2015 Baylor Bears football | |
Russell Athletic Bowl champion | |
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Russell Athletic Bowl, W 49–38 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 13 |
2015 record | 10–3 (6–3 Big 12) |
Head coach | Art Briles (8th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Kendal Briles (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Phil Bennett (5th season) |
Home stadium | McLane Stadium (Capacity: 45,140) |
Seasons |
Template:2015 Big 12 football standings The 2015 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by Art Briles, playing their 117th football season; this year was the team's second season in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated North Carolina 49–38.
Recruiting[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Blake Lynch ATH |
Gilmer, TX | Gilmer HS | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 4.50 | Oct 20, 2013 |
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Devontre Stricklin WR |
Waco, TX | Midway HS | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 167 lb (76 kg) | 4.67 | Jan 24, 2014 |
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Maurice Porter OL |
Navarro, TX | Navarro College | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | 295 lb (134 kg) | N/A | Feb 28, 2014 |
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JaMycal Hasty RB |
Longview, TX | Longview HS | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 4.50 | Mar 29, 2014 |
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Sam Tecklenburg OL |
Plano, TX | Plano Senior HS | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 5.22 | Apr 16, 2014 |
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Jordan Tolbert CB |
Missouri City, TX | Ridge Point HS | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 4.50 | May 9, 2014 |
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Clay Johnston LB |
Abilene, TX | Wylie HS | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 4.60 | Jun 3, 2014 |
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Jameson Houston S |
Austin, TX | St. Michael's Academy | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.40 | Jul 30, 2014 |
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Andrew Galitz K |
Rowlett, TX | Rowlett HS | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 180 lb (82 kg) | N/A | Aug 26, 2014 |
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Tony Nicholson WR |
Grand Prairie, TX | South Grand Prairie HS | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 4.45 | Sep 21, 2014 |
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J.W. Ketchum ATH |
Houston, TX | Lamar HS | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.63 | Oct 26, 2014 |
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Domonic Desouza OL |
San Francisco, CA | City College of San Francisco | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | 300 lb (140 kg) | N/A | Nov 17, 2014 |
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Jarrett Stidham QB |
Stephenville, TX | Stephenville HS | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.74 | Dec 19, 2014 |
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Lenoy Jones Jr. OLB |
Waco, TX | Midway HS | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.75 | Jan 15, 2015 |
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Eric Ogor OLB |
Richmond, TX | Foster HS | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.48 | Jan 16, 2015 |
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Jordan Williams OLB |
Paris, TX | Paris HS | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Jan 16, 2015 |
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Riley Daniel OT |
Ringling, OK | Ringling HS | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 5.23 | Jan 25, 2015 |
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Tyrone Hunt DE |
Arp, TX | Arp HS | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 230 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Jan 27, 2015 |
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Henry Black CB |
Shreveport, LA | Woodlawn HS | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 4.51 | Jan 31, 2015 |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44 Rivals: 43 ESPN: 31 | ||||||
‡ 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:
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Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 PM | at SMU* | No. 4 | ESPN | W 56–21 | 32,047[1] | |
September 12 | 6:30 PM | Lamar* | No. 4 | FSN | W 66–31 | 44,491[2] | |
September 26 | 2:00 PM | Rice* | No. 5 |
| FSN | W 70–17 | 43,619[3] |
October 3 | 2:30 PM | vs. Texas Tech | No. 5 | ABC/ESPN2 | W 63–35 | 56,179[4] | |
October 10 | 11:00 AM | at Kansas | No. 3 | FS1 | W 66–7 | 25,910[5] | |
October 17 | 11:00 AM | West Virginia | No. 2 |
| FOX | W 62–38 | 45,370[6] |
October 24 | 11:00 AM | Iowa State | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 45–27 | 45,512[7] |
November 5 | 6:30 PM | at Kansas State | No. 2 | FS1 | W 31–24 | 52,108[8] | |
November 14 | 7:00 PM | No. 12 Oklahoma | No. 4 |
| ABC | L 34–44 | 49,875[9] |
November 21 | 6:30 PM | at No. 4 Oklahoma State | No. 10 | FOX | W 45–35 | 58,669 | |
November 27 | 6:30 PM | at No. 15 TCU | No. 7 | ESPN | L 21–28 2OT | 47,675 | |
December 5 | 11:00 AM | Texas | No. 12 |
| ESPN | L 17–23 | 48,093 |
December 29 | 4:30 PM | vs. No. 10 North Carolina* | No. 17 |
| ESPN | W 49–38 | 40,418 |
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Rankings[]
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AP | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 (10) | 2 (13) | 2 (12) | 2 (7) | 2 (6) | 4 (2) | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 (5) | 2 (8) | 2 (12) | 2 (10) | 2 (9) | 3 (5) | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | Not released |
