2014 Baylor Bears football team

2014 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 Co–Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Michigan State, L 41–42
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#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	Home town	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:

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 PM	SMU*	#10	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	W 45–0	45,733
September 6	6:30 PM	Northwestern State*	#10	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	W 70–6	45,034
September 12	7:00 PM	at Buffalo*	#8	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN	W 63–21	24,714
September 27	7:00 PM	at Iowa State	#7	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FOX	W 49–28	51,776
October 4	2:30 PM	at Texas	#7	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	W 28–7	93,727
October 11	2:30 PM	#9 TCU	#5	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 61–58	46,803
October 18	11:00 AM	at West Virginia	#4	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 27–41	60,758
November 1	3:00 PM	Kansas	#12	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	W 60–14	47,574
November 8	11:00 AM	at #16 Oklahoma	#10	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FS1	W 48–14	85,048
November 22	6:30 PM	Oklahoma State	#6	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FOX	W 49–28	47,179
November 29	2:30 PM	vs. Texas Tech	#5	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 48–46	54,179
December 6	6:45 PM	#9 Kansas State	#5	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	ESPN	W 38–27	47,934
January 1	11:30 AM	vs. #7 Michigan State*	#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:

Roster

2014 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Corey Coleman  So RB 2 Johnny Jefferson  Fr WR 4 Jay Lee  Jr WR 5 Antwan Goodley  Sr QB 6 Andrew Frerking  Jr WR 7 Lynx Hawthorne  So WR 8 Ishmael Zamora Fr WR 9 K. D. Cannon Fr WR 12 Quan Jones  Fr QB 13 Chris Johnson  Fr QB 14 Bryce Petty  Sr TE 15 Gus Penning  Jr WR 16 Davion Hall Fr QB 17 Seth Russell  So WR 18 Chris Platt Fr RB 20 Anthony Webb  Jr RB 22 Terence Williams Fr WR 23 Clay Fuller Sr TE 25 Blake Mahon Fr WR 26 Brandon Brown So RB 28 Devin Chafin  So WR 30 Tanner Ritchey Fr RB 31 Silas Nacita So RB 32 Shock Linwood  So RB 33 Iain Hunter Fr TE 41 Tre'von Armstead  So WR 42 Levi Norwood  Sr OL 52 Rami Hammad  Fr OL 53 Keith Orcutt  Fr OL 55 Kyle Fuller  So OL 57 Tanner Thrift  Fr OL 58 Spencer Drango  Jr OL 61 Jarrell Broxton Jr OL 62 Tyler Edwards  Sr OL 66 Drew Edwards Sr OL 67 Desmine Hilliard  Jr OL 68 Ishmael Wilson  Fr OL 69 Pat Colbert  Jr OL 70 Josh Peltzel Fr OL 72 Blake Blackmar Fr OL 73 Blake Muir  Jr OL 74 Sean Muir  Fr OL 75 Troy Baker  Sr OL 76 Jason Osei  So OL 77 Patrick Lawrence Fr OL 80 LaQuan McGowan  Jr WR 80 Cal Spangler Jr WR 82 Kaleb Moore  So WR 83 Cole Edminston  Fr TE 85 Jordan Feuerbacher Fr WR 87 Andy Ritter So WR 89 Trevor White Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Chris Sanders Jr DE 2 Shawn Oakman  Jr CB 3 Tion Wright So DB 4 Xavien Howard  So LB 5 Grant Campbell Jr CB 7 Jourdan Blake Fr CB 9 Ryan Reid  So LB 11 Taylor Young  Fr S 12 Alfred Pollum  Fr S 13 Terrell Burt Jr DE 15 Brian Nance  Fr LB 16 Kendall Ehrlich  So NB 17 Cordell Dorsey Fr S 18 Chance Waz Fr LB 19 Raaquan Davis  Fr LB 20 Aiavion Edwards  So NB 21 Patrick Levels  So CB 24 Terrence Singleton  So CB 25 Miles Johnson Jr S 26 Taion Sells So CB 27 Verkedric Vaughns Fr S 28 Orion Stewart  So S 29 Jarrod Koym Fr S 32 Collin Simpson Sr NB 34 Lee Bristow  Jr S 35 Mallory Franklin Fr CB 37 Tyler Jaynes  Fr NB 38 Collin Brence Sr S 41 Calvin Hill Fr DE 43 Jamie Jacobs Fr LB 44 Bryce Hager  Sr LB 45 Xavier Phillips  Fr CB 47 Kevin Mitchell Sr NB 48 Travon Blanchard  Fr DE 51 Nelson Ehirim Sr DE 52 Greg Roberts Fr LB 55 Baylor Black So DE 56 K.J. Smith  Fr DT 75 Andrew Billings So DT 88 Terell Brooks Sr DE 90 Javonte Magee So DT 91 Andrew Morris Fr DE 92 Jamal Palmer Jr DT 93 Sleiman Masumbuko  Jr DE 94 Xavier Jones Fr DT 95 Beau Blackshear  Jr DT 96 Byron Bonds So DT 97 Ira Lewis Fr DT 98 Trevor Clemons-Valdez  Jr DE 99 Josh Malin Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 36 Spencer Roth Sr K 39 Spencer Evans Fr PK 40 Chris Callahan  Fr PK 46 Kyle Peterson Sr LS 50 Jimmy Landes  Jr LS 65 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:

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:

Special teams

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 Notes

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
#10 Bears	24	7	7	7	45

See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team

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

See also: 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

See also: 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team

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

See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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

See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team

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

#9 TCU

See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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

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

See also: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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

See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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

See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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

See also: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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

See also: 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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

See also: 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team and 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)

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

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football 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