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2020 Baylor Bears football
Baylor Bears
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record2–7 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Fedora (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorRon Roberts (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Iowa State y   8 1     9 3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$   6 2     9 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   6 3     8 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 3     7 3  
TCU   5 4     6 4  
West Virginia   4 4     6 4  
Kansas State   4 5     4 6  
Texas Tech   3 6     4 6  
Baylor   2 7     2 7  
Kansas   0 8     0 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, as a member of the Big 12 Conference and were led by first-year head coach Dave Aranda in the Bears' 122nd overall season.

Offseason

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Position key

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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

Offseason departures

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One Baylor player with remaining eligibility, James Lynch, declared early for the 2020 NFL draft. In addition, 18 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.

Baylor offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
James Lynch 93 DT 6’4 295 Junior Round Rock, TX Declared for NFL Draft
Chris Platt 24 WR 5’11 172 Graduate Willis, TX Graduated
Blake Lynch 2 LB 6’3 224 Senior Gilmer, TX Graduated
Chris Miller 3 S 6’0 191 Senior Frisco, TX Graduated
Clay Johnston 4 LB 6’1 232 Senior Abilene, TX Graduated
Denzel Mims 5 WR 6’3 215 Senior Daingerfield, TX Graduated
JaMycal Hasty 6 RB 5’9 205 Senior Longview, TX Graduated
Henry Black 8 S 6’0 206 Senior Shreveport, LA Graduated
James Lockhart 9 DE 6’2 263 Senior Ennis, TX Graduated
Jameson Houston 11 CB 5’11 200 Senior Dadeville, AL Graduated
Owen Rogers 34 LB 6’2 211 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Cody George 37 TE 6’2 256 Senior Lorena, TX Graduated
Jordan Williams 38 LB 6’0 223 Senior Paris, TX Graduated
Ross Matiscik 46 LS 6’0 235 Senior McKinney, TX Graduated
Sam Tecklenburg 52 OL 6’4 310 Senior Plano, TX Graduated
Johncarlo Valentin 57 OL 6’4 320 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Jake Fruhmorgen 63 OL 6’6 305 Senior Tampa, FL Graduated
Marques Jones 84 WR 6’2 211 Senior McKinney, TX Graduated
Bravvion Roy 99 DT 6’1 333 Senior Spring, TX Graduated

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Anyanwu
DE
Sachse, Texas Sachse High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jun 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Jahade Barron
CB
Pflugerville, Texas Connally High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Gavin Byers
OT
Colleyville, Texas Colleyville Heritage High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 287 lb (130 kg) Mar 26, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Drake Dabney
TE
Cypress, Texas Cypress Ranch High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Dec 17, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Will Garner
OLB
Spring, Texas Klein High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Mar 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Mike Harris
S
Phenix City, Alabama Central High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Mose Jeffery
G
Longview, Texas Kilgore College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Aug 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Seth Jones
WR
Pearland, Texas Shadow Creek High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Micah Mazzccua
OT
Baltimore, Maryland St. Frances Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 318 lb (144 kg) Jan 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
AJ McCarthy
CB
Brownwood, Texas Brownwood High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Taye McWilliams
RB
Rosenberg, Texas Lamar Consolidated High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Mar 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Brooks Miller
S
West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 24, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Devin Neal
CB
Lexington, Kentucky Frederick Douglass High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Chateau Reed
S
Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Blake Shapen
QB
Shreveport, Louisiana Evangel Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 2, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
James Sylvester
DE
Newton, Texas Newton High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 25, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Alfahiym Walcott
CB
El Dorado, Kansas Butler County Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 60  247Sports: 54  ESPN: 57
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  • "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

2020 NFL Draft

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NFL Combine

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL team
2 59 Denzel Mims WR New York Jets
4 130 James Lynch DT Minnesota Vikings
6 184 Bravvion Roy DT Carolina Panthers
7 234 Clay Johnston LB Los Angeles Rams

