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Baylor 55
Arizona State 19Baylor BearsHead coach Dave Aranda
74 Overall rating steady
Dave Aranda has led Baylor since 2020, going 40-38 across 7 seasons with 3 bowl trips.
- Record since 2020
- 40-38
- Seasons
- 7
- Bowl trips
- 3
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme14
Defensive scheme8
Game planning13
Situational management6
Leadership & results
Comeback factor8
Underdog edge10
Recent form10
Win rate13
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Dave Aranda's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Baylor record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 5-7 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 8-5 | Lost Kinder's Texas Bowl |
| 2023 | 3-9 | No bowl |
| 2022 | 6-7 | Lost Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl |
| 2021 | 12-2 | Won Allstate Sugar Bowl |
| 2020 | 2-7 | No bowl |
Records with Baylor since 2020, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Baylor games under Dave Aranda
Result
Season
FINAL October 3, 2026
Baylor 55 : 19 Arizona State
55 : 19 Arizona State FINAL September 26, 2026
Colorado 
13 : 23 Baylor
13 : 23 Baylor FINAL September 5, 2026
Baylor 16 : 17
Auburn
16 : 17 Auburn FINAL November 22, 2025
Baylor 17 : 41
Arizona
17 : 41 Arizona FINAL November 15, 2025
Utah 
55 : 28 Baylor
55 : 28 Baylor FINAL November 1, 2025
UCF 
3 : 30 Baylor
3 : 30 Baylor FINAL October 18, 2025
Baylor 36 : 42
TCU
36 : 42 TCU FINAL September 20, 2025
Arizona State 27 : 24 Baylor
27 : 24 Baylor FINAL September 6, 2025
Baylor 48 : 45
SMU
48 : 45 SMU FINAL August 29, 2025
Auburn 38 : 24 Baylor
38 : 24 Baylor FINAL December 31, 2024
Baylor 31 : 44
LSU
31 : 44 LSU FINAL November 30, 2024
Kansas 
17 : 45 Baylor
17 : 45 Baylor FINAL November 16, 2024
Baylor 49 : 35
West Virginia
49 : 35 West Virginia FINAL November 2, 2024
TCU 34 : 37 Baylor
34 : 37 Baylor FINAL October 19, 2024
Baylor 59 : 35
Texas Tech
59 : 35 Texas Tech FINAL October 5, 2024
Baylor 21 : 43
Iowa State
21 : 43 Iowa State FINAL September 21, 2024
Baylor 31 : 38 Colorado
31 : 38 Colorado FINAL September 7, 2024
Baylor 12 : 23 Utah
12 : 23 Utah Baylor 55 Arizona State 19 Colorado 13 Baylor 23 Baylor 16 Auburn 17 Baylor 17 Arizona 41 Utah 55 Baylor 28 UCF 3 Baylor 30 Baylor 36 TCU 42 Arizona State 27 Baylor 24 Baylor 48 SMU 45 Auburn 38 Baylor 24 Baylor 31 LSU 44 Kansas 17 Baylor 45 Baylor 49 West Virginia 35 TCU 34 Baylor 37 Baylor 59 Texas Tech 35 Baylor 21 Iowa State 43 Baylor 31 Colorado 38 Baylor 12 Utah 23No games match these filters.
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