The Baylor Bears will face Tarleton State (FCS) on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the complete slate.

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2024 Baylor Game and TV Schedule

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Baylor 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of difficulty, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Bears will be playing the 55th-ranked schedule this year.
• Baylor is facing the 27th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
• Baylor is playing the 12th-hardest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Bears will have the 22nd-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last year (64).
• In 2024, Baylor will face seven teams that had winning records last season, including one that won nine or more games, while facing zero squads that had three or fewer wins a year ago.
• The Bears have seven games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Baylor Stat Insights (2023)

• With 421.3 yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 21st-worst in FBS, the Bears were forced to rely on their 73rd-ranked offense (377.8 yards per contest) to keep them competitive last season.
• Baylor sported the 101st-ranked scoring offense last year (23.1 points per game), and it was worse on defense, ranking 18th-worst with 33.3 points allowed per game.
• Offensively, the Bears ranked 37th in FBS with 263 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 85th in passing yards allowed per contest (236.4).
• Baylor ranked 23rd-worst in rushing offense (114.8 rushing yards per game) and 16th-worst in rushing defense (184.9 rushing yards per game allowed) last year.
• The Bears owned the 92nd-ranked third-down offense last year (36.2% third-down percentage), but they were less effective on defense, ranking 22nd-worst with a 44.1% third-down percentage allowed.
• With 15 forced turnovers (99th in FBS) against 15 turnovers committed (35th in FBS) last season, Baylor’s even turnover margin ranked 69th in college football.

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