Preseason

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Big 12 media poll

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The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Big 12 media poll[2]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oklahoma 80
2 Oklahoma State 6
3 Texas 4
4 Iowa State
5 Baylor
6 TCU
7 Kansas State
8 West Virginia
9 Texas Tech
10 Kansas

Schedule

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Spring game

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The Bears planned to hold spring practices in March and April 2020. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" was to take place in Waco, TX on April 18, 2020. The team's spring practices as well as the spring game were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Regular season

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Baylor initially released its 2020 schedule on October 21, 2019. An updated Big 12 schedule was released on August 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the updated schedule, the Bears will host one non-conference games against Louisiana Tech. Baylor will host Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU, and Kansas State and travel to West Virginia, Texas, Iowa State, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma in regular season conference play. On September 8, the Louisiana Tech game was postponed indefinitely. On September 12, a new game against Houston was announced in its place. On September 18, Baylor announced that the Houston versus Baylor game would be postponed due to Baylor not meeting the Big 12 Conference COVID-19 game cancellation thresholds.[4]

The Bears had games against Ole Miss and Incarnate Word, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 266:30 p.m.Kansas
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNUW 47–1411,667
October 311:00 a.m.at West VirginiaABCL 21–27 2OT978
October 242:30 p.m.at TexasESPNL 16–2718,202
October 312:30 p.m.TCU
ESPN2L 23–3311,667
November 76:00 p.m.at No. 17 Iowa StateFS1L 31–3813,535
November 143:00 p.m.at Texas TechFS1L 23–2412,914
November 286:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPN2W 32–3111,667
December 57:00 p.m.at No. 11 OklahomaFOXL 14–2722,700
December 122:30 p.m.No. 22 Oklahoma State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNL 3–4211,667
Schedule Source:[6]

Coaching staff

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Coach Title Year at Baylor Previous job
Dave Aranda Head Coach 1st LSU (DC)
Joey McGuire Assoc. HC/OLB 4th Cedar Hill High School (HC)
Larry Fedora OC/QB 1st North Carolina (HC)
Ron Roberts DC/ILB 1st Louisiana (DC)
Jorge Munoz WR 1st LSU (offensive analyst)
Shawn Bell TE 4th Cedar Ridge High School (HC)
Dennis Johnson DL 1st LSU (DL)
Justin Johnson RB 1st Houston (RB)
Matt Powledge S/ST 1st Louisiana (OLB/ST)
Brian Stewart CB 1st Detroit Lions (DB)
Joe Wickline OL 1st West Virginia (OL)

Game summaries

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Vs. Kansas

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Kansas Jayhawks (0–1) vs. Baylor Bears (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kansas 7 0 0714
Baylor 7 10 141647

at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Fair • Temperature: 85°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer
  • Pregame line: Baylor −17.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:29) KAN – Pooka Williams Jr. 21 yard rush, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:31; KAN 7–0)
  • (5:24) BAY – Trestan Ebner 1 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:38; 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (8:07) BAY – John Mayers 47 yard field goal (Drive: 20 plays, 60 yards, 7:54; BAY 10–7)
  • (4:13) BAY – Charlie Brewer 18 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:25; BAY 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (14:44) BAY – Trestan Ebner 100 yard kickoff return, John Mayers Kick (BAY 24–7)
  • (9:07) BAY – John Lovett 7 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:31; BAY 31–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:50) BAY – Terrel Bernard 2 yard safety (BAY 33–7)
  • (12:35) BAY – Trestan Ebner 83 yard kickoff return, John Mayers kick (BAY 40–7)
  • (7:03) KAN – Pooka Williams 16 yard rush, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:47; BAY 40–14)
  • (4:00) BAY – Craig Williams 26 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:03; BAY 47–14)
Statistics KAN BAY
First downs 20 24
Total yards 328 352
Rushes/yards 43/169 43/203
Passing yards 159 149
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–33–0 16–24–0
Time of possession 31:30 28:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 19–33, 159 yards
Rushing Pooka Williams Jr. 14 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kwamie Lassiter II 6 receptions, 65 yards
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 15–23, 142 yards, 1 TD
Rushing John Lovett 17 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Trestan Ebner 2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

