2020 Big 12 Conference football season
The 2020 Big 12 Conference football season is the 25th season of the Big 12 Conference football taking place during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 3 with non-conference play. Conference play began on September 19, 2020. The entire schedule was released on October 21, 2019.[1]
| 2020 Big 12 Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS football season |
| Sport | football |
| Duration | September 3, 2020 January 2021 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox Family (Fox, FS1, FSN), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, Big 12 Now, LHN) |
| 2021 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Teven Jenkins (Oklahoma State) |
| Picked by | Chicago Bears, 39th overall |
| Regular Season | |
| Championship Game | |
| Champions | Oklahoma |
| Runners-up | Iowa State |
| Finals MVP | Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Iowa State y | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Oklahoma y$ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 season will be the ninth season for the Big 12 since the early 2010s conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.
As a ten-team league, the Big 12 was scheduled to play a nine-game round-robin conference schedule and each member playing three non-conference games, one of which must be against a Power Five conference foe, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all power five conference games were canceled, and each team will only play one non-conference game. The regular season will be followed by a conference championship game between the regular-season champion and the regular season runner-up.
The 2020 Big 12 Championship Game was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 19, 2020, and ended with Oklahoma claiming their sixth Big 12 title in a row by defeating the Iowa State Cyclones, 27–21.
Background
Previous season
In the 2019 season, Oklahoma defeated Baylor 27–20 in overtime in the conference championship.
Six teams were invited to bowl games in the 2019 season, and the conference went 1–5 in those games. Oklahoma earned the #4 seed in the College Football Playoff, but fell to LSU 28–63 in the Peach Bowl.
Preseason
Big 12 media days
The 2020 Big 12 media days will be held on July 21–22 in Frisco, Texas.
Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released in mid-July 2020.
Preseason awards
2019 Preseason All-Big 12[2]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
- Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Stills, West Virginia
- Newcomer of the Year: Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Sam Ehlinger | Sr. | Texas |
| RB | Pooka Williams Jr. | Jr. | Kansas |
| RB | Chuba Hubbard | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| FB | Nick Lenners | Jr. | Kansas State |
| WR | Charleston Rambo | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| WR | Tylan Wallace | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| WR | Andrew Parchment | Sr. | Kansas |
| TE | Charlie Kolar | Jr. | Iowa State |
| OL | Jack Anderson | Sr. | Texas Tech |
| OL | Creed Humphrey | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Sam Cosmi | Jr. | Texas |
| OL | Adrian Ealy | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Teven Jenkins | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| PK | Gabe Brkic | So. | Oklahoma |
| KR/PR | Joshua Youngblood | So. | Kansas State |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL | JaQuan Bailey | Sr. | Iowa State |
| DL | Wyatt Hubert | Jr. | Kansas State |
| DL | Ronnie Perkins | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| DL | Eli Howard | Sr. | Texas Tech |
| DL | Darius Stills | Sr. | West Virginia |
| LB | Terrel Bernard | Jr. | Baylor |
| LB | Garret Wallow | Sr. | TCU |
| LB | Joseph Ossai | Jr. | Texas |
| DB | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| DB | Trevon Moehrig | Jr. | TCU |
| DB | Caden Sterns | Jr. | Texas |
| DB | Greg Eisworth | Sr. | Iowa State |
| DB | D'Shawn Jamison | Jr. | Texas |
| P | Austin McNamara | So. | Texas Tech |
Head coaches
There was only one head coaching change in the conference following the conclusion of the 2019 season. On January 7, 2020, Baylor Bears coach Matt Rhule was hired as the new coach of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) after three years at the school. He was replaced by Dave Aranda on January 20, 2020.[4]
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big–12 record |
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| Baylor | Dave Aranda | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Iowa State | Matt Campbell | 5 | 61–39 | 23–22 | 18–18 |
| Kansas | Les Miles | 2 | 145–64 | 3–9 | 17–24* |
| Kansas State | Chris Klieman | 2 | 80–18 | 8–5 | 5–4 |
| Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | 4 | 32–6 | 32–6 | 28–3 |
| Oklahoma State | Mike Gundy | 16 | 129–64 | 129–64 | 77–52 |
| TCU | Gary Patterson | 20 | 172–70 | 172–70 | 110–48 |
| Texas | Tom Herman | 4 | 47–19 | 19–13 | 17–11 |
| Texas Tech | Matt Wells | 2 | 48–42 | 4–8 | 2–7 |
| West Virginia | Neal Brown | 2 | 40–23 | 3–6 | 3–6 |
*Includes record from tenure at Oklahoma State
Schedule
The regular season will begin on September 12, 2020 and will end on December 5, 2020. The season will conclude with the 2020 Big 12 Championship Game on December 19, 2020.[5] The schedule is subject to changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes may include cancellation of individual games, cancellation of non-conference games, games played without fans in attendance, or the cancellation of the entire season. Multiple conferences have already canceled portions of or the entire season. As of August 8, 2020, fourteen non-conference games involving a Big 12 team have been canceled due to the pandemic. The Big 12 announced on August 3 that all teams will play 10 games, 9 conference games and 1 non-conference game.[6] on August 12, the revised schedule was released [7]
