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American college football season
The 2014 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bears were coached by Art Briles . Playing their 116th football season, this was the team's first in the new McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas . The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 11–2, 8–1 in Big 12 play to finish as champions. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State after blowing a 41–21 4th quarter lead.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Davion Hall WR
Texarkana, TX
Liberty-Eylau HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
NA
Feb 2, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 85
Chris Platt WR
Willis, TX
Willis HS
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
157 lb (71 kg)
NA
Feb 3, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 81
Devonte Jones OG
Bellaire, TX
Bellaire HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
300 lb (140 kg)
NA
Apr 20, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 73
Terrence Williams RB
Ennis, TX
Ennis HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
4.60
Apr 24, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 80
Grant Campbell MLB
Bakersfiel, CA
Bakersfield (JC)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
5.10
Dec 16, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 73
Tion Wright CB
Moorpark, CA
Moorpark (JC)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
4.37
Dec 16, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 74
Chris Sanders CB
Tucker, GA
East Arizona (JC)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
NA
Dec 16, 2012
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 78
KD Cannon WR
Texarkana, TX
Liberty-Eylau HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
4.56
Aug 10, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 19 Rivals : 23 ESPN : 22
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:30 p.m. SMU * No. 10 FS1 W 45–045,733
September 6 6:30 p.m. Northwestern State * No. 10 FSN W 70–645,034
September 12 7:00 p.m. at Buffalo * No. 8 ESPN W 63–2124,714
September 27 7:00 p.m. at Iowa State No. 7 FOX W 49–2851,776
October 4 2:30 p.m. at Texas No. 7 ABC W 28–793,727
October 11 2:30 p.m. No. 9 TCU No. 5 ABC/ESPN2 W 61–5846,803
October 18 11:00 a.m. at West Virginia No. 4 FS1 L 27–4160,758
November 1 3:00 p.m. Kansas No. 13 FS1 W 60–1447,574
November 8 11:00 a.m. at No. 15 Oklahoma No. 12 FS1 W 48–1485,048
November 22 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 7 FOX W 49–2847,179
November 29 2:30 p.m. vs. Texas Tech No. 7 ABC/ESPN2 W 48–4654,179
December 6 6:45 p.m. No. 9 Kansas State No. 6 ESPN W 38–2747,934
January 1 11:30 a.m. vs. No. 8 Michigan State * No. 5 ESPN L 41–4271,464
Schedule Source: [ 1]
[ 3]
Baylor Updated Depth Chart
Defense
[ 4]
FS
Terrell Burt Jr.
Chance Waz Fr.(RS)
WLB
MLB
SLB
Taylor Young Fr.(RS)
Bryce Hager Sr.
Collin Brence Sr.
Aivion Edwards So.
Grant Campbell Jr.
Travon Blanchard Fr.(RS)
DS
Orion Stewart So.
Alfred Pullom Fr.(RS)
CB
Ryan Reid So.
Tion Wright So.
DE
DT
DT
DE
Shawn Oakman Jr.
Andrew Billings So.
Beau Blackshear Jr.
K.J. Smith Fr.(RS)
K.J. Smith Fr.(RS)
Javonte Magee So.
Byron Bonds So.
Javonte Magee So.
CB
Xavien Howard So.
Terrance Singleton So.
Offense
[ 4]
IR
K.D. Cannon Fr.
Clay Fuller Sr.
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Spencer Drango Jr.
Blake Muir Jr.
Kyle Fuller So.
Jarrell Broxton Jr.
Troy Baker Sr.
Tanner Thrift Fr.
LaQuan McGowan Jr.
Tyler Edwards Sr.
Desmine Hilliard Jr.
Jason Osei So.
IR
Levi Norwood Sr.
Lynx Hawthorne So.
WR
Corey Coleman So.
Jay Lee Jr.
RB
Shock Linwood So.
Devin Chafin So.
Special teams
PK Chris Callahan Fr.(RS)
PK Kyle Peterson Jr.
P Spencer Roth Sr.
P Kyle Peterson Jr.
KR Levi Norwood Sr.
PR Levi Norwood Sr.
LS Jimmy Landes Jr.
H Andrew Frerking Jr.
