2012 Baylor Bears football team

2012 Baylor Bears football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 49–26 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRandy Clements (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorPhilip Montgomery (5th season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFloyd Casey Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Kansas State $+   8 1     11 2  
No. 15 Oklahoma +   8 1     10 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 4     9 4  
Oklahoma State   5 4     8 5  
Baylor   4 5     8 5  
TCU   4 5     7 6  
Texas Tech   4 5     8 5  
West Virginia   4 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   0 9     1 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. The conference slate began with a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers, and concluded at home against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. On December 2, Baylor accepted a berth in the 2012 Holiday Bowl to face #17 UCLA, where they defeated the Bruins, 49–26, on December 27.