Roster[]
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Game summaries[]
@ SMU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#4 Bears | 28 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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37–36–7 | 2014 | BAY, 45–0 |
Lamar[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
#4 Bears | 13 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 66 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | 1981 | LAM, 18–17 |
Rice[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Owls | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
#5 Bears | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 70 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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47–30–2 | 2011 | BAY, 56–31 |
vs. Texas Tech[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Red Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
#5 Bears | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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36–36–1 | 2014 | BAY, 48–46 |
@ Kansas[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#3 Bears | 24 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 66 |
Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–4 | 2014 | BAY, 60–14 |
West Virginia[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Mountaineers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
#2 Bears | 17 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–2 | 2014 | WVU, 41–27 |
Iowa State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
#2 Bears | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–6 | 2014 | BAY, 49–28 |
@ Kansas State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–7 | 2014 | BAY, 38–27 |
Oklahoma[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Sooners | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
Bears | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–21 | 2014 | BAY, 48–14 |
@ Oklahoma State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bears | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–19 | 2014 | BAY, 49–28 |
@ TCU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Horned Frogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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52–51–7 | 2014 | BAY, 61–58 |
Texas[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Longhorns | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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26–74–4 | 2014 | BAY, 28–7 |
vs. North Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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#10 Tar Heels | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
#17 Bears | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
References[]
- ↑ Werner, John (September 5, 2015). "Russell Shines in Debut with 6 TDs as Bears Blow Out SMU Late, 56-21". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/russell-shines-in-debut-with-tds-as-bears-blow-out/article_9f6a0fa3-90d5-5139-a18f-5dfbd30095bb.html. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Werner, John (September 13, 2015). "Coleman Makes 4 TD Catches, No. 4 Baylor Shakes Off Lamar, 66-31". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/coleman-makes-td-catches-no-baylor-shakes-off-lamar/article_735b6636-f19e-52f8-bd5b-103bcc095d12.html. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Werner, John (September 27, 2015). "Bears Clean Up Their Act in 70-17 Victory Over Owls". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/bears-clean-up-their-act-in---victory-over/article_523ce2a7-53a8-5c63-a818-f2afcd5da9e3.html. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Werner, John (October 4, 2015). "Baylor Opens Big 12 Play with 63-35 Rout of Texas Tech". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/baylor-opens-big-play-with---rout-of-texas/article_72202054-79d1-543a-a673-e22ed2c0ec8a.html. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Werner, John (October 11, 2015). "Winless Kansas No Match for #3 Bears in 1-Sided Affair, 66-7". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/winless-kansas-no-match-for-bears-in--sided-affair/article_e35583d9-4b7c-51ee-8a45-5dd7a4e10f91.html. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Werner, John (October 18, 2015). "Russell, Coleman Fuel Baylor’s Win Over West Virginia, 62-38". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/russell-coleman-fuel-baylor-s-win-over-west-virginia/article_38510089-d76c-536d-a1e3-873a0094bcda.html. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Cherry, Brice (October 24, 2015). "Baylor Shrugs Off Rough Second Half, Dispatches Iowa State, 45-27". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/baylor-shrugs-off-rough-second-half-dispatches-iowa-state/article_ffe633f0-f966-527a-9ee1-cdddd470fb42.html. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ↑ Werner, John (November 6, 2015). "Stidham Shines in 1st Career Start, Fueling 31-24 Baylor Win Over Pesky Wildcats". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/stidham-shines-in-st-career-start-fueling---baylor/article_e02c9fa9-9dcf-5218-813c-3fed3c85e4ee.html. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ Werner, John (November 14, 2015). "Black and Blue: OU’s Mayfield Carves Up Baylor Defense, Playoff Aspirations". Waco Tribune-Herald. http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/black-and-blue-ou-s-mayfield-carves-up-baylor-defense/article_1df7ad84-f754-5377-9153-3ba8a8270563.html. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-12/2015-baylor-bears-football-schedule.php. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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