2020 Baylor Bears football team

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2020 Baylor Bears football
Baylor Athletics logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record2–7 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Larry Fedora (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Ron Roberts (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadium McLane Stadium
Uniform
Baylor bears football unif.png
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Iowa State y  8 –1   9 –3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$  6 –2   9 –2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State  6 –3   8 –3  
No. 19 Texas  5 –3   7 –3  
TCU  5 –4   6 –4  
West Virginia  4 –4   6 –4  
Kansas State  4 –5   4 –6  
Texas Tech  3 –6   4 –6  
Baylor  2 –7   2 –7  
Kansas  0 –8   0 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, as a member of the Big 12 Conference and were led by first-year head coach Dave Aranda in the Bears' 122nd overall season.

Contents

Offseason

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures

One Baylor player with remaining eligibility, James Lynch, declared early for the 2020 NFL draft. In addition, 18 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.

Baylor offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
James Lynch 93DT6’4295Junior Round Rock, TX Declared for NFL Draft
Chris Platt24WR5’11172Graduate Willis, TX Graduated
Blake Lynch2LB6’3224Senior Gilmer, TX Graduated
Chris Miller3S6’0191Senior Frisco, TX Graduated
Clay Johnston 4LB6’1232Senior Abilene, TX Graduated
Denzel Mims 5WR6’3215Senior Daingerfield, TX Graduated
JaMycal Hasty 6RB5’9205Senior Longview, TX Graduated
Henry Black 8S6’0206Senior Shreveport, LA Graduated
James Lockhart9DE6’2263Senior Ennis, TX Graduated
Jameson Houston 11CB5’11200Senior Dadeville, AL Graduated
Owen Rogers34LB6’2211Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Cody George37TE6’2256Senior Lorena, TX Graduated
Jordan Williams38LB6’0223Senior Paris, TX Graduated
Ross Matiscik 46LS6’0235Senior McKinney, TX Graduated
Sam Tecklenburg 52OL6’4310Senior Plano, TX Graduated
Johncarlo Valentin57OL6’4320Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Jake Fruhmorgen63OL6’6305Senior Tampa, FL Graduated
Marques Jones84WR6’2211Senior McKinney, TX Graduated
Bravvion Roy 99DT6’1333Senior Spring, TX Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Anthony Anyanwu
DE		 Sachse, Texas Sachse High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)229 lb (104 kg)Jun 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Jahade Barron
CB		 Pflugerville, Texas Connally High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jun 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
Gavin Byers
OT		 Colleyville, Texas Colleyville Heritage High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)287 lb (130 kg)Mar 26, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
Drake Dabney
TE		 Cypress, Texas Cypress Ranch High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (100 kg)Dec 17, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Will Garner
OLB		 Spring, Texas Klein High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg)Mar 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 77
Mike Harris
S		 Phenix City, Alabama Central High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg)Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Mose Jeffery
G		 Longview, Texas Kilgore College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)330 lb (150 kg)Aug 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Seth Jones
WR		 Pearland, Texas Shadow Creek High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg)Aug 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Micah Mazzccua
OT		 Baltimore, Maryland St. Frances Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)318 lb (144 kg)Jan 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
AJ McCarthy
CB		 Brownwood, Texas Brownwood High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jun 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 76
Taye McWilliams
RB		 Rosenberg, Texas Lamar Consolidated High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)204 lb (93 kg)Mar 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 78
Brooks Miller
S		 West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jun 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 74
Devin Neal
CB		 Lexington, Kentucky Frederick Douglass High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)Dec 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 73
Chateau Reed
S		 Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jun 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Blake Shapen
QB		 Shreveport, Louisiana Evangel Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)Feb 2, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 80
James Sylvester
DE		 Newton, Texas Newton High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (100 kg)Nov 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 81
Alfahiym Walcott
CB		 El Dorado, Kansas Butler County Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 2 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 60   247Sports: 54   ESPN: 57
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  • "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

2020 NFL Draft

NFL Combine

Team players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
259 Denzel Mims WR New York Jets
4130 James Lynch DT Minnesota Vikings
6184 Bravvion Roy DT Carolina Panthers
7234 Clay Johnston LB Los Angeles Rams

