# 2012 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2012 Big 12 Conference football season was the 17th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was also the first season in the Big 12 for TCU and West Virginia, replacing Texas A&M and Missouri, as they both moved to the Southeastern Conference.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| Baylor | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | | RV | RV |
| Baylor | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | | | | | | | RV | | RV |
| Baylor | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV | |
| Baylor | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | AP | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | | | |
| Iowa State | C | | | RV | RV | RV | | 25 | RV | | RV | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas State | AP | 22 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 (14) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Kansas State | C | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 (14) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| Kansas State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (23) | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Kansas State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Oklahoma | AP | 4 (1) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Oklahoma | C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| Oklahoma | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
| Oklahoma | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
| Oklahoma State | AP | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 24 | RV | |
| Oklahoma State | C | 19 | 16 | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | |
| Oklahoma State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | RV | |
| Oklahoma State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | 24 | | 24 | 21 | 23 | | |
| TCU | AP | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| TCU | C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 21 | RV | | RV | | | RV | | |
| TCU | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | 22 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| TCU | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | AP | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | RV | 19 |
| Texas | C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | RV | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 18 |
| Texas | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 15 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | |
| Texas | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | |
| Texas Tech | AP | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 23 | | | | |
| Texas Tech | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 20 | 17 | 20 | RV | 25 | RV | | | |
| Texas Tech | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | 21 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 22 | RV | | | |
| Texas Tech | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 17 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | | | | |
| West Virginia | AP | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 23 | | | | | RV | |
| West Virginia | C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 19 | RV | | | | | |
| West Virginia | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 15 | 22 | 20 | RV | | | | RV | |
| West Virginia | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 13 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | |

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* Big 12 member won
* Big 12 member lost
* Big 12 teams in bold

### Week one

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Marshall | No. 11 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FX | W 69–34 | 59,120 |
| September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FSN | W 38–23 | 54,931 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | South Dakota State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | Jayhawk TV | W 31–17 | 46,601 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 22 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | K-StateHD.TV | W 51–9 | 50,007 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Savannah State | No. 19 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FCS | W 84–0 | 55,784 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FS Southwest + | W 44–6 | 50,237 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming | No. 15 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | LHN | W 37–17 | 101,142 |
| September 1 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 4 Oklahoma | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas | FSN | W 24–7 | 40,137 |
| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | SMU | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas | FSN | W 59–24 | 43,514 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Miami | No. 21 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | FX | W 52–13 | 48,843 |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Rice | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | L 24–25 | 44,683 |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | W 9–6 | 70,585 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | No. 5 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | | W 69–13 | 84,852 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State | No. 20 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | FSN | W 56–0 | 45,112 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas | ESPN3 | W 58–10 | 33,006 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | No. 17 Texas | Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | LHN | W 45–0 | 100,990 |
| September 8 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 18 Oklahoma State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | Pac-12 Network | L 38–59 | 45,602 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 16 TCU | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FX | TCU 20–6 | 43,867 |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FSN | W 65–24 | 56,062 |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | James Madison | No. 9 West Virginia | FedExField • Landover, Maryland | Root Sports / Mountaineer Sports Network | W 42–12 | 45,511 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas | No. 15 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | FSN | W 35–21 | 50,290 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FCS | W 49–14 | 58,955 |
| September 15 | 6:05 p.m. | Sam Houston State | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas | FCS | W 48–23 | 44,856 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | Cyclones.TV | W 37–3 | 55,783 |
| September 15 | 8:26 p.m. | No. 14 Texas | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | ESPN | W 66–31 | 61,797 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor | Louisiana-Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, Louisiana | ESPN | W 47–42 | 31,175 |
| September 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Virginia | No. 17 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | ESPN | W 27–7 | 46,330 |
| September 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Maryland | No. 8 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FX | W 31–21 | 58,504 |
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois | ESPN3 | L 23–30 | 18,374 |
| September 22 | 6:50 p.m. | No. 15 Kansas State | No. 6 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FOX | KSU 24–19 | 85,276 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 25 Baylor | No. 9 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FX | WVU 63–70 | 60,012 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FCS | TTU 24–13 | 54,149 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas | FSN | W 24–16 | 28,436 |
| September 29 | 6:50 p.m. | No. 12 Texas | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FOX | UT 41–36 | 56,709 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | No. 7 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | FX | KSU 56–16 | 50,344 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 15 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | FSN | ISU 37–23 | 42,152 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma | No. 17 Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | ABC / ESPN2 | OU 41–20 | 60,800 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 West Virginia | No. 11 Texas | Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | FOX | WVU 48–45 | 101,851 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 6 Kansas State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FX | KSU 27–21 | 56,800 |
| October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 15 Texas | No. 13 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas | ABC | OU 63–21 | 92,500 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | OSU 20–14 | 31,115 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 West Virginia | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | ABC / ESPN | TTU 14–49 | 57,328 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | TCU | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas | FSN | TCU 49–21 | 42,524 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FX | OSU 10–31 | 57,019 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | #18 Texas Tech | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | ABC | TTU 56–53 $^{3OT}$ | 47,894 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | #10 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FSN | OU 7–52 | 84,532 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | #4 Kansas State | #17 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FOX | KSU 55–14 | 60,101 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | ABC | UT 50–56 | 101,353 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 27 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | UT 21–17 | 40,097 |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | #15 Texas Tech | #4 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | FOX | KSU 24–55 | 50,766 |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FSN | OSU14–36 | 57,183 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FSN | ISU 21–35 | 54,877 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | #5 Notre Dame | #8 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | ABC | L 30–13 | 86,031 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 3 | 11:00 a.m. | #14 Oklahoma | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ABC | OU 35–20 | 56,585 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | #23 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FOX | TCU 39–38 $^{2OT}$ | 52,322 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas | FSN | BU14–41 | 39,039 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas | #20 Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | ABC / ESPN2 | UT 31–22 | 60,879 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | #3 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | ABC | KSU 30–44 | 50,781 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | #25 Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas | FSN | TTU 34–41 $^{2OT}$ | 55,052 |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | #19 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | LHN | UT 7–33 | 100,018 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | #14 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | FSN | OU 34–42 | 84,945 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | ABC / ESPN2 | OSU 34–55 | 57,799 |
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | #3 Kansas State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | FOX | KSU 23–10 | 47,292 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | #23 Texas Tech | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma | FSN | OSU 21–59 | 55,341 |
| November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Iowa State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas | FSN | ISU 51–23 | 41,608 |
| November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | #13 Oklahoma | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FOX | OU 50–49 | 50,238 |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | #2 Kansas State | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas | ESPN | BU 24–52 | 38,029 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 22 | 6:30 p.m. | TCU | #18 Texas | Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | ESPN | TCU 20–13 | 99,950 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ABC | WVU 31–24 | 53,792 |
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor | Texas Tech | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas | FOX | BU 52–45 $^{OT}$ | 44,168 |
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | #22 Oklahoma State | #14 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma | ESPN | OU 48–51 $^{OT}$ | 85,824 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week fourteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | #12 Oklahoma | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | ESPN | OU 24–17 | 47,501 |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | #24 Oklahoma State | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas | FX | BU 34–41 | 39,203 |
| December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Kansas | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | FSN | WVU 10–59 | 51,112 |
| December 1 | 7:00 p.m. | #23 Texas | #7 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas | ABC | KSU 24–42 | 50,912 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Records against other conferences
### Big 12 vs. BCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Winning Team | Opponent Conference | Notes |
| September 8 | Iowa State | Iowa | Iowa State | Big Ten | |
| September 8 | #18 Oklahoma State | Arizona | Arizona | Pac-12 | Arizona scores the most points against OSU since the 2008 edition of the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma. |
| September 15 | #14 Texas | Ole Miss | Texas | SEC | |
| September 22 | Virginia | #17 TCU | TCU | ACC | |
| September 22 | Maryland | #8 West Virginia | West Virginia | ACC | |
| October 27 | #5 Notre Dame | #8 Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Independent | |

