# 2021 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2021 Big 12 Conference football season was the 26th season of the Big 12 Conference football and took place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 4 with non-conference play. Conference play began on September 18, 2021. The entire schedule was released on February 11, 2021.
The 2021 season was the tenth season for the Big 12 since the early 2010s conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.
The 2021 Big 12 Championship Game was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 4, 2021.

## Background
### Previous season

In the 2020 season, Oklahoma defeated Iowa State 27–21 in the conference championship.
Six teams were invited to bowl games in the 2020 season, and the conference went 5–0 in those games, with the Texas Bowl between TCU and Arkansas being cancelled due to COVID-19 issues.

## Preseason
### Big 12 media days

The 2021 Big 12 media days were held on July 14–15 in Frisco, Texas. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
* Big 12 Commissioner – Bob Bowlsby
* Baylor – Dave Aranda (HC), Connor Galvin (OL) & Terrel Bernard (LB)
* Iowa State – Matt Campbell (HC), Breece Hall (RB) & Greg Eisworth II (DB)
* Kansas – Lance Leipold (HC), Kwamie Lassiter II (WR) & Kenny Logan Jr. (S)
* Kansas State – Chris Klieman (HC), Skylar Thompson (QB) & Jahron McPherson (DB)
* Oklahoma – Lincoln Riley (HC), Jeremiah Hall (FB) & Nik Bonitto (LB)
* Oklahoma State – Mike Gundy (HC), Spencer Sanders (QB) & Malcolm Rodriguez (DE)
* TCU – Gary Patterson (HC), Max Duggan (QB) & Ochaun Mathis (DE)
* Texas – Steve Sarkisian (HC), Bijan Robinson (RB) & Keondre Coburn (DT)
* Texas Tech – Matt Wells (HC), Dawson Deaton (OL) & Riko Jeffers (LB)
* West Virginia – Neal Brown (HC), Leddie Brown (RB) & Dante Stills (DL)

### Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on July 8, 2021.
Big 12 :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 365 (35) |
| 2 | Iowa State | 351 (4) |
| 3 | Texas | 273 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 266 |
| 5 | TCU | 255 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 185 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 163 |
| 8 | Baylor | 124 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 103 |
| 10 | Kansas | 39 |
* First place votes in

