Overview
The Baylor Bears play in McLane Stadium, a modern riverside venue in Waco that reflects the program's rise into a consistent Big 12 contender. Green and gold have become associated with high-powered, pass-heavy offenses that produced some of the sport's most electrifying quarterbacks in the 2010s. Baylor's private-school identity within a conference of large public universities gives the program a distinct character among its Big 12 peers.
History & Legacy
Baylor's football program dates to 1903 and has never won a national championship, but the Bears broke through with a share of the 2013 and outright 2014 Big 12 titles under coach Art Briles, powered by Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III's breakout 2011 season. Baylor added a Big 12 championship and Sugar Bowl win in 2021 under coach Dave Aranda. The program has cycled through periods of struggle and surges of relevance as one of the conference's smaller-enrollment members.
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ConferenceBig 12
Championships0
School Founded1845
Home VenueMcLane Stadium
RivalsTCU (Revivalry), Texas A&M (Battle of the Brazos, dormant)
Conference Titles10 (Southwest Conference + Big 12, most recently 2021)
All-Time IconRobert Griffin III — 2011 Heisman winner
ColorsGreen and Gold
MascotBruiser and Marigold (live bears Indy and Belle also kept on campus)