2010 Big 12 Conference football season
Sports season
The 2010 Big 12 Conference football season is the 15th season for the Big 12 , as part of the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It was also the final season in the conference for Colorado and Nebraska as Colorado moved to the Pac-12 and Nebraska transferred to the Big Ten the following season.
Preseason
Coaching changes
[ 1]
North
1
Nebraska
156 (26)
2
Missouri
125
3
Kansas State
79
4
Kansas
70
5
Colorado
61
6
Iowa State
55
South
1
Oklahoma
146 (17)
1
Texas
140 (10)
3
Texas A&M
97
4
Texas Tech
68
5
Oklahoma State
53
6
Baylor
42
Ranked by total points, first place votes shown in parentheses.
Rankings
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Final
Baylor
AP
RV
RV
RV
25
22
RV
C
RV
RV
24
22
RV
RV
HAR
Not released
RV
RV
25
22
RV
RV
BCS
Not released
25
21
Colorado
AP
C
HAR
Not released
BCS
Not released
Iowa State
AP
C
HAR
Not released
BCS
Not released
Kansas
AP
C
HAR
Not released
BCS
Not released
Kansas State
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
HAR
Not released
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
BCS
Not released
22
24
Missouri
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
21
18
7
14
20
15
15
15
14
C
RV
RV
25
24
23
22
19
16
8
14
20
16
16
14
14
HAR
Not released
19
16
8
15
20
16
16
14
13
BCS
Not released
11
6
12
17
15
14
12
12
Nebraska
AP
8
6
8
6
6
7
5
14
14
9
9
9
16
13
17
C
9
7
8
7
6
6
4
13
12
10
8
9
15
13
16
HAR
Not released
5
14
14
11
9
9
15
13
17
BCS
Not released
16
14
7
8
8
15
13
18
Oklahoma
AP
7
10
7
8
8
6
6
3
11
11
19
16
14
10
9
C
8
10
9
9
8
7
6
3
11
9
16
14
13
9
8
HAR
Not released
6
4
11
9
16
14
13
9
9
BCS
Not released
1
9
8
16
14
13
9
7
Oklahoma State
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
20
17
20
19
12
12
10
16
16
C
RV
RV
RV
25
24
21
18
15
20
18
11
10
9
15
13
HAR
Not released
18
15
20
18
13
12
9
16
15
BCS
Not released
14
17
17
10
10
9
14
14
Texas
AP
5
5
6
7
21
RV
RV
22
C
4
4
4
4
16
RV
RV
22
RV
HAR
Not released
RV
22
RV
BCS
Not released
19
Texas A&M
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
18
16
19
18
19
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
19
18
18
17
21
HAR
Not released
RV
24
20
18
19
18
BCS
Not released
25
19
17
18
17
Texas Tech
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
HAR
Not released
BCS
Not released
All-Big 12 Teams & Awards
First Team
Second Team
Individual awards
Conference statistical leaders
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Records against other conferences
Bowl games
Selection
Bowl Game
Date
Stadium
City
Television
Matchup/Results
Attendance
Payout (US$)
#1
Fiesta Bowl
January 1, 2011
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
ESPN
#9 Oklahoma vs. #25 Connecticut
$17 million
#2
Cotton Bowl Classic
January 7, 2011
Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, Texas
FOX
#18 Texas A&M vs. #11 LSU
$3 million
#3
Alamo Bowl
December 29, 2010
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
ESPN
#16 Oklahoma State vs. Arizona
$2.25 million
#4
Insight Bowl
December 28, 2010
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona
NFL Network
#14 Missouri vs. Iowa
$1.2 million
#5
Holiday Bowl
December 30, 2010
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, California
ESPN
#17 Nebraska vs. Washington
$2.13 million
#6
Texas Bowl
December 29, 2010
Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
ESPN
Baylor vs. Illinois
$612,500
#7
Pinstripe Bowl
December 30, 2010
Yankee Stadium
New York City, New York
ESPN
Kansas State vs. Syracuse
$2 million
#8
TicketCity Bowl
January 1, 2011
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
ESPNU
Texas Tech vs. Northwestern
$1.2 million
Attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Home Game 1
Home Game 2
Home Game 3
Home Game 4
Home Game 5
Home Game 6
Stadium Total
Stadium Average
% of Capacity
Baylor
Floyd Casey Stadium
50,000[ 2]
42,821[ 3]
40,853[ 4]
35,405[ 5]
40,057[ 6]
45,089[ 7]
204,225
40,845
81.7%
Colorado
Folsom Field
53,613[ 8]
47,840[ 9]
52,855[ 10]
48,953[ 11]
47,665[ 12]
42,722[ 13]
240,035
48,007
89.5%
Iowa State
Jack Trice Stadium
55,000[ 14]
43,116[ 15]
48,874[ 16]
43,162[ 17]
43,195[ 18]
46,485[ 19]
51,159[ 20]
275,991
45,999
83.6%
Kansas
Memorial Stadium
50,071[ 21]
48,417[ 22]
46,907[ 23]
46,719[ 24]
47,561[ 25]
44,239[ 26]
40,851[ 27]
274,694
45,782
91.4%
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
50,000[ 28]
51,059[ 29]
48,672[ 30]
50,586[ 31]
51,015[ 32]
50,831[ 33]
46,734[ 34]
298,897
49,816
99.6%
Missouri
Faurot Field
71,004[ 35]
55,582[ 36]
56,050[ 37]
60,329[ 38]
62,965[ 39]
71,004[ 40]
63,310[ 41]
369,240
61,540
86.7%
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium
81,067[ 42]
85,555[ 43]
85,732[ 44]
85,573[ 45]
85,648[ 46]
85,907[ 47]
85,587[ 48]
514,002
85,667
105.7%
Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
82,112[ 49]
85,151[ 50]
85,630[ 51]
84,332[ 52]
84,024[ 53]
84,173[ 54]
85,116[ 55]
508,426
84,738
103.2%
Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium
60,218[ 56]
48,692[ 57]
48,820[ 58]
51,778[ 59]
48,284[ 60]
55,935[ 61]
50,741[ 62]
304,250
50,708
84.2%
Texas
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
100,119[ 63]
101,339[ 64]
101,437[ 65]
100,142[ 66]
100,452[ 67]
100,659[ 68]
504,029
100,806
100.7%
Texas A&M
Kyle Field
82,600[ 69]
81,287[ 70]
77,579[ 71]
79,069[ 72]
83,453[ 73]
84,479[ 74]
81,392[ 75]
487,259
81,210
98.3%
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium
60,454[ 76]
57,528[ 77]
60,454[ 78]
60,454[ 79]
55,667[ 80]
234,103
58,526
96.8%
Notes
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