2015 Baylor Bears football team

2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

2015 Baylor Bears football
2015 Baylor Bears football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 49–38 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
2015 record	10–3 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kendal Briles (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (5th season)
Home stadium	McLane Stadium; (Capacity: 45,140)
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

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.

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Blake Lynch ATH	Gilmer, TX	Gilmer HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.50	Oct 20, 2013
Blake Lynch ATH	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
Devontre Stricklin WR	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
Maurice Porter OL	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
JaMycal Hasty RB	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
Sam Tecklenburg OL	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
Jordan Tolbert CB	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
Clay Johnston LB	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
Jameson Houston S	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
Andrew Galitz K	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
Tony Nicholson WR	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
J.W. Ketchum ATH	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
Domonic Desouza OL	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
Jarrett Stidham QB	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
Lenoy Jones Jr. OLB	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
Eric Ogor OLB	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
Jordan Williams OLB	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
Riley Daniel OT	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
Tyrone Hunt DE	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
Henry Black CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44 Rivals: 43 247Sports: 37 ESPN: 31
‡ 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	No. 4	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN	W 56–21	32,047^[1]
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Lamar*	No. 4	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 66–31	44,491^[2]
September 26	2:00 p.m.	Rice*	No. 5	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 70–17	43,619^[3]
October 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 63–35	56,179^[4]
October 10	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 66–7	25,910^[5]
October 17	11:00 a.m.	West Virginia	No. 2	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FOX	W 62–38	45,370^[6]
October 24	11:00 a.m.	Iowa State	No. 2	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	W 45–27	45,512^[7]
November 5	6:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 2	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 31–24	52,108^[8]
November 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 Oklahoma	No. 4	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (College GameDay)	ABC	L 34–44	49,875^[9]
November 21	6:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Oklahoma State	No. 10	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 45–35	58,669
November 27	6:30 p.m.	at No. 15 TCU	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–28 ^2OT	47,675
December 5	11:00 a.m.	Texas	No. 12	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	L 17–23	48,093
December 29	4:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10 North Carolina*	No. 17	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–38	40,418
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[10]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	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

Roster[]

2015 Baylor Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Corey Coleman	Jr
WR	`2`	Blake Lynch	Fr
QB	`3`	Jarrett Stidham	Fr
WR	`4`	Jay Lee	Sr
RB	`5`	Johnny Jefferson	So
RB	`6`	JaMycal Hasty	Fr
WR	`7`	Lynx Hawthorne	Jr
WR	`8`	Ishmael Zamora	Fr
WR	`9`	K. D. Cannon	So
WR	`11`	Pooh Stricklin	Fr
WR	`12`	Quan Jones	So
QB	`13`	Chris Johnson	So
WR	`14`	Chris Platt	Fr
TE	`15`	Gus Penning	Sr
WR	`16`	Davion Hall	So
QB	`17`	Seth Russell	Jr
QB	`18`	Zack Bennema	Fr
RB	`20`	Anthony Webb	Sr
RB	`22`	Terence Williams	Fr
RB	`25`	Dwyer Bucey	Fr
RB	`28`	Devin Chafin	Jr
WR	`30`	Tanner Ritchey	Fr
RB	`31`	Shock Linwood	Jr
RB	`33`	Iain Hunter	Fr
TE	`41`	Tre'von Armstead	Jr
OL	`52`	Rami Hammad	So
OL	`53`	Keith Orcutt	So
OL	`55`	Kyle Fuller	Jr
OL	`57`	Tanner Thrift	So
OL	`58`	Spencer Drango	Sr
OL	`61`	Jarrell Broxton	Sr
OL	`64`	Dom Desouza	Jr
OL	`67`	Desmine Hilliard	Sr
OL	`68`	Ishmael Wilson	So
OL	`69`	Pat Colbert	Sr
OL	`70`	Josh Peltzel	Fr
OL	`71`	Devonte Jones	Fr
OL	`72`	Blake Blackmar	Fr
OL	`73`	Blake Muir	Sr
OL	`74`	Sean Muir	So
OL	`76`	Jason Osei	Jr
OL	`77`	Patrick Lawrence	Fr
TE	`80`	LaQuan McGowan	Sr
WR	`80`	Cal Spangler	Sr
WR	`82`	Kaleb Moore	Jr
WR	`83`	Cole Edminston	So
TE	`85`	Jordan Feuerbacher	Fr
WR	`87`	Andy Ritter	Jr
WR	`89`	Trevor White	Fr
TE	`98`	Trevor Clemons-Valdez	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Taylor Young	So
DE	`2`	Shawn Oakman	Sr
CB	`3`	Tion Wright	Jr
DB	`4`	Xavien Howard	Jr
LB	`5`	Grant Campbell	Sr
CB	`7`	Jourdan Blake	Fr
CB	`9`	Ryan Reid	Jr
CB	`11`	Jameson Houston	Fr
S	`12`	Alfred Pollum	So
S	`13`	Terrell Burt	Sr
DE	`15`	Brian Nance	So
LB	`16`	Kendall Ehrlich	Jr
NB	`17`	Cordell Dorsey	Fr
S	`18`	Chance Waz	Fr
LB	`19`	Raaquan Davis	So
LB	`20`	Aiavion Edwards	Jr
NB	`21`	Patrick Levels	Jr
CB	`24`	Terrence Singleton	Jr
CB	`25`	Miles Johnson	Sr
S	`26`	Taion Sells	Jr
CB	`27`	Verkedric Vaughns	Fr
S	`28`	Orion Stewart	Jr
S	`29`	Jarrod Koym	Fr
NB	`34`	Lee Bristow	Sr
S	`35`	Mallory Franklin	Fr
CB	`37`	Tyler Jaynes	So
S	`41`	Calvin Hill	Fr
DE	`43`	Jamie Jacobs	Fr
LB	`45`	Xavier Phillips	So
NB	`48`	Travon Blanchard	So
DE	`52`	Greg Roberts	Fr
LB	`55`	Baylor Black	Jr
DE	`56`	K.J. Smith	So
DT	`75`	Andrew Billings	Jr
DE	`90`	Javonte Magee	Jr
DT	`91`	Andrew Morris	Fr
DE	`92`	Jamal Palmer	Sr
DT	`93`	Suleiman Masumbuko	Sr
DE	`94`	Xavier Jones	Fr
DT	`95`	Beau Blackshear	Sr
DT	`96`	Byron Bonds	Jr
DT	`97`	Ira Lewis	Fr
DL	`98`	Cody George	Fr
DE	`99`	Josh Malin	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`33`	Tom Bennett	Fr
P	`36`	Drew Galitz	Fr
K	`39`	Spencer Evans	Fr
PK	`40`	Chris Callahan	So
LS	`50`	Jimmy Landes	Sr
LS	`65`	B.J. Jordan	Sr

Head coach

Art Briles (8th season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kendal Briles – Offensive Coordinator
Phil Bennett – Defensive Coordinator
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: August 30, 2015

Game summaries[]

@ SMU[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bears	28	0	14	14	56
Mustangs	14	7	0	0	21

Lamar[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	14	3	7	31
#4 Bears	13	22	14	17	66

Rice[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	0	7	0	17
#5 Bears	21	21	21	7	70

vs. Texas Tech[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	14	7	7	7	35
#5 Bears	28	21	7	7	63

@ Kansas[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Bears	24	28	14	0	66
Jayhawks	7	0	0	0	7

West Virginia[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	10	7	14	38
#2 Bears	17	10	21	14	62

Iowa State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	7	13	27
#2 Bears	21	14	0	10	45

@ Kansas State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	7	7	3	31
Wildcats	7	0	3	14	24

Oklahoma[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	7	13	14	10	44
Bears	6	7	14	7	34

@ Oklahoma State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	10	14	7	45
Cowboys	14	0	7	14	35

@ TCU[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bears	14	0	0	0	7	0	21
Horned Frogs	7	7	0	0	7	7	28

Texas[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	17	3	0	3	23
Bears	0	0	10	7	17

vs. North Carolina[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Tar Heels	7	10	14	7	38
#17 Bears	14	14	14	7	49

References[]

^ Werner, John (September 5, 2015). "Russell Shines in Debut with 6 TDs as Bears Blow Out SMU Late, 56-21". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
^ Werner, John (September 13, 2015). "Coleman Makes 4 TD Catches, No. 4 Baylor Shakes Off Lamar, 66-31". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
^ Werner, John (September 27, 2015). "Bears Clean Up Their Act in 70-17 Victory Over Owls". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
^ Werner, John (October 4, 2015). "Baylor Opens Big 12 Play with 63-35 Rout of Texas Tech". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
^ Werner, John (October 11, 2015). "Winless Kansas No Match for #3 Bears in 1-Sided Affair, 66-7". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
^ Werner, John (October 18, 2015). "Russell, Coleman Fuel Baylor's Win Over West Virginia, 62-38". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
^ Cherry, Brice (October 24, 2015). "Baylor Shrugs Off Rough Second Half, Dispatches Iowa State, 45-27". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
^ Werner, John (November 6, 2015). "Stidham Shines in 1st Career Start, Fueling 31-24 Baylor Win Over Pesky Wildcats". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ Werner, John (November 14, 2015). "Black and Blue: OU's Mayfield Carves Up Baylor Defense, Playoff Aspirations". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
^ "2015 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

[1] Werner, John (September 5, 2015). "Russell Shines in Debut with 6 TDs as Bears Blow Out SMU Late, 56-21". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[2] Werner, John (September 13, 2015). "Coleman Makes 4 TD Catches, No. 4 Baylor Shakes Off Lamar, 66-31". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[3] Werner, John (September 27, 2015). "Bears Clean Up Their Act in 70-17 Victory Over Owls". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[4] Werner, John (October 4, 2015). "Baylor Opens Big 12 Play with 63-35 Rout of Texas Tech". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[5] Werner, John (October 11, 2015). "Winless Kansas No Match for #3 Bears in 1-Sided Affair, 66-7". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[6] Werner, John (October 18, 2015). "Russell, Coleman Fuel Baylor's Win Over West Virginia, 62-38". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[7] Cherry, Brice (October 24, 2015). "Baylor Shrugs Off Rough Second Half, Dispatches Iowa State, 45-27". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[8] Werner, John (November 6, 2015). "Stidham Shines in 1st Career Start, Fueling 31-24 Baylor Win Over Pesky Wildcats". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[9] Werner, John (November 14, 2015). "Black and Blue: OU's Mayfield Carves Up Baylor Defense, Playoff Aspirations". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[FB_Schedules-10] "2015 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

v t Baylor Bears football
Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1924, 1929–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games TCU Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos Texas Tech
Culture & lore	"Old Fite" The Golden Wave Band Year of the Bear Sexual assault scandal
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
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

^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll