2025 Baylor Football Schedule and Season Recap

ByShaikat Kumar

The 2025 season for the Baylor Bears football brought plenty of excitement for college football fans in Texas and across the United States. Baylor played several thrilling games at McLane Stadium in Waco and battled tough opponents from the Big 12 and beyond. The season featured dramatic overtime action against the SMU Mustangs football, strong home wins, and challenging road matchups against teams like the TCU Horned Frogs football and Arizona Wildcats football.

Below is a quick recap with single-line results so fans can easily follow Baylor’s 2025 journey.

2025 Baylor Game Results Season Overall Record 5-7

  1. Aug. 29 – vs Auburn Tigers football – McLane Stadium, Waco, TX – 8:00 PM ET – FOX – L 38-24
  2. Sep. 6 – at SMU Mustangs football – Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, TX – 12:00 PM ET – The CW – W 48-45 (2OT)
  3. Sep. 13 – vs Samford Bulldogs football – McLane Stadium, Waco, TX – 12:00 PM ET – ESPN+ – W 42-7
  4. Sep. 20 – vs Arizona State Sun Devils football – McLane Stadium, Waco, TX – 7:30 PM ET – FOX – L 27-24
  5. Sep. 27 – at Oklahoma State Cowboys football – Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK – 3:30 PM ET – ESPN2 – W 45-27
  6. Oct. 4 – vs Kansas State Wildcats football – McLane Stadium, Waco, TX – 12:00 PM ET – ESPN+ – W 35-34
  7. Oct. 11 – OFF WEEK
  8. Oct. 18 – at TCU Horned Frogs football – Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX – 12:00 PM ET – ESPN2 – L 42-36
  9. Oct. 25 – at Cincinnati Bearcats football – Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH – 4:00 PM ET – ESPN2 – L 41-20
  10. Nov. 1 – vs UCF Knights football – McLane Stadium, Waco, TX – 12:00 PM ET – ESPNU – W 30-3
  11. Nov. 8 – OFF WEEK
  12. Nov. 15 – vs Utah Utes football – McLane Stadium, Waco, TX – 7:00 PM ET – ESPN2 – L 55-28
  13. Nov. 22 – at Arizona Wildcats football – Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson, AZ – 1:00 PM ET – TNT/HBO Max – L 41-17
  14. Nov. 29 – vs Houston Cougars football – McLane Stadium, Waco, TX – 12:00 PM ET – TNT/HBO Max – L 31-24

For Baylor fans, the 2025 season delivered several exciting moments, including the dramatic double-overtime win over SMU and a thrilling one-point victory against Kansas State. While the Bears faced some tough late-season losses, the team showed flashes of strong offense and resilience throughout the year.