2007 Baylor Bears football team

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 coach Guy Morriss, who was fired on November 18, 2007, the day after the season ended.[2] Art Briles was hired as Morriss' replacement on November 28, 2007.[3]

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
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
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

Schedule

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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&MVersusL 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 KansasFCSL 10–5845,356
October 2011:30 a.m.No. 19 Texas
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
VersusL 10–3141,355
October 272:35 p.m.at Kansas StateL 13–5145,959
November 32:00 p.m.Texas Tech 
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX (rivalry)
L 7–3839,015
November 105:30 p.m.at No. 4 OklahomaFSNL 21–5284,450
November 176:00 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Floyd Casey Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FSNL 14–4528,159
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.