Location: Waco, Texas ▪ Colors: Green & Gold
Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium (cap. 50,000)
Record*: 107 Years, 537-535-41, .501 W-L% (Major School)
*W-L-T adjusted to 537-535-40 by NCAA.
Conferences: Big 12, SWC and Ind
Conference Champion: 5 Times
Bowls: 19 Bowls, 10-9, .526 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 4 Times (Preseason), 11 Times (Final), 140 Weeks (Total)
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | 5 | 2012-09-23 | 25 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 2 | 2011 | 2 | 2011-09-04 | 20 | |
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| 3 | 2011 | 3 | 2011-09-11 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| 4 | 2011 | 4 | 2011-09-18 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | 2011 | 5 | 2011-09-25 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| 6 | 2011 | 6 | 2011-10-02 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| 7 | 2011 | 7 | 2011-10-09 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| 8 | 2011 | 12 | 2011-11-13 | 25 | |
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| 9 | 2011 | 13 | 2011-11-20 | 21 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | 2011 | 14 | 2011-11-27 | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| 11 | 2011 | 15 | 2011-12-05 | 15 | 19 | 4 |
| 12 | 2011 | 16 | Final | 13 | 15 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 13 | 2010 | 9 | 2010-10-24 | 25 | |
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| 14 | 2010 | 10 | 2010-10-31 | 22 | 25 | 3 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 15 | 1993 | 3 | 1993-09-07 | 24 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 16 | 1991 | 3 | 1991-09-10 | 23 | |
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| 17 | 1991 | 4 | 1991-09-17 | 14 | 23 | 9 |
| 18 | 1991 | 5 | 1991-09-23 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 19 | 1991 | 6 | 1991-09-30 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | 1991 | 7 | 1991-10-07 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 21 | 1991 | 8 | 1991-10-14 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 22 | 1991 | 9 | 1991-10-21 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 23 | 1991 | 10 | 1991-10-28 | 21 | 22 | 1 |
| 24 | 1991 | 11 | 1991-11-04 | 21 | 21 | NC |
| 25 | 1991 | 12 | 1991-11-11 | 20 | 21 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 26 | 1986 | 1 | Preseason | 12 | NA | — |
| 27 | 1986 | 2 | 1986-09-09 | 12 | 12 | NC |
| 28 | 1986 | 3 | 1986-09-16 | 9 | 12 | 3 |
| 29 | 1986 | 4 | 1986-09-23 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| 30 | 1986 | 5 | 1986-09-30 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
| 31 | 1986 | 6 | 1986-10-07 | 13 | 13 | NC |
| 32 | 1986 | 7 | 1986-10-14 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 33 | 1986 | 11 | 1986-11-11 | 18 | |
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| 34 | 1986 | 12 | 1986-11-18 | 17 | 18 | 1 |
| 35 | 1986 | 13 | 1986-11-25 | 16 | 17 | 1 |
| 36 | 1986 | 14 | 1986-12-02 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| 37 | 1986 | 15 | Final | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 38 | 1985 | 6 | 1985-10-01 | 19 | |
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| 39 | 1985 | 7 | 1985-10-08 | 19 | 19 | NC |
| 40 | 1985 | 8 | 1985-10-15 | 14 | 19 | 5 |
| 41 | 1985 | 9 | 1985-10-22 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| 42 | 1985 | 10 | 1985-10-29 | 13 | 13 | NC |
| 43 | 1985 | 11 | 1985-11-05 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| 44 | 1985 | 12 | 1985-11-12 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 45 | 1985 | 13 | 1985-11-19 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| 46 | 1985 | 17 | Final | 17 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 47 | 1983 | 15 | 1983-12-05 | 20 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 48 | 1980 | 5 | 1980-09-29 | 20 | |
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| 49 | 1980 | 6 | 1980-10-06 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| 50 | 1980 | 7 | 1980-10-13 | 13 | 18 | 5 |
| 51 | 1980 | 8 | 1980-10-20 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| 52 | 1980 | 9 | 1980-10-27 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 53 | 1980 | 10 | 1980-11-03 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 54 | 1980 | 11 | 1980-11-10 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| 55 | 1980 | 12 | 1980-11-17 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 56 | 1980 | 13 | 1980-11-24 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 57 | 1980 | 14 | 1980-12-01 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 58 | 1980 | 15 | 1980-12-08 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 59 | 1980 | 16 | Final | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 60 | 1979 | 10 | 1979-11-05 | 17 | |
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| 61 | 1979 | 11 | 1979-11-12 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 62 | 1979 | 12 | 1979-11-19 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
| 63 | 1979 | 13 | 1979-11-26 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 64 | 1979 | 14 | 1979-12-03 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| 65 | 1979 | 15 | Final | 14 | 19 | 5 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 66 | 1976 | 13 | 1976-11-30 | 18 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 67 | 1975 | 5 | 1975-09-29 | 18 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 68 | 1974 | 12 | 1974-11-18 | 16 | |
