2016 Baylor Bears football team

2016 Baylor Bears football

Conference	Big 12 Conference
2016 record	6–6 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (interim, 1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Kendal Briles (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (6th year)
Home stadium	McLane Stadium (Capacity: 45,140)

2016 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 7 Oklahoma $		9	–	0		10	–	2
No. 13 Oklahoma State		7	–	2		9	–	3
No. 14 West Virginia		7	–	2		10	–	2
Kansas State		6	–	3		8	–	4
TCU		4	–	5		6	–	6
Baylor		3	–	6		6	–	6
Texas		3	–	6		5	–	7
Texas Tech		3	–	6		5	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7		3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	8		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears are coached by interim head coach Jim Grobe,^[1] playing their 118th football season. This year is the team's third season in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears are members of the Big 12 Conference. After starting the season 6-0 and ranked #8 in the AP poll, they lost all 6 of their last games to fall to 6-6.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016.

Scandal

Main article: Baylor University football scandal

In September 2015, following the conviction of former players Sam Ukwuachu^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] and Tevin Elliott of sexual assault, along with allegations against other players, the school commissioned law firm Pepper Hamilton LLP to conduct an independent external investigation regarding the university's handling of sexual violence. In April 2016, former player Shawn Oakman was arrested on sexual assault charges as well.^[7] Head coach Art Briles was terminated on May 26, 2016 following the presentation of Pepper Hamilton's report. University President Ken Starr and Athletic Director Ian McCaw also resigned.^[8] Former Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe was hired on an interim basis.^[9]^[10]

Following the threat of a lawsuit by Briles for wrongful termination, Baylor provided an out of court settlement. Briles and Baylor are co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a football player.^[11] After Briles' departure, many players announced their intention to transfer including Jarrett Stidham. Seven members of the 2016 recruiting class requested to be released from their National Letter of Intent, and six of the then-seven commits in the 2017 recruiting class decommitted.^[12]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*	No. 23	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	W 55–7	44,849
September 10	2:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 23	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	W 40–13	45,499
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Rice*	No. 21	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	W 38–10	27,047
September 24	6:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 16	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FOX	W 35–24	45,373
October 1	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State	No. 13	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FS1	W 45–42	50,842
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 11	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	W 49–7	47,598
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 8	Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	L 34–35	97,822
November 5	2:30 p.m.	TCU	No. 13	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)	FOX	L 22–62	48,129
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at No. 9 Oklahoma	No. 25	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC/ESPN2	L 24–45	86,249
November 19	11:00 a.m.	Kansas State		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	ESPN2	L 21–42	43,581
November 25	5:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech		AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 35–54	41,656
December 3	2:30 p.m.	at No. 14 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 21-24	49,229
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[13]

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	23	23	21	16	13	13	11	9	8	13	25	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	21	19	19	15	13	11	8	8	6–T	13	25	RV	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									17	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

Game summaries

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	7	0	7
#23 Bears	24	24	7	0	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2014	BAY, 70–6

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	0	7	0	13
#23 Bears	0	6	20	14	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–36–7	2015	BAY, 56–21

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Bears	0	21	10	7	38
Owls	0	10	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48–30–2	2015	BAY, 70–17

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	10	0	24
#16 Bears	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–19	2015	BAY, 45–35

at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Bears	7	14	7	17	45
Cyclones	14	14	14	0	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–6	2015	BAY, 45–27

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	7	0	7
#11 Bears	21	21	7	0	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4	2015	BAY, 66–7

at Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Bears	14	7	10	3	34
Longhorns	14	9	3	9	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–75–4	2015	TEX, 23–17

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	10	28	10	14	62
#13 Bears	7	7	0	8	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–53–7	2015	TCU, 28–21

at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Bears	0	10	7	7	24
#9 Sooners	14	7	14	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–22	2015	OU, 44–34

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	21	14	42
Bears	0	14	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–7	2015	BAY, 31–24

vs. Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	7	7	35
Red Raiders	20	21	10	3	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–36–1	2015	BAY, 63–35

at West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	0	7	21
#14 Mountaineers	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2015	BAY, 62–38

References

↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/15834890/baylor-bears-hire-jim-grobe-interim-coach
↑ Kalland, Robby. "Baylor DE Sam Ukwuachu guilty of sexual assault, sentenced Friday". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
↑ Auerbach, Nicole. "Baylor's Art Briles says his team is focused on SMU, not Sam Ukwuachu". USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
↑ Bonesteel, Matt (August 21, 2015). "A Baylor football player was convicted of rape. The school may have tried to keep it quiet.". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
↑ Witherspoon`, Tommy. "Former Baylor player gets probation, 180 days in jail for sexual assault". WacoTrib.com. Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
↑ Barry, Horn. "Ex-Baylor player Sam Ukwuachu convicted of sexual assault denied new trial". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
↑ Brady, James. "Baylor DE Shawn Oakman arrested for sexual assault". SBNation.com. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
↑ Peralta, Eyder. "'As A Matter Of Conscience,' Ken Starr Resigns As Baylor University's Chancellor". NPR. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
↑ Bennett, Anthony. "Will Baylor Face NCAA Charges in the Sexual Assault Scandal?". Heavy. Heavy.
↑ "Timeline: Baylor sexual assault controversy". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
↑ "Report: Baylor reaches contract settlement with Art Briles". Sports Illustrated. SI Wire. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
↑ Hutchins, Andy; Elliott, Bud. "Baylor's 2017 recruiting class is basically gone, and 7 freshmen want out". SBNation.com. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
↑ "2016 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

Baylor Bears football

Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1925, 1930–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)

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