### Preseason Watch Lists

| Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position |
| Lott Trophy | Mike Rose | Iowa State | LB |
| Lott Trophy | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | CB |
| Lott Trophy | Josh Thompson | Texas | CB |
| Dodd Trophy | Matt Campbell | Iowa State | HC |
| Dodd Trophy | Lincoln Riley | Oklahoma | HC |
| Maxwell Award | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Breece Hall | Iowa State | RB |
| Maxwell Award | Skylar Thompson | Kansas State | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas State | RB |
| Maxwell Award | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Marvin Mims | Oklahoma | WR |
| Maxwell Award | Max Duggan | TCU | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Bijan Robinson | Texas | RB |
| Maxwell Award | Erik Ezukanma | Texas Tech | WR |
| Maxwell Award | Jarret Doege | West Virginia | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Leddie Brown | West Virginia | RB |
| Bednarik Award | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | DB |
| Bednarik Award | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | DE |
| Bednarik Award | Mike Rose | Iowa State | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | DE |
| Bednarik Award | Malcolm Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Oklahoma State | S |
| Bednarik Award | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | DE |
| Bednarik Award | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | CB |
| Bednarik Award | Keondre Coburn | Texas | DT |
| Bednarik Award | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | LB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | QB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Spencer Sanders | Oklahoma State | QB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Max Duggan | TCU | QB |
| Doak Walker Award | Abram Smith | Baylor | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Breece Hall | Iowa State | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Kennedy Brooks | Oklahoma | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Eric Gray | Oklahoma | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | LD Brown | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Jaylen Warren | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Zach Evans | TCU | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Leddie Brown | West Virginia | RB |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Tyquan Thornton | Baylor | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Xavier Hutchinson | Iowa State | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Charlie Kolar | Iowa State | TE |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Marvin Mims | Oklahoma | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Michael Woods II | Oklahoma | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Xavier Worthy | Texas | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Erik Ezukanma | Texas Tech | WR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Kaylon Geiger | Texas Tech | WR |
| John Mackey Award | Ben Sims | Baylor | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Chase Allen | Iowa State | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Charlie Kolar | Iowa State | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Austin Stogner | Oklahoma | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Cade Brewer | Texas | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Travis Koontz | Texas Tech | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Mike O'Laughlin | West Virginia | TE |
| Rimington Trophy | Colin Newell | Iowa State | C |
| Rimington Trophy | Mike Novitsky | Kansas | C |
| Rimington Trophy | Danny Godlevske | Oklahoma State | C |
| Rimington Trophy | Steve Avila | TCU | C |
| Rimington Trophy | Dawson Deaton | Texas Tech | C |
| Butkus Award | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | LB |
| Butkus Award | Mike Rose | Iowa State | LB |
| Butkus Award | Brian Asamoah | Oklahoma | LB |
| Butkus Award | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | LB |
| Butkus Award | Malcolm Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | LB |
| Butkus Award | DeMarvion Overshown | Texas | LB |
| Butkus Award | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | LB |
| Outland Trophy | Colin Newell | Iowa State | C |
| Outland Trophy | Derek Schweiger | Iowa State | G |
| Outland Trophy | Marquis Hayes | Oklahoma | G |
| Outland Trophy | Tyrese Robinson | Oklahoma | G |
| Outland Trophy | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | DT |
| Outland Trophy | Josh Sills | Oklahoma State | G |
| Outland Trophy | Dawson Deaton | Texas Tech | C |
| Outland Trophy | Dante Stills | West Virginia | DT |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Jalen Pitre | Baylor | S |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Greg Eisworth | Iowa State | S |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | DE |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Mike Rose | Iowa State | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Nik Bonitto | Oklahoma | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | DE |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | DT |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Malcolm Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | CB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Ochaun Mathis | TCU | DE |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Dante Stills | West Virginia | DT |
| Lou Groza Award | Gabe Brkic | Oklahoma | K |
| Lou Groza Award | Alex Hale | Oklahoma State | K |
| Lou Groza Award | Cameron Dicker | Texas | K |
| Paul Hornung Award | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Kenny Logan Jr. | Kansas | S |
| Paul Hornung Award | Phillip Brooks | Kansas State | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Marvin Mims | Oklahoma | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Derius Davis | TCU | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | D'Shawn Jamison | Texas | CB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Myles Price | Texas Tech | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Winston Wright | West Virginia | WR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Byron Hanspard Jr. | Baylor | DB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Kwamie Lassiter II | Kansas | WR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Skylar Thompson | Kansas State | QB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Pat Fields | Oklahoma | DB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Obinna Eze | TCU | OL |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Tony Bradford Jr. | Texas Tech | DL |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Evan Staley | West Virginia | K |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Jarret Doege | West Virginia | QB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Sean Mahone | West Virginia | DB |
| Walter Camp Award | Breece Hall | Iowa State | RB |
| Walter Camp Award | Charlie Kolar | Iowa State | TE |
| Walter Camp Award | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Walter Camp Award | Mike Rose | Iowa State | LB |
| Walter Camp Award | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | QB |
| Walter Camp Award | Bijan Robinson | Texas | RB |
| Manning Award | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Manning Award | Skyler Thompson | Kansas State | QB |
| Manning Award | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | QB |
| Manning Award | Max Duggan | TCU | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | RB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Daniel Jackson | Iowa State | WR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Deuce Vaughn | Kansas State | RB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Kennedy Brooks | Oklahoma | RB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Marvin Mims | Oklahoma | WR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Spencer Sanders | Oklahoma State | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Max Duggan | TCU | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Zach Evans | TCU | RB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Quentin Johnston | TCU | WR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Bijan Robinson | Texas | RB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Erik Ezukanma | Texas Tech | WR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Jarret Doege | West Virginia | QB |
| Ray Guy Award | Isaac Power | Baylor | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Ty Zentner | Kansas State | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Michael Turk | Oklahoma | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Tom Hutton | Oklahoma State | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Cameron Dicker | Texas | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Ryan Bujcevski | Texas | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Austin McNamara | Texas Tech | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Tyler Sumpter | West Virginia | P |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Siaki Ika | Baylor | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Jaylen Warren | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Junior Angilau | Texas | OL |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Skylar Thompson | Kansas State | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Spencer Rattler | Oklahoma | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Max Duggan | TCU | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Casey Thompson | Texas | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Tyler Shough | Texas Tech | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Jarret Doege | West Virginia | QB |

### Preseason All-Conference teams

2021 Preseason All-Big 12
* Offensive Player of the Year: Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma
* Defensive Player of the Year: Mike Rose, LB, Iowa State
* Newcomer of the Year: Eric Gray, RB, Oklahoma
All-Big 12 Offense :
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| QB | Spencer Rattler | So. | Oklahoma |
| RB | Breece Hall | Jr. | Iowa State |
| RB | Bijan Robinson | So. | Texas |
| FB | Jeremiah Hall | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| WR | Xavier Hutchinson | Sr. | Iowa State |
| WR | Marvin Mims | So. | Oklahoma |
| WR | Erik Ezukanma | Jr. | Texas Tech |
| TE | Charlie Kolar | Sr. | Iowa State |
| OL | Trevor Downing | Jr. | Iowa State |
| OL | Colin Newell | Sr. | Iowa State |
| OL | Marquis Hayes | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Wanya Morris | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| OL | Josh Sills | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| OL | Dawson Deaton | Sr. | Texas Tech |
| PK | Gabe Brkic | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| KR/PR | Phillip Brooks | Jr. | Kansas State |
All-Big 12 Defense :
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| DL | Will McDonald IV | Jr. | Iowa State |
| DL | Isaiah Thomas | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| DL | Perrion Winfrey | Sr. | Oklahoma |
| DL | Ochaun Mathis | Jr. | TCU |
| DL | Dante Stills | Sr. | West Virginia |
| LB | Terrel Bernard | Sr. | Baylor |
| LB | Mike Rose | Sr. | Iowa State |
| LB | Nik Bonitto | Jr. | Oklahoma |
| DB | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| DB | Jalen Pitre | Sr. | Baylor |
| DB | Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | Jr. | TCU |
| DB | Greg Eisworth | Sr. | Iowa State |
| DB | DShawn Jamison | Sr. | Texas |
| P | Austin McNamara | Jr. | Texas Tech |

