# 2022 Baylor Bears football team

The 2022 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Dave Aranda.
Initially picked by many to win the Big 12 Conference, the Bears won some key road games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech, but also suffered key home defeats to ranked opponents like Oklahoma State, Texas, and a crushing one-point defeat to eventual national runner-up, TCU. They would ultimate finish the year in a disappointing 6th place in the Big-12 and lose their subsequent bowl game, finishing the year 6-7.

## Offseason
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### 2022 NFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| 2 | 37 | Jalen Pitre | S | Houston Texans |
| 2 | 50 | Tyquan Thornton | WR | New England Patriots |
| 3 | 79 | JT Woods | S | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 3 | 99 | Terrel Bernard | LB | Buffalo Bills |
| 6 | 203 | Trestan Ebner | RB | Chicago Bears |
| 7 | 242 | Kalon Barnes | CB | Carolina Panthers |

## Preseason
### Spring game

The Bears held spring practices in March and April 2022. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" took place in Waco, TX on April 23, 2022.

### Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.
Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Baylor (17) | 365 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (12) | 354 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State (9) | 342 |
| 4 | Texas (2) | 289 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 261 |
| 6 | Iowa State (1) | 180 |
| 7 | TCU | 149 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 147 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 119 |
| 10 | Kansas | 48 |

### Preseason Big-12 awards

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams
| Position | Player | Class |
| Offense |||
| TE | Ben Sims | Senior |
| OL | Connor Galvin | RS Senior |
| OL | Jacob Gall | RS Senior |
| Defense |||
| DL | Siaki Ika | Junior |
| LB | Dillon Doyle | Senior |
Source:

### Preseason All-Americans

Second Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) | Source(s) |
| Jaxon Player | 90 | DL | Senior | Walter Camp | |

## Schedule

Baylor and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Albany* | No. 10 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | ESPN+ | W 69–10 | 41,242 |
| September 10 | 9:15 p.m. | at No. 21 BYU* | No. 9 | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN | L 20–26 $^{2OT}$ | 63,470 |
| September 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas State* | No. 17 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FS1 | W 42–7 | 45,597 |
| September 24 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | No. 17 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN2 | W 31–24 | 58,069 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 Oklahoma State | No. 16 | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FOX | L 25–36 | 47,979 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | | Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV | FS1 | L 40–43 | 45,293 |
| October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | ESPN2 | W 35–23 | 45,882 |
| October 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 45–17 | 60,705 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPN+ | W 38–35 | 83,546 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 Kansas State | | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FS1 | L 3–31 | 47,686 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 TCU | | McLane StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | FOX | L 28–29 | 44,393 |
| November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 23 Texas | | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | L 27–38 | 94,076 |
| December 22 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | L 15–30 | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Albany

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Albany | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 10 Baylor | 21 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 69 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
* Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 86°F
* Game attendance: 41,242
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa (play-by-play), Chad Brown (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline)
* Pregame line: Baylor –42.5
| Statistics | ALB | BU |
| First downs | 10 | 29 |
| Total yards | 237 | 573 |
| Rushes/yards | 30/87 | 41/259 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 314 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–30–0 | 22–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:28 | 29:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Albany | Passing | Reese Poffenbarger | 13–26, 150 yards, 1 TD |
| Albany | Rushing | Reese Poffenbarger | 12 carries, 45 yards |
| Albany | Receiving | Thomas Greaney | 3 receptions, 57 yards |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 17–20, 214 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 9 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Monaray Baldwin | 4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD |

### At No. 21 BYU

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 9 Baylor | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 21 BYU | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
* Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
* Game time: 9:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: clear • Temperature: 82°F
* Game attendance: 63,470
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
* Pregame line: BYU -2.5
| Statistics | BU | BYU |
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total yards | 289 | 366 |
| Rushes/yards | 152/52 | 83/33 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 283 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–28–0 | 24–40–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:15 | 25:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 18–28, 137 yards, 1 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Craig Williams | 17 carries, 68 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Hal Presley | 3 receptions, 31 yards |
| BYU | Passing | Jaren Hall | 23–39, 261 yards, 1 TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Christopher Brooks | 13 carries, 31 yards |
| BYU | Receiving | Chase Roberts | 8 receptions, 122 yards |

