# 2018 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2018 Big 12 Conference football season represents the 23rd season of Big 12 Conference football, talking place during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began with non-conference play on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Big 12 Conference play began on Saturday, September 22, 2018.
The 2018 season will be the seventh for the Big 12 since the 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.
As a ten-team league, the Big 12 will play a nine-game round-robin conference schedule and each member will play three non-conference games-one of which must be against another Power Five conference foe. The regular season will be followed by a conference championship game played between the regular-season champion and regular-season runner-up. The 2018 Big 12 Championship Game was held on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Oklahoma defeated Texas 39–27 to win their 12th Big 12 Championship.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

National rankings :
| Team | ESPN | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | Total signees |
| Baylor | #17 | #55 | #47 | #36 | 15 |
| Iowa State | #54 | #53 | #45 | #52 | 29 |
| Kansas | NR | #100 | #94 | #81 | 19 |
| Kansas State | #70 | #76 | #73 | #71 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | #21 | #16 | #19 | #22 | 22 |
| Oklahoma State | #46 | #48 | #42 | #43 | 21 |
| TCU | #23 | #20 | #13 | #18 | 24 |
| Texas | #10 | #7 | #3 | #9 | 28 |
| Texas Tech | #42 | #46 | #31 | #47 | 25 |
| West Virginia | #37 | #38 | #36 | #41 | 28 |

### Preseason poll

The 2018 Big12 Preseason media poll was announced on July 12, 2018, prior to the Big12 media days. The Big12 media days were held from July 16–17 in Frisco, Texas. Oklahoma was chosen to finish at the top of the standings for the third consecutive year in the 2018 Big 12 football preseason poll, voted on by media representatives.
* Oklahoma (46) – 509
* West Virginia (2) – 432
* TCU (1) – 390
* Texas (1) – 370
* Oklahoma State – 300
* Kansas State (2) – 283
* Iowa State – 250
* Texas Tech – 149
* Baylor – 125
* Kansas – 52
* First place votes in

### Preseason awards

2018 Preseason All-Big 12
* Offensive Player of the Year: Will Grier, West Virginia
* Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Banogu, TCU
* Newcomer of the Year: Brendan Radley-Hiles, Oklahoma
All-Big 12 Offense :
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| QB | Will Grier | Sr. | West Virginia |
| RB | David Montgomery | Jr. | Iowa State |
| RB | Rodney Anderson | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| FB | Justice Hill | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| WR | Denzel Mims | Jr. | Baylor |
| WR | Marquise Brown | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| WR | David Sills | Sr. | West Virginia |
| TE | Grant Calcaterra | So. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Dalton Risner | Sr. | Kansas State |
| OL | Bobby Evans | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Ben Powers | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Marcus Keyes | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| OL | Yodny Cajuste | Sr. | West Virginia |
| PK | Austin Seibert | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| KR/PR | KaVontae Turpin | Sr. | TCU |
All-Big 12 Defense :
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| DL | JaQuan Bailey | Jr. | Iowa State |
| DL | Daniel Wise | Sr. | Kansas |
| DL | Jordan Brailford | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
| DL | Ben Banogu | Sr. | TCU |
| DL | Breckyn Hager | Sr. | Texas |
| LB | Joe Dineen Jr. | Sr. | Kansas |
| LB | Dakota Allen | Sr. | Texas Tech |
| LB | David Long Jr. | Jr. | West Virginia |
| DB | Brian Peavy | Sr. | Iowa State |
| DB | Kendall Adams | Sr. | Kansas State |
| DB | Kris Boyd | Sr. | Texas |
| DB | Jah'Shawn Johnson | Sr. | Texas Tech |
| DB | Justus Parker | Jr. | Texas Tech |
| P | Austin Seibert | Sr. | Oklahoma |