## Head coaches

There were two head coaching changes in the conference following the conclusion of the 2019 season. On January 2, 2021, Texas announced that head coach Tom Herman would be departing the team, and that he would be replaced by Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. In addition, on March 8, 2021, Kansas announced they had fired Les Miles. On March 11, Emmett Jones was named interim head coach. On April 30, Kansas announced that Lance Leipold, formerly head coach of the Buffalo Bulls, would take over the position.
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big–12 record |
| Baylor | Dave Aranda | 2 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 |
| Iowa State | Matt Campbell | 6 | 70–42 | 30–25 | 26–19 |
| Kansas | Lance Leipold | 1 | 146–39 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Kansas State | Chris Klieman | 3 | 84–24 | 12–11 | 9–9 |
| Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | 5 | 41–8 | 41–8 | 34–5 |
| Oklahoma State | Mike Gundy | 17 | 137–67 | 137–67 | 83–55 |
| TCU | Gary Patterson | 21 | 178–74 | 178–74 | 115–52 |
| Texas | Steve Sarkisian | 1 | 46–35 | 0–0 | 1–2* |
| Texas Tech | Matt Wells | 3 | 52–48 | 8–14 | 5–13 |
| West Virginia | Neal Brown | 3 | 46–27 | 9–10 | 7–10 |
*Includes games played against Nebraska and Baylor while at Washington

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* Big 12 member won
* Big 12 member lost
* Big 12 teams in bold
All times Central time.
† denotes Homecoming game

### Regular season schedule
#### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | South Dakota | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | ESPN+ | W 17–14 | 26,103 |
| September 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Stanford | Kansas State | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | FS1 | W 24–7 | 28,668 |
| September 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma | Tulane | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | W 40–35 | 42,206 |
| September 4 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (rivalry) | ESPN | L 24–30 | 43,811 |
| September 4 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa | No. 7 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN+ | W 16–10 | 61,500 |
| September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 23 Louisiana | No. 21 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | Fox | W 38–18 | 91,113 |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | W 38–21 | 43,478 |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 (FCS) Missouri State | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN+ | W 23–16 | 50,807 |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | W 29–20 | 26,573 |
| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 35,377 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 17 Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN2 | L 22–49 | 17,697 |
| September 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) | FS1 | W 28–23 | 52,127 |
| September 11 | 2:30 p.m. | California | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPNU | W 34–32 | 38,631 |
| September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Iowa | No. 9 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (rivalry) | ABC | L 17–27 | 61,500 |
| September 11 | 4:00 p.m. | LIU | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ESPN+ | W 66–0 | 50,911 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 Texas | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) | ESPN | L 21–40 | 74,531 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN+ | W 66–7 | 42,461 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 (FCS) Southern Illinois | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 47,628 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN+ | W 28–22 | 55,271 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 4 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | BSOK PPV | W 76–0 | 83,538 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 15 Virginia Tech | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (rivalry) | FS1 | W 27–21 | 60,222 |
| September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | Nebraska | No. 3 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (rivalry) | Fox | W 23–16 | 84,659 |
| September 18 | 1:05 p.m. | Nevada | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPN+ | W 38–17 | 48,768 |
| September 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | ESPN+ | BAY 45–7 | 23,218 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN+ | W 54–21 | 50,118 |
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | W 58–0 | 91,978 |
| September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | W 21–20 | 36,702 |
| September 18 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 14 Iowa State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | CBSSN | W 48–3 | 35,193 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week |
| September 18 | TCU |

#### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | TEX 70–35 | 98,349 |
| September 25 | 11:00 a.m. | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) | FS1 | L 34–42 | 46,672 |
| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 Iowa State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FOX | BAY 31–29 | 42,539 |
| September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ACCN | L 33–52 | 19,128 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Kansas State | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN+ | OKST 31–20 | 51,444 |
| September 25 | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 4 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | OKLA 16–13 | 84,353 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) | ABC | TEX 32–27 | 43,337 |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FOX | OKLA 37–31 | 47,690 |
| October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | TTU 23–20 | 54,090 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 Baylor | No. 19 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN2 | OKST 24–14 | 52,144 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | ISU 59–7 | 60,446 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 9 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | FS1 | BAY 45–20 | 43,569 |
| October 9 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 21 Texas | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (rivalry) | ABC | OKLA 55–48 | 92,100 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | TCU | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | TCU 52–31 | 55,821 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 9 | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | No. 12 Oklahoma State |

#### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 19 BYU | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN | W 38–24 | 48,016 |
| October 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | TT 41–14 | 25,106 |
| October 16 | 6:30 p.m. | Iowa State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS (rivalry) | ESPN2 | ISU 33–20 | 48,363 |
| October 16 | 6:30 p.m. | TCU | No. 4 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | OKLA 52–31 | 84,391 |
| October 16 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma State | No. 25 Texas | Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | OKST 32–24 | 99,916 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week |
| October 16 | West Virginia |

#### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 23† | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 Oklahoma State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FOX | ISU 24-21 | 61,500 |
| October 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FS1 | KSU 25-24 | 52,874 |
| October 23 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 Oklahoma | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | ESPN | OKLA 35-23 | 26,321 |
| October 23† | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPNU | WVU 29-17 | 37,288 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 23 | No. 20 Baylor | Texas |

#### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 Iowa State | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ESPN+ | WVU 38–31 | 45,613 |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | TCU | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPNU | KSU 31–12 | 44,339 |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 4 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | OKLA 52–21 | 82,732 |
| October 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | No. 16 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Baylor, TX | ABC | BAY 31–24 | 45,834 |
| October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 15 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | OKST 55–3 | 55,026 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (rivalry) | FS1 | KSU 35–10 | 30,611 |
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 11 Oklahoma State | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | OKST 24–3 | 50,109 |
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 Baylor | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) | FOX | TCU 30–28 | 40,338 |
| November 6 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | ISU 30–7 | 61,500 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| November 6 | No. 4 Oklahoma | Texas Tech |

#### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TC | ESPN2 | TT 41-38 | 47,158 |
| November 13 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | KSU 34-17 | 43,932 |
| November 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | Texas | Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPNU | KU 57-56 $^{OT}$ | 95,202 |
| November 13 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 Oklahoma | No. 18 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Baylor, TX | FOX | BU 27-14 | 45,834 |
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 10 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FOX | OKST 63-17 | 54,549 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | WVU 31–21 | 48,755 |
| November 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | No. 12 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | OKLA 28–21 | 82,685 |
| November 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN+ | TCU 31–28 | 35,061 |
| November 20 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 11 Baylor | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | BU 20–10 | 43,857 |
| November 20 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 9 Oklahoma State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FOX | OKST 23–0 | 53,169 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | TCU | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | ISU 48–14 | 57,775 |
| November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | Texas | Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | TEX 22–17 | 75,072 |
| November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech | No. 9 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Baylor, TX (rivalry) | FS1 | BU 27–24 | 43,901 |
| November 27 | 6:00 p.m. | West Virginia | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FS1 | WVU 34–28 | 23,117 |
| November 27 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 7 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) | ABC | OKST 37–33 | 54,990 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Championship Game

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 9 Baylor | No. 5 Oklahoma State | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ABC | BU 21-16 | 65,771 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
* ↑ Originally scheduled to be played as an away game, the game against Tulane was moved to Norman on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane will remain the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.

## Head to head matchups

Head to head
Source: :
| Team | Baylor | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | TCU | Texas | Texas Tech | West Virginia |
| Baylor | — | W, 31-29 | W, 45-7 | W, 20-10 | W 27-14 | L, 14-24 | L, 28–30 | W, 31–24 | W, 27-24 | W, 45-20 |
| Iowa State | L, 29-31 | — | W, 59-7 | W, 33-20 | L, 21-28 | W, 24-21 | W, 48-14 | W, 30–7 | L, 38-41 | L, 31-38 |
| Kansas | L, 45–7 | L, 7-59 | — | L, 10–35 | L, 23-35 | L, 3-55 | L, 28-31 | W, 57-56 | L,14-41 | L, 28-34 |
| Kansas State | L, 10-20 | L, 20-33 | W, 35-10 | — | L, 31-37 | L, 20–31 | W, 31–12 | L, 17-22 | W, 25-24 | W, 34-17 |
| Oklahoma | L, 14-28 | W, 28-21 | W, 35-23 | W, 37-31 | — | L, 31-37 | W, 52-31 | W, 55-48 | W, 52–21 | W, 16-13 |
| Oklahoma State | W, 24-14 | L, 21-24 | W, 55-3 | W, 31-20 | W, 37-31 | — | W, 63-17 | W, 32-24 | W, 23-0 | W, 24–3 |
| TCU | W, 30-28 | L, 14-48 | W, 31-28 | L, 12-31 | L, 31-52 | L, 17-63 | — | L, 27-32 | W, 52-31 | L, 17-29 |
| Texas | L, 24-31 | L, 7-30 | L, 56-57 | W, 22-17 | L, 48-55 | L, 24–32 | W, 32-27 | — | W, 70-35 | L, 23-31 |
| Texas Tech | L, 24-27 | W, 41-38 | W, 41–34 | L, 24–25 | L, 21–52 | L, 0-23 | L, 31–52 | L, 35-70 | — | W, 23–30 |
| West Virginia | L, 20-45 | W, 38-30 | W, 34-28 | L, 17-34 | L, 13-16 | L, 3-24 | W, 29–17 | W, 31-23 | L, 20-23 | — |
Updated with the results of all regular season conference games.

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Legend :
* Big 12 win
* Big 12 loss
For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big-12 will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Big-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), First Responder Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl and Texas Bowl. The Big-12 teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big-12 champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Time (CST) | Television | Big-12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Liberty Bowl | December 28, 2021 | Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN | 5:45 p.m. | ESPN | Texas Tech | Mississippi State | W, 34–7 | 48,615 |
| Guaranteed Rate Bowl | December 28, 2021 | Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN | West Virginia | Minnesota | L, 18–6 | 21,220 |
| Cheez-It Bowl | December 29, 2021 | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | 4:45 p.m. | ESPN | Iowa State | Clemson | L, 20–13 | 39,051 |
| Alamo Bowl | December 29, 2021 | Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN | Oklahoma | Oregon | W, 47–32 | 59,121 |
| Texas Bowl | January 4, 2022 | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | 7:45 p.m. | ESPN | Kansas State | LSU | W, 42–20 | 52,207 |
| New Year's Six bowl games |||||||||
| Sugar Bowl | January 1, 2022 | Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana | 7:45 p.m. | ESPN | Baylor | Ole Miss | W, 21–7 | 66,479 |
| Fiesta Bowl | January 1, 2022 | State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN | Oklahoma State | Notre Dame | W, 37–35 | 49,550 |
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big-12 teams shown in bold.