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

Big 12 media poll [2]
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Oklahoma80
2Oklahoma State6
3Texas4
4Iowa State
5Baylor
6TCU
7Kansas State
8West Virginia
9Texas Tech
10Kansas

Schedule

Spring game

The Bears planned to hold spring practices in March and April 2020. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" was to take place in Waco, TX on April 18, 2020. The team's spring practices as well as the spring game were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Regular season

Baylor initially released its 2020 schedule on October 21, 2019. An updated Big 12 schedule was released on August 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the updated schedule, the Bears will host one non-conference games against Louisiana Tech. Baylor will host Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU, and Kansas State and travel to West Virginia, Texas, Iowa State, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma in regular season conference play. On September 8, the Louisiana Tech game was postponed indefinitely. On September 12, a new game against Houston was announced in its place. On September 18, Baylor announced that the Houston versus Baylor game would be postponed due to Baylor not meeting the Big 12 Conference COVID-19 game cancellation thresholds. [4]

The Bears had games against Ole Miss and Incarnate Word, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 266:30 p.m. Kansas
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
 ESPNU W 47–1411,667
October 311:00 a.m.at West Virginia
ABC L 21–27 2OT978
October 242:30 p.m.at Texas
ESPN L 16–2718,202
October 312:30 p.m. TCU
ESPN2L 23–3311,667
November 76:00 p.m.at No. 17 Iowa State
FS1 L 31–3813,535
November 143:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
FS1L 23–2412,914
November 286:00 p.m. Kansas State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
 ESPN2 W 32–3111,667
December 57:00 p.m.at No. 11 Oklahoma
FOX L 14–2722,700
December 122:30 p.m.No. 22 Oklahoma State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
 ESPN L 3–4211,667
Schedule Source: [6]

Coaching staff

CoachTitleYear at BaylorPrevious job
Dave Aranda Head Coach1st LSU (DC)
Joey McGuire Assoc. HC/OLB4th Cedar Hill High School (HC)
Larry Fedora OC/QB1st North Carolina (HC)
Ron Roberts DC/ILB1st Louisiana (DC)
Jorge MunozWR1st LSU (offensive analyst)
Shawn Bell TE4th Cedar Ridge High School (HC)
Dennis JohnsonDL1st LSU (DL)
Justin JohnsonRB1st Houston (RB)
Matt PowledgeS/ST1st Louisiana (OLB/ST)
Brian Stewart CB1st Detroit Lions (DB)
Joe WicklineOL1st West Virginia (OL)

Game summaries

Vs. Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks (0–1) vs. Baylor Bears (0–0)
Period1234Total
Kansas700714
Baylor710141647

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Fair • Temperature: 85°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer
  • Pregame line: Baylor −17.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:29) KAN – Pooka Williams Jr. 21 yard rush, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:31; KAN 7–0)
  • (5:24) BAY – Trestan Ebner 1 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:38; 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (8:07) BAY – John Mayers 47 yard field goal (Drive: 20 plays, 60 yards, 7:54; BAY 10–7)
  • (4:13) BAY – Charlie Brewer 18 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:25; BAY 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (14:44) BAY – Trestan Ebner 100 yard kickoff return, John Mayers Kick (BAY 24–7)
  • (9:07) BAY – John Lovett 7 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:31; BAY 31–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:50) BAY – Terrel Bernard 2 yard safety (BAY 33–7)
  • (12:35) BAY – Trestan Ebner 83 yard kickoff return, John Mayers kick (BAY 40–7)
  • (7:03) KAN – Pooka Williams 16 yard rush, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:47; BAY 40–14)
  • (4:00) BAY – Craig Williams 26 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:03; BAY 47–14)
StatisticsKANBAY
First downs2024
Total yards328352
Rushes/yards43/16943/203
Passing yards159149
Passing: Comp–Att–Int19–33–016–24–0
Time of possession31:3028:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KansasPassing Jalon Daniels 19–33, 159 yards
Rushing Pooka Williams Jr. 14 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kwamie Lassiter II 6 receptions, 65 yards
BaylorPassing Charlie Brewer 15–23, 142 yards, 1 TD
RushingJohn Lovett17 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Trestan Ebner 2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