At West Virginia

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Baylor Bears (1–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Baylor 0 7 077021
West Virginia 7 0 707627

at Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: partly cloudy • Temperature: 57°F
  • Game attendance: 978
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Rocky Boiman
  • Pregame line: Baylor −1.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:51) WVU – Jarret Doege 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:09; WVU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:44) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:43 7–7)
Third Quarter
  • (1:38) WVU – Leddie Brown 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:05, WVU 14–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (1:19) BAY – Charlie Brewer 34 yard pass to Josh Fleeks, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:36, 14–14)
Overtime
  • (OT) WVU – Jarret Doege 6 yard pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, WVU 21–14)
  • (OT) BAY – Charlie Brewer 25 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 21–21)
  • (2OT) WVU – Leddie Brown 3 yard rush (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, WVU 27–21)
Statistics BAY WVU
First downs 15 18
Total yards 256 345
Rushes/yards 33/27 39/134
Passing yards 229 211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–38–2 30–42–2
Time of possession 28:07 31:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 23–38, 229 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing John Lovett 14 carries, 23 yards
Receiving R.J. Sneed 6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 30–42, 211 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 27 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sam James 8 reception, 66 yards

At Texas

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Baylor Bears (1–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Baylor 3 0 01316
Texas 0 13 14027

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C), Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,202
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek
  • Pregame line: Texas −11.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (0:49) BAY – John Mayers 22 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:35; BAY 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:10) TEX – Cameron Dicker 42 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:39; 3–3)
  • (6:15) TEX – Cameron Dicker 23 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; TEX 6–3)
  • (1:53) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 3 yard pass to Joshua Moore, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:32; TEX 13–3)
Third Quarter
  • (10:25) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 1 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; TEX 20–3)
  • (0:20) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 9 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; TEX 27–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:24) BAY – Charlie Brewer 3 yard pass to John Lovett, Charlie Brewer pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; TEX 27–9)
  • (7:37) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to Gavin Holmes, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 3:56; TEX 27–16)
Statistics BAY TEX
First downs 22 19
Total yards 316 429
Rushes/yards 21/64 47/159
Passing yards 252 270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–44–0 15–23–1
Time of possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 30–43, 256 yards, 2 TD
Rushing John Lovett 4 carries, 21 yards
Receiving R.J. Sneed 4 receptions, 62 yards
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 15–23, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Keaontay Ingram 16 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Tarik Black 1 reception, 72 yards

Vs. TCU

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TCU Horned Frogs (1–3) vs. Baylor Bears (1–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TCU 20 10 3033
Baylor 0 7 7923

at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 70°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line: TCU −2.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:06) TCU – Darwin Barlow 3 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:33; TCU 7–0)
  • (7:54) TCU – Derius Davis 67 yard punt return, Griffin Kell kick (TCU 14–0)
  • (4:36) TCU – Max Duggan 13 yard pass to Taye Barber, Griffin Kell kick missed (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:58; TCU 20–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:30) TCU – Zach Evans 30 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:50; TCU 27–0)
  • (9:07) TCU – Griffin Kell 33 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:05; TCU 30–0)
  • (00:14) BAY – Charlie Brewer 1 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:09; TCU 30–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:24) TCU – Griffin Kell 34 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:19; TCU 33–7)
  • (2:59) BAY – Charlie Brewer 3 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:36, TCU 33–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:58) BAY – John Mayers 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; TCU 33–17)
  • (10:25) BAY – Craig Williams 32 yard run, 2-pt conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:32, TCU 33–23)
Statistics TCU BAY
First downs 20 15
Total yards 385 278
Rushes/yards 44/247 33/75
Passing yards 138 203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–0 17–37–1
Time of possession 31:23 28:37
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Max Duggan 14–23, 138 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Darwin Barlow 16 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quentin Johnston 3 receptions, 64 yards
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 17–37, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Craig Williams 10 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Yusuf Terry 2 receptions, 43 yards