## Big 12 vs other conferences
### Records against other conferences

| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 1–1 |
| Big Ten | 1–2 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 1–0 |
| Pac-12 | 2–0 |
| SEC | 0–1 |
| Power 5 Total | 5-4 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| The American | 3–1 |
| C–USA | 2–0 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 3–0 |
| Sun Belt | 2–1 |
| Other FBS Total | 10-2 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 9–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 24-6 |
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
| ACC | 0–1 |
| Big Ten | 0–1 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 1–0 |
| Pac-12 | 1–0 |
| SEC | 3–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 5–2 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| C–USA | 0–0 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 0–0 |
| Total Bowl Record | 5–2 |

#### Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the Power Five conferences teams (ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, Notre Dame, BYU and SEC).
| Date | Big 12 Team | Opponent | Conference | Location | Result |
| September 4 | Kansas State | Stanford | Pac-12 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas | W, 24–7 |
| September 4 | West Virginia | Maryland (rivalry) | Big Ten | Maryland Stadium, College Park, Maryland | L, 24–30 |
| September 11 | No. 9 Iowa State | No. 10 Iowa (rivalry) | Big Ten | Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa | L, 17–27 |
| September 11 | No. 15 Texas | Arkansas (rivalry) | SEC | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Ark. | L, 21–40 |
| September 11 | TCU | California | Pac-12 | Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas | W, 34–32 |
| September 18 | Oklahoma | Nebraska (rivalry) | Big Ten | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma | W, 23–16 |
| September 18 | West Virginia | Virginia Tech (rivalry) | ACC | Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV | W, 27–21 |
| September 25 | Kansas | Duke | ACC | Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, N.C. | L, 33–52 |
| October 16 | Baylor | BYU | Independents | McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas | W, 38-24 |

#### Big 12 vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include Big 12 teams competing against teams from The American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 4 | Sun Belt | Baylor | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W, 29–20 |
| September 4 | The American | No. 2 Oklahoma | Tulane | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W, 40–35 |
| September 4 | Sun Belt | No. 23 Louisiana | No. 21 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W, 38–18 |
| September 4 | The American | Texas Tech | Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | W, 38–21 |
| September 10 | Sun Belt | Kansas | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L, 22–49 |
| September 11 | The American | Tulsa (rivalry) | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W, 28–23 |
| September 18 | Mountain West | Iowa State | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | W, 48–3 |
| September 18 | Mountain West | Nevada | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W, 38–17 |
| September 18 | Mountain West | Oklahoma State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | W, 21–20 |
| September 18 | C-USA | Rice (rivalry) | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W, 58–0 |
| September 18 | C-USA | FIU | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W, 54–21 |
| September 25 | The American | SMU (rivalry) | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L, 34–42 |

#### Big 12 vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Big 12 teams competing against FBS Independents which include Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass.

#### Big 12 vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 4 | Missouri State | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W, 23–16 |
| September 4 | South Dakota | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W, 17–14 |
| September 4 | Duquesne | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W, 45–3 |
| September 4 | Northern Iowa | No. 7 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | W, 16–10 |
| September 11 | Western Carolina | No. 4 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | W, 76–0 |
| September 11 | Long Island | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | W, 66–0 |
| September 11 | Texas Southern | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | W, 66–7 |
| September 11 | Southern Illinois | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W, 31–23 |
| September 11 | Stephen F. Austin | Texas Tech | Jones A&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W, 28–22 |

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | No change in ranking from previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| | | 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 | | | | | 21 | RV | RV | 20 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Baylor | C | | | | RV | 24 | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Baylor | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
| Iowa State | AP | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | RV | | | RV | 22 | RV | RV | | | | | |
| Iowa State | C | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 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 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | | | | |
| Kansas State | C | | RV | RV | 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 | 2 (6) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | C | 3 (2) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | |
| Oklahoma State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Oklahoma State | C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Oklahoma State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | |
| TCU | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TCU | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TCU | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Texas | AP | 21 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Texas | C | 19 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Texas | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | AP | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | C | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | AP | RV | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | C | RV | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |

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

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Special Teams | Special Teams | Newcomer | Newcomer | Newcomer |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 (Sept. 6) | Bijan Robinson | Texas | RB | Riko Jeffers | Texas Tech | LB | Gabe Brkic | Oklahoma | PK | Reggie Pearson Jr. | Texas Tech | DB |
| Week 2 (Sept. 13) | Zach Evans | TCU | RB | JT Woods Malcolm Rodriguez | Baylor Oklahoma State | S LB | LD Brown | Oklahoma State | RB | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas State | DE |
| Week 3 (Sept. 20) | Jaylen Warren | Oklahoma State | RB | Jared Bartlett | West Virginia | LB | Jason Taylor II | Oklahoma State | FS | Jaylen Warren | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Week 4 (Sept. 27) | Casey Thompson | Texas | QB | Garmon Randolph Malcolm Rodriguez | Baylor Oklahoma State | LB | Trestan Ebner | Baylor | RB | Xavier Worthy | Texas | WR |
| Week 5 (Oct. 4) | Bijan Robinson | Texas | RB | Colin Schooler | Texas Tech | LB | Cameron Dicker Jonathan Garibay | Texas Texas Tech | PK | Jaylen Warren | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Week 6 (Oct. 11) | Kennedy Brooks | Oklahoma | RB | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | TCU | CB | Gabe Brkic | Oklahoma | PK | Caleb Williams | Oklahoma | QB |
| Week 7 (Oct. 18) | Caleb Williams | Oklahoma | QB | Jason Taylor II | Oklahoma St | S | Andrew Mevis | Iowa State | PK | Jaylen Warren | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Week 8 (Oct. 25) | Brock Purdy | Iowa State | QB | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | DE | Casey Legg | West Virginia | PK | Devin Neal Charles Woods | Kansas West Virginia | RB DB |
| Week 9 (Nov. 1) | Caleb Williams | Oklahoma | QB | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas State | DE | Tanner Brown | Oklahoma State | PK | Mario Williams | Oklahoma | WR |
| Week 10 (Nov. 8) | Chandler Morris | TCU | QB | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | DE | Andre Mevis | Iowa State | PK | Jaylen Warren | Oklahoma State | RB |
| Week 11 (Nov. 15) | Devin Neal | Kansas | RB | Terrel Bernard | Baylor | LB | Jonathan Garibay | Texas Tech | PK | Donovan Smith | Texas Tech | QB |
| Week 12 (Nov. 22) | Jarret Doege | West Virginia | QB | Jalen Redmond | Oklahoma | DL | Michael Turk Austin McNamara | Oklahoma Texas Tech | P P | Key Lawrence | Oklahoma | DB |
| Week 13 (Nov. 29) | Breece Hall | Iowa State | RB | Malcolm Rodriguez | Oklahoma State | LB | Brennan Presley | Oklahoma St | WR | Collin Oliver | Oklahoma State | DL |

### Big 12 Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big 12 Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
| Award | Player | School |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Breece Hall, RB, Jr. | Iowa State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jalen Pitre, DB, Sr. | Baylor |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Trestan Ebner, RB/KR, Sr. | Baylor |
| Offensive Freshman of the Year | Xavier Worthy, WR, Fr. | Texas |
| Offensive lineman of the Year | Connor Galvin, OL, Sr. | Baylor |
| Defensive Freshman of the Year | Collin Oliver, DE, Fr. | Oklahoma State |
| Defensive lineman of the Year | Will McDonald IV, DL, Jr. Felix Anudike-Uzomah, DL, So. | Iowa State Kansas State |
| Offensive Newcomer of the Year | Jaylen Warren, RB, Sr. | Oklahoma State |
| Defensive Newcomer of the Year | Siaki Ika, DL, So. | Baylor |
| Coach of the Year | Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State |

