2021 Big 12 Conference football season

2021 Big 12 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS football season
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 4, 2021
January 4, 2022
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Fox Family (Fox, FS1, FSN), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, Big 12 Now, LHN)
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pickBreece Hall (Iowa State)
Picked byNew York Jets, 36th overall
Championship Game
ChampionsBaylor
  Runners-upOklahoma State
Finals MVPBlake Shapen, BU
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Oklahoma State y   8 1     12 2  
No. 5 Baylor y$   7 2     12 2  
No. 10 Oklahoma   7 2     11 2  
Iowa State   5 4     7 6  
Kansas State   4 5     8 5  
West Virginia   4 5     6 7  
Texas   3 6     5 7  
TCU   3 6     5 7  
Texas Tech   3 6     7 6  
Kansas   1 8     2 10  
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Big 12 Conference football season was the 26th season of the Big 12 Conference football and took place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 4 with non-conference play. Conference play began on September 18, 2021. The entire schedule was released on February 11, 2021.[1]

The 2021 season was the tenth season for the Big 12 since the early 2010s conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.

The 2021 Big 12 Championship Game was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 4, 2021.

  1. ^ "Big 12 Announces 2021 Football Conference Schedule". Big12 Sports.com. February 11, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.