Big 12 football schedule 2020: Complete team-by-team dates & matchups

Tadd Haislop

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This should be interesting.

In direct contrast to the move the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences made Tuesday, the Big 12 on Wednesday announced that it will proceed with fall sports on schedule in 2020.

For now, that means the 2020 college football season is a go in the Big 12, which also released its complete, conference-only schedule for the upcoming season. The Big 12 Board of Directors made the call to proceed with fall sports on Tuesday night.

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"The Board continues to believe that the health and well-being of our student-athletes must guide all decisions," said board chairman and TCU chancellor Victor Boschini in the conference's statement. “To that end the Board has consistently relied on the advice and counsel of top medical experts to determine the viability of available options.

"Our student-athletes want to compete, and it is the Board’s collective opinion that sports can be conducted safely and in concert with the best interests of their well-being. We remain vigilant in monitoring the trends and effects of COVID-19 as we learn more about the virus.

"If at any point our scientists and doctors conclude that our institutions cannot provide a safe and appropriate environment for our participants, we will change course."

Added Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby: "The virus continues to evolve and medical professionals are learning more with each passing week. Opinions vary regarding the best path forward, as we've seen throughout higher education and our society overall, but we are comfortable in our institutions' ability to provide a structured training environment, rigorous testing and surveillance, hospital quality sanitation and mitigation practices that optimize the health and safety of our student-athletes."

According to the Big 12's release, the conference will administer three COVID-19 tests per week "in 'high contact' sports, like football, volleyball and soccer." And any non-conference opponents added to the football schedule "must also adhere to COVID-19 testing protocols that conform to Big 12 standards during the week leading up to competition."

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As for the football schedule, Big 12 conference play will begin Sept. 26, and any non-conference games must be played before that date. The Big 12 schedule affords each program two bye weeks during conference play "and potentially a third bye late in the season."

The Big 12 Championship Game is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 12, but it also could be played Dec. 19 if needed.

Below is the complete, team-by-team Big 12 football schedule.

Big 12 football schedule 2020

Baylor

Date Game
Sept. 26 vs. Kansas
Oct. 3 at West Virginia
Oct. 10 -
Oct. 17 vs. Oklahoma State
Oct. 24 at Texas
Oct. 31 vs. TCU
Nov. 7 at Iowa State
Nov. 14 at Texas Tech
Nov. 21 -
Nov. 28 vs. Kansas State
Dec. 5 at Oklahoma

Iowa State

Date Game
Sept. 26 at TCU
Oct. 3 vs. Oklahoma
Oct. 10 vs. Texas Tech
Oct. 17 -
Oct. 24 at Oklahoma State
Oct. 31 at Kansas
Nov. 7 vs. Baylor
Nov. 14 -
Nov. 21 vs. Kansas State
Nov. 28 at Texas
Dec. 5 vs. West Virginia

Kansas

Date Game
Sept. 26 at Baylor
Oct. 3 vs. Oklahoma State
Oct. 10 -
Oct. 17 at West Virginia
Oct. 24 at Kansas State
Oct. 31 vs. Iowa State
Nov. 7 at Oklahoma
Nov. 14 -
Nov. 21 vs. Texas
Nov. 28 vs. TCU
Dec. 5 at Texas Tech

Kansas State

Date Game
Sept. 26 at Oklahoma
Oct. 3 vs. Texas Tech
Oct. 10 at TCU
Oct. 17 -
Oct. 24 vs. Kansas
Oct. 31 at West Virginia
Nov. 7 vs. Oklahoma State
Nov. 14 -
Nov. 21 at Iowa State
Nov. 28 at Baylor
Dec. 5 vs. Texas

Oklahoma

Date Game
Sept. 26 vs. Kansas State
Oct. 3 at Iowa State
Oct. 10 vs. Texas (at Cotton Bowl)
Oct. 17 -
Oct. 24 at TCU
Oct. 31 at Texas Tech
Nov. 7 vs. Kansas
Nov. 14 -
Nov. 21 vs. Oklahoma State
Nov. 28 at West Virginia
Dec. 5 vs. Baylor

Oklahoma State

Date Game
Sept. 26 vs. West Virginia
Oct. 3 at Kansas
Oct. 10 -
Oct. 17 at Baylor
Oct. 24 vs. Iowa State
Oct. 31 vs. Texas
Nov. 7 at Kansas State
Nov. 14 -
Nov. 21 at Oklahoma
Nov. 28 vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 5 at TCU

TCU

Date Game
Sept. 26 vs. Iowa State
Oct. 3 at Texas
Oct. 10 vs. Kansas State
Oct. 17 -
Oct. 24 vs. Oklahoma
Oct. 31 at Baylor
Nov. 7 vs. Texas Tech
Nov. 14 at West Virginia
Nov. 21 -
Nov. 28 at Kansas
Dec. 5 vs. Oklahoma State

Texas

Date Game
Sept. 26 at Texas Tech
Oct. 3 vs. TCU
Oct. 10 vs. Oklahoma (at Cotton Bowl)
Oct. 17 -
Oct. 24 vs. Baylor
Oct. 31 at Oklahoma State
Nov. 7 vs. West Virginia
Nov. 14 -
Nov. 21 at Kansas
Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State
Dec. 5 at Kansas State

Texas Tech

Date Game
Sept. 26 vs. Texas
Oct. 3 at Kansas State
Oct. 10 at Iowa State
Oct. 17 -
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia
Oct. 31 vs. Oklahoma
Nov. 7 at TCU
Nov. 14 vs. Baylor
Nov. 21 -
Nov. 28 at Oklahoma State
Dec. 5 vs. Kansas

West Virginia

Date Game
Sept. 26 at Oklahoma State
Oct. 3 vs. Baylor
Oct. 10 -
Oct. 17 vs. Kansas
Oct. 24 at Texas Tech
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas State
Nov. 7 at Texas
Nov. 14 vs. TCU
Nov. 21 -
Nov. 28 vs. Oklahoma
Dec. 5 at Iowa State

Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.