SEC vs Big 12 Football

The Big 12 was officially formed on February 25, 1994, when the former members of the Big Eight Conference merged with four Texas colleges that previously belonged to the Southwest Conference.

The Big 12 (not surprisingly) has 12 teams in its conference. The conference is separated into two different divisions - Big 12 North and Big 12 South. Big 12 North is composed of the:

Colorado Buffaloes

Missouri Tigers

Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas State Wildcats

Iowa State Cyclones, and

Nebraska Cornhuskers.

The members of the Big 12 South are the:

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Oklahoma Sooners

Baylor Bears

Texas Longhorns

Texas A&M Aggies, and

Texas Tech Red Raiders

A driving force in the merger that formed the Big 12 was the disbanding of the Southwest Conference. A contributing factor, in the dissolution of that Conference, was the departure, in 1992, of the University of Arkansas – who joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC). So, you can see the roots of the SEC vs Big 12 rivalry.

Of course, the Big 12 is a relatively recent creation and SEC and Big 12 teams don't often play one another (outside of Bowl games). So, the rivalry cannot be characterized as fierce.

Nevertheless, the two conferences are both major, competing, Division I college football conferences. Geographically, their membership is composed of Universities from adjoining regions of the country. Both SEC and Big 12 Colleges tend to be large, State Universities. Football tends to be the dominant sport at both SEC and Big 12 schools. The States represented in each conference tend to be more rural with fewer professional sports teams – as compared with the rest of America. And, the schools from both conferences, generally, have strong football traditions.

Obviously, SEC and Big 12 schools fiercely compete for recruits, bowl bids, television contracts, coaches, etc.

We rate SEC football above Big 12 football because the SEC is clearly a stronger top-to-bottom football conference. However, the programs at the top of the Big-12 – Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas -- are as good as any, anywhere.

OK, you probably came to this page to find out the all-time, SEC vs Big 12 football record. Here it is (current through the 2006 college football season):

The SEC leads the Big 12 in all-time head-to-head match-ups with a 20-17-0 (.541) record.

Over the past 10 years ('98-'07) the SEC holds a 18-16-0 (.529) advantage.

Against the Big 12's predecessor (the Big Eight) the SEC had a 43-43-6 (.500) record.

The above numbers are based on "historical conference affiliation." We think that's the best way to look at it. But, here are the SEC vs Big 12 football numbers if based on "current conference affiliation: 277-232-19 (.543).

If you'd like to see how the SEC and Big-12 compare in all-time bowl wins, go to Top College Football Bowl Conference.

For details of how we arrived at the above numbers, go to Big Ten vs SEC Football.

SEC vs Big 12 Football
SEC vs Big 12 Football
SEC vs Big 12 Football

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