## Head coaches
### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big-12 record |
| Baylor | Matt Rhule | 2 | 29–34 (.460) | 1–11 (.083) | 1–8 (.111) |
| Iowa State | Matt Campbell | 3 | 46–29 (.613) | 11–14 (.440) | 7–11 (.389) |
| Kansas | David Beaty | 4 | 3–33 (.083) | 3–33 (.083) | 1–26 (.037) |
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder | 10 | 212–111–1 (.656) | 212–111–1 (.656) | 125–84–1 (.598) |
| Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | 2 | 16–2 (.889) | 16–2 (.889) | 9–1 (.900) |
| Oklahoma State | Mike Gundy | 14 | 114–53 (.683) | 114–53 (.683) | 69–42 (.622) |
| TCU | Gary Patterson | 18 | 160–57 (.737) | 160–57 (.737) | 100–40 (.714) |
| Texas | Tom Herman | 2 | 29–10 (.744) | 7–6 (.538) | 5–4 (.556) |
| Texas Tech | Kliff Kingsbury | 6 | 30–33 (.476) | 30–33 (.476) | 16–29 (.356) |
| West Virginia | Dana Holgorsen | 8 | 53–37 (.589) | 53–37 (.589) | 32–29 (.525) |

## Schedule
### Regular season

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

#### Week one

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Missouri State | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | W 58–17 | 50,103 |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (AdvoCare Texas Kickoff) | ESPN | L 27–47 | 40,333 |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Florida Atlantic | No. 7 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | W 63–14 | 86,402 |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Southern | No. 16 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FSN | W 55–7 | 42,219 |
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Texas | Maryland | FedExField • Landover, MD | FS1 | L 29–34 | 47,641 |
| September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Tennessee | No. 17 West Virginia | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina (Belk Kickoff Game) | CBS | W 40–14 | 66,793 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls State | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | JayhawkTV | L 23–26 $^{OT}$ | 24,305 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | South Dakota | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 50,063 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FSN | W 55–27 | 45,330 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | South Dakota State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | Cyclones.tv | Cancelled | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week two

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN2 | W 42–12 | 24,216 |
| September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 18 Mississippi State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPN | L 10–31 | 49,784 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | UCLA | No. 6 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | W 49–21 | 86,402 |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Kansas | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 18,127 |
| September 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Lamar | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FSN | W 77–0 | 52,126 |
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Iowa State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) | FOX | L 3–13 | 69,250 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | CBSSN | W 37–20 | 42,071 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | No. 14 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | AT&TSN Pitt | W 52–17 | 58,446 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | W 28–21 | 90,563 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FSN | W 55–13 | 53,923 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week three

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 5 Oklahoma | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ABC | OU 37–27 | |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Rutgers | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FSN | W 55–14 | 28,044 |
| September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Duke | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | L 27–40 | 40,442 |
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 17 Boise State | No. 24 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN | W 44–21 | 54,974 |
| September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | UTSA | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | W 41–17 | 50,618 |
| September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Houston | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FOX | W 63–49 | 53,484 |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | West Virginia | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | FS1 | Cancelled | |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 USC | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | W 37–14 | 103,507 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 15 TCU | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ABC | L 28–40 | 64,362 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
* ↑ This game was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence.

#### Week four

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Akron | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FSN | W 26–13 | 54,028 |
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | BU 26–7 | 36,725 |
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 12 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | WVU 35–6 | 59,245 |
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 TCU | Texas | Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | UT 31–16 | 100,321 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Army | No. 5 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FSN PPV | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 87,177 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 15 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (Rivalry) | FS1 | TTU 41–17 | 53,166 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week five

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Oklahoma State | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FSN | OSU 48–28 | 18,364 |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 12 West Virginia | No. 25 Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN2 | WVU 42–34 | 55,283 |
| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 6 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | OU 66–33 | 86,642 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Iowa State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPNU | TCU 17–14 | 42,664 |
| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 18 Texas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | UT 19–14 | 49,916 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week six

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | No. 9 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | WVU 38–22 | 57,419 |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 7 Oklahoma | No. 19 Texas | Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown) | FOX | UT 48–45 | 92,300 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 25 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN2 | ISU 48–42 | 52,995 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | BU 37–34 | 45,000 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week seven

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Rivalry) | ESPN | TTU 17–14 | 44,387 |
| October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | Oklahoma State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPNU | KSU 31–12 | 50,245 |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 9 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN | UT 23–17 | 93,882 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 West Virginia | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | ISU 30–14 | 56,629 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week eight

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 9 Oklahoma | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ABC | OU 52–27 | 45,055 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FS1 | TTU 48–16 | 54,402 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week nine

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 13 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | FS1 | WVU 58–14 | 53,117 |
| October 27 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN2 | ISU 40–31 | 57,908 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | KU 27–26 | 15,096 |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 8 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | OU 51–14 | 86,436 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Texas | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ABC | OSU 38–35 | 56,790 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week ten

