The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Revivalry
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →1 player crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
TCU leads the all-time series 60–50–5. They've met 115 times since 1903. TCU once took 8 straight.
Stature & the series, 1903–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
60–50–5
TCU leads
streak
1
TCU in a row
longest run
8
TCU
biggest win
52
Baylor, 1910
first met
1903
115 meetings
biggest crowd
48,129
2016
The coaching duels
Jim Wacker vs Grant Teaff3–6
Abe Martin vs John Bridgers6–2
F. Dry vs Grant Teaff1–5
Gary Patterson vs Art Briles3–3
Dutch Meyer vs Morley Jennings3–2
Dutch Meyer vs Frank Kimbrough3–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
98–105
Baylor leads
1st-rounders
9–10
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s4–3
1970s5–14
1980s10–29
1990s8–11
2000s21–7
2010s27–27
2020s23–14
Best picks, either side
2009Jason Smith Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2012Robert Griffin III QuarterbackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2001LaDainian Tomlinson Running BackRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
1977Gary Green Defensive BackRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
1982Walter Abercrombie Running BackRd 1, pick 12#12 overall
1990James Francis LinebackerRd 1, pick 12#12 overall
1970Norman Bulaich Running BackRd 1, pick 18#18 overall
Recent meetings
2025TCU42–36
2024Baylor37–34
2023TCU42–17
2022TCU29–28
2021TCU30–28
2020TCU33–23
2019Baylor29–23
2018TCU16–9
2017TCU45–22
2016TCU62–22
2015TCU28–21
2014Baylor61–58
2013Baylor41–38
2012TCU49–21