Baylor — Big 12
HC
Dave Aranda · McLane Stadium · Waco, TX · 45,140 cap
PPA off / def
0.19 / 0.17
2025
Class rank
#57
class of 2026
Returning PPA
60%
returning production
| 1982 |
OSU W 21–14 | Columbus |
| 1978 |
OSU W 34–28 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (5–7)
Statistical comps — 2025 Baylor's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (31 in / 32 out)
Origins
Griffin's 2011 Heisman was the school's first, and the program peaked immediately after — two Big 12 titles — before a sexual assault scandal brought the whole thing down in 2016.
Founded 1845 · Chartered by the Republic of Texas, the oldest continuously operating university in the state · first football 1899 · defined by Robert Griffin III
All-time record
All-time
631–605–41
1903–2025
Win %
51.0%
120 seasons played
Winning seasons
58
48% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | Big 12 |
| 1980 | 10 | 2 | Southwest |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1903 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 373 | 40% |
45% | 55 of 136 | 5.6 | 11% |
| 2nd down | 266 | 43% |
48% | 17 of 136 | 6.6 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 42 | 55% |
60% | — | 4.6 | 14% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 50 | 46% |
38% | — | 6.3 | 16% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 61 | 10% |
18% | — | 5.8 | 13% |
| 4th down | 46 | 39% |
57% | — | 5.2 | 9% |
143 drives · 38% ended in points · 7.5 plays and 46.8 yards per drive · 1.29 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 5 | Oklahoma State |
Kobe Prentice 73 Yd pass from Sawyer Robertson (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
73 | 5.93 |
| 1 | Auburn |
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kobe Prentice for 33 yds for a TD (Connor Hawkins KICK) |
33 | 5.18 |
| 14 | Houston |
(08:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 S.Robertson pass complete deep right to #34 J.Cameron caught… |
31 | 5.10 |
| 4 | Arizona State |
Bryson Washington run for 41 yds to the ASU 1 for a 1ST down |
41 | 4.21 |
| 9 | Cincinnati |
End of 3rd quarter. |
46 | 4.19 |
| 1 | Auburn |
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 36 yds to the AUB 28 for a 1ST down |
36 | 4.14 |
| 4 | Arizona State |
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Louis Brown IV for 23 yds to the ASU 34 for a 1ST down |
23 | 3.96 |
| 1 | Auburn |
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kole Wilson for 57 yds to the AUB 8 for a 1ST down |
57 | 3.94 |