The 2019 Big 12 Conference football season was the 24th season of Big 12 conference football, taking place during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began with non-conference play on August 29, 2019. Conference play began on September 21, 2019. The entire schedule was released on October 18, 2018.
The 2019 season was the eighth for the Big 12 since the early-2010s conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.
As a ten–team league, the Big 12 played a nine-game round-robin conference schedule and each member played three non-conference games, one of which had to be against a Power Five conference foe. The regular season was followed by a conference championship game played between the regular-season champion and the regular-season runner-up. The 2019 Big 12 Championship Game was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, December 7, 2019.
Preseason
Recruiting + National Rankings Team ESPN Rivals Scout 24/7 Total SigneesBaylor #34 #33 #43 #35 25Iowa State #47 #48 #36 #46 23Kansas #67 #74 #70 #68 17Kansas State #55 #67 #59 #62 22Oklahoma #4 #5 #8 #6 24Oklahoma State #41 #40 #39 #38 20TCU #32 #29 #30 #33 28Texas #5 #4 #6 #3 26Texas Tech #63 #61 #67 #61 20West Virginia #45 #47 #49 #48 21
Big 12 Media Days The Big 12 media days will be held on July 15–16 in Frisco, Texas.
Preseason poll The 2019 Big 12 Preseason media poll was released on July 10, 2019. Prior to the Big 12 media days. Oklahoma was chosen to finish at the top of the standings for the fourth consecutive year in the Big 12 football preseason poll, voted on by media representatives.
+Big 12 1 Oklahoma 761 (68) 2 Texas 696 (9) 3 Iowa State 589 4 TCU 474 5 Oklahoma State 460 6 Baylor 453 7 Texas Tech 281 8 West Virginia 241 9 Kansas State 191 10 Kansas 89
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Preseason awards 2019 Preseason All-Big 12
Offensive Player of the Year: Sam Ehlinger, Texas Defensive Player of the Year: Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
+ All-Big 12 Offense Position Player Class Team QB Sam Ehlinger Jr.Texas RB Pooka Williams Jr. So.Kansas RB Kennedy Brooks So.Oklahoma RB *Chuba Hubbard So.Oklahoma State WR CeeDee Lamb Jr.Oklahoma WR Tylan Wallace Jr.Oklahoma State WR Jalen Reagor Jr.TCU TE Grant Calcaterra Jr.Oklahoma OL Jack Anderson Jr.Texas Tech OL Creed Humphrey So.Oklahoma OL Lucas Niang Sr.TCU OL Zach Shackelford Sr.Texas OL Colton McKivitz Sr.West Virginia PK Cameron Dicker So.Texas KR/PR CeeDee Lamb Jr.Oklahoma + All-Big 12 Defense Position Player Class Team DL JaQuan Bailey Sr.Iowa State DL James Lynch Jr.Baylor DL Ray Lima Sr.Iowa State DL Reggie Walker Sr.Kansas State DL Corey Bethley Jr.TCU LB Clay Johnston Sr.Baylor LB Kenneth Murray Jr.Oklahoma LB Marcel Spears Jr. Sr.Iowa State DB A. J. Green Sr.Oklahoma State DB Jeff Gladney Sr.TCU DB Caden Sterns So.Texas DB Greg Eisworth Jr.Iowa State DB Adrian Frye So.Texas Tech P Kyle Thompson Jr.Kansas
Head coaches There will be 4 new head coaches in the Big 12 Conference for the 2019 season.
On November 4, KU fired coach David Beatty after four years at the school. Two weeks later on November 19, Les Miles was hired as the new head coach of the Jayhawks.
On November 25, Texas Tech fired coach Kliff Kingsbury after six years with the team. Four days later on November 29, Matt Wells from Utah State was hired as the new head coach of the Red Raiders.
On December 2, Bill Snyder retired from the Kansas State Wildcats after 26 years with the school. Nine days later on December 11, Chris Klieman from North Dakota State was named the new head coach of the Wildcats.
On January 1, Dana Holgorsen left West Virginia to become the new head coach of the Houston Cougars. Three days later on January 4, The team hired Neal Brown from the Troy Trojans as the new head coach of the Mountaineers.
Coaches Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school Big–12 recordBaylor Matt Rhule 3 36–40 5–16 5-13Iowa State Matt Campbell 4 54–33 17–17 13–14Kansas Les Miles 1 142–55 0–0 0–0Kansas State Chris Klieman 1 72–13 0–0 0–0Oklahoma Lincoln Riley 3 24–4 24–4 16–2Oklahoma State Mike Gundy 15 121–59 121–59 72–48TCU Gary Patterson 19 167–63 167–63 107–42Texas Tom Herman 3 39–14 14–8 12–6Texas Tech Matt Wells 1 44–34 0–0 0–0West Virginia Neal Brown 1 35–16 0–0 0–0
Schedule The regular season began on August 30 and will end on November 30.
Regular season Index to colors and formattingBig 12 member wonBig 12 member lostBig 12 teams in bold
Week one {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Conference !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Time !! Score |- style="background:#cfc" | August 30 || Pac-12 || Oklahoma State || Oregon State || Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR || 9:30 p.m (FS1) || W, 52–36 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || MVFC (FCS) || Indiana State || Kansas || David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS || 11:00 a.m. (FSN) || W, 24–17 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || MVFC (FCS) || Northern Iowa || No. 21 Iowa State || Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA || 11:00 a.m. (FS1)|| W, 29–26 (3OT) |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || CAA (FCS) || James Madison || West Virginia || Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV || 2:00 p.m. (AT&TSN Pittsburgh) | W, 20–13 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || Big Sky (FCS) || Montana State || Texas Tech || Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX || 3:00 p.m. (FSN) | W 45–10 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || Southland (FCS) || Nicholls || Kansas State ||Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS || 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) | W 49–14 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || Southland (FCS) || Stephen F. Austin || Baylor ||McLane Stadium • Waco, TX || 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) | W 56–17 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || C-USA || Louisiana Tech || No. 10 Texas || Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX || 7:00 p.m. (LHN) | W 45–14 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | August 31 || SWAC (FCS) || Arkansas–Pine Bluff || TCU || Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || 8:00 p.m. (FSN) | W 39–7 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | September 1 || American || Houston || No. 4 Oklahoma || Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK || 6:30 p.m. (ABC) | W 49-31
Week two {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Conference !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Time !! Score |- style="background:#cfc" | September 7 || MAC || Bowling Green || Kansas State || Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || 11:00 a.m (FSN) || W, 52–0 |- |- style="background:#fcc" | September 7 || SEC || West Virginia || Missouri || Faurot Field • Columbia, MO || 11:00 a.m. (ESPN2) || L, 7–38 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | September 7 || C-USA || UTSA || Baylor || McLane Stadium • Waco, TX || 3:00 p.m. (FSN) || W, 63-14 |- |- style="background:#fcc" | September 7 || Sun Belt || Coastal Carolina || Kansas || David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS || 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) || L, 7-12 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | September 7 || Southland (FCS) || McNeese State || Oklahoma State ||Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK || 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) || W, 56–14 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | September 7|| MVFC (FCS) || South Dakota || Oklahoma ||Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK || 6:00 p.m. (FSN OK) || W, 70–14 |- |- style="background:#fcc" | September 7 || SEC || No. 6 LSU || No. 9 Texas || Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX || 6:30 p.m. (ABC) | L, 38–45 |- |- style="background:#cfc" | September 7 || C-USA || UTEP || Texas Tech || Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX || 7:00 p.m. (FSN) | W 38–3
