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2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Oklahoma $   9 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 11 Oklahoma State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 18 West Virginia   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Kansas State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
TCU   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Baylor   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Texas   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Texas Tech   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Iowa State   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Kansas   1 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears are coached by interim head coach Jim Grobe,[1] playing their 118th football season. This year is the team's third season in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears are members of the Big 12 Conference. After starting the season 6-0 and ranked #8 in the AP poll, they lost all 6 of their last games to fall to 6-6.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016.

Scandal

Main article: Baylor University football scandal

In September 2015, following the conviction of former players Sam Ukwuachu[2][3][4][5][6] and Tevin Elliott of sexual assault, along with allegations against other players, the school commissioned law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP to conduct an independent external investigation regarding the university's handling of sexual violence. In April 2016, former player Shawn Oakman was arrested on sexual assault charges as well.[7] Head coach Art Briles was terminated on May 26, 2016 following the presentation of Pepper Hamilton's report. University President Ken Starr and Athletic Director Ian McCaw also resigned.[8] Former Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe was hired on an interim basis.[9][10]

Following the threat of a lawsuit by Briles for wrongful termination, Baylor provided an out of court settlement. Briles and Baylor are co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a football player.[11] After Briles' departure, many players announced their intention to transfer including Jarrett Stidham. Seven members of the 2016 recruiting class requested to be released from their National Letter of Intent, and six of the then-seven commits in the 2017 recruiting class decommitted.[12]

Schedule

September 26:30 p.m.Northwestern State*No. 23

FSNW 55–7 44,849 September 102:30 p.m.SMU*No. 23

  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX

FS1W 40–13 45,499 September 167:00 p.m.at Rice*No. 21

ESPNW 38–10 27,047 September 246:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 16

  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX

FOXW 35–24 45,373 October 111:00 a.m.at Iowa StateNo. 13

FS1W 45–42 50,842 October 152:30 p.m.KansasdaggerNo. 11

  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX

FS1W 49–7 47,598 October 292:30 p.m.at TexasNo. 8

ABCL 34–35 97,822 November 52:30 p.m.TCUNo. 13

FOXL 22–62 48,129 November 1211:00 a.m.at No. 9 OklahomaNo. 25

ABC/ESPN2L 24–45 86,249 November 1911:00 a.m.Kansas State

  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX

ESPN2L 21–42 43,581 November 255:00 p.m.vs. Texas Tech

ESPNL 35–54 41,656 December 32:30 p.m.at No. 14 West Virginia

FS1L 21-24 49,229

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule Source:[13]

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP23232116131311981325———
Coaches211919151311886–T1325RV——
CFPNot released17————Not released

Game summaries

Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 0 7 0 7
#23 Bears 24 24 7 0 55
See also: 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2014 BAY, 70–6

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 6 0 7 0 13
#23 Bears 0 6 20 14 40
See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–36–7 2015 BAY, 56–21

at Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Bears 0 21 10 7 38
Owls 0 10 0 0 10
See also: 2016 Rice Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
48–30–2 2015 BAY, 70–17

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 10 0 24
#16 Bears 7 14 7 7 35
See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–19 2015 BAY, 45–35

at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Bears 7 14 7 17 45
Cyclones 14 14 14 0 42
See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–6 2015 BAY, 45–27

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 0 7 0 7
#11 Bears 21 21 7 0 49
See also: 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–4 2015 BAY, 66–7

at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Bears 14 7 10 3 34
Longhorns 14 9 3 9 35
See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–75–4 2015 TEX, 23–17

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 10 28 10 14 62
#13 Bears 7 7 0 8 22
See also: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
52–53–7 2015 TCU, 28–21

at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Bears 0 10 7 7 24
#9 Sooners 14 7 14 10 45
See also: 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–22 2015 OU, 44–34

Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 21 14 42
Bears 0 14 0 7 21
See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–7 2015 BAY, 31–24

vs. Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 14 7 7 35
Red Raiders 20 21 10 3 54
See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–36–1 2015 BAY, 63–35

at West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 0 7 21
#14 Mountaineers 3 7 7 7 24
See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2015 BAY, 62–38

References

  1. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/15834890/baylor-bears-hire-jim-grobe-interim-coach
  2. ^ Kalland, Robby. "Baylor DE Sam Ukwuachu guilty of sexual assault, sentenced Friday". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Auerbach, Nicole. "Baylor's Art Briles says his team is focused on SMU, not Sam Ukwuachu". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (August 21, 2015). "A Baylor football player was convicted of rape. The school may have tried to keep it quiet". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Witherspoon`, Tommy. "Former Baylor player gets probation, 180 days in jail for sexual assault". WacoTrib.com. Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  6. ^ Barry, Horn. "Ex-Baylor player Sam Ukwuachu convicted of sexual assault denied new trial". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Brady, James. "Baylor DE Shawn Oakman arrested for sexual assault". SBNation.com. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  8. ^ Peralta, Eyder. "'As A Matter Of Conscience,' Ken Starr Resigns As Baylor University's Chancellor". NPR. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  9. ^ Bennett, Anthony. "Will Baylor Face NCAA Charges in the Sexual Assault Scandal?". Heavy. Heavy.
  10. ^ "Timeline: Baylor sexual assault controversy". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  11. ^ "Report: Baylor reaches contract settlement with Art Briles". Sports Illustrated. SI Wire. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  12. ^ Hutchins, Andy; Elliott, Bud. "Baylor's 2017 recruiting class is basically gone, and 7 freshmen want out". SBNation.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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