2011 Baylor Bears football team

2011 Baylor Bears football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 67–56 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record10–3 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRandy Clements (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorPhilip Montgomery (4th season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oklahoma State $   8 1     12 1  
No. 15 Kansas State   7 2     10 3  
No. 13 Baylor   6 3     10 3  
No. 16 Oklahoma   6 3     10 3  
Missouri   5 4     8 5  
Texas   4 5     8 5  
Texas A&M   4 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 6     6 7  
Texas Tech   2 7     5 7  
Kansas   0 9     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place with Oklahoma (whom they defeated during the season). The ten wins tied a school record for wins in a season while the 6–3 conference record is its best since joining the Big 12. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they beat Washington, 67–56, for their first bowl win since the 1992 John Hancock Bowl.

Junior starting quarterback Robert Griffin III won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Baylor player to win the award.