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
0
0
0
0
0
No. 10 Bears
24
7
7
7
45
Statistics
SMU
BAY
First downs
7
31
Total yards
67
574
Rushing yards
-24
261
Passing yards
91
313
Turnovers
3
2
Time of possession
39:18
30:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
SMU
Passing
Neal Burcham
15/26, 59 yards
Rushing
Prescott Line
4 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving
Derrikk Thompson
2 receptions, 21 yards
Baylor
Passing
Bryce Petty
13/23, 161 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Shock Linwood
16 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Receiving
Davion Hall
7 receptions, 86 yards
1
2
3
4
Total
Demons
0
3
3
0
6
No. 10 Bears
28
21
7
14
70
Statistics
NWST
BAY
First downs
11
32
Total yards
202
720
Rushing yards
78
265
Passing yards
124
455
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
32:08
27:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwestern State
Passing
Zach Adkins
7/17, 112 yards, INT
Rushing
Garrett Atzenweiler
10 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving
Ed Eagan
2 receptions, 51 yards
Baylor
Passing
Seth Russell
16/25, 438 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Johnny Jefferson
20 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Receiving
K. D. Cannon
6 receptions, 223 yards, 3 TD
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Bears
21
14
14
14
63
Bulls
0
0
14
7
21
Statistics
BAY
BUF
First downs
27
15
Total yards
669
394
Rushing yards
189
139
Passing yards
480
255
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
24:56
35:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Baylor
Passing
Bryce Petty
23/34, 416 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Shock Linwood
20 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
K. D. Cannon
6 receptions, 189 yards, TD
Buffalo
Passing
Joe Licata
14/25, 171 yards, TD
Rushing
Jordan Johnson
20 rushes, 97 yards
Receiving
Devon Hughes
6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Bears
14
21
14
0
49
Cyclones
7
0
14
7
28
Statistics
BAY
ISU
First downs
32
18
Total yards
601
339
Rushing yards
244
127
Passing yards
357
212
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
32:02
27:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Baylor
Passing
Bryce Petty
30/44, 336 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Shock Linwood
15 rushes, 82 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Corey Coleman
12 receptions, 154 yards, TD
Iowa State
Passing
Sam B. Richardson
17/39, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Sam B. Richardson
14 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Receiving
Tad Ecby
1 reception, 51 yards, TD
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Bears
7
0
7
14
28
Longhorns
0
0
0
7
7
Statistics
BAY
TEX
First downs
22
20
Total yards
389
334
Rushing yards
278
190
Passing yards
111
144
Turnovers
0
3
Time of possession
26:41
33:19
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Baylor
Passing
Bryce Petty
7/22, 111 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Shock Linwood
28 rushes, 148 yards, TD
Receiving
Antwan Goodley
4 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Texas
Passing
Tyrone Swoopes
16/34, 144 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Johnathan Gray
12 rushes, 79 yards, TD
Receiving
John Harris
1 reception, 34 yards
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Horned Frogs
14
17 13 14
58
• No. 5 Bears
10
17 10 24
61
Scoring summary Q1 9:32 TCU Listenbee 35 yard pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick) TCU 7–0
Q1 7:40 TCU Catalon 3 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 14–0
Q1 2:03 BAY Goodley 66 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 14–7
Q1 :02 BAY Callahan 22 yard field goal TCU 14–10
Q2 10:15 TCU Catalon 9 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 21–10
Q2 7:07 BAY Coleman 29 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 21–17
Q2 2:44 TCU Oberkrom 39 yard field goal TCU 24–17
Q2 1:49 BAY Cannon 67 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)Tie 24–24
Q2 1:38 TCU Catalon 94 yard kickoff return (Oberkrom kick) TCU 31–24
Q2 :00 BAY Callahan 29 yard field goal TCU 31–27
Q3 8:42 TCU Oberkrom 20 yard field goal TCU 34–27
Q3 5:23 BAY Callahan 20 yard field goal TCU 34–30
Q3 3:53 TCU Johnson 2 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 41–30
Q3 2:15 TCU Oberkrom 37 yard field goal TCU 44–30
Q3 :35 BAY Lee 47 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick) TCU 44–37
Q4 14:29 TCU Green 6 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 51–37
Q4 11:38 TCU Mallett 49 yard interception return (Oberkrom kick) TCU 58–37
Q4 10:39 BAY Chafin 7 yard run (Callahan kick) TCU 58–44
Q4 6:39 BAY Goodley 28 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick) TCU 58–51
Q4 4:42 BAY Coleman 25 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick) Tie 58–58
Q4 :00 BAY Callahan 28 yard field goal BAY 61–58
Statistics
TCU
BAY
First downs
23
39
Total yards
485
782
Rushing yards
139
272
Passing yards
346
510
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
31:06
28:43
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
TCU
Passing
Trevone Boykin
21/47, 287 yards, TD
Rushing
Aaron Green
3 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving
Kolby Listenbee
4 receptions, 146 yards, TD
Baylor
Passing
Bryce Petty
28/55, 510 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Shock Linwood
29 rushes, 178 yards
Receiving
Antwan Goodley
8 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Bears
13
7
7
0
27
Mountaineers
7
17
3
14
41
Statistics
BAY
WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Baylor
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
7
0
7
0
14
No. 12 Bears
20
19
14
7
60
Statistics
KU
BAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Baylor
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Bears
3
21
14
10
48
No. 15 Sooners
14
0
0
0
14
Statistics
BAY
OKLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Baylor
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oklahoma
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
7
0
14
28
No. 6 Bears
21
7
7
14
49
Statistics
OKST
BAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oklahoma State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Baylor
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Bears
7
21
17
3
48
Red Raiders
0
17
10
19
46
Statistics
BAY
TTU
First downs
37
31
Total yards
547
712
Rushing yards
255
103
Passing yards
292
609
Turnovers
1
4
Time of possession
33:29
26:31
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Baylor
Passing
Bryce Petty
18/25, 210 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Shock Linwood
24 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Levi Norwood
5 receptions, 63 yards, TD
Texas Tech
Passing
Patrick Mahomes
30/56, 598 yards, 6 TD, INT
Rushing
DeAndré Washington
15 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving
Jakeem Grant
5 receptions, 155 yards, TD
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 9 Wildcats
0
14
6
7
27
No. 5 Bears
14
10
14
0
38
Statistics
KSU
BAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Baylor
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vs. No. 7 Michigan State (Cotton Bowl Classic)[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Spartans
14
0
7
21
42
No. 4 Bears
14
10
17
0
41
Statistics
MSU
BAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Michigan State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Baylor
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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