2014 Baylor Bears football team

2014 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 41–42 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
2014 record	11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Home stadium	McLane Stadium (Capacity: 45,140)
Seasons

Template:2014 Big 12 football standings 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 win a share of the Big 12 title with TCU. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Davion Hall WR	Texarkana, TX	Liberty-Eylau HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	194 lb (88 kg)	NA	Feb 2, 2013
	Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 85
Chris Platt WR	Willis, TX	Willis HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	157 lb (71 kg)	NA	Feb 3, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 81
Devonte Jones OG	Bellaire, TX	Bellaire HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	300 lb (140 kg)	NA	Apr 20, 2013
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 73
Terrence Williams RB	Ennis, TX	Ennis HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.60	Apr 24, 2013
	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 80
Grant Campbell MLB	Bakersfiel, CA	Bakersfield (JC)	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	225 lb (102 kg)	5.10	Dec 16, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 73
Tion Wright CB	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark (JC)	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.37	Dec 16, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74
Chris Sanders CB	Tucker, GA	East Arizona (JC)	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	NA	Dec 16, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
KD Cannon WR	Texarkana, TX	Liberty-Eylau HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.56	Aug 10, 2013
	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19   Rivals: 23  ESPN: 22
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 PM	SMU*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 45–0	45,733
September 6	6:30 PM	Northwestern State*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 70–6	45,034
September 12	7:00 PM	at Buffalo*	No. 8	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN	W 63–21	24,714
September 27	7:00 PM	at Iowa State	No. 7	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FOX	W 49–28	51,776
October 4	2:30 PM	at Texas	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 28–7	93,727
October 11	2:30 PM	No. 9 TCU	No. 5	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 61–58	46,803
October 18	11:00 AM	at West Virginia	No. 4	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 27–41	60,758
November 1	3:00 PM	Kansas	No. 12	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 60–14	47,574
November 8	11:00 AM	at No. 16 Oklahoma	No. 10	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FS1	W 48–14	85,048
November 22	6:30 PM	Oklahoma State	No. 6	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FOX	W 49–28	47,179
November 29	2:30 PM	vs. Texas Tech	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 48–46	54,179
December 6	6:45 PM	No. 9 Kansas State	No. 5	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 38–27	47,934
January 1	11:30 AM	vs. No. 7 Michigan State*	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	L 41–42	71,464
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

