2016 Baylor Bears football team

2016 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 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
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Baylor Bears football team will represent Baylor University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears will be coached by interim head coach Jim Grobe, 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.

On May 26, 2016 Baylor fired head coach Art Briles as a result of the Baylor Sexual Abuse Scandal.

Recruiting

Name	Home town	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:

National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN
September 10	2:30 p.m.	SMU*		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN
September 24		Oklahoma State		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
October 1		at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
October 15		Kansas		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
October 29		at Texas		Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
November 5		TCU		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)
November 12		at Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
November 19		Kansas State		McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
November 25	5:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech		AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN
December 3		at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:

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
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

Game Notes

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons					0
Bears					0

See also: 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Bears					0

See also: 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

at Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Owls					0

See also: 2015 Rice Owls football team

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

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Bears					0

See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team

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

at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Cyclones					0

See also: 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Bears					0

See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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

at Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Longhorns					0

See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team

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

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs					0
Bears					0

See also: 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53–51–7	2015	TCU, 28–21

at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Sooners					0

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Bears					0

See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

vs. Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Red Raiders					0

See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry

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

at West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears					0
Mountaineers					0

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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