Regular season
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Big 12 member won |
| Big 12 member lost |
| Big 12 teams in bold |
Week One
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Eastern Kentucky | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | FS1 | W 56–10 | 976 | |
| September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana | No. 23 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN | L 14–31 | 0 | |
| September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | Fox | L 31–35 | 11,041 | |
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 5 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | PPV | W 48–0 | 22,700 | |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN+ | W 35–33 | 11,157 | |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | No. 14 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | W 59–3 | 15,337 | |
| September 12 | 9:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | L 23–38 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | ||
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| September 12 | Baylor | Oklahoma State | TCU |
Week Two
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulsa | No. 11 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) | ESPN | W 16–7 | 14,668 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | ||||||||||
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| September 19 | Baylor | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma | TCU | Texas | Texas Tech | West Virginia | ||
Week Three
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | KSU 38–35 | 33,700 | |
| September 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Iowa State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FS1 | ISU 37–34 | 11,852 | |
| September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ABC | OKST 27–13 | 14,672 | |
| September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) | FOX | TEX 63–56 OT | 16,615 | |
| September 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPNU | BAY 47–14 | 11,667 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week Four
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Baylor | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ABC | WVU 27-21 2OT | 978 | |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU | No. 9 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | TCU 33-31 | 17,753 | |
| October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Oklahoma State | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | ESPN | OKST 47-7 | 9,480 | |
| October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | KSU 31-21 | 10,932 | |
| October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 18 Oklahoma | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ABC | ISU 37-30 | 13,724 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week Five
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 22 Texas | Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown) | FOX | OKLA 53–45 4OT | 24,000 | |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 24 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ABC | ISU 31-15 | 13,502 | |
| October 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FOX | KSU 21-14 | 12,208 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | |||
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| October 10 | Baylor | Kansas | Oklahoma State | West Virginia |
Week Six
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | FOX | WVU 38–17 | 10,759 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | |||||||
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| October 17 | Baylor | Iowa State | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas | Texas Tech |
Week Seven
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Oklahoma | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ABC | OKLA 33-14 | 12,440 | |
| October 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | No. 20 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS (rivalry) | FS1 | KSU 55-14 | 10,801 | |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Iowa State | No. 6 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FOX | OKST 24-21 | 14,671 | |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN | TEX 27-16 | 18,202 | |
| October 24 | 4:30 p.m. | West Virginia | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN2 | TTU 34-27 | 13,532 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week Eight
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 23 Iowa State | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | ISU 52-22 | 9,652 | |
| October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 16 Kansas State | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | WVU 37-10 | 10,441 | |
| October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN2 | TCU 33-23 | 11,667 | |
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas | No. 6 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FOX | TEX 41-34 OT | 14,672 | |
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FOX | OKLA 62-28 | 14,431 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week Nine
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 7 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia | No. 22 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ABC | TEX 17-13 | 17,843 | |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | No 19 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ESPN | OKLA 62-9 | 22,700 | |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FS1 | TCU 34-18 | 12,356 | |
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FOX | OSU 20-18 | 11,980 | |
| November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 17 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | ISU 38-31 | 13,535 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week Ten
