American college football season
2014 Baylor Bears football Conference Big 12 Conference Coaches No. 8 AP No. 7 2014 record 11–2 (8–1 Big 12) Head coach Offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery (7th season)Defensive coordinator Phil Bennett (4th season)Home stadium McLane Stadium (Capacity: 45,140)Seasons
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 .
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 : 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:30 p.m. SMU * No. 10 FS1 W 45–045,733
September 6 6:30 p.m. Northwestern State * No. 10 FSN W 70–645,034
September 12 7:00 p.m. at Buffalo * No. 8 ESPN W 63–2124,714
September 27 7:00 p.m. at Iowa State No. 7 FOX W 49–2851,776
October 4 2:30 p.m. at Texas No. 7 ABC W 28–793,727
October 11 2:30 p.m. No. 9 TCU No. 5 ABC/ESPN2 W 61–5846,803
October 18 11:00 a.m. at West Virginia No. 4 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FS1 L 27–4160,758
November 1 3:00 p.m. Kansas No. 12 FS1 W 60–1447,574
November 8 11:00 a.m. at No. 16 Oklahoma No. 10 FS1 W 48–1485,048
November 22 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 6 FOX W 49–2847,179
November 29 2:30 p.m. vs. Texas Tech No. 5 ABC/ESPN2 W 48–4654,179
December 6 6:45 p.m. No. 9 Kansas State No. 5 McLane Stadium Waco, TX (College GameDay ) ESPN W 38–2747,934
January 1 11:30 a.m. vs. No. 7 Michigan State * No. 5 ESPN L 41–4271,464
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [1]
Roster [ ]
Returning starters [ ]
[3]
Depth chart [ ]
Baylor Updated Depth Chart
Defense
[4]
FS
Terrell Burt Jr.
Chance Waz Fr.(RS)
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
[4]
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.
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
#10 Bears
24
7
7
7
45
Northwestern State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Demons
0
3
3
0
6
#10 Bears
28
21
7
14
70
@ Buffalo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#8 Bears
21
14
14
14
63
Bulls
0
0
14
7
21
@ Iowa State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Bears
14
21
14
0
49
Cyclones
7
0
14
7
28
@ Texas [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Bears
7
0
7
14
28
Longhorns
0
0
0
7
7
#9 TCU [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
#9 Horned Frogs
14
17 13 14
58
• #5 Bears
10
17 10 24
61
Scoring summary Q1 9:32 TCU Listenbee 35 yard pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick) TCU 7–0
Q1 7:40 TCU Catalon 3 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 14–0
Q1 2:03 BAY Goodley 66 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 14–7
Q1 :02 BAY Callahan 22 yard field goal TCU 14–10
Q2 10:15 TCU Catalon 9 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 21–10
Q2 7:07 BAY Coleman 29 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 21–17
Q2 2:44 TCU Oberkrom 39 yard field goal TCU 24–17
Q2 1:49 BAY Cannon 67 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)Tie 24–24
Q2 1:38 TCU Catalon 94 yard kickoff return (Oberkrom kick) TCU 31–24
Q2 :00 BAY Callahan 29 yard field goal TCU 31–27
Q3 8:42 TCU Oberkrom 20 yard field goal TCU 34–27
Q3 5:23 BAY Callahan 20 yard field goal TCU 34–30
Q3 3:53 TCU Johnson 2 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 41–30
Q3 2:15 TCU Oberkrom 37 yard field goal TCU 44–30
Q3 :35 BAY Lee 47 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick) TCU 44–37
Q4 14:29 TCU Green 6 yard run (Oberkrom kick) TCU 51–37
Q4 11:38 TCU Mallett 49 yard interception return (Oberkrom kick) TCU 58–37
Q4 10:39 BAY Chafin 7 yard run (Callahan kick) TCU 58–44
Q4 6:39 BAY Goodley 28 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick) TCU 58–51
Q4 4:42 BAY Coleman 25 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick) Tie 58–58
Q4 :00 BAY Callahan 28 yard field goal BAY 61–58
[5]
@ West Virginia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Bears
13
7
7
0
27
Mountaineers
7
17
3
14
41
Kansas [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
7
0
7
0
14
#12 Bears
20
19
14
7
60
@ #15 Oklahoma [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#12 Bears
3
21
14
10
48
#15 Sooners
14
0
0
0
14
Oklahoma State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
7
0
14
28
#6 Bears
21
7
7
14
49
vs. Texas Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 Bears
7
21
17
3
48
Red Raiders
0
17
10
19
46
#9 Kansas State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#9 Wildcats
0
14
6
7
27
#5 Bears
14
10
14
0
38
vs. #7 Michigan State–Cotton Bowl Classic [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Spartans
14
0
7
21
42
#4 Bears
14
10
17
0
41
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
National championships in bold