2016 Big 12 Conference football season
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| 2016 Big 12 Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | September 2, 2016 through January 2, 2017 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, FOX, ESPN, FS1, FSN, LHN |
| 2017 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Patrick Mahomes II (Texas Tech) |
| Picked by | Kansas City Chiefs, 10th overall |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Oklahoma |
| Runners-up | Oklahoma State |
| Top scorer | Ben Grogan (117 points) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 9 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 West Virginia | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Big 12 Conference football season was the 21st season of Big 12 Conference football, taking place during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began with non-conference play on September 2, 2016, with Kansas State playing Stanford. Big 12 Conference play began on September 17, 2016, with Iowa State playing TCU.[1]
The 2016 season was the fifth for the Big 12 since the 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form. The conference has ten members: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia.[2] The Big 12 was a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format, along with the ACC, the Big Ten, the Pac-12 and the SEC. As a 10-team league, the Big 12 will play a 9-game, round-robin conference schedule and each member will play 3 non-conference games–one of which must be against another Power Five conference foe.[3] The conference championship will be awarded to the team with the highest conference winning percentage at the conclusion of league play. In the event of a tie atop the standings, the conference tiebreaker shall determine the champion.[4]
The Big 12 Champion earned a berth to the 2017 Sugar Bowl, playing the SEC Champion at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, on January 2, 2017.[5] If the Big 12 Champion or SEC Champion are selected for the College Football Playoff, then a replacement team from the league will be designated to represent its conference in the Sugar Bowl according to the league's rules.[6]
Recruiting
| Team | ESPN[7] | Rivals[8] | Scout[9] | 24/7[10] | Total signees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | #17* | #55 | #47 | #36 | 15 |
| Iowa State | #54 | #53 | #45 | #52 | 29 |
| Kansas | NR | #100 | #94 | #81 | 19 |
| Kansas State | #70 | #76 | #73 | #71 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | #21 | #16 | #19 | #22 | 22 |
| Oklahoma State | #46 | #48 | #42 | #43 | 21 |
| TCU | #23 | #20 | #13 | #18 | 24 |
| Texas | #10 | #7 | #3 | #9 | 28 |
| Texas Tech | #42 | #46 | #31 | #47 | 25 |
| West Virginia | #37 | #38 | #36 | #41 | 28 |
- ESPN has not updated its class rankings since National Signing Day. In May–July, 2016, Baylor lost a significant number of signees as a result of the school's sexual assault scandal,[11] which led to the firing of many university employees, including head coach Art Briles.[12] Several of Baylor's top-ranked signees re-signed with other Big 12 schools, including Texas, TCU, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
Preseason poll
| Team ranking[13] | First-place votes | Raw points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Oklahoma | (24) | 258 |
| 2. | TCU | (2) | 222 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | (0) | 202 |
| 4. | Baylor | (0) | 156 |
| 5. | Texas | (0) | 151 |
| 6. | Texas Tech | (0) | 141 |
| 7. | West Virginia | (0) | 126 |
| 8. | Kansas State | (0) | 88 |
| 9. | Iowa State | (0) | 59 |
| 10. | Kansas | (0) | 27 |
Preseason awards
2016 Preseason All-Big 12[14]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma, QB
- Defensive Player of the Year: Malik Jefferson, Texas, LB
- Newcomer of the Year: Kenny Hill, TCU, QB
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Baker Mayfield | Junior | Oklahoma |
| RB | Mike Warren | Sophomore | Iowa State |
| RB | Samaje Perine | Junior | Oklahoma |
| FB | Winston Dimel | Sophomore | Kansas State |
| WR | K. D. Cannon | Junior | Baylor |
| WR | Allen Lazard | Junior | Iowa State |
| WR | James Washington | Junior | Oklahoma State |
| TE | Mark Andrews | Sophomore | Oklahoma |
| OL | Spencer Drango | Senior | Baylor |
| OL | Kyle Fuller | Senior | Baylor |
| OL | Orlando Brown | Sophomore | Oklahoma |
| OL | Patrick Vahe | Sophomore | Texas |
| OL | Connor Williams | Sophomore | Texas |
| OL | Tyler Orlosky | Senior | West Virginia |
| PK | Clayton Hatfield | Sophomore | Texas Tech |
| KR/PR | KaVontae Turpin | Sophomore | TCU |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL | Will Geary | Junior | Kansas State |
| DL | Jordan Willis | Senior | Kansas State |
| DL | Charles Walker | Junior | Oklahoma |
| DL | Vincent Taylor | Junior | Oklahoma State |
| DL | Josh Carraway | Senior | TCU |
| DL | James McFarland | Senior | TCU |
| DL | Noble Nwachukwu | Senior | West Virginia |
| LB | Elijah Lee | Junior | Kansas State |
| LB | Jordan Evans | Senior | Oklahoma |
| LB | Malik Jefferson | Sophomore | Texas |
| DB | Dante Barnett | Senior | Kansas State |
| DB | Steven Parker | Junior | Oklahoma |
| DB | Jordan Thomas | Junior | Oklahoma |
| DB | Jordan Sterns | Senior | Oklahoma State |
| DB | Davante Davis | Sophomore | Texas |
| P | Austin Seibert | Sophomore | Oklahoma |
Regular season
Week 1
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Kenny Hill (QB) Tyrone Swoopes (QB) |
TCU Texas |
Chris Nelson (DT) | Texas | KaVontae Turpin (WR/PR) | TCU | Shane Buechele (QB) | Texas | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[15] | |||||||||||
Week 2
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Central Michigan | #22 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FS1 | L 27−30 | 52,523 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | #22 (FCS) Youngstown State | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | RTPT | W 38−21 | 56,261 |
| September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Ohio | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | L 21−37 | 28,467 |
