2022 Baylor Bears football team

The 2022 Baylor Bears football team will represent Baylor University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears will play their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, and compete in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). They will be lead by third-year head coach Dave Aranda.

2022 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2022 record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Grimes (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Roberts (3rd season)
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
(capacity: 45,140)
Uniform
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Baylor  0 –0   0 –0  
Iowa State  0 –0   0 –0  
Kansas  0 –0   0 –0  
Kansas State  0 –0   0 –0  
Oklahoma  0 –0   0 –0  
Oklahoma State  0 –0   0 –0  
TCU  0 –0   0 –0  
Texas  0 –0   0 –0  
Texas Tech  0 –0   0 –0  
West Virginia  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2021 Baylor Bears football team

The Bears began the 2021 football season unranked and were picked to finish 8th place in the Big 12 Conference.[1] The Bears finished the regular season 3–0 in nonconference play and 7–2 in Big 12 play, with the only loses coming to No. 19 Oklahoma State on October 2, 2021 and an unranked TCU team on November 6, 2021. On November 8, Baylor's assistant head coach, Joey McGuire, was hired by Texas Tech University to replace the recently fired Matt Wells as the Red Raiders' next head football coach. As a result, McGuire departed the Baylor Bears' 2021 football staff immediately and did not finish the season with the Bears.[2] Starting quarterback Gerry Bohanon suffered a hamstring injury on November 20, 2021 during the Kansas State football game and remained unavailable for the remaining regular season game and the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game.[3] In the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game, the Bears relied on their redshirt Freshman backup quarterback, Blake Shapen, and defense to beat Oklahoma State 21–16 on an iconic goal line stand.[4] After winning Baylor's 3rd Big 12 title, the Bears defeated No. 8 Ole Miss 21–7 in the 2022 Sugar Bowl.[5][6] The Bears finished the 2021 football season 12–2, which reflects the most wins in Baylor Bears football history and a program record of five wins over ranked opponents in a single season.[7]

Offseason

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures
Baylor offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes

NFL Combine
Main article: 2022 NFL Draft

Team players drafted into the NFL
Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
237Jalen PitreSHouston Texans
250Tyquan ThorntonWRNew England Patriots
379J. T. WoodsSLos Angeles Chargers
6203Trestan EbnerRBChicago Bears
7242Kalon BarnesCBCarolina Panthers

Preseason

Spring game

The Bears held spring practices in March and April 2022. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" took place in Waco, TX on April 23, 2022.[8]

Big 12 media poll
Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)

Schedule

Baylor and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.[9][10]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Albany*
September 10at BYU*
September 17Texas State*
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
September 24at Iowa State
October 1Oklahoma State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
October 13at West Virginia
October 22Kansas
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
October 29at Texas Tech
November 5at Oklahoma
November 12Kansas State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
November 19TCU
November 26at Texas
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game

Personnel

Roster
2022 Baylor Bears Football

Quarterback

Running back

Wide receiver

Placekicker

Punter

  

Offensive line

Defensive line

Tight end

Long snapper

  

Linebacker

Defensive back

Coaching staff
Coach Title Year at Baylor Previous job
Dave Aranda Head Coach 3rd LSU (DC)
Jeff Grimes OC/TE 2nd BYU (OC)
Caleb Collins OLB 3rd LSU Tigers football (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
Ron Roberts DC/ILB 3rd Louisiana (DC)
Shawn Bell QB 6th Cedar Ridge High School (HC)
Kevin Curtis CB 2nd SMU (CB)
Dennis Johnson DL 3rd LSU (DL)
Justin Johnson RB 3rd Houston (RB)
Eric Mateos OL 2nd BYU (OL)
Ronnie Wheat S 1st Nevada (S)

Rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches
CFPNot releasedNot released

References
  1. "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". heartlandcollegesports.com.
  2. "What we know about Joey McGuire, the Baylor assistant becoming Texas Tech's new head coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 8, 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. "BAYLOR BEARS Blake Shapen to Start for Gerry Bohanon at Big 12 Championship Game". Heartland College Sports. December 4, 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. "AP Photographer captures KWTX reporter's jaw-dropping reaction to Baylor's goal line stand". KWTX.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. "Sugar Bowl notebook: Smith breaks Baylor single-season rushing record".
  6. "Sugar Bowl quick hits: Abram Smith breaks Baylor's single-season rushing record".
  7. "Baylor football caps historic season with Sugar Bowl victory". January 6, 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. "Baylor sets spring football game April 23". Waco Tribune-Herald. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  9. John Werner (December 1, 2021). "Baylor faces tough 2022 football schedule". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  10. "2022 Baylor Football Schedule Revealed". Baylor University, Department of Athletics. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.


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