Baylor Bears and Lady Bears
| Baylor Bears Lady Bears |
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| University | Baylor University |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Mack Rhoades |
| Location | Waco, Texas |
| Varsity teams | 17 |
| Football stadium | McLane Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Ferrell Center |
| Baseball stadium | Baylor Ballpark |
| Mascot | Judge |
| Nickname | Bears and Lady Bears |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Baylor Bears (variously Baylor or BU) are the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are named the Bears, and some women's teams are named the Lady Bears. These teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as one of the only two private schools to serve as members of the Big 12 Conference. Prior to joining the Big 12, Baylor was a member of the Southwest Conference from their charter creation in 1914 until its dissolution in 1996. Baylor is also a founding member of the Big 12 Conference.
The mascots of Baylor University are two live black bears named Judge Joy and Judge Lady. American black bears roamed the majority of Texas in considerable abundance during Baylor's founding in 1845, and bears could still be found throughout many areas of the state until the 1940s.
Baylor's official school colors are green and gold. These colors were picked in 1897 after a group of students, returning to campus on a train after an out of town tournament, looked out the window at the wild Texas spring flowers and remarked that the vivid yellow and green colors made a "lovely combination." When the students returned to Waco, the color combination of "green and gold" was recommended and readily adopted by the student body.
During the 2011–2012 season, Baylor set an NCAA record for most combined wins in the four major collegiate sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, and American football.
Baylor competes in the following 17 varsity sports:
The Baylor American football team opened the new $250 million McLane Stadium, located on the current campus on the banks of the Brazos River, for the 2014 season. The opening of McLane Stadium, with a capacity of 45,000, returned Baylor football games to the campus for the first time since 1935. The Bears played their previous 64 seasons at Floyd Casey Stadium (known as Baylor Stadium until 1988), a 50,000-seat venue located a few miles away from campus.
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