2007 Baylor Bears football team

2007 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record3–9 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLee Hays (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread[1]
Defensive coordinatorLarry Hoefer (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5[1]
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
2007 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Missouri xy 7–1  12–2 
No. 7 Kansas x% 7–1  12–1 
Colorado 4–4  6–7 
Kansas State 3–5  5–7 
Nebraska 2–6  5–7 
Iowa State 2–6  3–9 
South Division
No. 8 Oklahoma xy$ 6–2  11–3 
No. 10 Texas 5–3  10–3 
No. 22 Texas Tech 4–4  9–4 
Oklahoma State 4–4  7–6 
Texas A&M 4–4  7–6 
Baylor 0–8  3–9 
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

The team was led by head fifth-year coach Guy Morriss, who was fired on November 18, 2007, the day after the season ended.[2] Houston head coach Art Briles was hired as Morriss' replacement on November 28, 2007.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 15:00 p.m.at No. 22 TCU*
CSTVL 0–2735,606
September 86:00 p.m.Rice*
W 42–1729,107
September 156:00 p.m.Texas State*
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 34–2736,274[4]
September 225:00 p.m.at Buffalo*
W 34–2122,676
September 2911:30 a.m.at Texas A&M
VersusL 10–3482,970
October 66:00 p.m.Colorado
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 23–4332,376
October 1312:15 p.m.at No. 20 Kansas
FCSL 10–5845,356
October 2011:30 a.m.No. 19 Texas
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
VersusL 10–3141,355
October 272:35 p.m.at Kansas State
L 13–5145,959
November 32:00 p.m.Texas Techdagger
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
L 7–3839,015
November 105:30 p.m.at No. 4 Oklahoma
FSNL 21–5284,450
November 176:00 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FSNL 14–4528,159
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At No. 22 TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 22 Horned Frogs 0 14 0 13 27

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 7 3 17
Bears 21 7 14 0 42

Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 14 3 10 27
Bears 14 7 0 13 34

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 7 17 7 34
Bulls 0 7 0 14 21

At Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 0 7 10
Aggies 3 7 10 14 34

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 10 20 10 3 43
Bears 0 9 7 7 23

At No. 20 Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 7 0 10
No. 20 Jayhawks 10 21 10 17 58

No. 19 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Longhorns 3 7 7 14 31
Bears 0 7 0 3 10

At Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 6 0 7 13
Wildcats 10 6 21 14 51

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 14 3 21 0 38
Bears 0 0 0 7 7

At No. 4 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 7 0 21
No. 4 Sooners 14 14 14 10 52

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 21 10 7 45
Bears 0 14 0 0 14

References

  1. 1 2 "2007 Baylor Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Morriss fired as Baylor football coach". November 18, 2007.
  3. ↑ "UH football coach Briles bound for Baylor". November 29, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Szymanski throws for 411 yards, 5 TDs to lead Bears". Times Record News. September 16, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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