At West Virginia

Baylor Bears (1–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1)
Period1234OT2OTTotal
Baylor07077021
West Virginia70707627

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: partly cloudy • Temperature: 57°F
  • Game attendance: 978
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Rocky Boiman
  • Pregame line: Baylor −1.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:51) WVU – Jarret Doege 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:09; WVU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:44) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:43 7–7)
Third Quarter
  • (1:38) WVU – Leddie Brown 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:05, WVU 14–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (1:19) BAY – Charlie Brewer 34 yard pass to Josh Fleeks, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:36, 14–14)
Overtime
  • (OT) WVU – Jarret Doege 6 yard pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, WVU 21–14)
  • (OT) BAY – Charlie Brewer 25 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 21–21)
  • (2OT) WVU – Leddie Brown 3 yard rush (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, WVU 27–21)
StatisticsBAYWVU
First downs1518
Total yards256345
Rushes/yards33/2739/134
Passing yards229211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–38–230–42–2
Time of possession28:0731:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer23–38, 229 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingJohn Lovett14 carries, 23 yards
ReceivingR.J. Sneed6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
West VirginiaPassing Jarret Doege 30–42, 211 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 27 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSam James8 reception, 66 yards

At Texas

Baylor Bears (1–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)
Period1234Total
Baylor3001316
Texas01314027

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C), Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,202
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek
  • Pregame line: Texas −11.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (0:49) BAY – John Mayers 22 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:35; BAY 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:10) TEX – Cameron Dicker 42 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:39; 3–3)
  • (6:15) TEX – Cameron Dicker 23 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; TEX 6–3)
  • (1:53) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 3 yard pass to Joshua Moore, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:32; TEX 13–3)
Third Quarter
  • (10:25) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 1 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; TEX 20–3)
  • (0:20) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 9 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; TEX 27–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:24) BAY – Charlie Brewer 3 yard pass to John Lovett, Charlie Brewer pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; TEX 27–9)
  • (7:37) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to Gavin Holmes, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 3:56; TEX 27–16)
StatisticsBAYTEX
First downs2219
Total yards316429
Rushes/yards21/6447/159
Passing yards252270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int31–44–015–23–1
Time of possession27:5332:07
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer30–43, 256 yards, 2 TD
RushingJohn Lovett4 carries, 21 yards
ReceivingR.J. Sneed4 receptions, 62 yards
TexasPassing Sam Ehlinger 15–23, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Keaontay Ingram 16 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Tarik Black 1 reception, 72 yards

Vs. TCU

TCU Horned Frogs (1–3) vs. Baylor Bears (1–2)
Period1234Total
TCU20103033
Baylor077923

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 70°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line: TCU −2.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:06) TCU – Darwin Barlow 3 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:33; TCU 7–0)
  • (7:54) TCU – Derius Davis 67 yard punt return, Griffin Kell kick (TCU 14–0)
  • (4:36) TCU – Max Duggan 13 yard pass to Taye Barber, Griffin Kell kick missed (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:58; TCU 20–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:30) TCU – Zach Evans 30 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:50; TCU 27–0)
  • (9:07) TCU – Griffin Kell 33 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:05; TCU 30–0)
  • (00:14) BAY – Charlie Brewer 1 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:09; TCU 30–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:24) TCU – Griffin Kell 34 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:19; TCU 33–7)
  • (2:59) BAY – Charlie Brewer 3 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:36, TCU 33–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:58) BAY – John Mayers 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; TCU 33–17)
  • (10:25) BAY – Craig Williams 32 yard run, 2-pt conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:32, TCU 33–23)
StatisticsTCUBAY
First downs2015
Total yards385278
Rushes/yards44/24733/75
Passing yards138203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int14–23–017–37–1
Time of possession31:2328:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TCUPassing Max Duggan 14–23, 138 yards, 1 TD
RushingDarwin Barlow16 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quentin Johnston 3 receptions, 64 yards
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer17–37, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingCraig Williams10 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingYusuf Terry2 receptions, 43 yards

