2018 Big 12 Conference football season
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| 2018 Big 12 Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 30, 2018 through December 1, 2018 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox Family (FOX, FS1, FSN), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN+, LHN) |
| 2019 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Kyler Murray (Oklahoma) |
| Picked by | Arizona Cardinals, 1st overall |
| Regular season | |
| Championship Game | |
| Champions | Oklahoma |
| Runners-up | Texas |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas y | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 West Virginia | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Big 12 Conference football season was the 23rd season of Big 12 Conference football, part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began with non-conference play on August 30, 2018. Big 12 Conference play began on September 22, 2018.
The 2018 season was the seventh for the Big 12 since the 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.
As a ten-team league, the Big 12 played a nine-game round-robin conference schedule and each member played three non-conference games, one of which had to be against another Power Five conference foe. The regular season was followed by a conference championship game played between the regular-season champion and regular-season runner-up. The 2018 Big 12 Championship Game was held on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Oklahoma defeated Texas 39–27 to win their 12th Big 12 Championship.[1]
Recruiting
| Team | ESPN[2] | Rivals[3] | Scout[4] | 24/7[5] | 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 |
Preseason poll
The 2018 Big12 Preseason media poll was announced on July 12, 2018, prior to the Big12 media days. The Big12 media days were held from July 16–17 in Frisco, Texas. Oklahoma was chosen to finish at the top of the standings for the third consecutive year in the 2018 Big 12 football preseason poll, voted on by media representatives.[6]
- Oklahoma (46) – 509
- West Virginia (2) – 432
- TCU (1) – 390
- Texas (1) – 370
- Oklahoma State – 300
- Kansas State (2) – 283
- Iowa State – 250
- Texas Tech – 149
- Baylor – 125
- Kansas – 52
- First place votes in ()
Preseason awards
2018 Preseason All-Big 12[7]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Will Grier, West Virginia
- Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Banogu, TCU
- Newcomer of the Year: Brendan Radley-Hiles, Oklahoma
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Will Grier | Sr. | West Virginia |
| RB | David Montgomery | Jr. | Iowa State |
| RB | Rodney Anderson | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| FB | Justice Hill | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| WR | Denzel Mims | Jr. | Baylor |
| WR | Marquise Brown | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| WR | David Sills | Sr. | West Virginia |
| TE | Grant Calcaterra | So. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Dalton Risner | Sr. | Kansas State |
| OL | Bobby Evans | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Ben Powers | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Marcus Keyes | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| OL | Yodny Cajuste | Sr. | West Virginia |
| PK | Austin Seibert | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| KR/PR | KaVontae Turpin | Sr. | TCU |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL | JaQuan Bailey | Jr. | Iowa State |
| DL | Daniel Wise | Sr. | Kansas |
| DL | Jordan Brailford | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| DL | Ben Banogu | Sr. | TCU |
| DL | Breckyn Hager | Sr. | Texas |
| LB | Joe Dineen Jr. | Sr. | Kansas |
| LB | Dakota Allen | Sr. | Texas Tech |
| LB | David Long Jr. | Jr. | West Virginia |
| DB | Brian Peavy | Sr. | Iowa State |
| DB | Kendall Adams | Sr. | Kansas State |
| DB | Kris Boyd | Sr. | Texas |
| DB | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Sr. | Texas Tech |
| DB | Justus Parker | Jr. | Texas Tech |
| P | Austin Seibert | Sr. | Oklahoma |
Head coaches
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big-12 record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | Matt Rhule | 2 | 29–34 (.460) | 1–11 (.083) | 1–8 (.111) |
| Iowa State | Matt Campbell | 3 | 46–29 (.613) | 11–14 (.440) | 7–11 (.389) |
| Kansas | David Beaty | 4 | 3–33 (.083) | 3–33 (.083) | 1–26 (.037) |
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder | 10 | 212–111–1 (.656) | 212–111–1 (.656) | 125–84–1 (.598) |
| Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | 2 | 16–2 (.889) | 16–2 (.889) | 9–1 (.900) |
| Oklahoma State | Mike Gundy | 14 | 114–53 (.683) | 114–53 (.683) | 69–42 (.622) |
| TCU | Gary Patterson | 18 | 160–57 (.737) | 160–57 (.737) | 100–40 (.714) |
| Texas | Tom Herman | 2 | 29–10 (.744) | 7–6 (.538) | 5–4 (.556) |
| Texas Tech | Kliff Kingsbury | 6 | 30–33 (.476) | 30–33 (.476) | 16–29 (.356) |
| West Virginia | Dana Holgorsen | 8 | 53–37 (.589) | 53–37 (.589) | 32–29 (.525) |
Schedule
Big 12 vs other conferences
Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of the non-conference games that Big-12 teams will play versus the power conference teams. They comprise teams from the ACC, Big 10, Pac-12 and SEC. In addition, although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the Big-12 does consider games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game. (Rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score |
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| September 1 | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | AdvoCare Texas Kickoff | L 27–47 |
| September 1 | No. 23 Texas | Maryland | FedEx Field • Landover, MD | L 29–34 | |
| September 1 | Tennessee | No. 17 West Virginia | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | Belk Kickoff Game | W 40–14 |
| September 8 | No. 18 Mississippi State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 10–31 | |
| September 8 | Iowa State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy | L 3–13 |
| September 8 | UCLA | No. 6 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W 49–21 | |
| September 15 | Duke | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | L 27–40 | |
| September 15 | Rutgers | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 55–14 | |
| September 15 | No. 22 USC | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | W 37–14 | |
| Hurricane Florence | Canceled | ||||
| September 15 | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 15 TCU | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | College Gameday | L 28–40 |
Records against other conferences
2018 records against non-conference foes as of: 9/2/2018
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Regular Season
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Post Season
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Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of 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 | ||
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| Baylor | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | AP | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| C | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | 25 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| TCU | AP | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| C | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Texas | AP | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| C | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | AP | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| C | 20 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason
Bowl games
| Legend | |
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| Big 12 win | |
| Big 12 loss | |
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (CST) | Big 12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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| Cheez-It Bowl | December 26 | Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | TCU | California | W 10–7 | 33,121 |
| Texas Bowl | December 27 | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Baylor | Vanderbilt | W 45–38 | 51,104 |
| Camping World Bowl | December 28 | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | 4:15 p.m. | No. 16 West Virginia | No. 20 Syracuse | L 18–34 | 41,125 |
| Alamo Bowl | December 28 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | No. 24 Iowa State | No. 13 Washington State | L 26–28 | 60,675 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | 3:45 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Missouri | W 38–33 | 51,587 |
| New Year's Six | ||||||||
| Sugar Bowl | January 1 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 8:45 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | No. 5 Georgia | W 28–21 | 71,449 |
| College Football Playoff | ||||||||
| Orange Bowl (Semifinal) | December 29 | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 1 Alabama | L 34–45 | 66,203 |
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Central Time Zone.
* Rankings based on CFP rankings
Selection of teams (7): Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, West Virginia