At Iowa State

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Baylor Bears (1–3) vs. No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones (4–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Baylor 14 7 3731
Iowa State 0 10 21738

at Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 66°F
  • Game attendance: 13,535
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV: FS1
  • Pregame line: Iowa State −14.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:07) BAY – Charlie Brewer 9 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:45, BAY 7–0)
  • (2:31) BAY – Charlier Brewer 9 yard pass to Drake Dabney, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:46, BAY 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:52) ISU – Breece Hall 14 yard run, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:37, BAY 14–7)
  • (7:21) BAY – Jalen Pitre 30 yd interception, John Mayers kick (BAY 21–7)
  • (2:04) ISU – Connor Assalley 42 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:17, BAY 21–10)
Third Quarter
  • (12:06) BAY – John Mayers 36 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:18, BAY 24–10)
  • (11:11) ISU – Brock Purdy 22 yard pass to Charlie Kolar, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:44, BAY 24–17)
  • (7:37) ISU – Breece Hall 17 yard run, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 50 plays, 80 yards, 2:31, 24–24)
  • (0:23) ISU – Brock Purdy 10 yard pass to Chase Allen, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:17, ISU 31–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:46) ISU – Brock Purdy 6 yard pass to Breece Hall, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:26, ISU 38–24)
  • (8:43) BAY – Charlie Brewer 58 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:56, ISU 38–31)
Statistics BAY ISU
First downs 17 23
Total yards 366 362
Rushes/yards 27/71 41/198
Passing yards 295 164
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–33–2 15–24–3
Time of possession 26:55 33:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 22–33, 295 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Charlie Brewer 10 carries, 29 yards
Receiving R.J. Sneed 6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Iowa State Passing Brock Purdy 15–24, 164 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Breece Hall 31 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Charlie Kolar 3 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD

At Texas Tech

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Baylor Bears (1–4) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2–5)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Baylor 7 6 10023
Texas Tech 3 3 61224

at Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX

  • Date: Thursday, November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: windy• Temperature: 78°F
  • Game attendance: 12,914
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV: FS1
  • Pregame line: Baylor −1.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:15) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 48 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:17, TTU 3–0)
  • (0:55) BAY – Jalen Pitre 26 yard interception, John Mayers kick (BAY 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (7:12) BAY – John Mayers 22 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 6:45, BAY 10–3)
  • (1:12) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 28 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 6:00, BAY 10–6)
  • (0:00) BAY – John Mayers 48 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays 32 yards, 1:12, BAY 13–6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:04) BAY – Charlie Brewer 8 yard run, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:58, BAY 20–6)
  • (8:42) TTU – Tahj Brooks 1 yard run, Jonathan Garibay kick blocked (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:07, BAY 20–12)
  • (1:11) BAY – John Mayers 23 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:59, BAY 23–12)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:48) TTU – Tahj Brooks 2 yard run, Alan Bowman pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:27, BAY 23–18)
  • (4:41) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 46 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:40, BAY 23–21)
  • (0:00) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 25 yard field goal (Drive 12 plays, 79 yards, 2:14, TTU 24–23)
Statistics BAY TTU
First downs 20 19
Total yards 360 381
Rushes/yards 48/207 39/124
Passing yards 153 257
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–26–1 23–38–1
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 17–26, 153 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Qualan Jones 21 carries, 86 yards
Receiving R.J. Sneed 4 receptions, 58 yards
Texas Tech Passing Alan Bowman 14–23, 181 yards, 1 INT
Rushing SaRodorick Thompson 13 carries, 69 yards
Receiving KeSean Carter 7 receptions, 64 yards