At Iowa State

Baylor Bears (1–3) vs. No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones (4–2)
Period1234Total
Baylor1473731
Iowa State01021738

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 66°F
  • Game attendance: 13,535
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV: FS1
  • Pregame line: Iowa State −14.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:07) BAY – Charlie Brewer 9 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:45, BAY 7–0)
  • (2:31) BAY – Charlier Brewer 9 yard pass to Drake Dabney, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:46, BAY 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:52) ISU – Breece Hall 14 yard run, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:37, BAY 14–7)
  • (7:21) BAY – Jalen Pitre 30 yd interception, John Mayers kick (BAY 21–7)
  • (2:04) ISU – Connor Assalley 42 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:17, BAY 21–10)
Third Quarter
  • (12:06) BAY – John Mayers 36 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:18, BAY 24–10)
  • (11:11) ISU – Brock Purdy 22 yard pass to Charlie Kolar, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:44, BAY 24–17)
  • (7:37) ISU – Breece Hall 17 yard run, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 50 plays, 80 yards, 2:31, 24–24)
  • (0:23) ISU – Brock Purdy 10 yard pass to Chase Allen, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:17, ISU 31–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:46) ISU – Brock Purdy 6 yard pass to Breece Hall, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:26, ISU 38–24)
  • (8:43) BAY – Charlie Brewer 58 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:56, ISU 38–31)
StatisticsBAYISU
First downs1723
Total yards366362
Rushes/yards27/7141/198
Passing yards295164
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–33–215–24–3
Time of possession26:5533:05
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer22–33, 295 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingCharlie Brewer10 carries, 29 yards
ReceivingR.J. Sneed6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Iowa StatePassing Brock Purdy 15–24, 164 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Breece Hall 31 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Charlie Kolar 3 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD

At Texas Tech

Baylor Bears (1–4) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2–5)
Period1234Total
Baylor7610023
Texas Tech3361224

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

  • Date: Thursday, November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: windy• Temperature: 78°F
  • Game attendance: 12,914
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV: FS1
  • Pregame line: Baylor −1.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:15) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 48 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:17, TTU 3–0)
  • (0:55) BAY – Jalen Pitre 26 yard interception, John Mayers kick (BAY 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (7:12) BAY – John Mayers 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:45, BAY 10–3)
  • (1:12) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 28 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:00, BAY 10–6)
  • (0:00) BAY – John Mayers 48 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays 32 yards, 1:12, BAY 13–6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:04) BAY – Charlie Brewer 8 yard run, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:58, BAY 20–6)
  • (8:42) TTU – Tahj Brooks 1 yard run, Jonathan Garibay kick blocked (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:07, BAY 20–12)
  • (1:11) BAY – John Mayers 23 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:59, BAY 23–12)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:48) TTU – Tahj Brooks 2 yard run, Alan Bowman pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:27, BAY 23–18)
  • (4:41) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 46 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:40, BAY 23–21)
  • (0:00) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 25 yard field goal (Drive 12 plays, 79 yards, 2:14, TTU 24–23)
StatisticsBAYTTU
First downs2019
Total yards360381
Rushes/yards48/20739/124
Passing yards153257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–26–123–38–1
Time of possession33:2726:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer17–26, 153 yards, 1 INT
RushingQualan Jones21 carries, 86 yards
ReceivingR.J. Sneed4 receptions, 58 yards
Texas TechPassing Alan Bowman 14–23, 181 yards, 1 INT
Rushing SaRodorick Thompson 13 carries, 69 yards
ReceivingKeSean Carter7 receptions, 64 yards

Vs. Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats (4–4) vs. Baylor Bears (1–5)
Period1234Total
Kansas State14301431
Baylor6091732

