This is a list of yearly Big 12 Conference football champions. Champions are determined in a head to head matchup in the Big 12 Championship Game held at the end of the regular season. The game was played each year since the conference's formation in 1996 until 2010 and returned during the 2017 season. From 1996 to 2010 the championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed.

Between 2011 and 2016, the championship was earned in round-robin regular-season play among all conference members. Until 2014, the league did not employ tiebreaking procedures, such as head-to-head results, to determine a single champion, and thus it was not unusual for a season to end with "co-champions." However with the 2015 season, head-to-head results will decide if two teams finish tied.

From 2017 onward, the championship game features the two teams with the best conference records. The champion usually is invited to the Sugar Bowl unless selected to play in one of the national semifinals for the College Football Playoff. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. Co-champions are no longer possible as the Big 12 Conference has switched to using a Conference Championship game to determine the winner.

Champions by year

Record Ranking Year Champions Conference Overall AP Coaches' Bowl result Head coach 1996 Texas 6–2 8–5 No. 23 No. 23 L Fiesta Bowl 15−38 vs. Penn State John Mackovic 1997 Nebraska 8−0 13−0 No. 2 No. 1 W Orange Bowl 42−17 vs. Tennessee Tom Osborne 1998 Texas A&M 7−1 11−3 No. 11 No. 13 L Sugar Bowl 14−24 vs. Ohio State R. C. Slocum 1999 Nebraska 7−1 12−1 No. 3 No. 2 W Fiesta Bowl 31−21 vs. Tennessee Frank Solich 2000 Oklahoma 8−0 13−0 No. 1 No. 1 W Orange Bowl 13−2 vs. Florida State Bob Stoops 2001 Colorado 7−1 10−3 No. 9 No. 9 L Fiesta Bowl 15−38 vs. Oregon Gary Barnett 2002 Oklahoma 6−2 12−2 No. 5 No. 5 W Rose Bowl 34−14 vs. Washington State Bob Stoops 2003 Kansas State 6−2 11−4 No. 14 No. 13 L Fiesta Bowl 28−35 vs. Ohio State Bill Snyder 2004 Oklahoma 8−0 12−1 No. 3 No. 3 L Orange Bowl 19−55 vs. USC Bob Stoops 2005 Texas 8−0 13−0 No. 1 No. 1 W Rose Bowl 41−38 vs. USC Mack Brown 2006 Oklahoma 7−1 11−3 No. 11 No. 11 L Fiesta Bowl 42−43 vs. Boise State Bob Stoops 2007 Oklahoma 6−2 11−3 No. 8 No. 8 L Fiesta Bowl 28−48 vs. West Virginia Bob Stoops 2008 Oklahoma 7−1 12−2 No. 5 No. 5 L BCS National Championship Game 14−24 vs. Florida Bob Stoops 2009 Texas 8−0 13−1 No. 2 No. 2 L BCS National Championship Game 21−37 vs. Alabama Mack Brown 2010 Oklahoma 6−2 12−2 No. 6 No. 6 W Fiesta Bowl 48−20 vs. Connecticut Bob Stoops 2011 Oklahoma State 8−1 12−1 No. 3 No. 3 W Fiesta Bowl 41−38 vs. Stanford Mike Gundy 2012 Kansas State 8−1 11−2 No. 12 No. 11 L Fiesta Bowl 17−35 vs. Oregon Bill Snyder Oklahoma 8−1 11−2 No. 15 No. 15 L Cotton Bowl Classic 13−41 vs. Texas A&M Bob Stoops 2013 Baylor 8−1 11−2 No. 13 No. 13 L Fiesta Bowl 42−52 vs. UCF Art Briles 2014 Baylor 8−1 11−2 No. 7 No. 8 L Cotton Bowl Classic 41−42 vs. Michigan State Art Briles TCU 8−1 12−1 No. 3 No. 3 W Peach Bowl 42−3 vs. Ole Miss Gary Patterson 2015 Oklahoma 8−1 11−2 No. 5 No. 5 L CFP Semifinal at Orange Bowl 17−37 vs. Clemson Bob Stoops 2016Oklahoma 9−0 11−2 No. 5 No. 3 W Sugar Bowl 35−19 vs. Auburn Bob Stoops 2017Oklahoma 8−1 12−2 No. 3 No. 3 L CFP Semifinal at Rose Bowl 48−54 vs. Georgia Lincoln Riley2018Oklahoma 8−1 12−2 No. 4No. 4 L CFP Semifinal at Orange Bowl 34−45 vs. Alabama Lincoln Riley2019Oklahoma 8−1 12−2 No. 7 No. 6 L CFP Semifinal at Peach Bowl 28−63 vs. LSU Lincoln Riley2020Oklahoma 6−2 8−2 No. 6 No. 6 W Cotton Bowl Classic 55-20 vs. Florida Lincoln Riley2021Baylor 7−2 12−2 No. 5 No.6 W Sugar Bowl 21-7 vs. Ole Miss Dave Aranda2022Kansas State 7−2 10−3 No. 14 No. 14 L Sugar Bowl 45-20 vs. Alabama Chris Klieman2023 Texas 8−1 12−1 No. 3 No. 4 L CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 37-31 vs. Washington Steve Sarkisian2024 Arizona State 7−2 11−2 No. 10 No. 10 L CFP Quarterfinal at Peach Bowl 39-31 vs. Texas Kenny Dillingham2025 Texas Tech 8−1 12−1 No. 4 No. 4 L CFP Quarterfinal at Orange Bowl 23-0 vs. Oregon Joey McGuire Bold indicates a national championship.

Championships by team

Team Big 12Championships Years Oklahoma* 14 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Texas* 4 1996, 2005, 2009, 2023 Baylor 3 2013, 2014, 2021 Kansas State 3 2003, 2012, 2022 Nebraska* 2 1997, 1999 Colorado 1 2001 Oklahoma State 1 2011 TCU 1 2014 Texas A&M* 1 1998Arizona State 1 2024 Texas Tech 1 2025Arizona0BYU0Cincinnati0Houston0 Iowa State 0 Kansas 0 Missouri* 0 UCF0Utah0 West Virginia 0 Italics indicate a shared title. * indicates a school no longer competing in the Big 12.

Big 12 Championship Game

Since 2017, the championship game has determined the conference champion. The game features the two teams with the best conference records. From the inaugural championship game in 1996 to 2010 the championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed. From 2011 to 2016, a round-robin would determine the champion.

YearNorth DivisionSouth Division 1996 Nebraska 27 Texas 37 1997 Nebraska 54 Texas A&M 15 1998 Kansas State 33 Texas A&M 36 1999 Nebraska 22 Texas 6 2000 Kansas State 24 Oklahoma 27 2001 Colorado 39 Texas 37 2002 Colorado 7 Oklahoma 29 2003 Kansas State 35 Oklahoma 7 2004 Colorado 3 Oklahoma 42 2005 Colorado 3 Texas 70 2006 Nebraska 7 Oklahoma 21 2007 Missouri 17 Oklahoma 38 2008 Missouri 21 Oklahoma 62 2009 Nebraska 12 Texas 13 2010 Nebraska 20 Oklahoma 23YearNo. 1 SeedNo. 2 Seed 2017 Oklahoma 41 TCU 17 2018 Oklahoma 39 Texas 27 2019 Oklahoma 30 Baylor 23 2020 Iowa State 21 Oklahoma 27 2021 Oklahoma State 16 Baylor 21 2022 TCU 28 Kansas State 31 2023 Texas 49 Oklahoma State 212024 Arizona State 45 Iowa State 192025No. 4 Texas Tech34No. 11 BYU7

Championships by head coach

Head coach School Big 12ChampionshipsBob StoopsOklahoma10 Lincoln RileyOklahoma 4 Art BrilesBaylor2 Bill SnyderKansas State2 Mack BrownTexas2 Steve SarkisianTexas1Dave ArandaBaylor1Frank SolichNebraska1 Gary BarnettColorado1 Gary PattersonTCU1 John MackovicTexas1 Mike GundyOklahoma State1 R. C. SlocumTexas A&M1 Tom OsborneNebraska1 Chris KliemanKansas State1Kenny DillinghamArizona State1Joey McGuireTexas Tech1 Active coaches are in bold

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