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Baylor and Samford to Face off on September 13, 2025

January 2, 2025
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WACO, Texas -- Baylor football has completed its non-conference schedule for the 2025 season by adding Samford for the third week of the season, set to play the Bulldogs on Sept. 13 at McLane Stadium.

The Bears will have a rugged schedule in 2025 that features 11 power-4 conference opponents, including a season opener on Aug. 30 vs. Auburn and the following matchup at SMU on Sept. 6 in Dallas.

Baylor will also play a nine-game league slate in the Big 12 Conference that features home games vs. Arizona State, Houston, Kansas State, UCF and Utah. The Bears will hit the road in conference play to face Arizona, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State and TCU.

Dates for conference games will be announced by the Big 12 office.

This marks the third all-time meeting with Samford, all held in Waco, starting in 2002 with a 56-12 win. The last meeting was in 2005, a 48-14 win.

Both Baylor and Samford are leading Christian universities rooted in the Baptist denomination. Additionally, Samford is led by President Dr. Beck A. Taylor, who spent 1997-2005 as the associate dean for research and faculty development and the W.H. Smith Professor of Economics at Baylor, and is a BU graduate. Samford, a private university located in Homewood, Ala., was founded by Baptists in 1841.

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Baylor and Samford to Face off on September 13, 2025

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terywlms
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10:55a, 1/2/25
Tough start and a fierce conference schedule. Let's do it Bears! Sic'em all!
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ImABearToo
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11:41a, 1/2/25
Let's demolish the Utes in Waco.
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MrGolfguy
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8:06p, 1/2/25
Following the SEC example by scheduling an absolute cream puff
I don't feel tardy
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ImwithBU
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In reply to MrGolfguy • 8:20p, 1/2/25
MrGolfguy said:
Following the SEC example by scheduling an absolute cream puff


Yeah they deserve a cream puff. 11 P4 games.
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whitetrash
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2:34a, 1/4/25
BU will be the first non-SEC FBS opponent Samford has played since 2018


2024: lost to Florida 45-7
2023: lost to Auburn 45-13
2022: lost to UGA 33-0
2021: lost to Florida 70-52
2019: lost to Auburn 52-0
2018: lost to FlaSt 33-23

Samford also plays Aggy as their late November patsy the week before they play Cow in Austin.
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4:57p, 1/6/25
FSU not SEC.
Illigitimus non carborundum
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In reply to CorsicanaBear • 7:11p, 1/6/25
CorsicanaBear said:
FSU not SEC.
Yes. They were the last non-SEC opponent for Samford. Apparently the only other non-SEC FBS schools they have ever played are Louisville, UCF, and San Diego St.
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8:39p, 1/6/25
Mighty Samford! I just peed my pants in anticipation of such an epic matchup! Jeeeezzzzzzz!!!!
"Never underestimate Joe's ability to **** things up!"

-- Barack Obama
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In reply to whitetrash • 9:33p, 1/6/25
whitetrash said:
CorsicanaBear said:
FSU not SEC.
Yes. They were the last non-SEC opponent for Samford. Apparently the only other non-SEC FBS schools they have ever played are Louisville, UCF, and San Diego St.
We played Samford during the Kevin Steele era. I think it was the year after the Saluki Sacrifice.

Edit: Just looked it up and my memory was correct (a rarity). We played and beat them in 2002 -- Kevin Steele's last year at Baylor.
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11:23a
Early predictions and expectations...We should expect a 10 win season, 9 wins as the baseline.

I predict 12-1 record, we secure first round bye with a resounding beatdown of BYU in the Conference Championship.....

Auburn - W
SMU - W
Samford - W

AZ - L
Houston - W
KSU - W
UCF - W
Utah - W
ASU - W
Cincy - W
OSU - W
TCU - W

Anyone want to drink what i'm drinking right now
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12:24p
Have to get back with ya on these predictions. Lemme see how spring ball and the exodus afterward goes. Stand by….
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