### Vs. Texas State

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 17 Baylor | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
* Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 85°F
* Game attendance: 45,597
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
* Pregame line: Baylor -30
| Statistics | TXST | BU |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 268 | 501 |
| Rushes/yards | 34/82 | 37/293 |
| Passing yards | 186 | 208 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–36–0 | 17–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:32 | 28:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas State | Passing | Layne Hatcher | 24–36, 186 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas State | Rushing | Calvin Hill | 12 carries, 41 yards |
| Texas State | Receiving | Ashtyn Hawkins | 13 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 15–26, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 interception |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 19 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Gavin Holmes | 3 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD |

### At Iowa State

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Baylor | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 70°F
* Game attendance: 58,069
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
* Pregame line: Iowa State -2.5
| Statistics | BU | ISU |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total yards | 361 | 350 |
| Rushes/yards | 42/123 | 27/66 |
| Passing yards | 238 | 284 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–26–0 | 23–36–2 |
| Time of possession | 34:39 | 25:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 19–26, 238 yards, 3 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 21 carries, 78 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Gavin Holmes | 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 23–36, 284 yards, 2 TD, 2 interceptions |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 14 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 7 receptions, 120 yards |

### Vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State

Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Oklahoma State | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| No. 16 Baylor | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
* Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 84°F
* Game attendance: 47,979
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) and Brock Huard (analyst)
* Pregame line: Baylor -2.5
| Statistics | OKST | BU |
| First downs | 23 | 31 |
| Total yards | 379 | 457 |
| Rushes/yards | 46/166 | 30/112 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 345 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–30–1 | 28–40–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:46 | 29:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 20–29, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 interception |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Spencer Sanders | 14 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Brennan Presley | 8 receptions, 86 yards |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 28–40, 345 yards, 2 TD, 2 interceptions |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 17 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Monaray Baldwin | 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD |

### At West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 40 |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 43 |
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
* Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,293
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
* Pregame line: Baylor -3.5
| Statistics | BU | WVU |
| First downs | 28 | 26 |
| Total yards | 590 | 500 |
| Rushes/yards | 35–169 | 37–217 |
| Passing yards | 421 | 283 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–37–1 | 24–37–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 14/22, 326 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 13 rushes, 57 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Gavin Holmes | 7 receptions, 210 yards, TD |
| West Virginia | Passing | JT Daniels | 24/37, 283 yards, TD, INT |
| West Virginia | Rushing | Tony Mathis Jr. | 22 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Kaden Prather | 8 receptions, 109 yards, TD |

### Vs. Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Bears | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
* Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 pm CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,822
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
* Pregame line: Baylor –10.5
| Statistics | KU | BU |
| First downs | 11 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 49–288 | 83–437 |
| Rushes–yards | 22–56 | 57–273 |
| Passing yards | 232 | 164 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–27–1 | 17–26–2 |
| Time of possession | 19:50 | 40:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas | Passing | Jason Bean | 16/27 232 yards 1 TD |
| Kansas | Rushing | Devin Neal | 10 carries 32 yards 1 TD |
| Kansas | Receiving | Quentin Skinner | 4 receptions 66 yards 1 TD |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 17/26 164 yards 1 TD 2 INTs |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 31 carries 186 yards 2 TDs |
| Baylor | Receiving | Hal Presley | 3 receptions 39 yards |

### At Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,705
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | BU | TTU |
| First downs | 27 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 89–442 | 74–308 |
| Rushes–yards | 59–231 | 36–149 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 159 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–30–0 | 12–38–5 |
| Time of possession | 40:17 | 19:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 19/30, 211 yards, 1 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 36 carries, 148 yards, 3 TDs |
| Baylor | Receiving | Gavin Holmes | 5 receptions, 77 yards |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Behren Morton | 11/34, 152 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 16 carries, 98 yards |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Xavier White | 2 receptions, 45 yards |

