American college football season
The 2016 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bears were coached by interim head coach Jim Grobe [1] McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas . The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They were invited to Cactus Bowl where they defeated Boise State .
Recruiting [ ]
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
National Signing Day was on February 3, 2016.
Scandal [ ] Main article: Baylor University football scandal
In September 2015, following the conviction of former players Sam Ukwuachu[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Shawn Oakman was arrested on sexual assault charges as well.[7] Ken Starr and Athletic Director Ian McCaw also resigned.[8] Jim Grobe was hired on an interim basis.[9] [10]
Following the threat of a lawsuit by Briles for wrongful termination, Baylor provided an out of court settlement. Briles and Baylor are co-defendants in a lawsuit filed by a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a football player.[11] Jarrett Stidham . Seven members of the 2016 recruiting class requested to be released from their National Letter of Intent , and six of the then-seven commits in the 2017 recruiting class decommitted.[12]
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:30 p.m. Northwestern State * No. 23 FSN W 55–744,849 September 10 2:30 p.m. SMU * No. 23 McLane Stadium Waco, Texas FS1 W 40–1345,499 September 16 7:00 p.m. at Rice * No. 21 ESPN W 38–1027,047 September 24 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 16 McLane Stadium Waco, Texas FOX W 35–2445,373 October 1 11:00 a.m. at Iowa State No. 13 FS1 W 45–4250,842 October 15 2:30 p.m. Kansas No. 11 McLane Stadium Waco, Texas FS1 W 49–747,598 October 29 2:30 p.m. at Texas No. 8 ABC L 34–3597,822 November 5 2:30 p.m. TCU No. 13 McLane Stadium Waco, Texas (rivalry FOX L 22–6248,129 November 12 11:00 a.m. at No. 9 Oklahoma No. 25 ABC/ESPN2 L 24–4586,249 November 19 11:00 a.m. Kansas State McLane Stadium Waco, Texas ESPN2 L 21–4243,581 5:00 p.m. vs. Texas Tech ESPN L 35–5441,656 December 3 2:30 p.m. at No. 14 West Virginia FS1 L 21–2449,229 9:15 p.m. vs. Boise State * ESPN W 31–1233,328 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [13] Rankings [ ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 23 23 21 16 13 13 11 9 8 13 25 — — — — — Coaches 21 19 19 15 13 11 8 8 6–T 13 25 RV — — — — CFP Not released 17 — — — — — Not released
Game summaries [ ] Northwestern State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Demons
0
0
7
0
7
#23 Bears
24
24
7
0
55
SMU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
6
0
7
0
13
#23 Bears
0
6
20
14
40
at Rice [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Bears
0
21
10
7
38
Owls
0
10
0
0
10
Oklahoma State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
7
10
0
24
#16 Bears
7
14
7
7
35
at Iowa State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Bears
7
14
7
17
45
Cyclones
14
14
14
0
42
Kansas [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
0
0
7
0
7
#11 Bears
21
21
7
0
49
at Texas [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#8 Bears
14
7
10
3
34
Longhorns
14
9
3
9
35
TCU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Horned Frogs
10
28
10
14
62
#13 Bears
7
7
0
8
22
at Oklahoma [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#25 Bears
0
10
7
7
24
#9 Sooners
14
7
14
10
45
Kansas State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
0
7
21
14
42
Bears
0
14
0
7
21
vs. Texas Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
14
7
7
35
Red Raiders
20
21
10
3
54
at West Virginia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
14
0
7
21
#14 Mountaineers
3
7
7
7
24
Boise State–Cactus Bowl [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Broncos
0
6
0
6
12
Bears
7
14
3
7
31
References [ ]
^ "Baylor AD Ian McCaw quits same day Jim Grobe named interim coach" . ESPN . May 31, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2017 .^ Kalland, Robby. "Baylor DE Sam Ukwuachu guilty of sexual assault, sentenced Friday" . CBSSports.com . CBS Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2016 . ^ Auerbach, Nicole. "Baylor's Art Briles says his team is focused on SMU, not Sam Ukwuachu" . USA Today . Retrieved July 17, 2016 . ^ Bonesteel, Matt (August 21, 2015). "A Baylor football player was convicted of rape. The school may have tried to keep it quiet" . The Washington Post . Retrieved July 17, 2016 . ^ Witherspoon`, Tommy. "Former Baylor player gets probation, 180 days in jail for sexual assault" . WacoTrib.com . Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2016 . ^ Barry, Horn. "Ex-Baylor player Sam Ukwuachu convicted of sexual assault denied new trial" . The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 21, 2016 . ^ Brady, James. "Baylor DE Shawn Oakman arrested for sexual assault" . SBNation.com . Retrieved June 24, 2016 . ^ Peralta, Eyder. " . NPR. Retrieved June 24, 2016 . ^ Bennett, Anthony. "Will Baylor Face NCAA Charges in the Sexual Assault Scandal?" . Heavy . Heavy. ^ "Timeline: Baylor sexual assault controversy" . Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved June 24, 2016 .^ "Report: Baylor reaches contract settlement with Art Briles" . Sports Illustrated . SI Wire. Retrieved June 24, 2016 .^ Hutchins, Andy; Elliott, Bud. "Baylor's 2017 recruiting class is basically gone, and 7 freshmen want out" . SBNation.com . Retrieved July 17, 2016 . ^ "2016 Baylor Bears Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved January 31, 2016 .[permanent dead link
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