2019 Baylor Bears football team

Recruiting class

References:^[2][3]

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College recruiting

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Blake Bedier Offensive Lineman	Lehi, UT	Lehi HS Snow College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Tyrone Brown Defensive Back	Beaumont, TX	Beaumont United HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Logan Compton Defensive Lineman	Cypress, TX	Tomball HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Davis DiVall Offensive Lineman	Scottsdale, AZ	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Elijah Ellis Offensive Lineman	Paris, TX	Paris HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2020
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Jaylen Ellis Wide Receiver	Round Rock, TX	Cedar Ridge HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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TJ Franklin Defensive Lineman	Temple, TX	Temple HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Gabriel "Gabe" Hall Defensive Line	Temple, TX	Temple HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Matt Jones Defensive Lineman	Odessa, TX	Odessa Permian HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Qualan Jones Running Back	Grand Prairie, TX	Trinity Christian	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Paul Matavao–Poialli Offensive Lineman	Daly City, CA	Jefferson HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2020
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Peyton Powell Quarterback	Odessa, TX	Odessa Permian HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Garmon Randolph Defensive End	Jefferson, GA	Jefferson HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2020
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Noah Rauschenberg Kicker	Tulsa, OK	Union HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2020
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Sam Snyder Tight End	Fleming Island, FL	Fleming Island HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Yusuf Terry Wide Receiver	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute Charter HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2020
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Solomon Turner Defensive Back	Frisco, TX	Prestonwood Christian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Hakeem Vance Defensive Back	Olive Branch, MS	Hattiesburg HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Brandon White Defensive Back	Amarillo, TX	Tascosa HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Harrison White Defensive Line	Houston, TX	Klein HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Jonah White Running Back	Merkel, TX	Merkel HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Will Williams Linebacker	El Paso, TX	Chapin HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Jacob Zeno Quarterback	San Antonio, TX	John Jay HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Niadre Zouzoua Defensive Lineman	Brockton, MA	Brockton HS Monroe College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Dec 20, 2018
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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

References:^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Big 12 media poll

The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, Baylor was predicted to finish in sixth in the standings.^[11]

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

References:^[12]

Stephen F. Austin

Baylor opened up the 2019 season by beating FCS Stephen F. Austin 56-17 in Waco. Trestan Ebner had three first half touchdowns for the Bears

UTSA

At Rice

Iowa State

At Kansas State

Baylor's defense proved formidable and produced two turnovers, while their offense completed a balanced run game.^[15] Baylor remained undefeated with the 31-12 win over Kansas State.^[16]

Texas Tech

For the team's homecoming game, Baylor replaced their traditional interlocking 'BU' on their green helmet with the 'Sailor Bear' logo originally created by Arthur Evans for the second straight year.^{[citation needed]}

Texas Tech traveled to Waco to play Baylor, the two teams had played one another at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX nearly every year from 2009-2018. The 2010 game was played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX, the only game in this stretch that was not played at AT&T Stadium.^[17]

The first half of the game was a defensive battle between the two teams. Texas Tech scored only 6 points in the half with two field goals from Trey Wolff while Baylor only scored 3 with a 37-yard field goal from John Mayers. The Red Raiders had 182 yards of offense in the first half while the Bears had 117. Baylor scored the first touchdown of the game for either team on its first drive of the half with a 4-yard run from Charlie Brewer. After trailing for most of the half, the Red Raiders scored a touchdown with 1:37 left in regulation to take a 20–17 lead. The Bears marched down field with Mayers making a 19-yard field goal as time expired to tie the game. Baylor started overtime on offense with Texas Tech on defense. During the drive, center Jake Fruhmorgen appeared to have fumbled the ball on a snap with the ball being recovered by Jaylon Hutchings for the Red Raiders and the play was blown dead quickly. The fumble was overturned as Baylor was penalized for an illegal snap penalty. The call was heavily criticized and the following day Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt announced that the Big 12 had told him that the penalty was the wrong call and that Texas Tech should have gained possession.^[18][19] Hocutt was later fined by the conference for making the announcement in violation of league policy.^[20]

After winning in 2 overtime periods by a score of 33-30, Baylor moved up 4 spots in the AP poll from #22 to #18.^{[citation needed]}

At Oklahoma State

West Virginia

At TCU

Heading into Week 11 of the college football season, Baylor is on top of the Big 12 conference standings with an undefeated 8-0 record. Recent victories over West Virginia and Texas Tech were close and TCU is looking to win a few more games to become eligible for a bowl game. Both teams have been able to score and the game is listed as one of the most "compelling matchups" for the week by MSN Sports.^[21]

Oklahoma

Texas

At Kansas

Vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game)

Vs. Georgia (2020 Sugar Bowl)

All-Big 12 Conference Football Team

References:^[22]

Postseason Conference Accolades

Players drafted into the NFL