2015 Big 12 Conference football season explained
2015 Big 12 Conference football season |
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League: | NCAA Division I FBS |
Sport: | Football |
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Duration: | August 2015–January 2016 |
No Of Teams: | 10 |
Tv: | ABC, ESPN, FOX, FSN, FS1, LHN |
Draft: | 2016 NFL Draft |
Draft Link: | 2016 NFL Draft |
Top Pick: | Karl Joseph (West Virginia) |
Picked By: | Oakland Raiders, 14th overall |
Season: | Regular season |
Season Champs: | Oklahoma |
Season Champ Name: | Champion |
Seasonslistnames: | Football |
Prevseason Year: | 2014 |
Nextseason Year: | 2016 |
The 2015 Big 12 Conference football season is the 20th season of college football play for the Big 12 Conference. It is part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Preseason
Big 12 Media preseason poll
| Big 12 Media[1] |
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1. | TCU (32) |
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2. | Baylor (10) |
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3. | Oklahoma |
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4. | Oklahoma State |
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5. | Texas |
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6. | West Virginia |
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7. | Kansas State |
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8. | Texas Tech |
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9. | Iowa State |
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10. | Kansas | |
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first place votesPreseason All-Big 12
2015 Pre-season Coaches All-Big 12[2]
First team defense! Position! Player! Class! TeamDL | Andrew Billings | Junior | Baylor |
DL | Shawn Oakman | Senior | Baylor |
DL | Emmanuel Ogbah | Junior | Oklahoma State |
DL | Davion Pierson | Senior | TCU |
DL | Pete Robertson | Senior | Texas Tech |
LB | Eric Striker | Senior | Oklahoma |
LB | Ryan Simmons | Senior | Oklahoma State |
LB | Nick Kwiatkoski | Senior | West Virginia |
DB | Orion Stewart | Junior | Baylor |
DB | Dante Barnett | Senior | Kansas State |
DB | Zack Sanchez | Junior | Oklahoma |
DB | Kevin Peterson | Senior | Oklahoma State |
DB | Duke Thomas | Senior | Texas |
DB | Karl Joseph | Senior | West Virginia | |
First Team Special Teams! Position! Player! Class! TeamK | Josh Lambert | Junior | West Virginia |
P | Tyler Symmank | Senior | Texas Tech |
KR/PR | Alex Ross | Junior | Oklahoma | |
Rankings
Legend | | Increase in ranking |
| Decrease in ranking |
| Not ranked previous week |
align=center style="width:20px; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:white;" | RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
See also: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
| Pre | Wk 1 | 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 |
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Baylor | AP | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
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C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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Iowa State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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Kansas | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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Kansas State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
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C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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Oklahoma | AP | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
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C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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Oklahoma State | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
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C | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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TCU | AP | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
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C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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Texas | AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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C | RV | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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Texas Tech | AP | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
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C | | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | |
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West Virginia | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
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C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | | |
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Regular season
Week One
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 PM | Oklahoma State | | | | W 24–13 | 19,717 |
September 3 | 8:00 PM | - 2 TCU
| | | | W 23–17 | 54,147 |
September 4 | 6:00 PM | - 4 Baylor
| | | ESPN | W 56–21 | 32,047 |
September 5 | 11:00 AM | | Kansas | | | L 38–41 | 30,144 |
September 5 | 2:30 PM | | Texas Tech | | FSN | W 59–45 | 60,073 |
September 5 | 6:00 PM | | - 19 Oklahoma
| | FSN | W 41–3 | 85,370 |
September 5 | 6:00 PM | | Kansas State | | K-StateHD.TV | W 34–0 | 53,297 |
September 5 | 6:30 PM | Texas | | | | L 3–38 | 80,795 |
September 5 | 6:30 PM | | West Virginia | | FSN | W 44–0 | 55,182 |
September 5 | 7:00 PM | | Iowa State | | Cyclones.tv | W 31–7 | 61,500 | |
Players of the week:
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams |
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Patrick Mahomes, QB | Texas Tech | Karl Joseph, S | West Virginia | Jakeem Grant, KR | Texas Tech |
Reference:[3] | |
Week Two
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 11:00 AM | Kansas State | | | | W 30–3 | 29,424 |
September 12 | 2:00 PM | | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FSN | W 69–20 | 54,090 |
September 12 | 2:00 PM | | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | | W 41–17 | 52,899 |
September 12 | 2:30 PM | | - 3 TCU
| | FS1 | W 70–7 | 45,786 |
September 12 | 3:45 PM | | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | | L 17–31 | 61,500 |
September 12 | 5:00 PM | - 19 Oklahoma
| | | ESPN | W 31–24 2OT | 102,455 |
September 12 | 6:00 PM | | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | | L 23–55 | 37,798 |
September 12 | 6:30 PM | | - 4 Baylor
| | FSN | W 66–31 | 44,491 |
September 12 | 6:30 PM | | Oklahoma State | | FSN | W 32–8 | 56,262 |
September 12 | 7:00 PM | | Texas | | | W 42–28 | 86,458 | |
Players of the week:
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams |
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Corey Coleman, WR Patrick Mahomes, QB | Baylor Texas Tech | Zack Sanchez, CB | Oklahoma | Daje Johnson, PR/KR | Texas |
Reference:[4] | |
Week Three
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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September 19 | 11:00 AM | | - 16 Oklahoma
| Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FS1 | W 52–38 | 85,657 |
September 19 | 2:00 PM | | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | W 39–33 3OT | 53,540 |
September 19 | 2:30 PM | UTSA | - 25 Oklahoma State
| Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | W 69–14 | 54,351 |
September 19 | 6:00 PM | Texas Tech | | | | W 35–24 | 73,334 |
September 19 | 6:30 PM | | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | L 44–45 | 91,568 |
September 19 | 7:00 PM | SMU | - 3 TCU
| Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | FSN | W 56–37 | 48,127 |
September 19 | 7:00 PM | Iowa State | | | | L 23–30 2OT | 23,104 | |
Players of the week:
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams |
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Baker Mayfield, QB Trevone Boykin, QB | Oklahoma TCU | Jah’Shawn Johnson, DB | Texas Tech | Jack Cantele, PK | Kansas State |
Reference:[5] | |
Week Four
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | 11:00 AM | Kansas | | | | L 14–27 | 46,136 |
September 26 | 2:00 PM | Rice | - 5 Baylor
| McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FSN | W 70–17 | 43,619 |
September 26 | 2:00 PM | | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) | FS1 | W 45–6 | 61,176 |
September 26 | 2:30 PM | - 24 Oklahoma State
| Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN | OSU 30–27 | 87,073 |
September 26 | 3:45 PM | - 3 TCU
| Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | FOX | TCU 55–52 | 61,283 | |
Players of the week:
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams |
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Josh Doctson, WR | TCU | Emmanuel Ogbah, DE | Oklahoma State | Ben Grogan, PK | Oklahoma State |
Reference:[6] | |
Week Five
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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October 3 | 11:00 AM | Kansas | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FSN | ISU 38–13 | 55,837 |
October 3 | 11:00 AM | - 23 West Virginia
| - 15 Oklahoma
| Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FS1 | OU 44–24 | 84,384 |
October 3 | 11:00 AM | Texas | - 4 TCU
| Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | | TCU 50–7 | 48,694 |
October 3 | 2:30 PM | Texas Tech | - 5 Baylor
| AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout) | ABC/ESPN2 | BU 63–35 | 56,179 |
October 3 | 3:00 PM | Kansas State | - 20 Oklahoma State
| Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | OSU 36–34 | 57,618 | |
Players of the week:
Week Six
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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October 10 | 11:00 AM | - 3 Baylor
| Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | BU 66–7 | 25,910 |
October 10 | 11:00 AM | - 10 Oklahoma
| Texas | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown) | ABC | UT 24–17 | 91,546 |
October 10 | 2:30 PM | Iowa State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FSN | TTU 66–31 | 53,891 |
October 10 | 6:00 PM | - 21 Oklahoma State
| West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | OSU 33–26 OT | 60,410 |
October 10 | 6:30 PM | - 2 TCU
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FOX | TCU 52–45 | 53,671 | |
Players of the week:
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams |
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Trevone Boykin, QB | TCU | Emmanuel Ogbah, DE Malik Jefferson, LB | Oklahoma State Texas | Zach Sinor, P | Oklahoma State |
Reference:[8] | |
Week Seven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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October 17 | 11:00 AM | West Virginia | - 2 Baylor
| McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FOX | BU 62–38 | 45,370 |
October 17 | 11:00 AM | Texas Tech | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | TTU 30–20 | 25,186 |
October 17 | 2:30 PM | - 19 Oklahoma
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ABC | OU 55–0 | 52,867 |
October 17 | 6:00 PM | - 3 TCU
| Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN2 | TCU 45–21 | 52,480 | |
Players of the week:
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams |
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
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Seth Russell, QB | Baylor | Zack Sanchez, CB | Oklahoma | Shelton Gibson, KR | West Virginia |
Reference:[9] | |
Week Eight
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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October 24 | 11:00 AM | Iowa State | - 2 Baylor
| McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN | BU 45–27 | 45,512 |
October 24 | 11:00 AM | Kansas State | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FS1 | UT 23–9 | 88,283 |
October 24 | 2:30 PM | Kansas | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | OSU 58–10 | 59,486 |
October 24 | 2:30 PM | Texas Tech | - 17 Oklahoma
| Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC/ESPN2 | OU 63–27 | 85,312 | |
Week Nine
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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October 29 | 6:30 PM | West Virginia | - 5 TCU
| Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FS1 | TCU 40–10 | 45,947 |
October 31 | 2:30 PM | - 12 Oklahoma State
| Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN | OSU 70–53 | 54,872 |
October 31 | 2:30 PM | - 14 Oklahoma
| Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | OU 62–7 | 26,677 |
October 31 | 6:00 PM | Texas | - 17 Iowa State
| Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | ISU 24–0 | 53,616 | |
Week Ten
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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November 5 | 6:30 PM | - 6 Baylor
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | BU 31–24 | 52,108 |
November 7 | 12:00 PM | Texas Tech | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | FS1 | WVU 31–26 | 54,932 |
November 7 | 2:30 PM | - 8 TCU
| - 14 Oklahoma State
| Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FOX | OSU 49–29 | 59,061 |
November 7 | 6:00 PM | Iowa State | - 15 Oklahoma
| Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ESPNU | OU 52–16 | 85,595 |
November 7 | 7:00 PM | Kansas | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | UT 59–20 | 92,529 | |
Week Eleven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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November 14 | 11:00 AM | Kansas | - 15 TCU
| Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FS1 | TCU 23–17 | 44,375 |
November 14 | 11:00 AM | Texas | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPNU | WVU 38–20 | 56,736 |
November 14 | 2:30 PM | Kansas State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FS1 | TTU 59–44 | 53,833 |
November 14 | 2:30 PM | - 8 Oklahoma State
| Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN | OSU 35–31 | 54,180 |
November 14 | 7:00 PM | - 12 Oklahoma
| - 6 Baylor
| McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ABC | OU 44–34 | 49,875 | |
Week Twelve
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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November 21 | 11:00 AM | West Virginia | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FSN | WVU 49–0 | 21,415 |
November 21 | 11:00 AM | Iowa State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | KSU 38–35 | 53,297 |
November 21 | 6:30 PM | - 10 Baylor
| - 6 Oklahoma State
| Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FOX | BU 45–35 | 58,669 |
November 21 | 7:00 PM | - 18 TCU
| - 7 Oklahoma
| Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | OU 30–29 | 85,821 | |
Week Thirteen
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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November 26 | 6:30 PM | Texas Tech | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FS1 | TTU 48–45 | 94,299 |
November 27 | 6:30 PM | - 7 Baylor
| - 19 TCU
| Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN | TCU 28–21 2OT | 47,675 |
November 28 | 11:00 AM | Iowa State | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | FS1 | WVU 30–6 | 42,446 |
November 28 | 3:00 PM | Kansas State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | KSU 45–14 | 92,529 |
November 28 | 7:00 PM | - 3 Oklahoma
| - 11 Oklahoma State
| Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ABC | OU 58–23 | 58,231 | |
Week Fourteen
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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December 5 | 11:00 AM | Texas | - 12 Baylor
| McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN | UT 23–17 | 48,093 |
December 5 | 3:30 PM | West Virginia | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | KSU 30–6 | 42,446 | |
Bowl Games
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
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December 29 | 4:30 PM | - 10 North Carolina
| - 17 Baylor
| Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl) | ESPN | W 49–38 | 40,418 |
December 29 | 8:00 PM | - 22 LSU
| Texas Tech | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Bowl) | ESPN | L 27–56 | 71,054 |
December 31 | 3:00 PM | - 4 Oklahoma
| - 1 Clemson
| Sun Life Stadium• Miami Gardens, Florida (Orange Bowl – CFP Semifinal) | ESPN | L 17–37 | 67,615 |
January 1 | 7:30 PM | - 16 Oklahoma State
| - 12 Ole Miss
| Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ESPN | L 20–48 | 72,117 |
January 2 | 2:20 PM | Kansas State | Arkansas | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | ESPN | L 23–45 | 61,136 |
January 2 | 5:45 PM | - 15 Oregon
| - 11 TCU
| Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | W 47–41 3OT | 61,136 |
January 2 | 9:15 PM | West Virginia | Arizona State | Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ (Cactus Bowl) | ESPN | W 43–42 | 39,321 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Media Preseason Football Poll Announced. Big 12 Conference. July 16, 2015. July 19, 2015.
- News: Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team Announced . 15 July 2015 . 22 July 2015.
- Web site: Mahomes, Joseph and Grant Receive First Big 12 Football Weekly Honors. Big 12 Sports. September 7, 2015. September 16, 2015.
- Web site: Four Players Claim Big 12 Football Weekly Honors. Big 12 Sports. September 14, 2015. September 16, 2015.
- Web site: Four Players Receive Big 12 Football Weekly Honors. Big 12 Sports. September 21, 2015. September 26, 2015.
- Web site: Doctson, Ogbah and Grogan Earn Big 12 Football Weekly Honors. Big 12 Sports. September 28, 2015. September 28, 2015.
- Web site: Four Players Claim Football Weekly Honors. Big 12 Sports. October 5, 2015. October 11, 2015.
- Web site: Quartet Earns Big 12 Football Weekly Honors. Big 12 Sports. October 12, 2015. October 14, 2015.
- Web site: Russell, Sanchez and Gibson Earn Big 12 Football Weekly Honors.