### All-conference teams

The following players earned All-Big 12 honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Big 12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Spencer Sanders | Jr. | OSU |
| RB | Breece Hall | Jr. | ISU |
| RB | Bijan Robinson | So. | UT |
| FB | Jeremiah Hall | Sr. | OU |
| FB | Jared Rus | Jr. | ISU |
| WR | Xavier Hutchinson | Sr. | ISU |
| WR | Quentin Johnston | So. | TCU |
| WR | Xavier Worthy | Fr. | UT |
| TE | Charlie Kolar (U) | Sr. | ISU |
| OL | Connor Galvin | Sr. | BU |
| OL | Trevor Downing | Jr. | ISU |
| OL | Cooper Beebe | So. | KSU |
| OL | Josh Sills | Sr. | OSU |
| OL | Derek Kerstetter | Sr. | UT |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Will McDonald IV | Jr. | ISU |
| DL | Eyioma Uwazurike | Sr. | ISU |
| DL | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | So. | KSU |
| DL | Brock Martin | Sr. | OSU |
| DL | Dante Stills | Sr. | WVU |
| LB | Terrel Bernard | Sr. | BU |
| LB | Mike Rose | Sr. | ISU |
| LB | Malcolm Rodriguez | Sr. | OSU |
| DB | Jalen Pitre | Sr. | BU |
| DB | Russ Yeast | Sr. | KSU |
| DB | Jarrick Bernard-Converse | Sr. | OSU |
| DB | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Sr. | OSU |
| DB | Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson | Jr. | TCU |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Jonathan Garibay | Sr. | TTU |
| P | Michael Turk | Sr. | OU |
| P | Cameron Dicker | Sr. | UT |
| RT | Trestan Ebner | Sr. | BU |
| RT | Malik Knowles | Jr. | KSU |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense ||||
| QB | Brock Purdy | Sr. | ISU |
| RB | Abram Smith | Sr. | BU |
| RB | Deuce Vaughn | So. | KSU |
| FB | Jax Dineen | Jr. | KSU |
| WR | Tyquan Thornton | Sr. | BU |
| WR | Tay Martin | Sr. | OSU |
| WR | Erik Ezukanma | Jr. | TTU |
| TE | Chase Allen | Sr. | ISU |
| OL | Colin Newell | Sr. | ISU |
| OL | Marquis Hayes | Sr. | OU |
| OL | Steve Avila | Jr. | TCU |
| OL | Dawson Deaton | Sr. | TTU |
| OL | Zach Frazier | So. | WVU |
| Second Team Defense ||||
| DL | Siaki Ika | So. | BU |
| DL | Kyron Johnson | Sr. | KU |
| DL | Isaiah Thomas | Sr. | OU |
| DL | Perrion Winfrey | Sr. | OU |
| DL | Collin Oliver | Fr. | OSU |
| DL | Ochaun Mathis | Jr. | TCU |
| LB | Brian Asamoah | Jr. | OU |
| LB | Nik Bonitto | Jr. | OU |
| LB | Colin Schooler | Sr. | TTU |
| DB | Isheem Young | So. | ISU |
| DB | Kenny Logan Jr. | Jr. | KU |
| DB | Delarrin Turner-Yell | Sr. | OU |
| DB | Christian Holmes | Sr. | OSU |
| DB | DaMarcus Fields | Sr. | TTU |
| Second Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Gabe Brkic | Jr. | OU |
| P | Austin McNamara | Jr. | TTU |
| RT | Brennan Presley | So. | OSU |
| RT | Derius Davis | Sr. | TCU |
(U) - Unanimous Selection
Honorable mentions
* BAYLOR: Gerry Bohanon (QB), Dillon Doyle (LB), TJ Franklin (DL), Jacob Gall (OL, ONoY), Siaki Ika (DLoY), Cole Maxwell (DL), Christian Morgan
(DB), Xavier Newman-Johnson (OL), Ben Sims (TE), Abram Smith (OPoY), R.J. Sneed (WR), JT Woods (DB)
* IOWA STATE: Trevor Downing (OLoY), Greg Eisworth II (DB), Beau Freyler (DFoY), Jake Hummel (LB), Anthony Johnson (DB), Will McDonald IV (DPoY),
Andrew Mevis (PK, STPoY), Zach Petersen (DL), Darrell Simmons (OL)
* KANSAS: Earl Bostick Jr. (OL), Kwamie Lassiter II (WR), Kenny Logan Jr. (DPoY), Devin Neal (RB, OFoY), Mike Novitsky (OL, OLoY, ONoY), Rich Miller (DNoY)
* KANSAS STATE: Felix Anudike-Uzomah (DPoY), Cooper Beebe (OLoY), Julius Brents (DB), Cody Fletcher (LB), Daniel Green (LB), Eli Huggins (DL), Noah Johnson (OL), Malik Knowles (WR, STPoY), Nate Matlack (DFoY), Jahron McPherson (DB), Josh Rivas (OL), Reggie Stubblefield (DB), Deuce Vaughn (OPoY), Russ Yeast (DNoY), Ty Zentner (P)
* OKLAHOMA: Gabe Brkic (STPoY), Pat Fields (DB), Key Lawrence (DB, DNoY), Marvin Mims (WR), Chris Murray (OL), Tyrese Robinson (OL, OLoY), Drake Stoops (WR), Danny Stutsman (DFoY), Caleb Williams (QB, OFoY, OPoY), Michael Woods II (ONoY)
* OKLAHOMA STATE: Tanner Brown (PK), Logan Carter (FB), Braden Cassity (TE), Danny Godlevske (OL), Blaine Green (OFoY), Devin Harper (LB), Tom Hutton (P, STPoY), Tyler Lacy (DL), Brock Martin (DLoY), Malcolm Rodriguez (DPoY), Josh Sills (OLoY), Jason Taylor II (DB), Jaylen Warren (RB, OPoY), Hunter Woodard (OL)
* TCU: Taye Barber (WR), Derius Davis (STPoY), Obinna Eze (ONoY), TreVius Hodges-Tomlinson (DPoY), Dylan Horton (DL), Quentin Johnston (OPoY)
* TEXAS: Cade Brewer (TE), Luke Brockermeyer (LB), Keondre Coburn (DL), Anthony Cook (DB), Cameron Dicker (PK, STPoY), B.J. Foster (DB), Byron Murphy II (DFoY), Ovie Oghoufo (DNoY), Moro Ojomo (DL), DeMarvion Overshown (LB), Bijan Robinson (OPoY), Keilan Robinson (ONoY)
* TEXAS TECH: Josh Burger (OL), Dawson Deaton (OLoY), Jonathan Garibay (STPoY), Kaylon Geiger (ONoY), Jaylon Hutchings (DL), Riko Jeffers (LB), Travis Koontz (TE), Reggie Pearson Jr. (DB), T.J. Storment (OL), Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (DB), Rayshad Williams (DB, DNoY), Tyree Wilson (DL)
* WEST VIRGINIA: Alonzo Addae (DB), Leddie Brown (RB), Josh Chandler-Semedo (LB), Zach Frazier (OLoY), Bryce Ford-Wheaton (WR), James Gmiter (OL), Casey Legg (PK, STPoY), Sean Mahone (DB), Akheem Mesidor (DL), Wyatt Milum (OL, OFoY), Dante Stills (DLoY), Tyler Sumpter (P), Winston Wright Jr. (KR/PR, WR)

### All-Americans

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| First Team All-Americans ||||||
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| Second Team All-Americans ||||||
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| Third Team All-Americans ||||||
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA) *Walter Camp All-America Team *AP All-America teams *Sporting News All-America Team *Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA) *Sports Illustrated All-America Team *Report All-America Team (BR) *College Football News All-America Team (CFN) *ESPN All-America Team *CBS Sports All-America Team *Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon) *The Athletic All-America Team *USA Today All-America Team