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Oklahoma State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | BU 35–31 | 43,492 |
| November 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FSN | ISU 27–3 | 15,543 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 12 West Virginia | No. 15 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | WVU 42–41 | 100,703 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FS1 | TCU 14–13 | 40,486 |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ABC | OU 51–46 | 60,454 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week eleven

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU | No. 9 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | FS1 | WVU 47–10 | 60,007 |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown) | FSN | KSU 21–17 | 50,062 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 23 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | ISU 28–14 | 53,860 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 6 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) | ABC | OU 48–47 | 87,635 |
| November 10 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) | FOX | UT 41–34 | 60,454 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week twelve

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 Iowa State | No. 15 Texas | Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | UT 24-10 | 102,498 |
| November 17 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | TCU 16-9 | 45,140 |
| November 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 6 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | OU 55-40 | 86,371 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPNU | KSU 21-6 | 47,287 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 West Virginia | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ABC | OSU 45-41 | 52,842 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week thirteen

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 14 Texas | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | UT 24–17 | 15,219 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 13 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | OU 59–56 | 60,713 |
| November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FOX | TCU 31–24 | 42,394 |
| November 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas State | No. 25 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Rivalry) | FS1 | ISU 42–38 | 54,430 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Baylor | Texas Tech | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Rivalry) | FS1 | BU 35–24 | 27,308 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Fourteen

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Drake | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | | W ISU 27–24 | 56,738 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Championship game

Schedule and results:
| Date | Time (CT) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | #14 Texas | #5 Oklahoma | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ABC | OU 39–27 | 83,114 |

## Big 12 vs other conferences
### Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the non-conference games that Big-12 teams will play versus the power conference teams. They comprise teams from the ACC, Big 10, Pac-12 and SEC. In addition, although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the Big-12 does consider games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game. (Rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score |
| September 1 | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | AdvoCare Texas Kickoff | L 27–47 |
| September 1 | No. 23 Texas | Maryland | FedEx Field • Landover, MD | | L 29–34 |
| September 1 | Tennessee | No. 17 West Virginia | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | Belk Kickoff Game | W 40–14 |
| September 8 | No. 18 Mississippi State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | | L 10–31 |
| September 8 | Iowa State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy | L 3–13 |
| September 8 | UCLA | No. 6 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | | W 49–21 |
| September 15 | Duke | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | | L 27–40 |
| September 15 | Rutgers | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | | W 55–14 |
| September 15 | No. 22 USC | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | | W 37–14 |
| September 15 | No. 14 West Virginia | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | Hurricane Florence | Canceled |
| September 15 | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 15 TCU | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | College Gameday | L 28–40 |

### Records against other conferences

2018 records against non-conference foes as of: 9/2/2018
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–1 |
| Big Ten | 1–3 |
| Pac 12 | 2–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| SEC | 1–2 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–6 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 3–0 |
| C-USA | 3–0 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame) | 1–0 |
| MAC | 2–0 |
| Mountain West | 1–0 |
| Sun Belt | 1–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 10–0 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 7–1 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 15–7 |
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
| ACC | 0–1 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Pac 12 | 1–1 |
| SEC | 3–1 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–3 |
| Total Bowl Record | 4–3 |

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| 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 |
| Baylor | AP | | | | | | | | | |
| Baylor | C | | | | | | | | | |
| Baylor | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Iowa State | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Kansas | AP | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | C | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Kansas State | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Kansas State | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Kansas State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Oklahoma | AP | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | C | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Oklahoma State | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | C | 25 | 23 | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| TCU | AP | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| TCU | C | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| TCU | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Texas | AP | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | C | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Texas Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | C | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| West Virginia | AP | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | C | 20 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Legend :
* Big 12 win
* Big 12 loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (CST) | Big 12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Cheez-It Bowl | December 26 | Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | TCU | California | W 10–7 | 33,121 |
| Texas Bowl | December 27 | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Baylor | Vanderbilt | W 45–38 | 51,104 |
| Camping World Bowl | December 28 | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | 4:15 p.m. | No. 16 West Virginia | No. 20 Syracuse | L 18–34 | 41,125 |
| Alamo Bowl | December 28 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | No. 24 Iowa State | No. 13 Washington State | L 26–28 | 60,675 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | 3:45 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Missouri | W 38–33 | 51,587 |
| New Year's Six |||||||||
| Sugar Bowl | January 1 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 8:45 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | No. 5 Georgia | W 28–21 | 71,449 |
| College Football Playoff |||||||||
| Orange Bowl (Semifinal) | December 29 | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 1 Alabama | L 34–45 | 66,203 |
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Central Time Zone.
* Rankings based on CFP rankings
Selection of teams (7): Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, West Virginia