| September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | SMU | #23 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas | FS1 | W 40−13 | 45,499 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas | #15 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | ESPN | L 38−412OT | 48,091 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | #11 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | LHN | W 41−7 | 92,863 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | #14 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FSN | W 59−17 | 87,037 |
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Iowa State | #16 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | BTN | L 3−42 | 70,585 |
| September 10 | 9:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | FS1 | L 55−68 | 44,511 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Patrick Mahomes (QB) | Texas Tech | Orion Stewart (S) | Baylor | KaVontae Turpin (WR/KR) (2) | TCU | Shane Buechele (QB) (2) | Texas | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference [16] | |||||||||||
Week 3
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | #21 Baylor | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas | ESPN | W 38–10 | 27,047 |
| September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPNU | L 7–43 | 34,448 |
| September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | FS1 | TCU 41–20 | 45,119 |
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | FSN | W 63−7 | 50,871 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | ESPN | W 45–38 | 53,514 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FSN | W 59–45 | 57,515 |
| September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | #3 Ohio State | #14 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FOX | L 24–45 | 87,979 |
| September 17 | 9:30 p.m. | #11 Texas | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | ESPN | L 43–50 | 50,448 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| James Washington (WR) | Oklahoma State | Ty Summers (LB) | TCU | Dominique Heath (WR/PR) Zach Sinor (P) |
Kansas State Oklahoma State |
JaMycal Hasty (RB) | Baylor | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[17] | |||||||||||
Week 4
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | ESPN | W 33–3 | 30,987 |
| September 24 | 11:00 a.m. | San Jose State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa | FSN | W 44–10 | 50,851 |
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | BYU | West Virginia | FedExField • Landover, Maryland | ESPN2 | W 35–32 | 38,207 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | K-StateHD.tv | W 35–0 | 51,686 |
| September 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | #16 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas | FOX | BU 35–24 | 45,373 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Seth Russell (QB) | Baylor | Travon Blanchard (NB) | Baylor | Byron Pringle (WR/PR) Desmon White (WR/PR) |
Kansas State TCU |
Justice Hill (RB) | Oklahoma State | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[18] | |||||||||||
Week 5
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Kansas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FS1 | TTU 55–19 | 56,494 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | #22 Texas | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | ABC | OSU 49–31 | 53,468 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | #13 Baylor | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa | FS1 | BU 45–42 | 50,842 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPNU | WVU 17–16 | 61,701 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Oklahoma | #21 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | FOX | OU 52–46 | 47,851 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Shock Linwood (RB) | Baylor | Elijah Lee (LB) | Kansas State | Austin Seibert (K/P) | Oklahoma | Justice Hill (RB) (2) | Oklahoma State | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[19] | |||||||||||
Week 6
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | #20 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas | FS1 | OU 45–40 | 92,100 |
| October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | ESPNU | TCU 24–23 | 23,946 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | ESPNU | OSU 38–31 | 53,239 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | ESPNU | KSU 44–38 | 51,540 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Dede Westbrook (WR) | Oklahoma | Josh Carraway (DE) | TCU | Byron Pringle (KR/WR) (2) | Kansas State | D. J. Reed (DB) | Kansas State | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[20] | |||||||||||
Week 7
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | #19 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | ESPN | OU 38–17 | 86,049 |
| October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | #20 West Virginia | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FS1 | WVU 48–17 | 54,111 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | #11 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas | FS1 | BU 49–7 | 47,598 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Iowa State | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | LHN/CyTV | TEX 27–6 | 96,851 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Skyler Howard (QB) | West Virginia | Ryan Reid (CB) | Baylor | Cole Moos (P) | Kansas | Devin Duvernay (WR) | Texas | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[21] | |||||||||||
Week 8
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Oklahoma State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FS1 | OSU 44–20 | 26,262 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | ESPN2 | KSU 24–21 | 52,328 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | #12 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN2 | WVU 34–10 | 61,780 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | #16 Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FOX | OU 66–59 | 60,478 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Patrick Mahomes (QB) Joe Mixon (RB) |
Texas Tech Oklahoma |
Jordan Willis (DE) | Kansas State | Ben Grogan (K) | Oklahoma State | Justice Hill (RB) (3) | Oklahoma State | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[21] | |||||||||||
Week 9
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | #10 West Virginia | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FOX | OSU 37–20 | 59,584 |
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa | FSN | KSU 31–26 | 52,763 |
| October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | ESPN2 | TTU 27–24OT | 45,619 |