### All-Academic

First team
* Pos.
* QB
* RB
* RB
* WR
* WR
* TE
* OL
* OL
* OL
* OL
* OL
* DL
* DL
* DL
* DL
* LB
* LB
* LB
* DB
* DB
* DB
* DB
* PK
* P
* ST
Second team
* Pos.
* QB
* RB
* RB
* WR
* WR
* TE
* OL
* OL
* OL
* OL
* OL
* DL
* DL
* DL
* DL
* LB
* LB
* LB
* DB
* DB
* DB
* DB
* PK
* P
* ST
Honorable mentions
* BAYLOR:
* IOWA STATE:
* KANSAS:
* KANSAS STATE:
* OKLAHOMA:
* OKLAHOMA STATE:
* TCU:
* TEXAS:
* TEXAS TECH:
* WEST VIRGINIA:

### National award winners

2021 College Football Award Winners-->

## 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 | 42,461 | 42,539 | 43,569 | 48,016† | 45,834 | 46,782 | 43,901 | 313,102 | 44,729 | 99.09% |
| Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium | 61,500 | 61,500‡ | 61,500‡ | 60,446 | 61,500‡ | 61,500‡ | 57,775 | | 364,221 | 60,704 | 98.70% |
| Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium | 50,071 | 26,103 | 27,218 | 25,106 | 26,321 | 30,611† | 23,117 | | 158,476 | 26,413 | 52.75% |
| Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 50,000 | 47,628 | 48,768† | 47,690 | 48,363 | 44,339 | 43,932 | 43,857 | 324,577 | 46,368 | 92.74% |
| Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 86,112 | 42,206 | 83,538 | 84,659† | 84,353 | 84,391 | 82,732 | 82,685 | 544,564 | 77,795 | 90.34% |
| Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium | 55,509 | 50,807 | 52,127 | 51,444 | 52,144 | 55,026† | 54,549 | 54,990 | 370,787 | 52,970 | 95.43% |
| TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 45,000 | 35,377 | 38,631 | 46,672† | 43,337 | 37,288 | 40,338 | 35,061 | 276,704 | 39,529 | 87.84% |
| Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | 95,594 | 91,113 | 91,978 | 98,349 | 99,916† | 95,202 | 75,072 | | 551,630 | 91,938 | 96.18% |
| Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60,454 | 55,271 | 50,118 | 55,821† | 52,874 | 47,158 | 53,169 | | 314,411 | 52,402 | 86.68% |
| West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium | 60,000 | 50,911 | 60,222† | 54,090 | 45,613 | 50,109 | 48,775 | | 309,720 | 51,620 | 86.03% |
Bold – exceeded capacity † Season high ‡ Record stadium Attendance
* ↑ Originally scheduled to be played as an away game, the game against Tulane was moved to Norman on August 30, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida. Tulane will remain the designated home team despite Oklahoma hosting the game.
* ↑ This game was originally scheduled to be played at Yulman Stadium as a home game for Tulane, but was relocated to Norman due to Hurricane Ida

## NFL Draft

The following list includes all Big 12 Players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL draft
| Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
| Breece Hall | RB | Iowa State | 2 | 4 | 36 | New York Jets |
| Jalen Pitre | S | Baylor | 2 | 5 | 37 | Houston Texans |
| Tyquan Thornton | WR | Baylor | 2 | 18 | 50 | New England Patriots |
| Nik Bonitto | LB | Oklahoma | 2 | 32 | 64 | Denver Broncos |
| Brian Asamoah | LB | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 66 | Minnesota Vikings |
| JT Woods | S | Baylor | 3 | 15 | 79 | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Terrel Bernard | LB | Baylor | 3 | 25 | 89 | Buffalo Bills |
| Perrion Winfrey | DT | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 108 | Cleveland Browns |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | DT | Iowa State | 4 | 11 | 116 | Denver Broncos |
| Erik Ezukanma | WR | Texas Tech | 4 | 20 | 125 | Miami Dolphins |
| Charlie Kolar | TE | Iowa State | 4 | 23 | 128 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Delarrin Turner-Yell | S | Oklahoma | 5 | 9 | 152 | Denver Broncos |
| Kyron Johnson | LB | Kansas | 6 | 2 | 181 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Malcolm Rodriguez | LB | Oklahoma State | 6 | 9 | 188 | Detroit Lions |
| Devin Harper | LB | Oklahoma State | 6 | 14 | 193 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Michael Woods II | WR | Oklahoma | 6 | 23 | 202 | Cleveland Browns |
| Trestan Ebner | RB | Baylor | 6 | 24 | 203 | Chicago Bears |
| Isaiah Thomas | DE | Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 223 | Cleveland Browns |
| Christian Holmes | CB | Oklahoma State | 7 | 19 | 240 | Washington Commanders |
| Kalon Barnes | CB | Baylor | 7 | 21 | 242 | Carolina Panthers |
| Dawson Deaton | C | Texas Tech | 7 | 25 | 246 | Cleveland Browns |
| Skylar Thompson | QB | Kansas State | 7 | 26 | 247 | Miami Dolphins |
| Russ Yeast | S | Kansas State | 7 | 32 | 253 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Marquis Hayes | OG | Oklahoma | 7 | 36 | 257 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Brock Purdy | QB | Iowa State | 7 | 41 | 262 | San Francisco 49ers |