### Bowl games

Big 12 teams played in the following bowl games. Big 12 teams are bolded.
Every team except for the Kansas Jayhawks played in a bowl game for the 2012 season. Every one of the Jayhawk's opponents played in a bowl game (for FBS teams) except South Dakota State, a FCS team that played two rounds in the FCS Football Championship.
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Time (CST) | Team | Score | Team | Score |
| Holiday Bowl | December 27 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN | 8:45 p.m. | Baylor | 49 | #17 UCLA | 26 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | December 28 | Reliant Stadium | Houston | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Minnesota | 31 | Texas Tech | 34 |
| Pinstripe Bowl | December 29 | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, New York | ESPN | 2:15 p.m. | West Virginia | 14 | Syracuse | 38 |
| Alamo Bowl | December 29 | Alamodome | San Antonio | ESPN | 5:45 p.m. | Texas | 31 | #15 Oregon State | 27 |
| Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | December 29 | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, Arizona | ESPN | 9:15 p.m. | TCU | 16 | Michigan State | 17 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31 | Liberty Bowl Stadium | Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | 17 | Tulsa | 31 |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | January 1 | Cotton Bowl Stadium | Dallas | ESPNU | 11:00 a.m. | Purdue | 14 | Oklahoma State | 58 |
| Fiesta Bowl | January 3 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Arizona | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | #5 Oregon | 35 | #7 Kansas State | 17 |
| Cotton Bowl Classic | January 4 | Cowboys Stadium | Arlington, Texas | FOX | 7:00 p.m. | #10 Texas A&M | 41 | #12 Oklahoma | 13 |

## Players of the week

Following each week of games, Big 12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.
| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams | Special teams |
| Week | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team |
| 1 | Geno Smith | QB | WVU | Isaiah Bruce | LB | WVU | Kirby Van Der Kamp | P | ISU |
| 2 | Collin Klein | QB | K-State | Jake Knott | LB | ISU | Deante’ Gray | PR | TCU |
| 3 | David Ash | QB | UT | Joel Hasley | LB | TCU | Tyler Lockett | KR | K-State |
| 4 | Tavon Austin | WR | WVU | Kenny Cain | LB | TCU | Ryan Doerr | P | K-State |
| 5 | Geno Smith | QB | WVU | Cornelius Douglas | CB | TTU | DJ Monroe | KR | UT |
| 6 | Andrew Buie | RB | WVU | Alex Okafor | DE | UT | Tavon Austin | KR | WVU |
| 7 | Seth Doege | QB | TTU | Cody David | S | TTU | Quinn Sharp | PK/P | OSU |
| 8 | Collin Klein | QB | K-State | Arthur Brown | LB | K-State | Zack Craig | S | OSU |
| 9 | Collin Klein | QB | K-State | Jake Knott | LB | ISU | Quinn Sharp | PK/P | OSU |
| 10 | Josh Boyce | WR | TCU | Allen Chapman | DB | K-State | Tyler Lockett | KR | K-State |
| 11 | Josh Stewart | WR | OSU | Meshak Williams | DE | K-State | Justin Gilbert | KR | OSU |
| 12 | Landry Jones | QB | OU | Joe Williams | CB | BU | Zack Craig | S | OSU |
| 13 | Landry Jones | QB | OU | Eddie Lackey | LB | BU | Jalen Saunders | PR | OU |
| 14 | | | | | | | | | |

### Position key

| Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | Defensive end | DE |
| Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | Guard | G | Kickoff returner | KR |
| Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | Long snapper | LS |
| Punter | P | Placekicker | PK | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |