2001 Baylor Bears football team

2001 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
2001 record	3–8 (0–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Kevin Steele (3rd season)
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons

2001 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#9 Colorado xy†		7	–	1					10	–	3
#8 Nebraska x‡		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
South
#5 Texas x		7	–	1					11	–	2
#6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Kevin Steele.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:00 PM	Arkansas State*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 24–3	28,953
September 22	6:00 PM	New Mexico*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 16–13 OT	38,396
September 29	1:00 PM	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 0–41	44,189
October 6	1:00 PM	at No. 24 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		L 10–16	82,589
October 13	1:00 PM	No. 4 Nebraska	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 7–48	38,102
October 20	2:00 PM	at No. 2 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		L 17–33	75,499
October 27	2:00 PM	Texas Tech	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 19–63	39,110
November 3	11:30 AM	No. 5 Texas	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	FSN	L 10–49	41,451
November 10	1:00 PM	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 24–41	46,611
November 17	1:00 PM	Oklahoma State	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		L 22–38	21,873
November 24	12:00 PM	Southern Illinois*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 56–12	7,321
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time