac-12 |
2 |
| 4 |
Insight Bowl |
Tempe, Arizona |
Big Ten |
4/5 |
| 5 |
Holiday Bowl |
San Diego, California |
Pac-12 |
3 |
| 6 |
Texas Bowl |
Houston, Texas |
Big Ten |
6 |
| 7 |
Pinstripe Bowl |
Bronx, New York |
Big East |
4 |
| 8 |
TicketCity Bowl 2010, 2012 |
Dallas, Texas |
Big Ten |
8 |
| 8 |
Military Bowl 2011, 2013 |
Washington, D.C. |
ACC |
8 |
[edit] Final standings
[edit] By rank
If two teams are tied,
- The winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be ranked higher.
If three or more teams are tied, tiebreakers 1 through 4 will be followed until a determination is made. Once a team has been eliminated from a multi-team comparison, it is dropped from further comparisons. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be given higher ranking.
- The records of the three teams will against each other
- The records of the three teams against the next highest placed teams in the conference
- The highest ranked team in the first Bowl Championship Series Poll following the completion of Big 12 regular season conference play shall receive higher ranking, unless the two highest ranked tied teams are ranked within one spot of the other in the BCS poll. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two highest ranked tied teams shall receive the higher ranking.[2]
[edit] Conference
| School |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
'04 |
'05 |
'06 |
'07 |
'08 |
'09 |
'10 |
'11† |
| Baylor |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
| Colorado |
3 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
N/A |
| Iowa State |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
| Kansas |
10 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
| Kansas State |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
| Missouri |
7 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
| Nebraska |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
N/A |
| Oklahoma |
8 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| Oklahoma St |
9 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Texas |
1 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
6 |
| Texas A&M |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
| Texas Tech |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
†The 2011-2012 football season was played with only 10 teams, following the departure of Colorado and Nebraska
[edit] North Division
| School |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
'04 |
'05 |
'06 |
'07 |
'08 |
'09 |
'10 |
Average Finish |
| Colorado |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| Iowa State |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Kansas |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
| Kansas State |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Missouri |
4 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Nebraska |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
[edit] South Division
| School |
'96 |
'97 |
'98 |
'99 |
'00 |
'01 |
'02 |
'03 |
'04 |
'05 |
'06 |
'07 |
'08 |
'09 |
'10 |
Average Finish |
| Baylor |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
| Oklahoma |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| Oklahoma St |
5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Texas |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| Texas A&M |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
| Texas Tech |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
[edit] By year
[edit] Records
[edit] Team vs. Team
COMPOSITE TEAM VERSUS TEAM RECORDS (1996-2009; Regular Season Conference Games Only) [3]
| "Team vs Team Record" |
|
Baylor |
Iowa State |
Kansas |
Kansas State |
Missouri |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State |
Texas |
Texas A&M |
Texas Tech |
| Baylor |
- |
5-3 ISU |
4-3 BU |
5-2 KSU |
7-1 MU |
15-0 OU |
14-1 OSU |
13-2 UT |
13-2 TA&M |
15-0 TTU |
| Iowa State |
5-3 ISU |
- |
9-6 KU |
12-3 KSU |
9-6 MU |
7-0 OU |
5-3 OSU |
6-1 UT |
7-1 TA&M |
5-2 TTU |
| Kansas |
4-3 BU |
9-6 KU |
- |
10-5 KSU |
8-7 MU |
6-2 OU |
6-1 OSU |
8-0 UT |
6-1 TA&M |
7-1 TTU |
| Kansas State |
5-2 KSU |
12-3 KSU |
11-4 KSU |
- |
10-5 KSU |
6-2 OU |
4-3 KSU |
5-2 KSU |
4-4 |
5-3 TTU |
| Missouri |
8-1 MU |
9-6 MU |
8-7 MU |
10-5 KSU |
- |
5-2 OU |
5-3 MU |
7-1 UT |
4-3 MU |
5-2 MU |
| Oklahoma |
15-0 OU |
7-0 OU |
6-2 OU |
6-2 OU |
5-2 OU |
- |
11-4 OU |
8-7 OU |
10-5 OU |
10-5 OU |
| Oklahoma State |
14-1 OSU |
5-3 OSU |
6-1 OSU |
4-3 KSU |
5-3 MU |
11-4 OU |
- |
13-2 UT |
10-5 TA&M |
9-6 TTU |
| Texas |
13-2 UT |
6-1 UT |
8-0 UT |
5-2 KSU |
7-1 UT |
8-7 OU |
13-2 UT |
- |
10-5 UT |
11-4 UT |
| Texas A&M |
12-2 A&M |
7-1 A&M |
6-1 A&M |
4-4 |
4-3 MU |
10-5 OU |
10-5 A&M |
10-5 UT |
- |
9-6 TTU |
| Texas Tech |
15-0 TTU |
5-2 TTU |
7-1 TTU |
5-3 TTU |
5-2 MU |
10-5 OU |
9-6 TTU |
11-4 UT |
9-6 TTU |
- |
| Total* |
15-90 |
27-63 |
28-62 |
56-34 |
45-45 |
77-27 |
48-57 |
77-28 |
58-47 |
62-43 |
Total against current Big 12 Opponents only though 2010 season
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