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 14 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | FOX | WVU 24-6 | 11,111 | |
| November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Baylor | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FS1 | TTU 24-23 | 12,914 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | |||||
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| November 14 | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Texas |
Week Eleven
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 17 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FOX | ISU 45-0 | 0 | |
| November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma State | No. 18 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) | ABC | OKLA 41-13 | 22,700 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | |||||
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| November 21 | Baylor | Kansas | TCU | Texas | Texas Tech | West Virginia |
Week Twelve
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 15 Iowa State | No. 20 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ABC | ISU 23-20 | 16,555 | |
| November 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN2 | BU 32-31 | 11,667 | |
| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech | No. 23 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FOX | OSU 50-44 | 14,645 | |
| November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | TCU | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | TCU 59-23 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week Thirteen
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 5 | 2:30 p.m | West Virginia | No. 12 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN | ISU 42–6 | 14,256 | |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FOX | TEX 69–31 | 9,851 | |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 19 Oklahoma State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN2 | TCU 29–22 | 12,594 | |
| December 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 13 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | OKLA 27–14 | 22,700 | |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FS2 | TTU 16–13 | 9,877 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week Fourteen
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 12 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 23 Texas | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawerence, KS | ESPNU | Canceled | ||
| December 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Baylor, TX | ESPNU | OSU 42–3 | 11,667 | |
| December 12 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 13 Oklahoma | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ABC | Canceled | ||
| December 12 | 6:00 p.m. | TCU | Louisiana Tech | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX | FS1 | W TCU 52–10 | 10,472 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Championship Game
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 19 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners | No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ABC | OU 27–21 | 18,720 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Rankings
| Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final | ||
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| Baylor | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
| C | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | AP | 23 | RV | 24 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | |||||
| C | 25 | RV | 24 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | ||||||
| CFP | Not released | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Kansas | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | AP | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 16 | RV | ||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | AP | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | |||
| C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| CFP | Not released | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | AP | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 19 | |||
| C | 16 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 18 | ||||
| CFP | Not released | 23 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| TCU | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Texas | AP | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | RV | ||||
| C | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | RV | ||||
| CFP | Not released | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Postseason
Bowl games
The Big 12 Conference earned two spots in the New Years Six with both participants in the Big 12 Championship earning a spot. The Big 12 has accomplished this for the third straight year.
| Legend | |
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| Big 12 loss | |
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (CST) | Big 12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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| Alamo Bowl | December 29 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 Texas | Colorado | TEX 55–23 | 10,822 |
| Cheez-It Bowl | December 29 | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | No. 21 Oklahoma State | No. 18 Miami | OSU 37–34 | |
| Texas Bowl | December 31 | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | TCU | Arkansas | Canceled | |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31 | Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | West Virginia | Army | WVU 24–31 | |
| New Year's Six bowl game | ||||||||
| Cotton Bowl | December 30 | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 7 Florida | OKLA 55–20 | |
| Fiesta Bowl | Jan. 2, 2021 | State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ | ESPN | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 Iowa State | No. 25 Oregon | ISU 34–17 | |
Rankings are from CFP rankings.[8] All times Central Time Zone. Big 12 teams shown in bold.