### At Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Sooners | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 57
* Game attendance: 83,546
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
| Statistics | BU | OU |
| First downs | 24 | 29 |
| Total yards | 413 | 499 |
| Rushes/yards | 48/281 | 45/238 |
| Passing yards | 132 | 261 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–23–1 | 22–24–3 |
| Time of possession | 33:42 | 26:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 14/23, 132 yards, 1 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Craig Williams | 25 carries, 192 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Josh Cameron | 5 receptions, 72 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 22/34, 261 yards, 2 TD's, 3 INT's |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Eric Gray | 23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Eric Gray | 8 receptions, 58 yards |

### Vs. No. 19 Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 19 Kansas State | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Baylor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Baylor −3.0 | 52.0 |
| Statistics | Kansas State | Baylor |
| First downs | 30 | 17 |
| Total yards | 405 | 306 |
| Rushing yards | 184 | 103 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 203 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 37:37 | 22:23 |
| Penalties−yards | 4−23 | 6−51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas State | Passing | Will Howard | 19/27, 196 YDS, 3 TD |
| Kansas State | Rushing | Deuce Vaughn | 25 CAR, 106 YDS, 18 Long |
| Kansas State | Receiving | Ben Sinnott | 7 REC, 89 YDS, 2 TD, 23 Long |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 22/38, 203 YDS, 2 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 9 CAR, 54 YDS, 14 Long |
| Baylor | Receiving | Josh Cameron | 6 REC, 83 YDS, 25 Long |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | KSU | BAY |
| 2nd | 14:20 | 12 | 97 | 5:04 | KSU | Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | 5:57 | 12 | 47 | 5:23 | KSU | 47-yard field goal by Ty Zentner | 10 | 0 |
| 2nd | 2:09 | 7 | 66 | 2:45 | KSU | Deuce Vaughn 20-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick good | 17 | 0 |
| 2nd | 0:00 | 11 | 56 | 2:09 | BAY | 37-yard field goal by John Mayers | 17 | 3 |
| 3rd | 1:53 | 12 | 80 | 4:57 | KSU | Ben Sinnott 19-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick good | 24 | 3 |
| 4th | 14:06 | 5 | 20 | 1:21 | KSU | DJ Giddens 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zenter kick good | 31 | 3 |
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### Vs. No. 4 TCU (Big Noon Kickoff)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Horned Frogs | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 44,393
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Bruce Feldman (sideline)
| Statistics | No. 4 TCU | Baylor |
| First downs | 20 | 25 |
| Total yards | 442 | 501 |
| Rushes/yards | 27-115 | 46-232 |
| Passing yards | 327 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24-36-1 | 21-30-1 |
| Time of possession | 26:02 | 33:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| No. 4 TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 24/35, 327 yards, TD, INT |
| No. 4 TCU | Rushing | Max Duggan | 8 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| No. 4 TCU | Receiving | Taye Barber | 5 receptions, 108 yards |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 21/30, 269 yards, TD, INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Craig Williams | 19 carries, 112 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Monaray Baldwin | 6 receptions, 123 yards |

