2023 Baylor Bears football team

2023 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	3–9 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Aranda (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Grimes (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Matt Powledge (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	McLane Stadium
Uniform
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2023 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Texas y$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 16 Oklahoma State y		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 15 Oklahoma		7	–	2					10	–	3
Iowa State		6	–	3					7	–	6
No. 18 Kansas State		6	–	3					9	–	4
West Virginia		6	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		5	–	4					7	–	6
No. 23 Kansas		5	–	4					9	–	4
UCF		3	–	6					6	–	7
TCU		3	–	6					5	–	7
Houston		2	–	7					4	–	8
BYU		2	–	7					5	–	7
Baylor		2	–	7					3	–	9
Cincinnati		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by Dave Aranda in his fourth season as their head coach.

Baylor was picked sixth out of 14 teams in the preseason media poll of the conference. It was not ranked in the national top 25 polls of media or coaches, though the team did receive some votes.

The Bears played eight of their 12 regular season games at home, the largest number in school history ^[1] and the most home games in the NCAA FBS this year, along with Penn State, Arizona State and Mississippi State. ^[2]

This was the first season with Big 12 membership at 14 teams, after the realignment upheaval of the preceding years, which saw the league add four teams (BYU, UCF, Houston and Cincinnati). Consequently, the football schedule was no longer a "round robin" in which every team plays every other team, as was the practice when the league had 10 teams. The league continued to play nine intra-conference games; therefore, the Bears in 2023 did not play BYU, Kansas, Oklahoma State or Oklahoma, which (along with Texas) was in its final year with the league before moving to the SEC. The Bears played three of the four newcomers.

Five Baylor players were named to national preseason watch lists for the following awards:

• Richard Reese, Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
• Gabe Hall, Bronko Nagurski Trophy
• Clark Barrington, Rimington Trophy
• Blake Shapen, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
• Alonzo Allen, Wuerffel Trophy

The Bears played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, its 9th year of hosting play. The Bears failed to qualify for a bowl game and suffered their first losing season since 2020 following their loss to Kansas State. The Baylor Bears football team drew an average home attendance of 43,388 in 2023.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Texas State *	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+	L 31–42	44,945
September 9	11:00 a.m.	No. 12 Utah *	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	L 13–20	43,732
September 16	11:00 a.m.	LIU *	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+	W 30–7	43,732
September 23	6:30 p.m.	No. 3 Texas	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 6–38	49,165
September 30	2:30 p.m.	at UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	FS1	W 36–35	44,005
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 14–39	44,620
October 21	11:00 a.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 32–29	38,193
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+	L 18–30	43,528
November 4	2:30 p.m.	Houston	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 24–25 OT	41,180
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 25–59	51,790
November 18	2:30 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (The Revivalry)	ESPN+	L 17–42	42,621
November 25	6:00 p.m.	West Virginia	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 31–34	36,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

vs. Texas State

See also: 2023 Texas State Bobcats football team

Texas State Bobcats (0–0) vs. Baylor Bears (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas State	14	14	7	7	42
Baylor	6	7	11	7	31

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 99 °F (37 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,945
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Peter Sousa and LaDarrin McLane
• Pregame line: Baylor –26.5

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas State Baylor 1st 10:17 8 59 03:55 Baylor 23-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 0 3 1st 07:33 8 75 02:44 Texas State Ismail Mahdi 10-yard touchdown reception from TJ Finley, Mason Shipley kick good 7 3 1st 02:26 5 0 02:36 Baylor 53-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 7 6 1st 01:21 3 72 01:00 Texas State Ismail Mahdi 65-yard touchdown run, Mason Shipley kick good 14 6 2nd 09:11 13 60 05:36 Texas State Donerio Davenport 27-yard touchdown reception from TJ Finley, Mason Shipley kick good 21 6 2nd 04:06 9 72 04:57 Baylor Blake Shapen 9-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 21 13 2nd 00:48 12 75 03:18 Texas State Jahmyl Jeter 1-yard touchdown run, Mason Shipley kick good 28 13 3rd 13:21 3 62 01:33 Baylor Drake Dabney 53-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick good 28 21 3rd 10:18 8 75 03:03 Texas State TJ Finley 16-yard touchdown run, Mason Shipley kick good 35 21 3rd 01:47 9 38 04:14 Baylor 24-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 35 24 4th 13:52 6 75 02:55 Texas State Joey Hobert 26-yard touchdown reception from TJ Finley, Mason Shipley kick good 42 24 4th 08:52 12 78 04:53 Baylor Drake Dabney 2-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick good 42 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 31

