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73
at its 5-year level
Career68since 1936
Peak872014
Last 571seasons
#38 nationally · 4-1 (2-0 conf)
Résumé #34
Schedule so far #72
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Baylor Bears
Big 12 · Waco, TX · McLane Stadium · Head coach Dave Aranda
50-60-5 all time (115 meetings since 1903)
TCU leads
Last: lost 42-36 (2025)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
3AP top-10
13All-Americans
105NFL picks
49.2%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1903. Every season →
Chemistry
57
53Foundation
63Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▼ Below its norm -8Trending down
early · #73 of 138
HC year7
Ret. starters23%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-1 | Big 12 | — | #38 | 73 | Dave Aranda |
| 2025 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #67 | 65 | Dave Aranda |
| 2024 | 8-5 | Big 12 | — | #26 | 78 | Dave Aranda |
| 2023 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #97 | 57 | Dave Aranda |
| 2022 | 6-7 | Big 12 | — | #28 | 76 | Dave Aranda |
| 2021 | 12-2 | Big 12 | #5 | #16 | 78 | Dave Aranda |
| 2020 | 2-7 | Big 12 | — | #36 | 66 | Dave Aranda |
| 2019 | 11-3 | Big 12 | #13 | #19 | 79 | Matt Rhule |
| 2018 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #57 | 67 | Matt Rhule |
| 2017 | 1-11 | Big 12 | — | #80 | 60 | Matt Rhule |
| 2016 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #51 | 69 | Jim Grobe |
| 2015 | 10-3 | Big 12 | #13 | #8 | 83 | Art Briles |
| 2014 | 11-2 | Big 12 | #7 | #7 | 87 | Art Briles |
| 2013 | 11-2 | Big 12 | #13 | #4 | 87 | Art Briles |
| 2012 | 8-5 | Big 12 | — | #16 | 79 | Art Briles |
| 2011 | 10-3 | Big 12 | #13 | #21 | 78 | Art Briles |
| 2010 | 7-6 | Big 12 | — | #62 | 64 | Art Briles |
| 2009 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #79 | 59 | Art Briles |
| 2008 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #47 | 68 | Art Briles |
| 2007 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #102 | 51 | Guy Morriss |
| 2006 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #89 | 55 | Guy Morriss |
| 2005 | 5-6 | Big 12 | — | #61 | 65 | Guy Morriss |
| 2004 | 3-8 | Big 12 | — | #94 | 53 | Guy Morriss |
| 2003 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #105 | 47 | Guy Morriss |
| 2002 | 3-9 | Big 12 | — | #108 | 43 | Kevin Steele |
| 2001 | 3-8 | Big 12 | — | #97 | 52 | Kevin Steele |
| 2000 | 2-9 | Big 12 | — | #101 | 50 | Kevin Steele |
| 1999 | 1-10 | Big 12 | — | #108 | 37 | Kevin Steele |
| 1998 | 2-9 | Big 12 | — | #59 | 63 | Dave Roberts |
| 1997 | 2-9 | Big 12 | — | #89 | 53 | Dave Roberts |
| 1996 | 4-7 | Big 12 | — | #54 | 64 | Chuck Reedy |
| 1995 | 7-4 | Southwest | — | #30 | 72 | Chuck Reedy |
| 1994 | 7-5 | Southwest | — | #40 | 70 | Chuck Reedy |
| 1993 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #68 | 61 | Chuck Reedy |
| 1992 | 7-5 | Southwest | — | #37 | 70 | Grant Teaff |
| 1991 | 8-4 | Southwest | — | #30 | 73 | Grant Teaff |
| 1990 | 6-4-1 | Southwest | — | #33 | 71 | Grant Teaff |
| 1989 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #29 | 73 | Grant Teaff |
| 1988 | 6-5 | Southwest | — | #63 | 62 | Grant Teaff |
| 1987 | 6-5 | Southwest | — | #64 | 61 | Grant Teaff |
| 1986 | 9-3 | Southwest | #12 | #28 | 74 | Grant Teaff |
| 1985 | 9-3 | Southwest | #17 | #19 | 78 | Grant Teaff |
| 1984 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #52 | 65 | Grant Teaff |
| 1983 | 7-4-1 | Southwest | — | #37 | 71 | Grant Teaff |
| 1982 | 4-6-1 | Southwest | — | #59 | 61 | Grant Teaff |
| 1981 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #41 | 70 | Grant Teaff |
| 1980 | 10-2 | Southwest | #14 | #17 | 79 | Grant Teaff |
| 1979 | 8-4 | Southwest | #14 | #20 | 78 | Grant Teaff |
| 1978 | 3-8 | Southwest | — | #28 | 75 | Grant Teaff |
| 1977 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #41 | 71 | Grant Teaff |
| 1976 | 7-3-1 | Southwest | — | #31 | 72 | Grant Teaff |
| 1975 | 3-6-2 | Southwest | — | #42 | 69 | Grant Teaff |
| 1974 | 8-4 | Southwest | #14 | #21 | 76 | Grant Teaff |
| 1973 | 2-9 | Southwest | — | #77 | 58 | Grant Teaff |
| 1972 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #23 | 75 | Grant Teaff |
| 1971 | 1-9 | Southwest | — | #96 | 50 | Bill Beall |
| 1970 | 2-9 | Southwest | — | #58 | 62 | Bill Beall |
| 1969 | 0-10 | Southwest | — | #87 | 53 | Bill Beall |
| 1968 | 3-7 | Southwest | — | #62 | 62 | John Bridgers |
| 1967 | 1-8-1 | Southwest | — | #78 | 58 | John Bridgers |