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| 69 | 1974 | 13 | 1974-11-25 | 16 | 16 | NC |
| 70 | 1974 | 14 | 1974-12-02 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| 71 | 1974 | 15 | Final | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 72 | 1966 | 2 | 1966-09-19 | 10 | |
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| 73 | 1966 | 5 | 1966-10-10 | 10 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 74 | 1961 | 3 | 1961-10-02 | 10 | |
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| 75 | 1961 | 4 | 1961-10-09 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 76 | 1960 | 4 | 1960-10-03 | 20 | |
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| 77 | 1960 | 5 | 1960-10-10 | 7 | 20 | 13 |
| 78 | 1960 | 6 | 1960-10-17 | 7 | 7 | NC |
| 79 | 1960 | 7 | 1960-10-24 | 7 | 7 | NC |
| 80 | 1960 | 8 | 1960-10-31 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 81 | 1960 | 11 | 1960-11-21 | 19 | |
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| 82 | 1960 | 12 | Final | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 83 | 1957 | 1 | Preseason | 7 | NA | — |
| 84 | 1957 | 2 | 1957-09-23 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 85 | 1957 | 3 | 1957-09-30 | 11 | 11 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 86 | 1956 | 3 | 1956-10-01 | 16 | |
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| 87 | 1956 | 4 | 1956-10-08 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 88 | 1956 | 5 | 1956-10-15 | 10 | 10 | NC |
| 89 | 1956 | 6 | 1956-10-22 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 90 | 1956 | 7 | 1956-10-29 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 91 | 1956 | 10 | 1956-11-19 | 16 | |
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| 92 | 1956 | 11 | 1956-11-26 | 15 | 16 | 1 |
| 93 | 1956 | 12 | Final | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 94 | 1955 | 2 | 1955-09-19 | 18 | |
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| 95 | 1955 | 3 | 1955-09-26 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 96 | 1955 | 6 | 1955-10-17 | 16 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 97 | 1954 | 2 | 1954-09-20 | 10 | |
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| 98 | 1954 | 3 | 1954-09-27 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 99 | 1954 | 8 | 1954-11-01 | 20 | |
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| 100 | 1954 | 9 | 1954-11-08 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| 101 | 1954 | 10 | 1954-11-15 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| 102 | 1954 | 11 | 1954-11-22 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
| 103 | 1954 | 12 | Final | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 104 | 1953 | 1 | Preseason | 20 | NA | — |
| 105 | 1953 | 2 | 1953-09-28 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 106 | 1953 | 3 | 1953-10-05 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 107 | 1953 | 4 | 1953-10-12 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 108 | 1953 | 5 | 1953-10-19 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 109 | 1953 | 6 | 1953-10-26 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 110 | 1953 | 7 | 1953-11-02 | 3 | 3 | NC |
| 111 | 1953 | 8 | 1953-11-09 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 112 | 1953 | 10 | 1953-11-23 | 17 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 113 | 1951 | 1 | Preseason | 13 | NA | — |
| 114 | 1951 | 2 | 1951-10-01 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 115 | 1951 | 3 | 1951-10-08 | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| 116 | 1951 | 4 | 1951-10-15 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 117 | 1951 | 5 | 1951-10-22 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 118 | 1951 | 6 | 1951-10-29 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 119 | 1951 | 7 | 1951-11-05 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 120 | 1951 | 8 | 1951-11-12 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 121 | 1951 | 9 | 1951-11-19 | 10 | 10 | NC |
| 122 | 1951 | 10 | 1951-11-26 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 123 | 1951 | 11 | Final | 9 | 9 | NC |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 124 | 1949 | 2 | 1949-10-10 | 20 | |
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| 125 | 1949 | 3 | 1949-10-17 | 11 | 20 | 9 |
| 126 | 1949 | 4 | 1949-10-24 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 127 | 1949 | 5 | 1949-10-31 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 128 | 1949 | 7 | 1949-11-14 | 15 | |
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| 129 | 1949 | 8 | 1949-11-21 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 130 | 1949 | 9 | Final | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 131 | 1948 | 2 | 1948-10-11 | 19 | |
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| 132 | 1948 | 4 | 1948-10-25 | 20 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 133 | 1947 | 3 | 1947-10-20 | 17 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 134 | 1942 | 4 | 1942-11-02 | 16 | |
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| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 135 | 1939 | 1 | 1939-10-16 | 19 | NA | — |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 136 | 1938 | 1 | 1938-10-17 | 17 | NA | — |
| Rk | Year | Wk | Date | Rk | Prev | Chng |
| 137 | 1937 | 1 | 1937-10-18 | 15 | NA | — |
| 138 | 1937 | 2 | 1937-10-25 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
| 139 | 1937 | 3 | 1937-11-01 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 140 | 1937 | 4 | 1937-11-08 | 13 | 4 | 9 |