Statistics	Texas State	Baylor
First downs	20	22
Plays–yards	69–441	76–524
Rushes–yards	39–143	32–108
Passing yards	298	416
Passing: comp–att–int	22–30–0	27–44–1
Time of possession	26:12	33:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas State	Passing	T. J. Finley	22–30, 298 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ismail Mahdi	6 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Joey Hobert	6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	21–31, 303 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	16 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Drake Dabney	6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD

vs. Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team

No. 12 Utah Utes (1–0) vs. Baylor Bears (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Utah	0	3	3	14	20
Baylor	0	10	3	0	13

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: Saturday, September 9, 2022
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C)
• Game attendance: 43,732
• Referee: Christopher Wiggins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
• Pregame line: Baylor +7.0

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Utah Baylor 2nd 13:03 6 15 02:05 Baylor 34-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 0 3 2nd 09:04 7 62 03:59 Utah 31-yard field goal by Cole Becker 3 3 2nd 03:23 11 79 05:41 Baylor Sawyer Robertson 4-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 3 10 3rd 11:00 10 68 04:00 Baylor 24-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 3 13 3rd 04:05 7 9 03:43 Utah 46-yard field goal by Cole Becker 6 13 4th 01:59 6 29 01:18 Utah Nate Johnson 7-yard touchdown run, Cole Becker kick good 13 13 4th 00:17 6 29 01:18 Utah Jaylon Glover 11-yard touchdown run, Cole Becker kick good 20 13 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 13

Statistics	Utah	Baylor
First downs	20	14
Plays–yards	73–377	57–339
Rushes–yards	47–224	29–121
Passing yards	153	218
Passing: comp–att–int	12–26–1	12–28–2
Time of possession	36:17	23:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Nate Johnson	6–7, 82 yards
	Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	19 carries, 13 yards
	Receiving	Mikey Matthews	4 receptions, 48 yards
Baylor	Passing	Sawyer Robertson	12–28, 218 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	14 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Ketron Jackson, Jr.	4 receptions, 72 yards

vs. LIU

See also: 2023 LIU Sharks football team

LIU Sharks (0–2) vs. Baylor Bears (0–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
LIU	0	7	0	0	7
Baylor	7	9	7	7	30

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: rain • Temperature: 76°F
• Game attendance: 43,732
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV: ESPN+
• Pregame line: Baylor –44.0

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LIU Baylor 1st 03:44 13 92 05:52 Baylor Richard Reese 13-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 0 7 2nd 08:27 16 82 08:32 Baylor Dawson Pendergrass 1-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 0 14 2nd 06:55 Baylor Jake Timm wild snap into endzone for safety 0 16 2nd 00:40 4 59 01:06 LIU Chris Howell 10-yard touchdown run, Michael Coney kick good 7 16 3rd 06:51 13 76 06:27 Baylor Richard Reese 13-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 7 23 4th 05:45 10 57 04:58 Baylor Drake Dabney 3-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Robertson, Isaiah Hankins kick good 7 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 30

Statistics	LIU	Baylor
First downs	10	26
Plays–yards	43–143	75–391
Rushes–yards	29–143	48–270
Passing yards	40	121
Passing: comp–att–int	6–14–1	13–27–0
Time of possession	23:36	36:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
LIU	Passing	Chris Howell	4–10, 41 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jaden Dawkins	1 carry, 42 yards
	Receiving	Aviyon Smith Mack	1 reception, 35 yards
Baylor	Passing	Sawyer Robertson	10–22, 113 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dawson Pendergrass	21 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ketron Jackson, Jr.	2 receptions, 29 yards

vs. Texas

See also: 2023 Texas Longhorns football team

No. 3 Texas Longhorns (3–0) vs. Baylor Bears (1–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Texas	7	21	10	0	38
Baylor	3	3	0	0	6

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 97°F
• Game attendance: 49,165
• Referee: Derek Anderson
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Tom Luginbill
• Pregame line: Baylor +14.5

