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2014 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 co-champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhilip Montgomery (7th season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Recruiting

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:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.SMU*No. 10
FS1W 45–045,733
September 66:30 p.m.Northwestern State*No. 10
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FSNW 70–645,034
September 127:00 p.m.at Buffalo*No. 8
ESPNW 63–2124,714
September 277:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 7
FOXW 49–2851,776
October 42:30 p.m.at
ABC
W 28–793,727
October 112:30 p.m.No. 9 TCUNo. 5
ABC/ESPN2W 61–5846,803
October 1811:00 a.m.at
Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
    		• FS1L 27–4160,758
    November 13:00 p.m.KansasdaggerNo. 13
    • McLane Stadium
    • Waco, TX
    		FS1W 60–1447,574
    November 811:00 a.m.at No. 15 OklahomaNo. 12
    		FS1W 48–1485,048
    November 226:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 7
    • McLane Stadium
    • Waco, TX
    		FOXW 49–2847,179
    November 292:30 p.m.vs. Texas TechNo. 7
    		ABC/ESPN2W 48–4654,179
    December 66:45 p.m.No. 9
    ESPN
    		W 38–2747,934
    January 111:30 a.m.vs. No. 8 Michigan State*No. 5
    		ESPNL 41–4271,464
    Schedule Source:[1]

    Roster

    2014 Baylor Bears football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 1 Corey Coleman  So
    RB 2 Johnny Jefferson  Fr
    WR 4 Jay Lee  Jr
    WR 5 Antwan Goodley  Sr
    QB 6 Andrew Frerking  Jr
    WR 7 Lynx Hawthorne  So
    WR 8 Ishmael Zamora Fr
    WR 9 K. D. Cannon Fr
    WR 12 Quan Jones  Fr
    QB 13 Chris Johnson  Fr
    QB 14 Bryce Petty  Sr
    TE 15 Gus Penning  Jr
    WR 16 Davion Hall Fr
    QB 17 Seth Russell  So
    WR 18 Chris Platt Fr
    RB 20 Anthony Webb  Jr
    RB 22 Terence Williams Fr
    WR 23 Clay Fuller Sr
    TE 25 Blake Mahon Fr
    WR 26 Brandon Brown So
    RB 28 Devin Chafin  So
    WR 30 Tanner Ritchey Fr
    RB 31 Silas Nacita So
    RB 32 Shock Linwood  So
    RB 33 Iain Hunter Fr
    TE 41 Tre'von Armstead  So
    WR 42 Levi Norwood  Sr
    OL 52 Rami Hammad  Fr
    OL 53 Keith Orcutt  Fr
    OL 55 Kyle Fuller  So
    OL 57 Tanner Thrift  Fr
    OL 58 Spencer Drango  Jr
    OL 61 Jarell Broxton Jr
    OL 62 Tyler Edwards  Sr
    OL 66 Drew Edwards Sr
    OL 67 Desmine Hilliard  Jr
    OL 68 Ishmael Wilson  Fr
    OL 69 Pat Colbert  Jr
    OL 70 Josh Peltzel Fr
    OL 72 Blake Blackmar Fr
    OL 73 Blake Muir  Jr
    OL 74 Sean Muir  Fr
    OL 75 Troy Baker  Sr
    OL 76 Jason Osei  So
    OL 77 Patrick Lawrence Fr
    OL 80 LaQuan McGowan  Jr
    WR 80 Cal Spangler Jr
    WR 82 Kaleb Moore  So
    WR 83 Cole Edminston  Fr
    TE 85 Jordan Feuerbacher Fr
    WR 87 Andy Ritter So
    WR 89 Trevor White Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 1 Chris Sanders Jr
    DE 2 Shawn Oakman  Jr
    CB 3 Tion Wright So
    DB 4 Xavien Howard  So
    LB 5 Grant Campbell Jr
    CB 7 Jourdan Blake Fr
    CB 9 Ryan Reid  So
    LB 11 Taylor Young  Fr
    S 12 Alfred Pollum  Fr
    S 13 Terrell Burt Jr
    DE 15 Brian Nance  Fr
    LB 16 Kendall Ehrlich  So
    NB 17 Cordell Dorsey Fr
    S 18 Chance Waz Fr
    LB 19 Raaquan Davis  Fr
    LB 20 Aiavion Edwards  So
    NB 21 Patrick Levels  So
    CB 24 Terrence Singleton  So
    CB 25 Miles Johnson Jr
    S 26 Taion Sells So
    CB 27 Verkedric Vaughns Fr
    S 28 Orion Stewart  So
    S 29 Jarrod Koym Fr
    S 32 Collin Simpson Sr
    NB 34 Lee Bristow  Jr
    S 35 Mallory Franklin Fr
    CB 37 Tyler Jaynes  Fr
    NB 38 Collin Brence Sr
    S 41 Calvin Hill Fr
    DE 43 Jamie Jacobs Fr
    LB 44 Bryce Hager  Sr
    LB 45 Xavier Phillips  Fr
    CB 47 Kevin Mitchell Sr
    NB 48 Travon Blanchard  Fr
    DE 51 Nelson Ehirim Sr
    DE 52 Greg Roberts Fr
    LB 55 Baylor Black So
    DE 56 K.J. Smith  Fr
    DT 75 Andrew Billings So
    DT 88 Terell Brooks Sr
    DE 90 Javonte Magee So
    DT 91 Andrew Morris Fr
    DE 92 Jamal Palmer Jr
    DT 93 Sleiman Masumbuko  Jr
    DE 94 Xavier Jones Fr
    DT 95 Beau Blackshear  Jr
    DT 96 Byron Bonds So
    DT 97 Ira Lewis Fr
    DT 98 Trevor Clemons-Valdez  Jr
    DE 99 Josh Malin Fr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    		 36 Spencer Roth Sr
    K 39 Spencer Evans Fr
    PK 40 Chris Callahan  Fr
    PK 46 Kyle Peterson Sr
    LS 50 Jimmy Landes  Jr
    LS 65 B.J. Jordan Jr
    Head coach
    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: January 4, 2015