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Roster

2014 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Coleman, CoreyCorey Coleman File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So RB 2 Jefferson, JohnnyJohnny Jefferson File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 4 Lee, JayJay Lee File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr WR 5 Goodley, AntwanAntwan Goodley File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr QB 6 Frerking, AndrewAndrew Frerking File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr WR 7 Hawthorne, LynxLynx Hawthorne File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 8 Zamora, IshmaelIshmael Zamora 1.0 !Fr WR 9 Cannon, K. D.K. D. Cannon 1.0 !Fr WR 12 Jones, QuanQuan Jones File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr QB 13 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr QB 14 Petty, BryceBryce Petty File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr TE 15 Penning, GusGus Penning File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr WR 16 Hall, DavionDavion Hall 1.0 !Fr QB 17 Russell, SethSeth Russell File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 18 Platt, ChrisChris Platt 1.0 !Fr RB 20 Webb, AnthonyAnthony Webb File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr RB 22 Williams, TerenceTerence Williams 1.0 !Fr WR 23 Fuller, ClayClay Fuller 7.0 !Sr TE 25 Mahon, BlakeBlake Mahon 1.0 !Fr WR 26 Brown, BrandonBrandon Brown 3.0 !So RB 28 Chafin, DevinDevin Chafin File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 30 Ritchey, TannerTanner Ritchey 1.0 !Fr RB 31 Nacita, SilasSilas Nacita 3.0 !So RB 32 Linwood, ShockShock Linwood File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So RB 33 Hunter, IainIain Hunter 1.0 !Fr TE 41 Armstead, Tre'vonTre'von Armstead File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 42 Norwood, LeviLevi Norwood File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr OL 52 Hammad, RamiRami Hammad File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 53 Orcutt, KeithKeith Orcutt File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 55 Fuller, KyleKyle Fuller File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So OL 57 Thrift, TannerTanner Thrift File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 58 Drango, SpencerSpencer Drango File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr OL 61 Broxton, JarrellJarrell Broxton 5.0 !Jr OL 62 Edwards, TylerTyler Edwards File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr OL 66 Edwards, DrewDrew Edwards 7.0 !Sr OL 67 Hilliard, DesmineDesmine Hilliard File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr OL 68 Wilson, IshmaelIshmael Wilson File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 69 Colbert, PatPat Colbert File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr OL 70 Peltzel, JoshJosh Peltzel 1.0 !Fr OL 72 Blackmar, BlakeBlake Blackmar 1.0 !Fr OL 73 Muir, BlakeBlake Muir File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr OL 74 Muir, SeanSean Muir File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 75 Baker, TroyTroy Baker File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr OL 76 Osei, JasonJason Osei File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So OL 77 Lawrence, PatrickPatrick Lawrence 1.0 !Fr OL 80 McGowan, LaQuanLaQuan McGowan File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr WR 80 Spangler, CalCal Spangler 5.0 !Jr WR 82 Moore, KalebKaleb Moore File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So WR 83 Edminston, ColeCole Edminston File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr TE 85 Feuerbacher, JordanJordan Feuerbacher 1.0 !Fr WR 87 Ritter, AndyAndy Ritter 3.0 !So WR 89 White, TrevorTrevor White 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Sanders, ChrisChris Sanders 5.0 !Jr DE 2 Oakman, ShawnShawn Oakman File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr CB 3 Wright, TionTion Wright 3.0 !So DB 4 Howard, XavienXavien Howard File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So LB 5 Campbell, GrantGrant Campbell 5.0 !Jr CB 7 Blake, JourdanJourdan Blake 1.0 !Fr CB 9 Reid, RyanRyan Reid File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So LB 11 Young, TaylorTaylor Young File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr S 12 Pollum, AlfredAlfred Pollum File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr S 13 Burt, TerrellTerrell Burt 5.0 !Jr DE 15 Nance, BrianBrian Nance File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LB 16 Ehrlich, KendallKendall Ehrlich File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So NB 17 Dorsey, CordellCordell Dorsey 1.0 !Fr S 18 Waz, ChanceChance Waz 1.0 !Fr LB 19 Davis, RaaquanRaaquan Davis File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LB 20 Edwards, AiavionAiavion Edwards File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So NB 21 Levels, PatrickPatrick Levels File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So CB 24 Singleton, TerrenceTerrence Singleton File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So CB 25 Johnson, MilesMiles Johnson 5.0 !Jr S 26 Sells, TaionTaion Sells 3.0 !So CB 27 Vaughns, VerkedricVerkedric Vaughns 1.0 !Fr S 28 Stewart, OrionOrion Stewart File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So S 29 Koym, JarrodJarrod Koym 1.0 !Fr S 32 Simpson, CollinCollin Simpson 7.0 !Sr NB 34 Bristow, LeeLee Bristow File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr S 35 Franklin, MalloryMallory Franklin 1.0 !Fr CB 37 Jaynes, TylerTyler Jaynes File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr NB 38 Brence, CollinCollin Brence 7.0 !Sr S 41 Hill, CalvinCalvin Hill 1.0 !Fr DE 43 Jacobs, JamieJamie Jacobs 1.0 !Fr LB 44 Hager, BryceBryce Hager File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr LB 45 Phillips, XavierXavier Phillips File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr CB 47 Mitchell, KevinKevin Mitchell 7.0 !Sr NB 48 Blanchard, TravonTravon Blanchard File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DE 51 Ehirim, NelsonNelson Ehirim 7.0 !Sr DE 52 Roberts, GregGreg Roberts 1.0 !Fr LB 55 Black, BaylorBaylor Black 3.0 !So DE 56 Smith, K.J.K.J. Smith File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DT 75 Billings, AndrewAndrew Billings 3.0 !So DT 88 Brooks, TerellTerell Brooks 7.0 !Sr DE 90 Magee, JavonteJavonte Magee 3.0 !So DT 91 Morris, AndrewAndrew Morris 1.0 !Fr DE 92 Palmer, JamalJamal Palmer 5.0 !Jr DT 93 Masumbuko, SleimanSleiman Masumbuko File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DE 94 Jones, XavierXavier Jones 1.0 !Fr DT 95 Blackshear, BeauBeau Blackshear File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DT 96 Bonds, ByronByron Bonds 3.0 !So DT 97 Lewis, IraIra Lewis 1.0 !Fr DT 98 Clemons-Valdez, TrevorTrevor Clemons-Valdez File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr DE 99 Malin, JoshJosh Malin 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 36 Roth, SpencerSpencer Roth 7.0 !Sr K 39 Evans, SpencerSpencer Evans 1.0 !Fr PK 40 Callahan, ChrisChris Callahan File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr PK 46 Peterson, KyleKyle Peterson 7.0 !Sr LS 50 Landes, JimmyJimmy Landes File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr LS 65 Jordan, B.J.B.J. Jordan 5.0 !Jr	Head coach Art Briles (7th season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Philip Montgomery – Offensive Coordinator Phil Bennett – Defensive Coordinator Kendal Briles – Receivers / Offensive Recruiting Coordniator Randy Clements – Offensive Line Brian Norwood – Associate Head Coach / Safeties Chris Achuff – Defensive Line Carlton Buckels – Cornerbacks Jim Gush – Linebackers / Defensive Recruiting Coordniator Jeff Lebby – Running Backs Colin Shillinglaw – Assistant A.D. / Football Operations Beau Trahan – Director of Football Operations Jeff Barlow – Director of Equipment Services Brett Bufton – Assistant Director of Equipment Services Casey Horny – Assistant Director of Operations Odell James – Assistant Director of Operations Kaz Kazadi – Assistant A.D. / Athletic Performance Calvin Lowry – Assistant Director of Operations Mike Sims – Assistant A.D. / Athletic Training Austin Steele – Assistant Director of Operations Tate Wallis – Assistant Director of Operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 4, 2015

