Sept 22, 2001
Final Stats
By JOEL ANDERSON
Associated Press Writer
WACO, Texas (AP) - Daniel Andino kicked a 29-yard field goal in overtime as Baylor beat New Mexico 16-13 on Saturday night for the Bears' their first 2-0 start since 1996.
New Mexico (1-2) had the ball first in overtime, but Jarrod Baxter fumbled and lost the ball on fourth-and-goal at the 2.
Baylor's Melvin Barnett ran 6 yards on a third-and-3 from New Mexico's 18 to set up the game-winning field goal.
The win came in front of 38,396, Baylor's largest nonconference home crowd in five years. It also marks Baylor's first overtime victory. Their last overtime game was a 30-29 loss to Boston College in 1999.
Baylor's victory came in spite of its no-huddle offense, which continued to have problems after a sloppy season-opening 24-3 win over Arkansas State on Sept. 8.
Bears quarterback Greg Cicero struggled all evening, throwing two interceptions and even getting benched in favor of Josh Zachry for Baylor's first offensive possession of the second quarter.
But after three downs, a loss of 3 yards and a punt, Cicero was quickly reinserted.
Cicero continued to struggle but managed to snap out of his funk long enough to lead Baylor on a seven-play, 54-yard scoring march in the third quarter.
The drive was capped by Marques Roberts' leaping 4-yard touchdown grab on a fade pass from Cicero, who finished 25-of-45 for 223 yards and a touchdown.
Baylor's defense smothered New Mexico for most of the evening, but made a few costly mistakes on the Lobos' game-tying field goal just before the end of regulation.
Vladimir Borombozin's 21-yard field goal with 1:40 remaining in the game came after Baylor surrendered a 26-yard reception by Rashan Sanders. The referees then tacked on a 15-yard facemask penalty and moved the ball to the Baylor 8 after a personal foul.
In the first half, both teams missed out on opportunities to score from inside the 5.
Baylor marched to New Mexico's 4 on a 15-play, 74-yard drive that took nearly 6 minutes. But Cicero fired a pass into the waiting hands of New Mexico's Stephen Persley in the end zone.
With just under a minute left in the first half, New Mexico quarterback Rudy Caamano fumbled a snap inside Baylor's 5. The ball was recovered by the Kelvin Chaisson.
