# 2014 Baylor Bears football team

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.

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 StadiumWaco, TX | FS1 | W 45–0 | 45,733 |
| September 6 | 6:30 p.m. | Northwestern State* | No. 10 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FSN | W 70–6 | 45,034 |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* | No. 8 | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN | W 63–21 | 24,714 |
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 7 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FOX | W 49–28 | 51,776 |
| October 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas | No. 7 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 28–7 | 93,727 |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 TCU | No. 5 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | ABC/ESPN2 | W 61–58 | 46,803 |
| October 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at West Virginia | No. 4 | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | FS1 | L 27–41 | 60,758 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 13 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FS1 | W 60–14 | 47,574 |
| November 8 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 15 Oklahoma | No. 12 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FS1 | W 48–14 | 85,048 |
| November 22 | 6:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 7 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FOX | W 49–28 | 47,179 |
| November 29 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Texas Tech | No. 7 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Texas Shootout) | ABC/ESPN2 | W 48–46 | 54,179 |
| December 6 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 9 Kansas State | No. 6 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX (College GameDay) | ESPN | W 38–27 | 47,934 |
| January 1 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. No. 8 Michigan State* | No. 5 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | ESPN | L 41–42 | 71,464 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Roster
### Returning starters

| 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: ||||
| 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: ||||
| No. | Player | Class | Position |
| 36 | Spencer Roth | Senior | Punter |
| Reference: ||||

### Depth chart

* Baylor Updated Depth Chart
Defense :
* 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 :
* 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | Prescott Line | 4 rushes, 18 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Derrikk Thompson | 2 receptions, 21 yards |
| Baylor | Passing | Bryce Petty | 13/23, 161 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Shock Linwood | 16 rushes, 89 yards, TD |
| Baylor | 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 |
| Northwestern State | Rushing | Garrett Atzenweiler | 10 rushes, 32 yards |
| Northwestern State | Receiving | Ed Eagan | 2 receptions, 51 yards |
| Baylor | Passing | Seth Russell | 16/25, 438 yards, 5 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Johnny Jefferson | 20 rushes, 107 yards, TD |
| Baylor | 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 |
| Baylor | Rushing | Shock Linwood | 20 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | K. D. Cannon | 6 receptions, 189 yards, TD |
| Buffalo | Passing | Joe Licata | 14/25, 171 yards, TD |
| Buffalo | Rushing | Jordan Johnson | 20 rushes, 97 yards |
| Buffalo | 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 |
| Baylor | Rushing | Shock Linwood | 15 rushes, 82 yards, 3 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Corey Coleman | 12 receptions, 154 yards, TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Sam B. Richardson | 17/39, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Sam B. Richardson | 14 rushes, 99 yards, TD |
| Iowa State | 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 |
| Baylor | Rushing | Shock Linwood | 28 rushes, 148 yards, TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Antwan Goodley | 4 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
| Texas | Passing | Tyrone Swoopes | 16/34, 144 yards, 2 INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Johnathan Gray | 12 rushes, 79 yards, TD |
| Texas | 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 |
| 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 |
| TCU | Rushing | Aaron Green | 3 rushes, 67 yards, TD |
| TCU | Receiving | Kolby Listenbee | 4 receptions, 146 yards, TD |
| Baylor | Passing | Bryce Petty | 28/55, 510 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Shock Linwood | 29 rushes, 178 yards |
| Baylor | 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
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Baylor | Passing |
| Baylor | Rushing |
| Baylor | Receiving |
| West Virginia | Passing |
| West Virginia | Rushing |
| West Virginia | Receiving |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 12 Bears | 20 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 60 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Kansas | Passing |
| Kansas | Rushing |
| Kansas | Receiving |
| Baylor | Passing |
| Baylor | Rushing |
| Baylor | 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
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Baylor | Passing |
| Baylor | Rushing |
| Baylor | Receiving |
| Oklahoma | Passing |
| Oklahoma | Rushing |
| Oklahoma | Receiving |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| No. 6 Bears | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Oklahoma State | Passing |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving |
| Baylor | Passing |
| Baylor | Rushing |
| Baylor | 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 |
| Baylor | Rushing | Shock Linwood | 24 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Levi Norwood | 5 receptions, 63 yards, TD |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Patrick Mahomes | 30/56, 598 yards, 6 TD, INT |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | DeAndré Washington | 15 rushes, 65 yards |
| Texas Tech | 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
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Kansas State | Passing |
| Kansas State | Rushing |
| Kansas State | Receiving |
| Baylor | Passing |
| Baylor | Rushing |
| Baylor | 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
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |
| Baylor | Passing |
| Baylor | Rushing |
| Baylor | Receiving |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Not released |