2015 Baylor Bears football | |
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Russell Athletic Bowl champion | |
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 49–38 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 10–3 (6–3 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kendal Briles (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Veer and shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Phil Bennett (5th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | McLane Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Oklahoma $^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 TCU | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Baylor | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. On November 14 Baylor was upset at home vs 15 Oklahoma.
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 (1.93 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 4.50 | Oct 20, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Devontre Stricklin WR | Waco, TX | Midway HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | 4.67 | Jan 24, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Maurice Porter OL | Navarro, TX | Navarro College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | N/A | Feb 28, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
JaMycal Hasty RB | Longview, TX | Longview HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 4.50 | Mar 29, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Sam Tecklenburg OL | Plano, TX | Plano Senior HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | 5.22 | Apr 16, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jordan Tolbert CB | Missouri City, TX | Ridge Point HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | 4.50 | May 9, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Clay Johnston LB | Abilene, TX | Wylie HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | 4.60 | Jun 3, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jameson Houston S | Austin, TX | St. Michael's Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.40 | Jul 30, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Andrew Galitz K | Rowlett, TX | Rowlett HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | N/A | Aug 26, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Tony Nicholson WR | Grand Prairie, TX | South Grand Prairie HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 4.45 | Sep 21, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
J.W. Ketchum ATH | Houston, TX | Lamar HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.63 | Oct 26, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Domonic Desouza OL | San Francisco, CA | City College of San Francisco | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | N/A | Nov 17, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jarrett Stidham QB | Stephenville, TX | Stephenville HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.74 | Dec 19, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Lenoy Jones Jr. OLB | Waco, TX | Midway HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 4.75 | Jan 15, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Eric Ogor OLB | Richmond, TX | Foster HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.48 | Jan 16, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jordan Williams OLB | Paris, TX | Paris HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Jan 16, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Riley Daniel OT | Ringling, OK | Ringling HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 5.23 | Jan 25, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Tyrone Hunt DE | Arp, TX | Arp HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Jan 27, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Henry Black CB | Shreveport, LA | Woodlawn HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 4.51 | Jan 31, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44 Rivals: 43 247Sports: 37 ESPN: 31 | ||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at SMU * | No. 4 | ESPN | W 56–21 | 32,047 [1] | |
September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Lamar * | No. 4 | FSN | W 66–31 | 44,491 [2] | |
September 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice * | No. 5 |
| FSN | W 70–17 | 43,619 [3] |
October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Texas Tech | No. 5 | ABC/ESPN2 | W 63–35 | 56,179 [4] | |
October 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas | No. 3 | FS1 | W 66–7 | 25,910 [5] | |
October 17 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia | No. 2 |
| FOX | W 62–38 | 45,370 [6] |
October 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 45–27 | 45,512 [7] |
November 5 | 6:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 4 | FS1 | W 31–24 | 52,108 [8] | |
November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma | No. 4 |
| ABC | L 34–44 | 49,875 [9] |
November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | No. 10 | FOX | W 45–35 | 58,669 | |
November 27 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 19 TCU | No. 7 | ESPN | L 21–28 2OT | 47,675 | |
December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | No. 12 |
| ESPN | L 17–23 | 48,093 |
December 29 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 North Carolina * | No. 17 | ESPN | W 49–38 | 40,418 | |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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 |
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Offense
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Roster |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Bears | 28 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
#4 Bears | 13 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 66 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
#5 Bears | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 70 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
#5 Bears | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#3 Bears | 24 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 66 |
Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mountaineers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
#2 Bears | 17 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 62 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
#2 Bears | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sooners | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
Bears | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
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Bears | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Horned Frogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Longhorns | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
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#10 Tar Heels | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
#17 Bears | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
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