Oklahoma boasts best home field in conference

Home turf is a game changer in college football. Oklahoma fans are certainly aware of that. Norman has been a place the Sooners seldom lose, and there are plenty of times the Sooners wish they could’ve had a team at Owen Field and had Sooner Nation on their side.

OU has had some road struggles, and the scheduling committee didn’t do them any favors in 2012. However, even with the additions of TCU and West Virginia, OU looks to have the best home field advantage in the Big 12. How do the rest of the programs rank?

1. Oklahoma Sooners (Norman, OK)

Home Record*: 72-3 (.960)
Home Stadium: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 82,112
Stadium Surface: Grass
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Kansas State (21-35), Kansas (12-44), Baylor (12-49), Oklahoma State (31-31)

2. TCU Horned Frogs (Fort Worth, TX)

Home Record*: 64-8 (.888)
Home Stadium: Amon Carter Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 44,008
Stadium Surface: Grass
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Iowa State (17-47), Texas Tech (30-33), Kansas State (21-35), Oklahoma (38-15)

3. Texas Longhorns (Austin, TX)

Home Record*: 62-11 (.849)
Home Stadium: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 100,119
Stadium Surface: FieldTurf
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): West Virginia (38-23), Baylor (12-49), Iowa State (17-47), TCU (49-20)

4. Texas Tech Red Raiders (Lubbock, TX)

Home Record*: 59-17 (.776)
Home Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 60,454
Stadium Surface: FieldTurf
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Oklahoma (38-15), West Virginia (38-23), Texas (48-8)

5. West Virginia Mountaineers (Morgantown, WV)

Home Record*: 61-18 (.772)
Home Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 60,000
Stadium Surface: FieldTurf
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Baylor (12-49), Kansas State (21-35), TCU (49-20), Oklahoma (38-15), Kansas (12-44)

6. Kansas State Wildcats (Manhattan, KS)

Home Record*: 64-22 (.744)
Home Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 52,200
Stadium Surface: GameDayGrass 3D60H
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Kansas (12-44), Texas Tech (30-33), Oklahoma State (31-31), Texas (48-8)

7. Oklahoma State Cowboys (Stillwater, OK)

Home Record*: 54-24 (.692)
Home Stadium: Boone Pickens Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 60,218
Stadium Surface: FieldTurf
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Texas (48-8), Iowa State (12-44), TCU (49-20), West Virginia (38-23), Texas Tech (30-33)

8. Iowa State Cyclones (Ames, IA)

Home Record*: 46-31 (.597)
Home Stadium:  Jack Trice Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 55,000
Stadium Surface: Grass
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Texas Tech (30-33), Kansas State (21-35), Baylor (12-49), Oklahoma (38-15), West Virginia (38-23)

9. Kansas Jayhawks (Lawrence, KS)

Home Record*: 46-34 (.575)
Home Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 50,071
Stadium Surface: FieldTurf
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): TCU (49-20), Oklahoma State (31-31), Texas (48-8), Iowa State (17-47)

10. Baylor Bears (Waco, TX)

Home Record*: 37-39 (.487)
Home Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium
Stadium Capacity: 50,000
Stadium Surface: Synthetic Turf
2012 Big 12 Home Games (Road record**): Texas Christian (49-20), Kansas (12-44), Kansas State (21-35), Oklahoma State (31-31)

*Overall home record since 2000 (information provided by CFB Reference)
**Overall road record since 2000, (information provided by CFB Reference)