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Baylor fires coach Dave Aranda after loss to Kansas
Baylor has fired coach Dave Aranda after seven seasons, following a 25-24 loss to Kansas on Saturday.
The loss ended Baylor's 14-game winning streak against Kansas and came a week after a defeat by TCU.
Aranda led the Bears to the 2021 Big 12 championship and a Sugar Bowl victory, but Baylor did not match that success again.
The team had four losing seasons during his tenure, and the sources give different final records: 40-40 and 40-39.
Baylor athletic director Doug McNamee now faces a coaching search, his first major one since taking the role last December.
The school will also need to consider its roster and recruiting as it chooses a successor.
Baylor fired football coach Dave Aranda on Sunday after more than six seasons with the team.
The move followed a 25-24 loss to Kansas on Saturday, ending Baylor’s 14-game winning streak against the Jayhawks.
Aranda led Baylor to a 12-2 record, the Big 12 title and a Sugar Bowl win in 2021.
He finished with a 40-40 overall record and a 26-32 mark in Big 12 play.
Defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman will serve as interim coach.
- Who
- Baylor fired head coach Dave Aranda.
- What
- The university ended Aranda’s tenure and named defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman interim coach.
- When
- Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026.
- Where
- Baylor, in Waco, Texas.
- Why
- The firing followed a loss to Kansas and a run of inconsistent results.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Baylor hired Aranda as its football coach.
Aranda led Baylor to a 12-2 record, the Big 12 title and a Sugar Bowl victory over Ole Miss.
Baylor lost 17-6 to rival TCU at home.
Baylor lost 25-24 to Kansas, ending its 14-game winning streak against the Jayhawks.
Baylor fired Aranda and named Joe Klanderman interim coach.
- Overall record
- 40-40
- Big 12 record
- 26-32
- 2021 record
- 12-2
- 2021 honors
- Big 12 title and Sugar Bowl victory over Ole Miss
- Interim coach
- Joe Klanderman
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