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: rain • Temperature: 55°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line: Baylor −5.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:04) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard run, rush failed (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:07, BAY 6–0)
  • (12:51) KSU – Malik Knowles 75 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13, KSU 7–6)
  • (4:07) KSU – Will Howard 8 yard pass to Deuce Vaughn, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28, KSU 14–6)
Second Quarter
  • (13:02) KSU – Blake Lynch 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 ayrds, 4:33, KSU 17–6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:59) BAY – John Mayers 28 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:01, KSU 17–9)
  • (7:16) BAY – Charlie Brewer 23 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, Charlie Brewer drop-kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:48, KSU 17–15)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:57) KSU – Will Howard 24 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:51, KSU 24–15)
  • (10:51) BAY – Charlie Brewer 8 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06, KSU 24–22)
  • (8:59) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 38 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:52, KSU 31–22)
  • (4:16) BAY – Charlie Brewer 1 yard run, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:43, KSU 31–29)
  • (0:00) BAY – John Mayers 30 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:32, BAY 32–31)
StatisticsKSUBAY
First downs1421
Total yards344420
Rushes/yards35/25636/71
Passing yards88349
Passing: Comp–Att–Int9–18–231–39–0
Time of possession25:4234:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kansas StatePassing Will Howard 9–18, 88 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Briley Moore 2 receptions, 55 yards
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer31–39, 349 yards, 2 TD
RushingCharlie Brewer23 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingR.J. Sneed6 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

At Oklahoma

Baylor Bears (2–5) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (6–2)
Period1234Total
Baylor007714
Oklahoma3771027

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 46°F
  • Game attendance: 22,700
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV: FOX
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma −23.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:11) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:49, OKLA 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (1:04) OKLA – Rhamondre Stevenson 3 yard run, Gabe Birkic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:42, OKLA 10–0)
Third Quarter
  • (10:08) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 9 yard pass to Theo Wease, Gabe Birkic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:50, OKLA 17–0)
  • (4:50) BAY – Charlie Brewer 25 yard pass to Tyquan Thornton, John Mayers kick (Drive 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:18, OKLA 17–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:30) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 50 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:53, OKLA 20–7)
  • (5:17) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 8 yard pass to Brayden Willis, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:23, OKLA 27–7)
  • (0:59) BAY – Charlie Brewer 2 yard run, John Mayers kick (Drive: 17 plays, 96 yards, 4:18, OKLA 27–14)
StatisticsBAYOKLA
First downs1916
Total yards288269
Rushes/yards26/2531/76
Passing yards263193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int30–56–220–28–1
Time of possession29:5030:10
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer30–56, 263 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingJonah White3 carries, 18 yards
ReceivingJonah White9 receptions, 63 yards
OklahomaPassing Spencer Rattler 20–28, 193 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rhamondre Stevenson 15 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Theo Wease 5 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–3) vs. Baylor Bears (2–6)
Period1234Total
Oklahoma State14147742
Baylor00033

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: fair • Temperature: 57°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Brad van Vark
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma State -6.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:42) OSU – Spencer Sanders 75 yard pass to Dillon Stoner, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:18, OSU 7–0)
  • (3:21) OSU – Spencer Sanders 15 yard pass to Dillon Stoner, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 4:58, OSU 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:21) OSU – Spencer Sanders 40 yard pass to Dillon Stoner, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:20, OSU 21–0)
  • (11:30) OSU – Dominic Richardson 17 yard run, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:21, OSU 28–0)
Third Quarter
  • (2:38) OSU – Dominic Richardson 2 yard run, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:13, OSU 35–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:55) BAY – John Mayers 40 yard field goal (Drive 14 plays, 57 yards, 4:25, OSU 35–3)
  • (4:49) OSU – Dominic Richardson 1 yard run, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:06, OSU 42–3)
StatisticsOKSTBAY
First downs2712
Total yards608156
Rushes/yards47/26131/70
Passing yards34786
Passing: Comp–Att–Int20–30–218–34–0
Time of possession33:4526:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassing Spencer Sanders 20–30, 347 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingDominic Richardson23 carries, 169 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Dillon Stoner 8 receptions, 247 yards, 3 TD
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer13–26, 68 yards
RushingTaye McWilliams5 carries, 33 yards
ReceivingQualan Jones8 receptions, 37 yards

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRV*RVRVRV———————————
Coaches RVRV*24RVRVRV——————————
CFP Not released——————Not released

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