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Baylor 1st 05:15 2 55 00:46 Texas Jonathon Brooks 40-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0 1st 01:07 9 70 04:08 Baylor 22-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 7 3 2nd 09:07 9 75 03:28 Texas Quinn Ewers 29-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 3 2nd 07:03 2 42 00:32 Texas CJ Baxter 7-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 21 3 2nd 02:26 5 46 01:49 Texas Jonathon Brooks 2-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 28 3 2nd 00:44 4 2 00:50 Baylor 36-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 28 6 3rd 12:24 6 55 02:36 Texas 37-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 31 6 3rd 05:36 7 95 03:28 Texas Xavier Worthy 21-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 38 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 6

Statistics	Texas	Baylor
First downs	24	19
Plays–yards	59–503	84–365
Rushes–yards	34–75	31–60
Passing yards	328	305
Passing: comp–att–int	19–25–0	29-53-1
Time of possession	26:30	33:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	18-23, 293 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jonathon Brooks	18 carries, 106 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Tavion Sanders	5 receptions, 110 yards
Baylor	Passing	Sawyer Robertson	20-35, 203 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	RJ Martinez	3 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Monaray Baldwin	3 receptions, 81 yards

at UCF

See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team

Baylor Bears (1–3) vs. UCF Knights (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	0	3	26	36
UCF	21	7	7	0	35

at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL

• Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,005
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
• Pregame line: Baylor +8.0 • Gamecast

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Baylor UCF 1st 13:13 1 79 00:12 UCF Johnny Richardson 79-yard touchdown run, Colton Boomer kick good 0 7 1st 09:09 6 52 02:07 UCF Timmy McClain 2-yard touchdown run, Colton Boomer kick good 0 14 1st 06:17 1 65 00:09 UCF Javon Baker 65-yard touchdown reception from Timmy McClain, Colton Boomer kick good 0 21 1st 02:03 10 72 04:14 Baylor Blake Shapen 2-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 7 21 2nd 11:12 UCF Fumble recovery returned 87 yards for touchdown by Demari Henderson, Colton Boomer kick good 7 28 3rd 08:07 14 84 06:46 UCF Xavier Townsend 6-yard touchdown reception from Timmy McClain, Colton Boomer kick good 7 35 3rd 03:20 11 50 04:39 Baylor 30-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 10 35 4th 12:38 10 81 02:59 Baylor Dawson Pendergrass 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass to Ketron Jackson, Jr. good 18 35 4th 09:38 5 55 01:17 Baylor Monaray Baldwin 5-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point pass to Jordan Nabors good 26 35 4th 06:02 Baylor Fumble recovery returned 72 yards for touchdown by Caden Jenkins, Isaiah Hankins kick good 33 35 4th 01:21 9 61 03:25 Baylor 25-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 36 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 36 35

Statistics	Baylor	UCF
First downs	22	18
Plays–yards	77–446	61–469
Rushes–yards	43–153	35–235
Passing yards	293	234
Passing: comp–att–int	21–34–0	13-26-1
Time of possession	35:31	24:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	21-34, 293 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Richard Reese	16 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Monaray Baldwin	7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD
UCF	Passing	Timmy McClain	13-25, 234 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Johnny Richardson	6 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Javon Baker	3 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

vs. Texas Tech

See also: 2023 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders (2–3) vs. Baylor Bears (2–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	7	10	7	15	39
Baylor	0	3	0	11	14

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: clear • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,620
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore, and Lauren Sisler
• Pregame line: Baylor +2.5

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Tech Baylor 1st 09:46 11 75 05:14 Texas Tech Coy Eaken 13-yard touchdown reception from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick good 7 0 2nd 13:06 7 59 03:01 Texas Tech Baylor Cupp 16-yard touchdown reception from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick good 14 0 2nd 09:32 5 42 01:53 Baylor 33-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 14 3 2nd 00:09 4 7 01:08 Texas Tech 37-yard field goal by Gino Garcia 17 3 3rd 00:38 13 85 06:24 Texas Tech Baylor Cupp 18-yard touchdown reception from Behren Morton, Gino Garcia kick good 24 3 4th 13:34 4 76 02:04 Baylor Monaray Baldwin 71-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point pass to Ketron Jackson, Jr. good 24 11 4th 09:15 8 65 04:19 Texas Tech Tahj Brooks 18-yard touchdown run, 2-point run by Tahj Brooks good 32 11 4th 06:35 6 59 02:40 Baylor 33-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 32 14 4th 03:38 3 14 00:23 Texas Tech Behren Morton 10-yard touchdown run, Gino Garcia kick good 39 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 39 14

Statistics	Texas Tech	Baylor
First downs	19	17
Plays–yards	68–366	68–341
Rushes–yards	42–186	30–17
Passing yards	180	324
Passing: comp–att–int	19–26–1	22–38–0
Time of possession	30:04	29:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	19–26, 180 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tahj Brooks	31 carries, 170 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Myles Price	10 receptions, 90 yards
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	22–38, 324 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	9 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Monaray Baldwin	5 receptions, 126 yards

at Cincinnati

See also: 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Baylor Bears (2–4) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (2–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	3	17	9	3	32
Cincinnati	0	14	0	15	29

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH

• Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 38,193
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV: ESPN+
• Pregame line: Baylor +2.5

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Baylor Cincinnati 1st 05:55 4 -3 02:02 Baylor 54-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 3 0 2nd 14:55 14 75 06:00 Cincinnati Xzavier Henderson 4-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Carter Brown kick good 3 7 2nd 12:16 7 75 02:39 Baylor Blake Shapen 3-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 10 7 2nd 12:09 Baylor Fumble recovery returned 15 yards for touchdown by Byron Vaughns, Isaiah Hankins kick good 17 7 2nd 07:18 8 47 02:44 Baylor 43-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 20 7 2nd 05:59 4 75 01:19 Cincinnati Myles Montgomery 38-yard touchdown run, Carter Brown kick good 20 14 3rd 12:17 6 75 02:43 Baylor Jake Roberts 6-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point pass incomplete 26 14 3rd 05:00 9 56 04:34 Baylor 46-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 29 14 4th 14:20 12 62 05:32 Cincinnati Myles Montgomery 1-yard touchdown run, Carter Brown kick good 29 21 4th 07:01 15 57 07:14 Baylor 43-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 32 21 4th 05:03 6 75 01:58 Cincinnati Xzavier Henderson 29-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, 2-point pass to Evan Prater good 32 29 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 29

Statistics	Baylor	Cincinnati
First downs	22	21
Plays–yards	70–396	74–450
Rushes–yards	28–80	43–288
Passing yards	316	162
Passing: comp–att–int	25–42–0	19-31-0
Time of possession	31:13	28:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	25-42, 316 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	8 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Ketron Jackson, Jr.	5 receptions, 130 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Emory Jones	19-30, 162 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Corey Kiner	15 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Xzavier Henderson	8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

vs. Iowa State

See also: 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State Cyclones (4–3) vs. Baylor Bears (3–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	7	10	10	3	30
Baylor	0	6	6	6	18

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: rain • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SW 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 43,528
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely, Barrett Brooks
• Pregame line: Baylor +3.0

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Iowa State Baylor 1st 11:56 4 55 01:37 Iowa State Jayden Higgins 18-yard touchdown reception from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick good 7 0 2nd 12:39 9 42 04:07 Iowa State 42-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz 10 0 2nd 03:03 7 27 02:55 Iowa State Cartevious Norton 1-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good 17 0 2nd 00:44 7 40 01:00 Baylor Dawson Pendergrass 8-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick no good 17 6 3rd 11:15 7 73 03:45 Iowa State Cartevious Norton 49-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good 24 6 3rd 07:13 5 34 02:52 Iowa State 45-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz 27 6 3rd 05:49 4 75 01:24 Baylor Monaray Baldwin 69-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point run by Blake Shapen failed 27 6 4th 13:36 10 69 04:56 Baylor Dawson Pendergrass 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 27 18 4th 08:23 12 69 05:13 Iowa State 25-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz 30 18 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 18

Statistics	Iowa State	Baylor
First downs	19	17
Plays–yards	66–400	66–306
Rushes–yards	35–162	25–67
Passing yards	238	239
Passing: comp–att–int	19–31–1	24–41–1
Time of possession	33:33	26:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing	Rocco Becht	19–31, 238 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Eli Sanders	14 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Jaylin Noel	8 receptions, 76 yards
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	24–41, 239 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dawson Pendergrass	8 carries, 37 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Monaray Baldwin	6 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD

vs. Houston

See also: 2023 Houston Cougars football team

Houston Cougars (3–5) vs. Baylor Bears (3–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Houston	0	7	3	7	8	25
Baylor	0	0	7	10	7	24

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 73°F
• Game attendance: 41,180
• Referee: Derek Anderson
• TV: ESPN+
• Pregame line: Baylor –2.5

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Houston Baylor 2nd 08:03 3 44 01:11 Houston Samuel Brown 26-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Jack Martin kick good 7 0 3rd 06:16 14 67 08:44 Houston 31-yard field goal by Jack Martin 10 0 3rd 02:20 8 75 03:56 Baylor Drake Dabney 38-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick good 10 7 4th 08:18 12 69 06:54 Baylor 27-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 10 10 4th 05:38 5 75 02:40 Houston Tony Mathis Jr. 24-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Jack Martin kick good 17 10 4th 00:29 11 74 02:22 Baylor Hawkins Polley 1-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick good 17 17 OT – 4 25 – Baylor Dawson Pendergrass 1-yard touchdown run, Isaiah Hankins kick good 17 24 OT – 7 40 – Houston Donovan Smith 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run by Donovan Smith good 25 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 24

Statistics	Houston	Baylor
First downs	21	22
Plays–yards	59–366	72–413
Rushes–yards	32–130	35–150
Passing yards	236	263
Passing: comp–att–int	21–27–2	29–37–1
Time of possession	26:39	33:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Donovan Smith	21–27, 236 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Donovan Smith	20 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Samuel Brown	9 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	29–37, 263 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	11 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Drake Dabney	4 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

Personnel

Roster

2023 Baylor Bears Football
Quarterback 12 Blake Shapen – junior (6'0, 206) 13 Sawyer Robertson – sophomore (6'4, 220) 15 RJ Martinez - junior (5'11, 213) 17 Cade Tessier – freshman (6'3, 217) 18 Brayson McHenry – freshman (5'11, 198) Running back 21 Dominic Richardson – junior (6'1, 204) 23 Jordan Jenkins – sophomore (6'1, 217) 25 Jacoby Clarke – senior (5'10, 230) 29 Richard Reese – sophomore (5'9, 179) 30 Bryson Washington - freshman (6'0, 204) 35 Dawson Pendergrass - freshman (6'2, 212) Wide receiver 11 Ketron Jackson Jr – junior (6'3, 208) 14 Armani Winfield – freshman (6'2, 200) 16 Hal Presley – junior (6'2, 196) 17 Jonah Burton - sophomore (5'10, 197) 18 Jordan Nabors – sophomore (5'11, 189) 19 Javon Gipson – sophomore (6'3, 213) 24 Landry Kinne – junior (6'0, 187) 34 Josh Cameron – sophomore (6'1, 215) 80 Monaray Baldwin – junior (5'9, 168) 81 Jonathan Davidson – junior (6'1, 208) 84 Cameron Bonner – sophomore (5'11, 186) 88 Micah Gifford - freshman (6'3, 203) Tight end 43 Gavin Yates - junior (6'3, 230) 44 Mark Patton - junior (6'4, 253) 45 Hawkins Polley - freshman (6'3, 250) 49 Jonathan Steinhauer - freshman (6'6, 242) 82 Cody Mladenka - freshman (6'4, 242) 85 Matthew Klopfenstein - freshman (6'4, 246) 86 Jake Roberts - junior (6'5, 248) 87 Kelsey Johnson - sophomore (6'2, 248) 89 Drake Dabney - senior (6'5, 248) Placekicker 96 Bryce Boland – junior (5'11, 172) 97 Hayden Arnold - freshman (5'8, 180) 98 Isaiah Hankins – sophomore (6'0, 192) 99 Jack Stone – sophomore (5'11, 197) Punter 94 Palmer Williams – freshman (6'2, 183)		Offensive line 50 Connor Heffernan – sophomore (6'3, 294) 53 Campbell Barrington - junior (6'6, 299) 54 Timothy Dawn – freshman (6'2, 306) 56 Clark Barrington - 5th year senior (6'5, 306) 57 Wes Tucker – freshman (6'5, 294) 58 Gavin Byers – senior (6'5, 318) 61 Cayden Tone - freshman (6'4, 272) 62 Ryan Lengyel – sophomore (6'5, 305) 65 Sean Thompkins – freshman (6'5, 290) 70 Bryce Simpson – freshman (6'5, 286) 71 MJ Ruhman – sophomore (6'4, 291) 72 Coleton Price – freshman (6'2, 305) 73 George Maile – freshman (6'3, 305) 74 Kaden Sieracki – freshman (6'8, 318) 75 Elijah Ellis – senior (6'6, 307) 76 Isaiah Robinson – freshman (6'6, 299) 77 Tate Williams – sophomore (6'4, 301) 79 Alvin Ebosele – freshman (6'6, 304) Defensive line 9 TJ Franklin – 5th year senior (6'5, 269) 35 Jackie Marshall - sophomore (6'3, 265) 48 Treven Ma'ae - junior (6'5, 296) 50 Kaian Roberts-Day - freshman (6'3, 274) 54 David Marshall Jr – sophomore (6'0, 278) 57 Prince Ugoh – sophomore (6'1, 227) 59 Devonte Tezino – freshman (6'5, 286) 90 Brendan Bett – freshman (6'5, 290) 91 Trey Wilson - freshman (6'3, 259) 92 Trent Thomas - freshman (6'3, 237) 93 DK Kalu - freshman (6'4, 270) 94 BoChao Jin – junior (6'0, 277) 95 Gabe Hall – senior (6'6, 292) 96 Justin Sambu – 5th year senior (6'4, 284) 97 Cooper Lanz – sophomore (6'3, 273) 98 Jerrell Boykins Jr – sophomore (6'4, 330) 99 Tre Emory – freshman (6'2, 308) Long snapper 26 Garrison Grimes – sophomore (6'2, 216) 93 Dylan Schaub – freshman (6'5, 226)		Linebacker 2 Matt Jones – senior (6'3, 251) 32 Carmello Jones – freshman (6'1, 225) 36 Tyrone M. Brown – sophomore (5'11, 233) 40 Mike Smith Jr - 5th year senior (6'1, 231) 41 Brooks Miller – junior (6'1, 229) 42 Jeremy Evans – freshman (6'1, 216) 44 Josh White – junior (6'0, 215) 49 Trey Laurence – freshman (6'0, 209) 56 Braden Strauss – junior (5'11, 215) 58 Jaden Maronen – sophomore (5'10, 220) Outside linebacker 45 Byron Vaughns – 5th year senior (6'4, 242) 46 Tony Anyanwu – junior (6'2, 243) 51 Kyler Jordan – freshman (6'1, 235) 52 Corey Kelly - freshman (6'3, 218) 55 Garmon Randolph – senior (6'7, 250) Cornerback 13 Isaiah Dunson – sophomore (6'1, 186) 15 Carl Williams IV - freshman (6'1, 180) 19 Caden Jenkins - freshman (6'1, 173) 21 Chateau Reed – junior (6'2, 190) 22 Reggie Bush – freshman (6'0, 191) 25 LeVar Thornton Jr - freshman (6'3, 175) 27 Tevin Williams III – sophomore (6'0, 188) 34 MJ Artmore Jr - freshman (6'0, 191) 37 Tay'Shawn Wilson - freshman (5'9, 178) Safety 7 Bryson Jackson – 7th year senior (6'2, 209) 12 Alfonzo Allen – sophomore (5'11, 194) 20 Devin Lemear – sophomore (5'11, 187) 24 Corey Gordon Jr. – freshman (6'2, 191) 28 Devin Bobby – sophomore (5'10, 186) 29 Romario Noel – sophomore (6'3, 210) 30 Michael Allen – freshman (5'7, 183) 33 DJ Coleman – freshman (6'0, 194) 38 Jacob Redding - freshman (6'0, 187) 39 Michael Mastrodicasa – sophomore (6'0, 196) 47 Caleb Parker – junior (5'11, 205)

References

1. "Football Opens 2023 Season with Texas State". BaylorBears.com. August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
2. Mike Huguenin (March 7, 2023). "Breaking down the 2023 college football schedule, league-by-league" . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
3. "2023 Baylor Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 25, 2022.