2007 Baylor Bears football team

2007 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	3–9 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Lee Hays (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread[1]
Defensive coordinator	Larry Hoefer (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5[1]
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium

2007 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Missouri xy		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 7 Kansas x%		7	–	1					12	–	1
Colorado		4	–	4					6	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Nebraska		2	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Division
No. 8 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 10 Texas		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 22 Texas Tech		4	–	4					9	–	4
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas A&M		4	–	4					7	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. The team was led by head coach Guy Morriss, who was fired on November 18, 2007, the day after the season ended.^[2] Art Briles was hired as Morriss' replacement on November 28, 2007.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	5:00 p.m.	at No. 22 TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	CSTV	L 0–27	35,606
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Rice*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 42–17	29,107
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 34–27	36,274	[4]
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 34–21	22,676
September 29	11:30 a.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	Versus	L 10–34	82,970
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Colorado	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 23–43	32,376
October 13	12:15 p.m.	at No. 20 Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FCS	L 10–58	45,356
October 20	11:30 a.m.	No. 19 Texas	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Versus	L 10–31	41,355
October 27	2:35 p.m.	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 13–51	45,959
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		L 7–38	39,015
November 10	5:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 21–52	84,450
November 17	6:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 14–45	28,159
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "2007 Baylor Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2024.
2. "Morriss fired as Baylor football coach". November 18, 2007.
3. "UH football coach Briles bound for Baylor". November 29, 2007.
4. "Szymanski throws for 411 yards, 5 TDs to lead Bears". Times Record News. September 16, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.