2014 Baylor Bears football team

2014 Baylor Bears football
2014 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 41–42 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	McLane Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

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.

2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
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

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
Davion Hall WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Chris Platt WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Devonte Jones OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Terrence Williams RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Grant Campbell MLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Tion Wright CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Chris Sanders CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
KD Cannon WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 45–0	45,733
September 6	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 70–6	45,034
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	No. 8	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN	W 63–21	24,714
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 7	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FOX	W 49–28	51,776
October 4	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 28–7	93,727
October 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 TCU	No. 5	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 61–58	46,803
October 18	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia	No. 4	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 27–41	60,758
November 1	3:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 13	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 60–14	47,574
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma	No. 12	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FS1	W 48–14	85,048
November 22	6:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 7	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FOX	W 49–28	47,179
November 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech	No. 7	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 48–46	54,179
December 6	6:45 p.m.	No. 9 Kansas State	No. 6	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 38–27	47,934
January 1	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 8 Michigan State*	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	L 41–42	71,464
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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

Art Briles (7th season)

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
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2015

Returning starters

Defense

No.	Player	Class	Position
13	Terrell Burt	Junior	Cover Safety
44	Bryce Hager	Senior	Middle Linebacker
75	Andrew Billings	Sophomore	Nose Tackle
90	Javonte Magee	Sophomore	Defensive Tackle
95	Beau Blackshear	Junior	Defensive Tackle
Reference:^[2]

Special teams

No.	Player	Class	Position
36	Spencer Roth	Senior	Punter
Reference:^[2]

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Depth chart

Baylor Updated Depth Chart

WLB	MLB	SLB
Taylor Young Fr.(RS)	Bryce Hager Sr.	Collin Brence Sr.
Aivion Edwards So.	Grant Campbell Jr.	Travon Blanchard Fr.(RS)

DS
Orion Stewart So.
Alfred Pullom Fr.(RS)

CB
Ryan Reid So.
Tion Wright So.

DE	DT	DT	DE
Shawn Oakman Jr.	Andrew Billings So.	Beau Blackshear Jr.	K.J. Smith Fr.(RS)
K.J. Smith Fr.(RS)	Javonte Magee So.	Byron Bonds So.	Javonte Magee So.

CB
Xavien Howard So.
Terrance Singleton So.

Offense

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WR
Antwan Goodley Sr.
Davion Hall Fr.

IR
K.D. Cannon Fr.
Clay Fuller Sr.

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Spencer Drango Jr.	Blake Muir Jr.	Kyle Fuller So.	Jarrell Broxton Jr.	Troy Baker Sr.
Tanner Thrift Fr.	LaQuan McGowan Jr.	Tyler Edwards Sr.	Desmine Hilliard Jr.	Jason Osei So.

IR
Levi Norwood Sr.
Lynx Hawthorne So.

WR
Corey Coleman So.
Jay Lee Jr.

QB
Bryce Petty Sr.
Seth Russell So.

RB
Shock Linwood So.
Devin Chafin So.

Special teams
PK Chris Callahan Fr.(RS)
PK Kyle Peterson Jr.
P Spencer Roth Sr.
P Kyle Peterson Jr.
KR Levi Norwood Sr.
PR Levi Norwood Sr.
LS Jimmy Landes Jr.
H Andrew Frerking Jr.

Game summaries

SMU

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Horned Frogs	14	17	13	14	58
• No. 5 Bears	10	17	10	24	61

Date: October 11
Location: McLane Stadium
Waco, Texas
Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 46,803
Television network: ABC/ESPN2

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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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)

	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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	10	10	8	7	7	7	5	4	12	12	10	6	6	5	5	4	7
Coaches	10	9	7	6	6	6	3 (1)	4	13	12	10	6	6	6	5	5	8
CFP	Not released									13	12	7	7	7	6	5	Not released

References

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