| 1966 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #23 | 75 | John Bridgers |
| 1965 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #33 | 71 | John Bridgers |
| 1964 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #43 | 69 | John Bridgers |
| 1963 | 8-3 | Southwest | — | #8 | 80 | John Bridgers |
| 1962 | 4-6 | Southwest | — | #46 | 67 | John Bridgers |
| 1961 | 6-5 | Southwest | — | #28 | 73 | John Bridgers |
| 1960 | 8-3 | Southwest | #12 | #10 | 80 | John Bridgers |
| 1959 | 4-6 | Southwest | — | #38 | 69 | John Bridgers |
| 1958 | 3-7 | Southwest | — | #49 | 66 | Sam Boyd |
| 1957 | 3-6-1 | Southwest | — | #49 | 64 | Sam Boyd |
| 1956 | 9-2 | Southwest | #11 | #8 | 80 | Sam Boyd |
| 1955 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #27 | 73 | George Sauer |
| 1954 | 7-4 | Southwest | #18 | #15 | 78 | George Sauer |
| 1953 | 7-3 | Southwest | — | #16 | 77 | George Sauer |
| 1952 | 4-4-2 | Southwest | — | #42 | 68 | George Sauer |
| 1951 | 8-2-1 | Southwest | #9 | #9 | 81 | George Sauer |
| 1950 | 7-3 | Southwest | — | #13 | 78 | George Sauer |
| 1949 | 8-2 | Southwest | #20 | #17 | 78 | Bob Woodruff |
| 1948 | 6-3-2 | Southwest | — | #24 | 74 | Bob Woodruff |
| 1947 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #38 | 70 | Bob Woodruff |
| 1946 | 1-8 | Southwest | — | #75 | 57 | Frank Kimbrough |
| 1945 | 5-5-1 | Southwest | — | #44 | 60 | Frank Kimbrough |
| 1942 | 6-4-1 | Southwest | — | #38 | 67 | Frank Kimbrough |
| 1941 | 3-6-1 | Southwest | — | #41 | 68 | Frank Kimbrough |
| 1940 | 4-6 | Southwest | — | #33 | 69 | Morley Jennings |
| 1939 | 7-3 | Southwest | — | #26 | 73 | Morley Jennings |
| 1938 | 7-2-1 | Southwest | — | #46 | 67 | Morley Jennings |
| 1937 | 7-3 | Southwest | — | #13 | 78 | Morley Jennings |
| 1936 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #39 | 69 | Morley Jennings |
| 1935 | 8-3 | Southwest | — | #21 | 75 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1934 | 3-7 | Southwest | — | #62 | 60 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1933 | 6-4 | Southwest | — | #50 | 65 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1932 | 3-5-1 | Southwest | — | #63 | 58 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1931 | 3-6 | Southwest | — | #72 | 53 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1930 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #20 | 75 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1929 | 7-3-1 | Southwest | — | #23 | 73 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1928 | 8-2 | Southwest | — | #43 | 63 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1927 | 2-7 | Southwest | — | #32 | 67 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1926 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #43 | 61 early | Morley Jennings |
| 1925 | 3-5-2 | Southwest | — | #60 | 56 early | Frank Bridges |
| 1924 | 7-2-1 | Southwest | — | #14 | 76 early | Frank Bridges |
| 1923 | 5-1-2 | Southwest | — | #20 | 75 early | Frank Bridges |
| 1922 | 8-3 | Southwest | — | #13 | 77 early | Frank Bridges |
| 1921 | 8-3 | Southwest | — | #48 | 58 early | Frank Bridges |
| 1920 | 4-4-1 | Southwest | — | #69 | 27 early | Frank Bridges |
| 1919 | 5-3-1 | Southwest | — | #48 | 60 early | Bubs Mosley |
| 1918 | 0-6 | Southwest | — | — | — | Bubs Mosley |
| 1917 | 6-2-1 | Southwest | — | #31 | 65 early | Bubs Mosley |
| 1916 | 9-1 | Southwest | — | #42 | 59 early | Bubs Mosley |
| 1915 | 7-1 | Southwest | — | #32 | 62 early | Bubs Mosley |
| 1914 | 3-5-2 | FBS Independents | — | #47 | 52 early | Bubs Mosley |
| 1913 | 4-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 33 early | Norman Payne |
| 1912 | 3-5 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 55 early | Ralph Glaze |
| 1911 | 3-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #31 | 61 early | Ralph Glaze |
| 1910 | 6-0-2 | FBS Independents | — | #9 | 75 early | Ralph Glaze |
| 1909 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #20 | 68 early | Enoch Mills |
| 1908 | 3-5 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 51 early | Enoch Mills |
| 1907 | 4-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #42 | 48 early | Luther Burleson |
| 1905 | 1-6 | FBS Independents | — | #44 | 43 early | Archie Webb |
| 1904 | 2-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #37 | 51 early | Sol Metzger |
| 1903 | 4-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #30 | 54 early | R.N. Watts |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.