Baylor Esports Announces Fall 2025 Power Esports Conference Schedule
Bears will field four varsity teams for the nine-week fall slate
WACO, Texas — Baylor esports revealed its schedule of matchups for the nine-week fall season, announced Wednesday by Baylor esports director and coach Adam Stanley.
“This fall marks an exciting chapter for Baylor Esports,” Stanley said. “We’re proud to represent the University in a thriving competitive landscape and look forward to showcasing the talent, teamwork and spirit that define our program.”
Baylor opens the season with a week one matchup vs. Minnesota the week of Sept. 22, followed by Nebraska the week of Sept. 29.
The four-week October slate includes Kansas (Oct. 6), Boise State (Oct. 13), Syracuse (Oct. 20) and Michigan State (Oct. 27).
The Bears finish out the fall schedule with two November matchups: Ohio State (Nov. 3) and Utah (Nov. 10). The final week of the fall calendar (Nov. 17) is Baylor’s bye week.
The Nov. 10 matchup week with Utah coincides with Baylor football’s showdown with the Utes in Waco, creating natural opportunities for additional competition and hype among the Big 12 rivals. More details and programming for the game week will be announced later.
The Power Esports Conference follows a standard weekly competition format with a different game title each night. The schedule is:
- Monday: Rocket League
- Tuesday: Overwatch 2
- Wednesday: Valorant
- Thursday: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
All games will be played virtually and streamed by one or both schools, with more streaming and broadcast information to come.
The PEC member schools include Baylor, Boise State, Michigan State, Syracuse, Nebraska, Kansas, Ohio State, Minnesota and Utah.
“This fall marks an exciting chapter for Baylor Esports,” Stanley said. “We’re proud to represent the University in a thriving competitive landscape and look forward to showcasing the talent, teamwork and spirit that define our program.”
Founded in 2024, the PEC provides a scheduling alliance among top tier Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions, giving these Division I athletic schools the opportunity to face similarly sized and resourced institutions.
Looking to make an immediate impact on the North American collegiate esports landscape, Baylor Esports was formally established in 2025 with the hiring of Adam Stanley as the program’s first director and coach.
For the inaugural 2025-2026 season, Baylor is sponsoring a three-person Rocket League team, with professional gamers Colby “hockser” James and Andrew “Andy” Nolan already making waves in the global esports community. The program is actively recruiting a third scholarship athlete to round out the Rocket League team.
Baylor Esports enhances a longstanding gaming culture within the campus community, joining Oso Esports, Baylor’s gaming club that was established in 2017. Baylor Esports will explore partnering with Oso as a development academy — similar to professional soccer academies — to train and elevate student-athletes for future competition rosters in expanded gaming competitions.
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