Returning starters

Offense No. Player Class Position 5 Antwan Goodley Redshirt Senior Wide Receiver 14 Bryce Petty Redshirt Senior Quarterback 23 Clay Fuller Senior Wide Receiver 42 Levi Norwood Redshirt Senior Wide Receiver 58 Spencer Drango Redshirt Junior Left Tackle 67 Desmine Hilliard Redshirt Junior Right Guard 75 Troy Baker Redshirt Senior Right Tackle Reference:

Defense No. Player Class Position 13 Terrell Burt Junior Cover Safety 44 Bryce Hager Redshirt Senior Middle Linebacker 75 Andrew Billings Sophomore Nose Tackle 90 Javonte Magee Sophomore Defensive Tackle 95 Beau Blackshear Redshirt Junior Defensive Tackle Reference:

Special teams No. Player Class Position 36 Spencer Roth Senior Punter Reference:

Depth chart

• Baylor Updated Depth Chart

Defensive Starters FS Terrell Burt Jr. Chance Waz Fr.(RS) WLB MLB NB {{{ROLB_Starter}}} Bryce Hager Sr. {{{LOLB_Starter}}} Aivion Edwards So. Grant Campbell Jr. {{{LOLB_Backup}}} 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. Offensive Starters WR Antwan Goodley Sr. Davion Hall Fr. 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. QB Bryce Petty Sr. Seth Russell So. 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.

Game summaries

SMU

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
#10 Bears	24	7	7	7	45

See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–36–7	2012	BAY, 59–24

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Demons	0	3	3	0	6
#10 Bears	28	21	7	14	70

See also: 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	BAY, 68–13

@ Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	OT
#8 Bears	21	14	14	14	63
Bulls	0	0	14	7	21

See also: 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2013	BAY, 70–13

@ Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#7 Bears	14	21	14	0	49
Cyclones	7	0	14	7	28

See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2013	BAY, 71–7

@ Texas

	1	2	3	4	OT
#7 Bears	7	0	7	14	28
Longhorns	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–74–4	2013	BAY, 30–10

#9 TCU

See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total TCU 14 17 13 14 58 • Baylor 10 17 10 24 61 Date: October 11 Location: McLane Stadium 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

• Bryce Petty 28/55, 510 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–51–7	2013	BAY, 41–38

@ West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	OT
#4 Bears	13	7	7	0	27
Mountaineers	7	17	3	14	41

See also: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	BAY, 73–42

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	OT
Jayhawks	7	0	7	0	14
#12 Bears	20	19	14	7	60

See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2013	BAY, 59–14

@ #15 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	OT
#12 Bears	3	21	14	10	48
#15 Sooners	14	0	0	0	14

See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–21	2013	BAY, 41–12

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cowboys	7	7	0	14	28
#6 Bears	21	7	7	14	49

See also: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–19	2013	OSU, 49–17

vs. Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
#5 Bears	7	21	17	3	48
Red Raiders	0	17	10	19	46

See also: 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–36–1	2013	BAY, 63–34

#9 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	OT
#9 Wildcats	0	14	6	7	27
#5 Bears	14	10	14	0	38

See also: 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2013	BAY, 35–25

vs. #7 Michigan State–Cotton Bowl Classic

	1	2	3	4	OT
#7 Spartans	14	0	7	21	42
#4 Bears	14	10	17	0	41

See also: 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team and 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1968	MSU, 28–10

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	10	10	8	7	7	7	5	4	12	12	10	6	6	5	5	4	7
Coaches	10	9	7	6	6	6	3 (1)	4	13	12	10	6	6	6	5	5	8
CFP	Not released									13	12	7	7	7	6	5	Not released

References

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