CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Big 12
Baylor
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Big 12. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #43; PPG allowed #15. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
D.J. Lagway
FBS #84 · 860 season total
71CMP133ATT860Yards8TD2INT53.38%CMP%124.54NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
Dawson Pendergrass
FBS #72 · 317 season total
80Carries317Yards1TD3.96Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Gavin Freeman
FBS #12 · 479 season total
42REC479Yards2TD11.40Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Travion Barnes
FBS #134 · 32 season total
32Total24Solo8Assists3.50TFL1Sacks
Sacks Leader
Daniel Cobbs
FBS #44 · 3 season total
3Sacks4TFL1QB hurries16Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Devon Jordan
FBS #14 · 2 season total
2INT3Passes defended0Defensive TDs6Return yards22Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | N | Auburn | L | 16–17 | +6.5 | W | 58.5 | U |
| 2 | 2026-09-13 | H | Prairie View A&M | W | 44–3 | -37.5 | W | 55.5 | U |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Louisiana Tech | W | 36–19 | -20 | L | 50 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | H | Colorado | W | 23–13 | -8.5 | W | 54 | U |
| 5 | 2026-10-04 | A | Arizona State | W | 55–19 | +3.5 | W | 48.5 | O |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | TCU | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | A | Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-30 | A | UCF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | H | Iowa State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | A | BYU | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | H | Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | A | Houston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.