Week three {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Conference !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Time !! Score |- style="background:#bfb" | September 13 || ACC || Kansas || Boston College || Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA || 6:30 p.m. (ACCN) || W 48–24 |- |- style="background:#bfb" | September 14 || SEC || Kansas State || Mississippi State || Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS || 11:00 a.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) || W 31–24 |- |- style="background:#bfb" | September 14 || ACC || North Carolina State || West Virginia || Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV || 11:00 a.m. (FS1) | W 44–27 |- |- style="background:#bfb" | September 14 || American || Oklahoma State || Tulsa || Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (Rivalry) || 2:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) | W 40–21 |- |- style="background:#fbb" | September 14 || Big Ten ||No. 19 Iowa || Iowa State || Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA || 3:00 p.m. (FS1) | L 17–18 |- |- style="background:#bfb" | September 14 || Big Ten || TCU || Purdue || Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN || 6:30 p.m. (BTN) | W 34–13 |- |- style="background:#bfb" | September 14 || C-USA || No. 12 Texas || Rice || NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry) || 7:00 p.m. (CBSSN) | W 48–13 |- |- style="background:#bfb" | September 14 || Pac-12 || No. 5 Oklahoma || UCLA || Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA || 7:00 p.m. (FOX) | W 48–14 |- |- style="background:#fbb" | September 14 || Pac-12 || Texas Tech || Arizona || Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ || 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) | L 14–28
Week four {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Conference !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Time !! Score |- style="background:#bfb" | September 21 || Sun Belt || Louisiana–Monroe || Iowa State || Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA || 11:00 a.m. (FS1) | W 72–20 |- |- style="background:#fbb" | September 21 || American || SMU || No. 25 TCU || Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Rivalry) || 2:30 p.m. (FS1) | L 38–41 |- |- style="background:white" | September 21 || -- || West Virginia || Kansas || David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS || 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+) | WVU 29–24 |- |- style="background:#bfb" | September 21 || C-USA || Baylor || Rice || Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ||6:00 p.m. (CBSSN) | W 21–13 |- |- style="background:white" | September 21 || -- || Oklahoma State || No. 12 Texas || Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX || 6:30 p.m. (ABC) || TEX 36–30
Week five {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Conference !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Time !! Score |- style="background:white" | September 28 || -- || Texas Tech || No. 6 Oklahoma || Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK || 11:00 a.m. (FOX) | OU 55–16 |- |- style="background:white" | September 28 || -- || Kansas || TCU || Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || 11:00 a.m. (FS1) | TCU 51–14 |- |- style="background:white" | September 28 || -- || Iowa State || Baylor || McLane Stadium • Waco, TX || 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | BAY 23–21 |- |- style="background:white" | September 28 || -- || Kansas State || Oklahoma State || Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK || 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) | OKSU 26–13
Week six {| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Conference !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Time !! Score |- style="background:white" | October 5 || -- || No. 6 Oklahoma || Kansas || David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS || 11:00 a.m. (ABC) | OKLA 45–20 |- |- style="background:white" | October 5 || -- || TCU || Iowa State || Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA || 11:00 a.m. (ESPN2) | ISU 49–24 |- |- style="background:white" | October 5 || -- || No. 21 Oklahoma State || Texas Tech || Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) || 11:00 a.m. (FS1) | TTU 45–35 |- |- style="background:white" | October 5 || -- || No. 11 Texas || West Virginia || Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV || 2:30 p.m. (ABC) || TEX 42–31 |- |- style="background:white" | October 5 || -- || Baylor || Kansas State || Billy Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS || 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) | BAY 31–12
Week seven
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Conference !! Visitor !! Home !! Site !! Time !! Score |- style="background:white" | October 12 || -- || No. 6 Oklahoma || No. 11 Texas || Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown) || 11:00 a.m. (FOX) |OKLA 34-27 |- |- style="background:white" | October 12 || -- || Texas Tech || No. 22 Baylor || McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) || 3:00 p.m. (FS1) | BAY 33-30 |-