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Specialist | Specialist | Specialist | Newcomer | Newcomer | Newcomer |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 (Sept. 4) | Will Grier | West Virginia | QB | Curtis Bolton | Oklahoma | LB | Isaiah Zuber | Kansas State | WR | Chuba Hubbard Derius Davis | Oklahoma State TCU | RB WR |
| Week 2 (Sept. 10) | Kyler Murray | Oklahoma | QB | Joe Dineen Jr. | Kansas | LB | KaVontae Turpin | TCU | WR | Pooka Williams Jr. | Kansas | RB |
| Week 3 (Sept. 17) | Kyler Murray (2) | Oklahoma | QB | Gary Johnson | Texas | LB | Amen Ogbongbemiga Austin Seibert | Oklahoma State Oklahoma | LB PK | Alan Bowman | Texas Tech | QB |
| Week 4 (Sept. 24) | Will Grier (2) | West Virginia | QB | Kenneth Murray | Oklahoma | LB | Drew Galitz | Baylor | P | Caden Sterns | Texas | DB |
| Week 5 (Oct. 1) | Kyler Murray (3) | Oklahoma | QB | Jordan Brailford | Oklahoma State | DE | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | WR | Keith Washington Pooka Williams Jr. (2) | West Virginia Kansas | CB RB |
| Week 6 (Oct. 8) | Sam Ehlinger | Texas | QB | Braxton Lewis | Iowa State | DB | Cameron Dicker | Texas | K | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Week 7 (Oct. 15) | Alex Barnes | Kansas State | RB | Duke Shelley JaQuan Bailey | Kansas State Iowa State | DB DE | Dominic Panazzolo | Texas Tech | P | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Week 8 (Oct. 22) | Kyler Murray (4) | Oklahoma | QB | Dakota Allen | Texas Tech | LB | Clayton Hatfield | Texas Tech | K | Kennedy Brooks | Oklahoma | RB |
| Week 9 (Oct. 29) | Taylor Cornelius | Oklahoma State | QB | Marcel Spears Jr. | Iowa State | LB | Gabriel Rui Zach Sinor | Kansas Oklahoma State | K P | Pooka Williams Jr. (3) | Kansas | RB |
| Week 10 (Nov. 5) | Will Grier (3) | West Virginia | QB | Clay Johnston | Baylor | LB | Evan Staley | West Virginia | K | Jalen Hurd Brock Purdy (2) | Baylor Iowa State | WR QB |
| Week 11 (Nov. 12) | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | Texas | WR | Joe Dineen Jr. Davante Davis | Kansas Texas | LB DB | Cameron Dicker (2) | Texas | K | Kennedy Brooks (2) | Oklahoma | RB |
| Week 12 (Nov. 19) | Taylor Cornelius (2) | Oklahoma State | QB | Ben Banogu | TCU | DE | Blake Lynch | Kansas State | K | Pooka Williams Jr. (4) | Kansas | RB |
| Week 13 (Nov. 26) | Kyler Murray (5) | Oklahoma | QB | Juwuan Johnson | TCU | LB | Austin Seibert (2) | Oklahoma | K/P | Kennedy Brooks (3) | Oklahoma | RB |

### Postseason awards

2018 Consensus All-Americans
The following Big 12 players were named to the 2017 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA): Ben Powers, OL, Oklahoma.
Academic All-America Team Member of the Year (CoSIDA)
Consensus All-Americans :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Ben Powers | OL | Senior | Oklahoma |

