2019 Big 12 Conference football season


The 2019 Big 12 Conference football season represented 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 Thursday, August 29, 2019. Conference play began on Saturday, September 21, 2019. The entire schedule was released on October 18, 2018.
The 2019 season eas 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 must 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.

Background

Previous season

Preseason

Recruiting

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 in 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.
2019 Preseason All-Big 12
PositionPlayerClassTeam
QBSam EhlingerJr.Texas
RBPooka Williams Jr.So.Kansas
RBKennedy BrooksSo.Oklahoma
RBChuba HubbardSo.Oklahoma State
WRCeeDee LambJr.Oklahoma
WRTylan WallaceJr.Oklahoma State
WRJalen ReagorJr.TCU
TEGrant CalcaterraJr.Oklahoma
OLJack AndersonJr.Texas Tech
OLCreed HumphreySo.Oklahoma
OLLucas NiangSr.TCU
OLZach ShackelfordSr.Texas
OLColton McKivitzSr.West Virginia
PKCameron DickerSo.Texas
KR/PRCeeDee LambJr.Oklahoma

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

Schedule

The regular season began on August 30 and will end on November 30.

Regular season

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

Week Fourteen

Championship Game

Big 12 vs other conferences

Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

Big 12 vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include Big 12 teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31C–USALouisiana TechNo. 10 TexasDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TXW 45–14
September 1AmericanHoustonNo. 4 OklahomaGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OKW 49–31
September 7MACBowling GreenKansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 52–0
September 7C–USAUTSABaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TXW 63–14
September 7C-USAUTEPTexas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TXW 38–3
September 7Sun BeltCoastal CarolinaKansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KSL 7–12
September 14AmericanOklahoma StateTulsaSkelly Field H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 40–21
September 14C-USATexasRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TXW 48–13
September 21AmericanSMUTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 38–41
September 21C–USABaylorRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TXW 21–13
September 21Sun BeltLouisiana–MonroeIowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IAW 72–20

Big 12 vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Big 12 teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass. The Big 12 counts games against the other two FBS independents, BYU and Notre Dame, as satisfying its requirement that Big 12 members play at least one Power Five non-conference opponent.
DateVisitorHomeSiteScore

Big 12 vs FCS matchups

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31Indiana StateKansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KSW 24–17
August 31James MadisonWest VirginiaMountaineer Field • Morgantown, WVW 20–13
August 31NichollsKansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 49–14
August 31Stephen F. AustinBaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TXW 56–17
August 31Arkansas Pine–BluffTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 39–7
August 31Northern IowaNo. 21 Iowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IAW 29–26
August 31Montana StateTexas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TXW 45–10
September 7McNeese StateOklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OKW 56–14
September 7South DakotaOklahomaGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OKW 70–14

Records against other conferences

Regular Season
Post Season

Rankings

Postseason

Bowl games

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big 12 teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

Player of the week honors

Big 12 Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big 12 Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
AwardPlayerSchool
Offensive Player of the YearChuba Hubbard, RB, SophomoreOklahoma State
Defensive Player of the YearJames Lynch, DL, JuniorBaylor
Special Teams Player of the YearJoshua Youngblood, WR/PR, FreshmanKansas State
Offensive Freshman of the YearSpencer Sanders, QBOklahoma State
Offensive Lineman of the YearCreed Humphrey, Sophomore
Colton McKivitz, Senior		Oklahoma
West Virginia
Defensive Freshman of the YearAr'Darius Washington, DBTCU
Defensive Lineman of the YearJames Lynch, DL, JuniorBaylor
Offensive Newcomer of the YearJalen Hurts, QB, SeniorOklahoma
Defensive Newcomer of the YearLaRon Stokes, DL, JuniorOklahoma
Coach of the YearMatt RhuleBaylor

All-conference teams

*Denotes Unanimous Selection
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, USA Today ESPN, CBS Sports, FOX Sports College Football News, Bleacher Report, Scout.com, Phil Steele, SB Nation, Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus and Yahoo! Sports.
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
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National award winners

2019 College Football Award Winners

Home game attendance

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
‡ Record Stadium Attendance

NFL Draft

The following list includes all Big 12 players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.
Round #Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
117Dallas CowboysCeeDee LambWROklahoma
121Philadelphia EaglesJalen ReagorWRTCU
123Los Angeles ChargersKenneth MurrayLBOklahoma
127Seattle SeahawksJordyn BrooksLBTexas Tech
131Minnesota VikingsJeff GladneyCBTCU
240Houston TexansRoss BlacklockDTTCU
253Philadelphia EaglesJalen HurtsQBOklahoma
259New York JetsDenzel MimsWRBaylor
370Miami DolphinsBrandon JonesSTexas
382Dallas CowboysNeville GallimoreDTOklahoma
392Baltimore RavensDevin DuvernayWRTexas
396Kansas City ChiefsLucas NiangOTTCU
4130Minnesota VikingsJames LynchDTBaylor
5152Carolina PanthersKenny RobinsonSWest Virginia
5153San Francisco 49ersColton McKivitzOTWest Virginia
5165Jacksonville JaguarsCollin JohnsonWRTexas
5170Baltimore RavensBroderick WashingtonDTTexas Tech
6180Cincinnati BengalsHakeem AdenijiOTKansas
6184Carolina PanthersBravvion RoyDTBaylor
7234Los Angeles RamsClay JohnstonLBBaylor
7236Green Bay PackersVernon ScottFSTCU