The 2015 Big 12 Conference football season was the 20th season of college football play for the Big 12 Conference. It is part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Preseason
Big 12 Media preseason poll Big 12 Media 1. TCU (32) 2. Baylor (10) 3. Oklahoma 4. Oklahoma State 5. Texas 6. West Virginia 7. Kansas State 8. Texas Tech 9. Iowa State 10. Kansas () first place votes
Preseason All-Big 12 2015 Pre-season Coaches All-Big 12
Offensive Player of the Year: Trevone Boykin, TCU, QB Defensive Player of the Year: Shawn Oakman, Baylor, DE Newcomer of the Year: Chris Carson, Oklahoma State, RB
+ First team offense Position Player Class Team QB Trevone Boykin Senior TCU RB Shock Linwood Junior Baylor RB Samaje Perine Sophomore Oklahoma FB Glenn Gronkowski Junior Kansas State WR Corey Coleman Junior Baylor WR Sterling Shepard Senior Oklahoma WR Josh Doctson Senior TCU TE Tre'von Armstead Junior Baylor OL Spencer Drango Senior Baylor OL Cody Whitehair Senior Kansas State C Joey Hunt Senior TCU OL Halapoulivaati Vaitai Senior TCU OL Le'Raven Clark Senior Texas Tech
+ First team defense Position Player Class Team DL Andrew Billings Junior Baylor DL Shawn Oakman Senior Baylor DL Emmanuel Ogbah Junior Oklahoma State DL Davion Pierson Senior TCU DL Pete Robertson Senior Texas Tech LB Eric Striker Senior Oklahoma LB Ryan Simmons Senior Oklahoma State LB Nick Kwiatkoski Senior West Virginia DB Orion Stewart Junior Baylor DB Dante Barnett Senior Kansas State DB Zack Sanchez Junior Oklahoma DB Kevin Peterson Senior Oklahoma State DB Duke Thomas Senior Texas DB Karl Joseph Senior West Virginia
+ First Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team K Josh Lambert Junior West Virginia P Tyler Symmank Senior Texas Tech KR/PR Alex Ross Junior Oklahoma
Rankings + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Regular season
Week One Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU W 24–13 19,717 September 3 8:00 p.m. #2 TCU Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 23–17 54,147 September 4 6:00 p.m. #4 Baylor SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN W 56–21 32,047 September 5 11:00 a.m. #16 (FCS) South Dakota State Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 38–41 30,144 September 5 2:30 p.m. #3 (FCS) Sam Houston Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FSN W 59–45 60,073 September 5 6:00 p.m. Akron #19 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FSN W 41–3 85,370 September 5 6:00 p.m. South Dakota Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS K-StateHD.TV W 34–0 53,297 September 5 6:30 p.m. Texas #11 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 3–38 80,795 September 5 6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV FSN W 44–0 55,182 September 5 7:00 p.m. #10 (FCS) Northern Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA Cyclones.tv W 31–7 61,500 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Patrick Mahomes, QB Texas Tech Karl Joseph, S West Virginia Jakeem Grant, KR Texas TechReference:
Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 12 11:00 a.m. Kansas State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX FS1 W 30–3 29,424 September 12 2:00 p.m. UTEP Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FSN W 69–20 54,090 September 12 2:00 p.m. #15 (FCS) Liberty West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV RTPT W 41–17 52,899 September 12 2:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin #3 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FS1 W 70–7 45,786 September 12 3:45 p.m. Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) FOX L 17–31 61,500 September 12 5:00 p.m. #19 Oklahoma #23 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN W 31–24 2OT 102,455 September 12 6:00 p.m. Memphis Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS JTV L 23–55 37,798 September 12 6:30 p.m. Lamar #4 Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FSN W 66–31 44,491 September 12 6:30 p.m. Central Arkansas Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FSN W 32–8 56,262 September 12 7:00 p.m. Rice Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX LHN W 42–28 86,458 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Corey Coleman, WR Patrick Mahomes, QB Baylor Texas Tech Zack Sanchez, CB Oklahoma Daje Johnson, PR/KR TexasReference:
Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 19 11:00 a.m. Tulsa #16 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FS1 W 52–38 85,657 September 19 2:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS FSN W 39–33 3OT 53,540 September 19 2:30 p.m. UTSA #25 Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FS1 W 69–14 54,351 September 19 6:00 p.m. Texas Tech Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 W 35–24 73,334 September 19 6:30 p.m. California Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FOX L 44–45 91,568 September 19 7:00 p.m. SMU #3 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) FSN W 56–37 48,127 September 19 7:00 p.m. Iowa State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPNews L 23–30 2OT 23,104 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamBaker Mayfield, QB Trevone Boykin, QBOklahoma TCU Jah’Shawn Johnson, DBTexas TechJack Cantele, PKKansas StateReference:
Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 26 11:00 a.m. Kansas Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN L 14–27 46,136 September 26 2:00 p.m. Rice #5 Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FSN W 70–17 43,619 September 26 2:00 p.m. Maryland West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry) FS1 W 45–6 61,176 September 26 2:30 p.m. #24 Oklahoma State Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ESPN OSU 30–27 87,073 September 26 3:45 p.m. #3 TCU Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) FOX TCU 55–52 61,283 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamJosh Doctson, WRTCUEmmanuel Ogbah, DEOklahoma StateBen Grogan, PKOklahoma StateReference:
Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 3 11:00 a.m. Kansas Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FSN ISU 38–13 55,837 October 3 11:00 a.m. #23 West Virginia #15 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FS1 OU 44–24 84,384 October 3 11:00 a.m. Texas #4 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ABC TCU 50–7 48,694 October 3 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech #5 Baylor AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout) ABC/ESPN2 BU 63–35 56,179 October 3 3:00 p.m. Kansas State #20 Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FS1 OSU 36–34 57,618 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamMason Rudolph, QB KaVontae Turpin, WROklahoma State TCUEric Striker, LBOklahomaAustin Seibert, PK/POklahomaReference:
Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 10 11:00 a.m. #3 Baylor Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FS1 BU 66–7 25,910 October 10 11:00 a.m. #10 Oklahoma Texas Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown) ABC UT 24–17 91,546 October 10 2:30 p.m. Iowa State Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FSN TTU 66–31 53,891 October 10 6:00 p.m. #21 Oklahoma State West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 OSU 33–26 OT 60,410 October 10 6:30 p.m. #2 TCU Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS FOX TCU 52–45 53,671 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamTrevone Boykin, QBTCU Emmanuel Ogbah, DE Malik Jefferson, LBOklahoma State TexasZach Sinor, POklahoma StateReference:
Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 17 11:00 a.m. West Virginia #2 Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FOX BU 62–38 45,370 October 17 11:00 a.m. Texas Tech Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FS1 TTU 30–20 25,186 October 17 2:30 p.m. #19 Oklahoma Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS ABC OU 55–0 52,867 October 17 6:00 p.m. #3 TCU Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA ESPN2 TCU 45–21 52,480 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamSeth Russell, QBBaylorZack Sanchez, CBOklahomaShelton Gibson, KRWest VirginiaReference:
Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 24 11:00 a.m. Iowa State #2 Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX ESPN BU 45–27 45,512 October 24 11:00 a.m. Kansas State Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FS1 UT 23–9 88,283 October 24 2:30 p.m. Kansas Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FS1 OSU 58–10 59,486 October 24 2:30 p.m. Texas Tech #17 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ABC/ESPN2 OU 63–27 85,312
Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 29 6:30 p.m. West Virginia #5 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FS1 TCU 40–10 45,947 October 31 2:30 p.m. #12 Oklahoma State Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX ESPN OSU 70–53 54,872 October 31 2:30 p.m. #14 Oklahoma Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FS1 OU 62–7 26,677 October 31 6:00 p.m. Texas #17 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FS1 ISU 24–0 53,616
Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance November 5 6:30 p.m. #6 Baylor Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS FS1 BU 31–24 52,108 November 7 12:00 p.m. Texas Tech West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV FS1 WVU 31–26 54,932 November 7 2:30 p.m. #8 TCU #14 Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FOX OSU 49–29 59,061 November 7 6:00 p.m. Iowa State #15 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ESPNU OU 52–16 85,595 November 7 7:00 p.m. Kansas Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX LHN UT 59–20 92,529
Week Eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance November 14 11:00 a.m. Kansas #15 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FS1 TCU 23–17 44,375 November 14 11:00 a.m. Texas West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPNU WVU 38–20 56,736 November 14 2:30 p.m. Kansas State Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FS1 TTU 59–44 53,833 November 14 2:30 p.m. #8 Oklahoma State Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA ESPN OSU 35–31 54,180 November 14 7:00 p.m. #12 Oklahoma #6 Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX ABC OU 44–34 49,875
Week Twelve