Vs. Kansas State

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Kansas State Wildcats (4–4) vs. Baylor Bears (1–5)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Kansas State 14 3 01431
Baylor 6 0 91732

at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: rain • Temperature: 55°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line: Baylor −5.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:04) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard run, rush failed (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:07, BAY 6–0)
  • (12:51) KSU – Malik Knowles 75 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13, KSU 7–6)
  • (4:07) KSU – Will Howard 8 yard pass to Deuce Vaughn, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:28, KSU 14–6)
Second Quarter
  • (13:02) KSU – Blake Lynch 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 ayrds, 4:33, KSU 17–6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:59) BAY – John Mayers 28 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:01, KSU 17–9)
  • (7:16) BAY – Charlie Brewer 23 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, Charlie Brewer drop-kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:48, KSU 17–15)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:57) KSU – Will Howard 24 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:51, KSU 24–15)
  • (10:51) BAY – Charlie Brewer 8 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06, KSU 24–22)
  • (8:59) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 38 yard run, Blake Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:52, KSU 31–22)
  • (4:16) BAY – Charlie Brewer 1 yard run, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:43, KSU 31–29)
  • (0:00) BAY – John Mayers 30 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:32, BAY 32–31)
Statistics KSU BAY
First downs 14 21
Total yards 344 420
Rushes/yards 35/256 36/71
Passing yards 88 349
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–18–2 31–39–0
Time of possession 25:42 34:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 9–18, 88 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Briley Moore 2 receptions, 55 yards
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 31–39, 349 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Charlie Brewer 23 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD
Receiving R.J. Sneed 6 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

At Oklahoma

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Baylor Bears (2–5) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (6–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Baylor 0 0 7714
Oklahoma 3 7 71027

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 46°F
  • Game attendance: 22,700
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV: FOX
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma −23.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:11) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:49, OKLA 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (1:04) OKLA – Rhamondre Stevenson 3 yard run, Gabe Birkic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:42, OKLA 10–0)
Third Quarter
  • (10:08) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 9 yard pass to Theo Wease, Gabe Birkic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:50, OKLA 17–0)
  • (4:50) BAY – Charlie Brewer 25 yard pass to Tyquan Thornton, John Mayers kick (Drive 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:18, OKLA 17–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:30) OKLA – Gabe Brkic 50 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:53, OKLA 20–7)
  • (5:17) OKLA – Spencer Rattler 8 yard pass to Brayden Willis, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:23, OKLA 27–7)
  • (0:59) BAY – Charlie Brewer 2 yard run, John Mayers kick (Drive: 17 plays, 96 yards, 4:18, OKLA 27–14)
Statistics BAY OKLA
First downs 19 16
Total yards 288 269
Rushes/yards 26/25 31/76
Passing yards 263 193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–56–2 20–28–1
Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 30–56, 263 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jonah White 3 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Jonah White 9 receptions, 63 yards
Oklahoma Passing Spencer Rattler 20–28, 193 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Rhamondre Stevenson 15 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Theo Wease 5 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–3) vs. Baylor Bears (2–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Oklahoma State 14 14 7742
Baylor 0 0 033

at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: fair • Temperature: 57°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Brad van Vark
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma State -6.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:42) OSU – Spencer Sanders 75 yard pass to Dillon Stoner, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:18, OSU 7–0)
  • (3:21) OSU – Spencer Sanders 15 yard pass to Dillon Stoner, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 4:58, OSU 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:21) OSU – Spencer Sanders 40 yard pass to Dillon Stoner, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:20, OSU 21–0)
  • (11:30) OSU – Dominic Richardson 17 yard run, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:21, OSU 28–0)
Third Quarter
  • (2:38) OSU – Dominic Richardson 2 yard run, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:13, OSU 35–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:55) BAY – John Mayers 40 yard field goal (Drive 14 plays, 57 yards, 4:25, OSU 35–3)
  • (4:49) OSU – Dominic Richardson 1 yard run, Brady Pohl kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:06, OSU 42–3)
Statistics OKST BAY
First downs 27 12
Total yards 608 156
Rushes/yards 47/261 31/70
Passing yards 347 86
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–30–2 18–34–0
Time of possession 33:45 26:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 20–30, 347 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Dominic Richardson 23 carries, 169 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Dillon Stoner 8 receptions, 247 yards, 3 TD
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 13–26, 68 yards
Rushing Taye McWilliams 5 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Qualan Jones 8 receptions, 37 yards

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV*RVRVRV
CoachesRVRV*24RVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

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  5. ^ Talty, John (July 30, 2020). "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Baylor Bears Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved January 21, 2020.