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BIG 12 CONFERENCE 2201 Stemmons Freeway • 28th Floor • Dallas, Texas • 75207 (214) 742-1212 • (214) 753-0145 - Fax • www.big12sports.com Bob Burda, Assistant Commissioner - Communications • Rob Carolla, Director of Communications Bo Carter, Sports Information Director/Historian • Joni James, Assistant Director of Communications Carmen Branch, Assistant Director of Communications • Kelly Wright, Will Hancock Communications Intern BAYLOR COLORADO IOWA STATE 150 Bear Run Fieldhouse Annex 50, 357 UCB Jacobson Athletic Building Waco, Texas 76711 Boulder, Colorado 80309 1800 South Fourth Street 254 / 710-2743 303 / 492-5626 Ames, Iowa 50011 254 / 710-1369 - Fax 303 / 492-3811 - Fax 515 / 294-3372 www.baylorbears.com www.cubuffs.com 515 / 294-0558 - Fax Nick Joos, Associate Athletic Director David Plati, Associate Athletic Director www.cyclones.com [email protected] [email protected] Tom Kroeschell, Associate Athletic Director Heath Nielsen, Director Lindsay Lew, Associate Director [email protected] Julie Bennett, Associate Director Andrew Green, Assistant Director Mike Green, Associate Director Larry Little, Associate Director/Publications Troy Andre, Assistant Director/Internet Matt Shoultz, Assistant Director Michael Collins, Assistant Director Linda Poncin, Assistant Director Russell Reneau, Assistant Director KANSAS KANSAS STATE MISSOURI 1651 Naismith Drive 1800 College Avenue, Suite 37 260 Hearnes Center, PO Box 677 Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Bramlage Coliseum Columbia, Missouri 65205 785 / 864-3417 Manhattan, Kansas 66502 573 / 882-3241 785 / 864-7944 fax 785 / 532-6735 573 / 882-4720 - Fax www.kuathletics.com 785 / 532-6093 - Fax www.mutigers.com Chris Theisen, Assistant Athletic Director www.k-statesports.com Chad Moller, Director of Media Relations Mason Logan, Associate Director Garry Bowman, Sports Information Director [email protected] Josh Murray, Assistant Director [email protected] [email protected] Tom Gilbert, Assistant Director Emily Gatewood, Assistant Director Beau White, Assistant Director Marlene Navor, Assistant Director Laura Lesko, Assistant Director Brandon Holtz, Assistant Director Kenny Lannou, Assistant Director NEBRASKA OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA STATE South Stadium #116 McClendon Center 220 Athletics Center PO Box 880123 180 W. Brooks; Room 2525 Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078 Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0123 Norman, Oklahoma 73019 405 / 744-7714 402 / 472-2263 405 / 325-8231 405 / 744-7754 - Fax 402 / 472-2005 - Fax 405 / 325-7623 - Fax www.okstate.com www.huskers.com www.soonersports.com Steve Buzzard, Associate Athletic Director Keith Mann, Director Kenny Mossman, Associate Athletics Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mike Noteware, Associate Director Jeff Griesch, Director of Operations Mike Houck, Associate Director Ryan Cameron, Assistant Director Chris Freet, Associate Director Jerry Trickie, Assistant Director Wade McWhorter, Assistant Director Craig Moran, Assistant Director Shamus McKnight, Assistant Director Chris Matthews, Assistant Director Jessica Summers, Assistant Director TEXAS TEXAS A&M TEXAS TECH 2101 San Jacinto PO Box 30017 Athletic Media Relations Bellmont Hall, Room 327 College Station, Texas 77842 Box 43021 Austin, Texas 78705 979 / 845-5725 Lubbock, Texas 79409 512 / 471-6036 979 / 845-0564 fax 806 / 742-2770 512 / 471-6040 - Fax 806 / 742-1970 - Fax www.texassports.com www.aggieathletics.com www.texastech.com Nick Voinis, Senior Associate Athletics Director Alan Cannon, Associate Athletic Director John Bianco, Assistant Athletic Director [email protected] Chris Cook, Assistant Athletic Director [email protected] Colin Killian, Associate Director [email protected] Bill Little, Special Assistant/Communications Debbie Darrah, Assistant Director Tammi Hoffman, Associate Director Barb Kowal, Assistant Athletic Director Chuck Glenewinkel, Assistant Director Randy Farley, Associate Director Scott McConnell, Associate Director Chris Harrell, Assistant Director Blayne Beal, Assistant Director Mike Forcucci, Assistant Director Brad Marquardt, Assistant Director Thomas Stepp, Assistant Director Steve Miller, Assistant Director Travis Feldhaus, Assistant Director Nicole Janecka, Assistant Director John Holinka, Assistant Director Primary football contacts listed with e-mail addresses. WWW.BIG12SPORTS.COM 1 BIG 12 NOTES The following breaks down the appearances by conference in TABLE OF CONTENTS the eight BCS National Championship games: BIG 12 5 Notes .........................................................2 ACC 3 Team Pages .......................................... 3-50 Big East 3 SEC 2 2005 Review ..................................... 51-53 Pac-10 2 2005 Overall Statistics ........................ 54-63 Big Ten 1 2005 Conference Only Statistics ........ 