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2023 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2023 Big 12 Conference football season was the 28th season of the Big 12 Conference football, part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The 2023 season was the first season for the Big 12 to have 14 members, with BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF joining the conference. It was also the last season for founding conference members Oklahoma and Texas, who left for the Southeastern Conference prior to the start of the 2024 season.

The 2023 Big 12 Championship Game was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 2, 2023, between Texas and Oklahoma State. Texas won 49–21, winning their fourth Big 12 championship in team history.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Big 12 media days

The 2023 Big 12 media days were held in July 2023 in Frisco, Texas. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on July 6, 2023.

  • First place votes in ()

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

Sources:

Individual awards

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

2023 Preseason All-Big 12

Source:

  • Offensive Player of the Year: Jalon Daniels, QB, Kansas, Jr.
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Jaylan Ford, LB, Texas, Sr.
  • Newcomer of the Year: Treshaun Ward, RB, Kansas State, Sr.

Head coaches

Schedule

All times Central time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for weeks 1 through 9. Rankings from Week 10 until the end of the Season reflect those of the College Football Playoff Rankings.

Regular season

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

Championship Game

Postseason

Bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big 12 will have annual appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl (unless the Sugar Bowl is a CFP game), First Responder Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Pop-Tarts Bowl, and Texas Bowl. Big 12 teams will play in a New Year's Six bowl if they are ranked high enough for an at-large bid in the final CFP rankings. The Big 12 champions are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

<small>Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big-12 teams shown in bold.</small>

Head to head matchups

&nbsp;* Do not play during regular season

Updated with the results of November 25, 2023.

Big 12 vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of the Power Five conferences teams (ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC).

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.

Big 12 vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Big 12 vs other conferences

Regular Season

Post Season

Television Selections

The Big 12 Conference has television contracts with ESPN and FOX, which allow games to be broadcast across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and FS2. Streaming broadcasts for games under Big 12 control are streamed on ESPN+. Texas operates its own network, Longhorn Network, in conjunction with ESPN. Games under the control of other conferences fall under the contracts of the opposing conference.

Awards and honors

Players of the week

Totals per school

Big 12 Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big 12 Conference coaches at the end of the season.

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.

List of All American Teams

  • American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
  • Associated Press All-America Team
  • CBS Sports All-America Team
  • ESPN All-America Team
  • Football Writers Association of America All-America Team
  • Fox Sports All-America Team
  • The Athletic All-America Team
  • Sporting News 2022 College Football All-America Team
  • Sports Illustrated
  • USA Today All-America Team
  • Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team
  • The Sporting News College Football All-America Team

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.

Source:

First Team

Second Team

Notes:

  • RS = Return Specialist
  • AP/ST = All-Purpose/Special Teams Player (not a kicker or returner)
  • † Two-time first team selection;
  • ‡ Three-time first team selection

Honorable mentions

Rankings

Home game announced attendance

Bold – at or exceeded capacity<br> † Season high<br> ‡ Record stadium Attendance

NFL draft

The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, MI. The Following list includes all Big 12 players selected in the draft.

List of selections

Total picks by school

References