BIG 12 CONFERENCE 64 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS
The Conference’s hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 16 years. Since it began competition in 1996-97, the league can boast of 47 NCAA team titles and 517 individual national championships.
7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
44 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
27 BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The new Big 12 ushers in its 17th year by welcoming a new commissioner and two new members as it continues to promote the stability, strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences.
153 ALL-AMERICANS
Prominence on a National Stage
Bob Bowlsby was named the Conference’s fourth commissioner on May 4, 2012 after spending the previous six years as director of athletics at Stanford University. TCU and West Virginia became the Big 12’s first additions since inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. With 10 members, the Big 12 will remain as the only major conference in the nation to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play.
Through its first 16 years, the Big 12 has claimed a team national championship in 16 of the sports it sponsors. The Conference ranks second with seven appearances in the BCS National Championship Game and leads the country with 95 football consensus All-America selections
BAYLOR Oklahoma has won 21 of its 22 meetings with the Bears.
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IOWA STATE OU owns a commanding 70-5-2 series lead over Cyclones.
KANSAS OU’s 70-27-6 series lead includes 18 shutouts of Kansas.
KANSAS STATE Sooners once reeled off 32 straight wins over Wildcats.
OKLAHOMA STATE College football’s most lopsided, continuous in-state rivalry.
TCU The Sooners are 5-0 all-time in Fort Worth.
TEXAS OU has won nine of the last 13 by a combined score of 418-222.
TEXAS TECH Sooners own 14-6 series lead against Red Raiders.
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Last year’s win for OU was the first as Big 12 foes 1950 • 1955 • 1956 • 1974 • 1975 • 1985 • 2000
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS