2017 Baylor Bears football team

The 2017 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears played their home games at the McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Matt Rhule. They finished the season 1–11 (1–8 in-conference) to finish in ninth place in the Big 12.

2017 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record1–11 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Matt Rhule (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGlenn Thomas (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJeff Nixon (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPhil Snow (1st season)
Base defense3–3 stack
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
2017 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^  8 1   12 2  
No. 9 TCU y  7 2   11 3  
No. 14 Oklahoma State  6 3   10 3  
Texas  5 4   7 6  
West Virginia  5 4   7 6  
Kansas State  5 4   8 5  
Iowa State  5 4   8 5  
Texas Tech  3 6   6 7  
Baylor  1 8   1 11  
Kansas  0 9   1 11  
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.