    Returning starters

    [3]

    Depth chart

    • Baylor Updated Depth Chart

    Game summaries

    SMU

    See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team
    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

    Northwestern State

    See also: 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team
    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

    At Buffalo

    See also: 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team
    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

    At Iowa State

    See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team
    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

    At Texas

    See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team
    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

    No. 9 TCU

    See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team
    1 234Total
    No. 9 Horned Frogs 14 171314 58
    • No. 5 Bears 10 171024 61
    • Date: October 11
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 46,803
    • Television network: ABC/ESPN2
    Scoring summary
    Q19:32TCUListenbee 35 yard pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick)TCU 7–0
    Q17:40TCUCatalon 3 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 14–0
    Q12:03BAYGoodley 66 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 14–7
    Q1:02BAYCallahan 22 yard field goalTCU 14–10
    Q210:15TCUCatalon 9 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 21–10
    Q27:07BAYColeman 29 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 21–17
    Q22:44TCUOberkrom 39 yard field goalTCU 24–17
    Q21:49BAY
    Cannon
    67 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)    		Tie 24–24
    Q21:38TCUCatalon 94 yard kickoff return (Oberkrom kick)TCU 31–24
    Q2:00BAYCallahan 29 yard field goalTCU 31–27
    Q38:42TCUOberkrom 20 yard field goalTCU 34–27
    Q35:23BAYCallahan 20 yard field goalTCU 34–30
    Q33:53TCUJohnson 2 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 41–30
    Q32:15TCUOberkrom 37 yard field goalTCU 44–30
    Q3:35BAYLee 47 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 44–37
    Q414:29TCUGreen 6 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 51–37
    Q411:38TCUMallett 49 yard interception return (Oberkrom kick)TCU 58–37
    Q410:39BAYChafin 7 yard run (Callahan kick)TCU 58–44
    Q46:39BAYGoodley 28 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 58–51
    Q44:42BAYColeman 25 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)Tie 58–58
    Q4:00BAYCallahan 28 yard field goalBAY 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

    At West Virginia

    See also: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
    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

    Kansas

    See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team
    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

    At No. 15 Oklahoma

    See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team
    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

    Oklahoma State

    See also: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
    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

    Vs. Texas Tech

    See also: 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
    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

    No. 9 Kansas State

    See also: 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team
    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)

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

    Rankings

    Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP
    		1010877754121210665547
    Coaches10976663 (1)4131210666558
    CFPNot released131277765Not released

    References

    1. ^ "2014 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
    2. ^ a b c "Baylor Releases Post-Spring 2014 Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. April 10, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
    3. ^ The classes referenced above are the classes of the individual during the 2014 season, for example Bryce Petty will be a Redshirt Senior in the 2014 season.
    4. ^ a b "Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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