Baylor Bears

The Baylor Bears Are 6-8 in heavyweight championship games in college football history Record in Title Games:  6-8 (.429)
Record in Title Defenses: 4-2 (.667)
Longest Run of Title Game Victories: 4 Wins

Highlights and Lowlights

Baylor was a relative latecomer in the Heavyweight National Championship scene, having not had a title match until 1959.   

In 1991, Baylor grabbed their first title with a win against Colorado, and managed to hold on for three more games before losing to Rice.  Two weeks later, they got the title back by beating Texas Christian, defended their title once, and then lost it again to Texas Tech.

When the Big 12 was formed, there was a lot of speculation that Baylor could be the surprise team of the four Texas schools that joined up with the old Big 8.  Unfortunately, the surprise was in how badly they struggled since.  Just recently, they've started to become competitive and many believe they are on the way to turning their fortunes around.

Championship Games

1959 14-Nov Southern California 17 Baylor 8
1963 9-Nov Texas 7 Baylor 0
1965 9-Oct Arkansas 38 Baylor 7
1982 11-Sep Ohio State 21 Baylor 14
1991 14-Sep Baylor 16 Colorado 14
1991 21-Sep Baylor 47 Missouri 21
1991 28-Sep Baylor 45 Southern Methodist 7
1991 5-Oct Baylor 38 Houston 21
1991 12-Oct Rice 20 Baylor 17
1991 26-Oct Baylor 26 Texas Christian 8
1991 2-Nov Baylor 9 Arkansas 5
1991 16-Nov Texas Tech 31 Baylor 24
1997 11-Oct Nebraska 49 Baylor 21
1998 17-Oct Texas A&M 35 Baylor 10
 

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