| October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | #8 Baylor | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | ABC | TEX 35–34 | 97,822 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | #16Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FS1 | OU 56–3 | 86,301 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| D'Onta Foreman (RB) | Texas | Vincent Taylor (DT) | Oklahoma State | Zach Sinor (P) (2) | Oklahoma State | Shane Buechele (QB) (3) | Texas | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[21] | |||||||||||
Week 10
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | #14 Oklahoma | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa | ESPN | OU 34–24 | 50,662 |
| November 5 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FS1 | TEX 45–37 | 60,803 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | #18 Oklahoma State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | ABC | OSU 43–37 | 52,450 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | #17 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas | FOX | TCU 62–22 | 48,129 |
| November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | #20 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ESPN2 | WVU 48–21 | 56,343 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| D'Onta Foreman (RB) (2) | Texas | Travin Howard (LB) | TCU | Michael Dickson (P) | Texas | Justin Crawford (RB) | West Virginia | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[21] | |||||||||||
Week 11
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Baylor | #11 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | ABC | OU 45–24 | 86,249 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | ISU 31–24 | 23,757 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | #16 West Virginia | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | FS1 | WVU 24–20 | 96,367 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | #13 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FS1 | OSU 45–44 | 54,288 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Mason Rudolph (QB) | Oklahoma State | Jordan Evans (LB) | Oklahoma | Michael Barden (K/P) | Texas Tech | David Montgomery (RB) | Iowa State | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[21] | |||||||||||
Week 12
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas | ESPN2 | KSU 42–21 | 43,581 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | #11 Oklahoma State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | FS1 | OSU 31–6 | 43,303 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa | FS1 | ISU 66–10 | 50,787 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | ABC | KU 24–21OT | 25,673 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | #9 Oklahoma | #14 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ABC | OU 56–28 | 57,645 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Justin Crawford (RB) | West Virginia | Kamari Cotton-Moya (S) Dorance Armstrong Jr. (DE) |
Iowa State Kansas |
Matthew Wyman (K) | Kansas | Justin Crawford (RB) (2) | West Virginia | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[22] | |||||||||||
Week 13
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | FS1 | TCU 31–9 | 99,065 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Baylor | Texas Tech | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ESPN | TTU 54–35 | 41,656 |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | FS1 | KSU 34–19 | 52,637 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | #18 West Virginia | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa | FS1 | WVU 49–19 | 51,365 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Patrick Mahomes (QB) (3) | Texas Tech | Ty Summers (LB) (2) | TCU | Cole Netten (K) | Iowa State | Martell Pettaway (RB) | West Virginia | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[23] | |||||||||||
Week 14
Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | TCU | Among G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | FS1 | KSU 30–6 | 42,746 |
| December 3 | 11:30 a.m. | #10 Oklahoma State | #9 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FOX | OU 38–20 | 87,527 |
| December 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | #16 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FS1 | WVU 24–21 | 49,229 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Newcomer | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||
| Samaje Perine (RB) | Oklahoma | Martin Gross Jr. (S) | West Virginia | Barry J. Sanders (KR) | Oklahoma State | Justin Crawford (RB) (3) | West Virginia | ||||
| Reference: Big 12 Conference[24] | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| NR | Not ranked and did not receive any votes in poll |
| Pre | Wk 1 | 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 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | AP | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 25 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| CFP | Not released | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||
| Iowa State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||
| Kansas | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||
| Kansas State | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV |
| C | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | |
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | AP | 3 | 14 | 14 | 25 | RV | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| C | 3 | 13 | 14 | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| CFP | Not released | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | AP | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| C | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
| CFP | Not released | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||
| TCU | AP | 13 | 15 | RV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | 14 | 12 | RV | 21 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||
| Texas | AP | RV | 11 | 11 | 21 | 22 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | RV | 20 | 16 | 24 | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||
| Texas Tech | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||||
| West Virginia | AP | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | 22 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| C | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
| CFP | Not released | 20 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||