The 2022 Baylor Bears football team represented
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...
in the
2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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. The Bears played their home games at
McLane Stadium
McLane Stadium is an American football stadium in Waco, Texas owned and operated by Baylor University. Originally named "Baylor Stadium", the facility's name was changed to "McLane Stadium" in December 2013 to honor Baylor alumnus and business ma ...
in
Waco, Texas
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, and competed in the
Big 12 Conference
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. They were led by third-year head coach
Dave Aranda
David Christopher Aranda (born September 29, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Baylor University. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at LSU, Wisconsin, Utah State, Hawaii, Delta State, and Cal ...
.
Previous season
The Bears began the 2021 football season unranked and were picked to finish 8th place in the
Big 12 Conference
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. The Bears finished the regular season 3–0 in nonconference play and 7–2 in Big 12 play, with the only loses coming to No. 19
Oklahoma State
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on October 2, 2021, and an unranked
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team on November 6, 2021. On November 8, Baylor's assistant head coach, Joey McGuire, was hired by
Texas Tech University
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to replace the recently fired
Matt Wells as the Red Raiders' next head football coach. As a result, McGuire departed the Baylor Bears' 2021 football staff immediately and did not finish the season with the Bears. Starting quarterback
Gerry Bohanon
Gerry Bohanon (born November 26, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the South Florida Bulls. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.
High school career
Bohanon attended Earle High School in Earle, Arkansas. As a senior in 2017, he p ...
suffered a hamstring injury on November 20, 2021, during the
Kansas State
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football game and remained unavailable for the remaining regular season game and the
2021 Big 12 Championship Game
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. In the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game, the Bears relied on their redshirt Freshman backup quarterback,
Blake Shapen
Blake Shapen (born January 21, 2001) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.
Early life and high school
Shapen grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana and attended ...
, and defense to beat Oklahoma State 21–16 on an iconic goal line stand. After winning Baylor's 3rd Big 12 title, the Bears defeated No. 8
Ole Miss 21–7 in the
2022 Sugar Bowl. The Bears finished the 2021 football season 12–2, which reflects the most wins in
Baylor Bears football
The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. After 64 seasons at the off-campus Baylor Stadium, renamed Floyd Casey Stadium in 1989, the Bears opened ...
history and a program record of five wins over ranked opponents in a single season.
Offseason
Position key
2022 NFL draft
Preseason
Spring game
The Bears held spring practices in March and April 2022. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" took place in Waco, TX on April 23, 2022.
Big 12 media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.
Preseason Big-12 awards
2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams
Source:
Preseason All-Americans
Schedule
Baylor and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.
Game summaries
Vs. Albany
At No. 21 BYU
Vs. Texas State
At Iowa State
Vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State
At West Virginia
Vs. Kansas
At Texas Tech
At Oklahoma
Vs. No. 19 Kansas State
*Sources: K-State Box Score
Vs. No. 4 TCU (
Big Noon Kickoff
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)
At No. 23 Texas
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Stats
Vs. Air Force (Armed Forces Bowl)
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
Rankings
References
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The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. After 64 seasons at the off-campus Baylor Stadium, renamed Floyd Casey Stadium in 1989, the Bears opened ...