64-73 2006 Bowl Agreements 2006 Composite Schedule .......................74 The Big 12 renewed four-year agreements with the BCS, AT&T Cotton, Pacific Life Holiday, MasterCard Alamo, Ev1.net Houston, and Independence Bowls while adding the Toyota Gator, Vitalis Football Media Day Sun and Insight Bowls to its lineup for the 2006-09 seasons. With The Big 12 Conference will host its annual football media day July the Toyota Gator and Vitalis Sun Bowls, the Big 12 is guaranteed 24-26 at the Marriott – Plaza in Kansas City. Registration information a spot each season in one of the bowls, with no more than two and hotel reservations will be available through the Big 12 website: appearances in either game over the four years of the contract. www.Big12sports.com in May. Future Big 12 Bowl Lineup BCS The completion of the bowl season marked the end of the Big BCS/Fiesta vs. BCS 12’s term as the coordinating conference of the Bowl Championship AT&T Cotton vs. SEC Series. The SEC now begins a two-year term as the coordinating Pacific Life Holiday vs. Pacific 10 conference with its commissioner, Mike Slive, serving as the BCS MasterCard Alamo vs. Big Ten coordinator. Toyota Gator/Vitalis Sun vs. ACC/Pacific 10 Insight vs. Big Ten All-time appearances in BCS games by conferences with automatic Independent vs. SEC qualification for its champion: Ev1.net Houston vs. Big East Big Ten 13 Non-Conference BIG 12 11 The non-conference portion of the Big 12 schedule features SEC 11 seven tilts against teams that finished 2005 ranked in the Top 25: Pac-10 10 Baylor vs. TCU (9/11), Colorado at Georgia (10), Kansas State vs. ACC 8 Louisville (20/19), Nebraska at USC (2), Oklahoma at Oregon (12), Big East 8 Texas vs. Ohio State (4) and Texas Tech at TCU (9/11). Sixteen of the 48 non-conference games played by the Big 12 will be against Final Rankings teams that played in bowl games last season. Texas finished the 2005 campaign as the nation’s top-ranked team after winning the national championship. Texas Tech (19/20), The Big 12 posted a conference-high .818 winning percentage in Oklahoma (22) and Nebraska (24) also ended the year in the Top 2005 non-conference games with a 36-8 record. The eight losses are 25. Texas and Texas Tech were rated every week of the season with the fewest in the Big 12’s 10-year history. The league has compiled UT in the top two each week. a 330-136 (.708) non-conference record since 1996. Attendance Figures Soundbites Average attendance at member institutions in 2005 was 58,396 An audio play back of the Big 12’s annual spring football over 72 games, an increase of 1.9 percent over 2004 (57,312 teleconference is available through the conference website: over 72 games). The Big 12 ranked third among conference Big12Sports.com. In addition to audio of each head coach, an attendance. abridged transcript is also posted. Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Instant Replay This season’s Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship game will be held The Big 12 Conference will again this season employ instant on Saturday, December 2 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. replay. In an experimental year in 2005, the Big 12 used its model ABC will televise the game in prime-time, with kickoff scheduled of replay in 75 regular season games, with 93 plays reviewed, 32 for 7 p.m. CT. This marks the fourth time Kansas City has hosted overturned (34 percent), and a 1:32 average length of review. the game at Arrowhead. Spring Meeting National Championship Game The Big 12’s annual Spring Meeting will be held May 22-25 in The 2005 season marked the third straight and fifth time in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoor. Media planning to cover the the last six years that a Big 12 team played in the BCS National event should contact Bob Burda in the Conference office for a Championship game. Since the inception of the the BCS, the Big 12 schedule of activities. Reservations can be made by contacting the is 2-3 in the National Championship game and leads all conferences Broadmoor at 800/634-7711. with its five appearances. Texas (2005) and Oklahoma (2000) have won titles, while Nebraska (2001) and Oklahoma (2003, 04) were denied crowns. 2 2006 BIG 12 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS BAYLOR BEARS QUICKQUICK FACTSFACTS 2006 SCHEDULE Location: President: Date Opponent Waco, Texas John Mark Lilley 09/02 TCU Founded: Athletics Director: 09/09 NORTHWESTERN STATE 1845 Ian McCaw Enrollment: Faculty Representative: 09/16 Washington State 13,799 Michael Rogers 09/23 ARMY Nickname: SWA: 09/30 KANSAS STATE Bears Nancy Post 10/07 Colorado Colors: Football SID: 10/14 Texas Green and Gold Nick Joos 10/21 KANSAS Athletic Website: Spring Practice Dates/Game: 10/28 TEXAS A&M www.baylorbears.com March 6-April 8/April 8 11/04 Texas Tech Stadium (Capacity): Letterman Returning/Lost: 11/11 Oklahoma State Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000) 47/19 11/18 OKLAHOMA Surface: Starters Returning/Lost: Home games in CAPS Synthetic Grass 14/11 Schedule subject to change HIGHLIGHTS COACHING STAFF * Baylor posted two Big 12 wins in a season for the fi rst time ever. The Bears won fi ve HEAD COACH games for the fi rst time since the 1995 team won seven. Guy Moriss * Baylor fi nished the season with 10 rushing touchdowns, the most by a Baylor team Overall Record: since the Bears had 16 in 2002.