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Big 12 vs other conferences
Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of the Power Five conferences teams (ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, Notre Dame, BYU and SEC). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Big 12 had eleven scheduled games against Power Five conferences, however, each one was canceled. All of the other Power Five conferences initially announced that they would go on with their season as scheduled, but with cuts to non-conference games, The Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC were all limiting play to in-conference games only.[9][10] The ACC and Big 12 are allowing one non-conference game.[11] The Big Ten and Pac 12 have postponed fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns.[12]
Big 12 vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include Big 12 teams competing against teams from The American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt. On August 8, the MAC announced the postponement of all fall sports for the 2020 season, including football.[13] On August 10, the Mountain West followed the MAC as the second Group of Five conference to postpone fall sports indefinitely.[14] On August 10, Rice announced it was the delaying the start of it season until September 26.[15]
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The American | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Canc. | |
| C-USA | Louisiana Tech | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | Canc. | |
| September 12 | Sun Belt | Louisiana | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | UL 31-14 |
| September 12 | Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | CCU 38-23 |
| September 12 | Sun Belt | Arkansas State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ASU 35-31 |
| September 12 | C-USA | UTEP | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | UT 59-3 |
| September 19 | The American | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | OSU 16-7 |
| September 19 | The American | Houston | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | Canc. |
| December 12 | C-USA | Louisiana Tech | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | TCU 52-10 |
Big 12 vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include Big 12 teams competing against FBS Independents which include Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass. UConn, announced that they would opt out of the 2020 season.[16][17] UMass announced that they would opt of playing fall football and hopes to construct a season in spring 2021.[18] New Mexico State announced that they would opt out of playing fall football and try to play in spring 2021.[19]
Big 12 vs FCS matchups
The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs. All conferences and teams have postponed their fall conference schedules,[20] The Big South, (James Madison, Elon, Villanova from the CAA), Missouri Valley Football Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, SoCon, and Southland Conference[21] are allowing the option of playing out-of-conference games only
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | Missouri State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | 48-0 |
| September 12 | Houston Baptist | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | 35-33 |
| September 12 | Eastern Kentucky | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | 56-10 |
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Offensive Player of the Week S13 Sam Ehlinger, UT, QB, Sr. S20 Tylan Wallace, OSU, WR, Sr. S27 Skylar Thompson, K-State, QB, Sr. Sam Ehlinger, UT, QB, Sr. O5 Breece Hall, ISU, RB, So. O12 T.J. Pledger, OU, RB, Jr. O19 Leddie Brown, WVU, RB, Jr. O26 Breece Hall, ISU, RB, So. Marvin Mims, OU, WR, Fr. N2 Rhamondre Stevenson, OU, RB, Sr. Tylan Wallace, OSU, WR, Sr. N9 Breece Hall, RB, ISU, So. N16 T.J. Simmons, WVU, WR, Sr. N23 Spencer Rattler, OU, QB, R-Fr. N30 Charlie Brewer, BU, QB, Sr. D7 Brock Purdy, ISU, QB, Jr. D14 Dillon Stoner, OSU, WR, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Week S13 Krishon Merriweather, TTU, LB, Jr. S20 Malcolm Rodriguez, OSU, LB, Sr. S27 JaQuan Bailey, ISU, DE, R-Sr. Jahron McPherson, K-State, DB, Sr. O5 La’Kendrick Van Zandt, TCU, S, Jr. Darius Stills, WVU, DL, Sr. O12 AJ Parker, K-State, DB, Sr. O19 Josh Chandler-Semedo, WVU, LB, Jr. O26 Terrel Bernard, BU, LB, Jr. N2 Joseph Ossai, UT, LB, Jr. N9 Mike Rose, ISU, LB, Jr. N16 Tykee Smith, WVU, SPEAR, So. N23 Ronnie Perkins, OU, DE, Jr. N30 Latrell Bankston, ISU, DL, Jr. D7 Amen Ogbongbemiga, OSU, LB, R-Sr. D14 C.J. Caesar II, TCU, CB, So.
Home game attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | McLane Stadium | 45,140 | 11,667 | 11,667 | 11,667 | |||||||
| Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium | 61,500 | 0 | 13,724 | 13,502 | 13,535 | 0 | |||||
| Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium | 50,071 | 0 | 9,480 | 9,652 | 0 | ||||||
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 53,000 | 11,041 | 10,932 | 10,081 | 11,980 | ||||||
| Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 86,112 | 22,700 | 22,700 | 22,700 | 22,700 | 22,700 | 113,500 | 22,700 | |||
| Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium | 55,509 | 14,668 | 14,672 | 14,671 | 14,672 | 14,645 | |||||
| TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 45,000 | 11,852 | 12,208 | 12,440 | 12,356 | ||||||
| Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | 95,594 | 15,337 | 17,753 | 18,202 | 17,843 | 16,555 | |||||
| Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60,454 | 11,157 | 16,615 | 13,532 | 14,431 | 12,914 | |||||
| West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium | 60,000 | 976 | 978 | 10,759 | 10,441 | 11,111 |
Bold – exceeded capacity
† Season high
‡ Record stadium Attendance
NFL draft
The following list includes all Big 12 players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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