2014 Baylor Bears football team

2014 Baylor Bears football
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
CFP	No. 5
Record	11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	McLane Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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 co-champions. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State after blowing a 41–21 4th quarter lead.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference

CoachesNo. 8

APNo. 7

CFPNo. 5

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2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Baylor +	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 3 TCU +	8	–	1	12	–	1
No. 18 Kansas State	7	–	2	9	–	4
Oklahoma	5	–	4	8	–	5
West Virginia	5	–	4	7	–	6
Texas	5	–	4	6	–	7
Oklahoma State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Texas Tech	2	–	7	4	–	8
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9
Iowa State	0	–	9	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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Name	Hometown	School	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
Davion Hall WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (85)
Chris Platt WR	Willis, TX	Willis HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	NA	Feb 3, 2013
Chris Platt WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (81)
Devonte Jones OG	Bellaire, TX	Bellaire HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	NA	Apr 20, 2013
Devonte Jones OG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (73)
Terrence Williams RB	Ennis, TX	Ennis HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.60	Apr 24, 2013
Terrence Williams RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (80)
Grant Campbell MLB	Bakersfiel, CA	Bakersfield (JC)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	5.10	Dec 16, 2012
Grant Campbell MLB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (73)
Tion Wright CB	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark (JC)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.37	Dec 16, 2012
Tion Wright CB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (74)
Chris Sanders CB	Tucker, GA	East Arizona (JC)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	NA	Dec 16, 2012
Chris Sanders CB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (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
KD Cannon WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (85)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 19 Rivals: 23 ESPN: 22
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 45–0	45,733
September 6	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 70–6	45,034
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	No. 8	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN	W 63–21	24,714
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 7	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FOX	W 49–28	51,776
October 4	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–7	93,727
October 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 TCU	No. 5	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 61–58	46,803
October 18	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia	No. 4	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 27–41	60,758
November 1	3:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 13	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 60–14	47,574
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma	No. 12	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FS1	W 48–14	85,048
November 22	6:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 7	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FOX	W 49–28	47,179
November 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech	No. 7	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 48–46	54,179
December 6	6:45 p.m.	No. 9 Kansas State	No. 6	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 38–27	47,934
January 1	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 8 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 and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game All times are in Central time

	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

2014 Baylor Bears football team

Recruiting

Schedule

Roster

Returning starters

Depth chart

Game summaries

SMU

Northwestern State

At Buffalo

At Iowa State

At Texas

No. 9 TCU

At West Virginia

Kansas

At No. 15 Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Vs. Texas Tech

No. 9 Kansas State

Vs. No. 7 Michigan State (Cotton Bowl Classic)

Rankings

References

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Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

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


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

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Michael Cummings	21/30, 288 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tony Pierson	9 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Corey Avery	4 receptions, 92 yards
Baylor	Passing	Bryce Petty	15/27, 277 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Devin Chafin	14 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Corey Coleman	3 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

	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