2006 Baylor Bears football team

The 2006 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Guy Morriss.

2006 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lee Hays (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread[1]
Defensive coordinator	Bill Bradley (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2[1]
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Nebraska x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	6
Colorado		2	–	6					2	–	10
Iowa State		1	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Oklahoma x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 13 Texas		6	–	2					10	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Baylor		3	–	5					4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:30 p.m.	No. 22 TCU*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry)	FSN	L 7–17	42,733
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 47–10	31,125
September 16	4:00 p.m.	at Washington State*	Qwest Field Seattle		L 15–17	41,358
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Army*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 20–27 OT	36,218
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Kansas State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 17–3	30,752
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 34–31 3OT	47,065
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	TBS	L 31–63	88,966
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Kansas	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 36–35	36,125
October 28	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		L 21–31	51,385
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	FSN	L 21–55	51,303
November 11	11:30 a.m.	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	L 24–66	35,430
November 18	11:00 a.m.	No. 16 Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	FSN	L 10–36	31,221
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "2006 Baylor Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2024.