2016 Baylor Bears football team
The 2016 Baylor Bears football team will represent Baylor University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears will be coached Art Briles in his 9th year, 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.
Recruiting
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Commit date
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- 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.
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National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
TBA |
Northwestern State* |
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McLane Stadium • Waco, TX |
TBA |
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September 10 |
TBA |
SMU* |
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McLane Stadium • Waco, TX |
TBA |
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September 17 |
TBA |
at Rice* |
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Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
TBA |
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September 24 |
TBA |
Oklahoma State |
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McLane Stadium • Waco, TX |
TBA |
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October 1 |
TBA |
at Iowa State |
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Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
TBA |
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October 15 |
TBA |
Kansas |
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McLane Stadium • Waco, TX |
TBA |
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October 29 |
TBA |
at Texas |
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Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
TBA |
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November 5 |
TBA |
TCU |
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McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) |
TBA |
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November 12 |
TBA |
at Oklahoma |
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Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
TBA |
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November 19 |
TBA |
Kansas State |
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McLane Stadium • Waco, TX |
TBA |
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November 25 |
TBA |
vs. Texas Tech |
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AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Rivalry) |
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December 3 |
TBA |
at West Virginia |
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Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
TBA |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[1]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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CFP |
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