#### 2018 All-Big 12

* Offensive Player of the Year: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
* Defensive Player of the Year: David Long Jr., LB, West Virginia
* Offensive Freshman of the Year: Pooka Williams Jr., RB, Kansas
* Defensive Freshman of the Year: Caden Sterns, DB, Texas
* Offensive Lineman of the Year: Dalton Risner, Kansas State, Dru Samia, Oklahoma & Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia
* Defensive Lineman of the Year: Charles Omenihu, Texas
* Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Jalen Hurd, WR, Baylor
* Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Greg Eisworth, DB, Iowa State
* Special Teams Player of the Year: Austin Seibert, P/K, Oklahoma
* Coach of the Year: Matt Campbell, Iowa State & Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
All-Big 12 Offense :
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| QB | Kyler Murray | Junior | Oklahoma |
| RB | Pooka Williams Jr. | Freshman | Kansas |
| RB | Justice Hill | Junior | Oklahoma State |
| FB | Andrew Beck | Senior | Texas |
| WR | Marquise Brown | Junior | Oklahoma |
| WR | Tylan Wallace | Sophomore | Oklahoma State |
| WR | David Sills | Senior | West Virginia |
| TE | Grant Calcaterra | Sophomore | Oklahoma |
| TE | Trevon Wesco | Senior | West Virginia |
| OL | Dalton Risner | Senior | Kansas State |
| OL | Cody Ford | Junior | Oklahoma |
| OL | Ben Powers | Senior | Oklahoma |
| OL | Dru Samia | Senior | Oklahoma |
| OL | Yodny Cajuste | Senior | West Virginia |
| PK | Austin Seibert | Senior | Oklahoma |
| PK | Clayton Hatfield | Senior | Texas Tech |
| KR/PR | Pooka Williams Jr. | Freshman | Kansas |
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All-Big 12 Defense :
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| DL | Daniel Wise | Senior | Kansas |
| DL | Jordan Brailford | Junior | Oklahoma State |
| DL | Charles Omenihu | Senior | Texas |
| DL | Ben Banogu | Junior | TCU |
| DL | L. J. Collier | Senior | TCU |
| LB | Joe Dineen Jr. | Senior | Kansas |
| LB | Dakota Allen | Senior | Texas Tech |
| LB | David Long Jr. | Junior | West Virginia |
| DB | Greg Eisworth | Sophomore | Iowa State |
| DB | Kris Boyd | Senior | Texas |
| DB | Caden Sterns | Freshman | Texas |
| DB | Adrian Frye | Freshman | Texas Tech |
| DB | Kenny Robinson | Sophomore | West Virginia |
| P | Drew Galitz | Senior | Baylor |
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#### All-Academic

First team
| Name | Pos. | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Zach Reuter | WR | Kansas State | Sr. | 4.0 | Biochemistry/Pre-Med |
| Adam Holtorf | OL | Kansas State | Sr. | 3.96 | Agribusiness |
Second team
| Name | Pos. | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Justice Hill | RB | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 3.64 | Finance |

#### National award winners

* Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma: Heisman Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, AP Player of the Year

## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Baylor | McLane Stadium | 45,140 | 45,330† | 40,442 | 36,725 | 36,888 | 43,492 | | – | | 40,575 | 89% |
| Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium | 61,500 | 58,479† | 54,028 | 56,629 | 57,908 | 53,860 | | | | 56,180 | 91% |
| Kansas | Memorial Stadium | 50,071 | 24,305 | 28,044† | 18,364 | 15,069 | 15,543 | | – | | 20,265 | 40% |
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 53,000 | 50,063 | 49,784 | 50,618† | 49,916 | 50,245 | 50,062 | | | 50,114 | 94% |
| Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 86,112 | 86,402 | 86,402 | 87,177 | 86,642 | 86,436 | 87,635† | | | 86,782 | 100.7% |
| Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium | 56,790 | 50,103 | 53,924 | 54,974 | 53,166 | 52,995 | 56,790† | | | 53,661 | 94% |
| TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 45,000 | 42,219 | 42,664 | 44,387 | 45,055† | 40,486 | | – | | 42,962 | 95% |
| Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | 100,119 | 90,563 | 103,557†‡ | 95,124 | 93,882 | 100,703 | 102,498 | – | | 97,721 | 97.6% |
| Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60,454 | 52,126 | 53,484 | 55,283 | 54,402 | 60,454† | 60,454† | – | 336,203 | 56,033 | 92% |
| West Virginia | Mountaineer Field | 60,000 | 58,446 | 59,245 | 57,419 | 53,117 | 60,007† | | – | | 57,646 | 96% |
Bold – Exceed capacity †Season High ‡ Record Stadium Attendance