### At No. 23 Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 28 |
| • No. 23 Texas | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| -8.5 | 56.0 |
| Statistics | Baylor | Texas |
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Total yards | 280 | 402 |
| Rushing yards | 101 | 208 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 194 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:24 | 26:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 18–36, 179 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Baylor | Rushing | Reese Richard | 15 carries, 54 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Josh Cameron | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
| Texas | Passing | Quinn Ewers | 12–16, 194 yards |
| Texas | Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 29 carries, 179 yards, 2 TDs |
| Texas | Receiving | Ja'Tavion Sanders | 4 receptions, 65 yards |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Baylor | Texas |
| 1st | 9:44 | | | | BAY | Intentional Grounding in the endzone on Quinn Ewers | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | 6:54 | 5 | 62 | 2:43 | BAY | Jaylen Ellis 47-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good | 9 | 0 |
| 1st | 3:54 | 7 | 75 | 3:00 | TEX | Quinn Ewers 3-yard touchdown run, Will Stone kick good | 9 | 7 |
| 1st | 1:35 | 3 | 29 | 1:20 | TEX | Bijan Robinson 2-yard touchdown run, Will Stone kick good | 9 | 14 |
| 2nd | 7:54 | 18 | 63 | 8:41 | BAY | 30-yard field goal by John Mayers | 12 | 14 |
| 2nd | 5:50 | 6 | 55 | 2:04 | TEX | 38-yard field goal by Bert Auburn | 12 | 17 |
| 2nd | 0:40 | 5 | 45 | 0:32 | BAY | Ben Sims 14-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good | 19 | 17 |
| 3rd | 2:21 | 10 | 78 | 3:19 | TEX | Roschon Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good | 19 | 24 |
| 4th | 13:30 | | | | BAY | Fumble recovery returned 16 yards for touchdown by Gabe Hall, 2-point pass good | 27 | 24 |
| 4th | 8:25 | 11 | 75 | 5:05 | TEX | Bijan Robinson 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good | 27 | 31 |
| 4th | 3:48 | 6 | 42 | 2:40 | TEX | Roschon Johnson 11-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good | 27 | 38 |
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### Vs. Air Force (Armed Forces Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Falcons | 9 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 13 °F (−11 °C) • Wind: N at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 43,875
* Referee: Jeremy Valentine
* TV announcers (ESPN/Bowl Season Radio): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)/Brian Estridge (play-by-play), Landry Burdine (analyst), and Chris Mycoskie (sideline)
* Box score Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Baylor Air Force 1 5:20 15 55 8:44 Air Force Brad Roberts 2-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick failed (blocked) 0 6 1 1:13 5 38 2:05 Air Force 37-yard field goal by Matthew Dapore 0 9 2 0:05 6 47 1:35 Baylor Hal Presley 8-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good 7 9 3 12:28 5 83 2:32 Air Force Haaziq Daniels 2-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good 7 16 3 2:29 7 64 3:21 Air Force Caleb Rillos 15-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good 7 23 4 12:40 7 42 3:15 Air Force Brad Roberts 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good 7 30 4 3:34 4 85 0:51 Baylor Gavin Holmes 14-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point rush good 15 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 15 30
| Statistics | BU | AF |
| First downs | 11 | 20 |
| Total yards | 230 | 379 |
| Rushes/yards | 26/42 | 67/276 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 103 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–0 | 4–7–0 |
| Time of possession | 19:57 | 40:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 11/23, 188 yards, 2 TDs |
| Baylor | Rushing | Craig Williams | 7 carries, 25 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | Jaylen Ellis | 1 reception, 57 yards |
| Air Force | Passing | Haaziq Daniels | 4/7, 103 yards, 1 TD |
| Air Force | Rushing | Brad Roberts | 37 carries, 116 yards, 2 TDs |
| Air Force | Receiving | Amari Terry | 1 reception, 68 yards |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Coach | Title | Year at Baylor | Previous job |
| Dave Aranda | Head coach | 3rd | LSU (DC) |
| Jeff Grimes | OC/TE | 2nd | BYU (OC) |
| Caleb Collins | OLB | 3rd | LSU Tigers football (Quality Control Coach – defense) |
| Ron Roberts | DC/ILB | 3rd | Louisiana (DC) |
| Shawn Bell | QB | 6th | Cedar Ridge High School (HC) |
| Kevin Curtis | CB | 2nd | SMU (CB) |
| Dennis Johnson | DL | 3rd | LSU (DL) |
| Justin Johnson | RB | 3rd | Houston (RB) |
| Eric Mateos | OL | 2nd | BYU (OL) |
| Ronnie Wheat | S | 1st | Nevada (S) |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 10 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |