2014 Baylor Bears football team

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
2014 record	11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th year)
Home stadium	McLane Stadium (Capacity: 45,140)

2014 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#7 Baylor +		8	–	1					11	–	2
#3 TCU +		8	–	1					12	–	1
#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 As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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 win a share of the Big 12 title with TCU. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State.

Recruiting

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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 PM	SMU*	No. 10	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	W 45–0	45,733
September 6	6:30 PM	Northwestern State*	No. 10	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	W 70–6	45,034
September 12	7:00 PM	at Buffalo*	No. 8	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN	W 63–21	24,714
September 27	7:00 PM	at Iowa State	No. 7	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FOX	W 49–28	51,776
October 4	2:30 PM	at Texas	No. 7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	W 28–7	93,727
October 11	2:30 PM	No. 9 TCU	No. 5	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 61–58	46,803
October 18	11:00 AM	at West Virginia	No. 4	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 27–41	60,758
November 1	3:00 PM	Kansas	No. 12	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	W 60–14	47,574
November 8	11:00 AM	at No. 16 Oklahoma	No. 10	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FS1	W 48–14	85,048
November 22	6:30 PM	Oklahoma State	No. 6	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FOX	W 49–28	47,179
November 29	2:30 PM	vs. Texas Tech	No. 5	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 48–46	54,179
December 6	6:45 PM	No. 9 Kansas State	No. 5	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	ESPN	W 38–27	47,934
January 1	11:30 AM	vs. No. 7 Michigan State*	No. 4	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	L 41–42	71,464
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Roster

2014 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Coleman, CoreyCorey Coleman  So RB 2 Jefferson, JohnnyJohnny Jefferson  Fr WR 4 Lee, JayJay Lee  Jr WR 5 Goodley, AntwanAntwan Goodley  Sr QB 6 Frerking, AndrewAndrew Frerking  Jr WR 7 Hawthorne, LynxLynx Hawthorne  So WR 8 Zamora, IshmaelIshmael Zamora Fr WR 9 Cannon, K. D.K. D. Cannon Fr WR 12 Jones, QuanQuan Jones  Fr QB 13 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson  Fr QB 14 Petty, BryceBryce Petty  Sr TE 15 Penning, GusGus Penning  Jr WR 16 Hall, DavionDavion Hall Fr QB 17 Russell, SethSeth Russell  So WR 18 Platt, ChrisChris Platt Fr RB 20 Webb, AnthonyAnthony Webb  Jr RB 22 Williams, TerenceTerence Williams Fr WR 23 Fuller, ClayClay Fuller Sr TE 25 Mahon, BlakeBlake Mahon Fr WR 26 Brown, BrandonBrandon Brown So RB 28 Chafin, DevinDevin Chafin  So WR 30 Ritchey, TannerTanner Ritchey Fr RB 31 Nacita, SilasSilas Nacita So RB 32 Linwood, ShockShock Linwood  So RB 33 Hunter, IainIain Hunter Fr TE 41 Armstead, Tre'vonTre'von Armstead  So WR 42 Norwood, LeviLevi Norwood  Sr OL 52 Hammad, RamiRami Hammad  Fr OL 53 Orcutt, KeithKeith Orcutt  Fr OL 55 Fuller, KyleKyle Fuller  So OL 57 Thrift, TannerTanner Thrift  Fr OL 58 Drango, SpencerSpencer Drango  Jr OL 61 Broxton, JarrellJarrell Broxton Jr OL 62 Edwards, TylerTyler Edwards  Sr OL 66 Edwards, DrewDrew Edwards Sr OL 67 Hilliard, DesmineDesmine Hilliard  Jr OL 68 Wilson, IshmaelIshmael Wilson  Fr OL 69 Colbert, PatPat Colbert  Jr OL 70 Peltzel, JoshJosh Peltzel Fr OL 72 Blackmar, BlakeBlake Blackmar Fr OL 73 Muir, BlakeBlake Muir  Jr OL 74 Muir, SeanSean Muir  Fr OL 75 Baker, TroyTroy Baker  Sr OL 76 Osei, JasonJason Osei  So OL 77 Lawrence, PatrickPatrick Lawrence Fr OL 80 McGowan, LaQuanLaQuan McGowan  Jr WR 80 Spangler, CalCal Spangler Jr WR 82 Moore, KalebKaleb Moore  So WR 83 Edminston, ColeCole Edminston  Fr TE 85 Feuerbacher, JordanJordan Feuerbacher Fr WR 87 Ritter, AndyAndy Ritter So WR 89 White, TrevorTrevor White Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Sanders, ChrisChris Sanders Jr DE 2 Oakman, ShawnShawn Oakman  Jr CB 3 Wright, TionTion Wright So DB 4 Howard, XavienXavien Howard  So LB 5 Campbell, GrantGrant Campbell Jr CB 7 Blake, JourdanJourdan Blake Fr CB 9 Reid, RyanRyan Reid  So LB 11 Young, TaylorTaylor Young  Fr S 12 Pollum, AlfredAlfred Pollum  Fr S 13 Burt, TerrellTerrell Burt Jr DE 15 Nance, BrianBrian Nance  Fr LB 16 Ehrlich, KendallKendall Ehrlich  So NB 17 Dorsey, CordellCordell Dorsey Fr S 18 Waz, ChanceChance Waz Fr LB 19 Davis, RaaquanRaaquan Davis  Fr LB 20 Edwards, AiavionAiavion Edwards  So NB 21 Levels, PatrickPatrick Levels  So CB 24 Singleton, TerrenceTerrence Singleton  So CB 25 Johnson, MilesMiles Johnson Jr S 26 Sells, TaionTaion Sells So CB 27 Vaughns, VerkedricVerkedric Vaughns Fr S 28 Stewart, OrionOrion Stewart  So S 29 Koym, JarrodJarrod Koym Fr S 32 Simpson, CollinCollin Simpson Sr NB 34 Bristow, LeeLee Bristow  Jr S 35 Franklin, MalloryMallory Franklin Fr CB 37 Jaynes, TylerTyler Jaynes  Fr NB 38 Brence, CollinCollin Brence Sr S 41 Hill, CalvinCalvin Hill Fr DE 43 Jacobs, JamieJamie Jacobs Fr LB 44 Hager, BryceBryce Hager  Sr LB 45 Phillips, XavierXavier Phillips  Fr CB 47 Mitchell, KevinKevin Mitchell Sr NB 48 Blanchard, TravonTravon Blanchard  Fr DE 51 Ehirim, NelsonNelson Ehirim Sr DE 52 Roberts, GregGreg Roberts Fr LB 55 Black, BaylorBaylor Black So DE 56 Smith, K.J.K.J. Smith  Fr DT 75 Billings, AndrewAndrew Billings So DT 88 Brooks, TerellTerell Brooks Sr DE 90 Magee, JavonteJavonte Magee So DT 91 Morris, AndrewAndrew Morris Fr DE 92 Palmer, JamalJamal Palmer Jr DT 93 Masumbuko, SleimanSleiman Masumbuko  Jr DE 94 Jones, XavierXavier Jones Fr DT 95 Blackshear, BeauBeau Blackshear  Jr DT 96 Bonds, ByronByron Bonds So DT 97 Lewis, IraIra Lewis Fr DT 98 Clemons-Valdez, TrevorTrevor Clemons-Valdez  Jr DE 99 Malin, JoshJosh Malin Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 36 Roth, SpencerSpencer Roth Sr K 39 Evans, SpencerSpencer Evans Fr PK 40 Callahan, ChrisChris Callahan  Fr PK 46 Peterson, KyleKyle Peterson Sr LS 50 Landes, JimmyJimmy Landes  Jr LS 65 Jordan, B.J.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

Offense No. Player Class Position 5 Antwan Goodley Senior Wide Receiver 14 Bryce Petty Senior Quarterback 23 Clay Fuller Senior Wide Receiver 42 Levi Norwood Senior Wide Receiver 58 Spencer Drango Junior Left Tackle 67 Desmine Hilliard Junior Right Guard 75 Troy Baker Senior Right Tackle Reference:[2]

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

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] 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
#10 Bears	24	7	7	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–36–7	2012	BAY, 59–24

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	3	3	0	6
#10 Bears	28	21	7	14	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	BAY, 68–13

@ Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Bears	21	14	14	14	63
Bulls	0	0	14	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2013	BAY, 70–13

@ Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Bears	14	21	14	0	49
Cyclones	7	0	14	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–6	2013	BAY, 71–7

@ Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Bears	7	0	7	14	28
Longhorns	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–74–4	2013	BAY, 30–10

#9 TCU

1 2 3 4 Total TCU 14 17 13 14 58 • Baylor 10 17 10 24 61 Date: October 11 Location: McLane Stadium

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

• Bryce Petty 28/55, 510 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT

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Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–51–7	2013	BAY, 41–38

@ West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bears	13	7	7	0	27
Mountaineers	7	17	3	14	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	BAY, 73–42

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	7	0	7	0	14
#12 Bears	20	19	14	7	60

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2013	BAY, 59–14

@ #15 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Bears	3	21	14	10	48
#15 Sooners	14	0	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–21	2013	BAY, 41–12

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	0	14	28
#6 Bears	21	7	7	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–19	2013	OSU, 49–17

vs. Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Bears	7	21	17	3	48
Red Raiders	0	17	10	19	46

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–36–1	2013	BAY, 63–34

#9 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Wildcats	0	14	6	7	27
#5 Bears	14	10	14	0	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2013	BAY, 35–25

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1968	MSU, 28–10

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

1. "2014 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
2. "Baylor Releases Post-Spring 2014 Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
3. The classes referenced above are the classes of the individual during the 2014 season, for example Bryce Petty will be a Redshirt Senior in the 2014 season.
4. "Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
5. ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.