Nov. 8, 2008
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No. 5 TEXAS (9-1, 5-1) 45, BAYLOR (3-7, 1-5) 21
DARRELL K ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM • AUSTIN, TEXAS
NOV. 8, 2008 • ATTENDANCE: 97,715
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Texas leads the all-time series 72-22-4, including a 43-8-4 advantage in games played at Austin.
• Texas has won 11 straight meetings overall and nine straight at Austin. The Horns leads the series 12-1 during the Big 12 era.
• Baylor is 41-158-6 all-time against ranked opponents, 26-139-5 when unranked and playing a ranked opponent. The Bears have lost 18 straight against nationally ranked opponents and are 2-44 against ranked opponents during the Big 12 era.
• This is the 10th consecutive year in which Baylor has played a nationally ranked Texas team. The Bears are 5-36-1 all-time against ranked UT teams.
• Six of Baylor's seven losses have come against teams nationally ranked at some point this season, including five on game day.
• Baylor is 39-78-2 all-time in televised games, including a 2-5 mark this season.
• Baylor is 29-63-5 all-time on the second weekend of November, including an 0-13 mark in Big 12 play. The Bears are 3-11-1 all-time on Nov. 8.
• Third-largest crowd to ever watch a Baylor football game behind only games at Michigan in 1997 (106,0641) and 1975 (104,248).
TEAM NOTES
• Baylor has lost 18 consecutive games when trailing at halftime. The Bears' last victory when trailing at the half was Oct. 21, 2006, overcoming a 35-17 deficit for a 36-35 victory over Kansas.
• Baylor has at least one rushing touchdown in 10 consecutive games. This is the longest such streak by a Baylor team since a 14-game run over the 1997 and 1998 seasons and the longest within one season since a 10-game streak to end the 1990 season.
• Baylor's second-quarter, 96-yard touchdown drive tied its longest of the season (at Nebraska). IR Kendall Wright accounted for 90 of the 96 yards with a 35-yard run and a 55-yard reception.
• Baylor produced at least 100 yards rushing for the third consecutive Big 12 game, the first time the Bears have accomplished that feat since 1997.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• QB Robert Griffin moved into second place on Baylor's single-season rushing touchdowns list (11). He is the first Baylor player with more than 10 rushing touchdowns in a season since 1974 and only the second ever.
• Griffin produced his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season. He is tied for sixth on Baylor's all-time single-season list and 11th on Baylor's career list.
• Griffin moved into a 10th-place tie on Baylor's single-season pass completions list (135).
• Griffin moved into a five-way tie for eighth place on Baylor's single season passing touchdowns list (12).
• Griffin moved into a ninth-place tie on Baylor's single-season points scored list, tied for fourth among non-kickers (66).
• Griffin tied Baylor's single-season touchdown responsibility record (23), which was established last season by Blake Szymanski.
• Griffin moved into third place on Baylor's single-season total yards chart (2,447).
• Griffin's third-quarter, 63-yard run was Baylor's longest play from scrimmage this season.
• Griffin's second-quarter, 55-yard pass to IR Kendall Wright was Griffin's second-longest pass play of the season and the Bears' sixth-longest play from scrimmage this season. It also was Wright's career-long reception.
• Wright's second-quarter, 35-yard run was a career long.
• Pawelek moved sole possession of sixth place on Baylor's single-season assisted tackles list (65).
• DE Leon Freeman established career highs for tackles (9) and solo stops (8).
• P Derek Epperson moved into ninth place on Baylor's career list for punts of 50-plus yards (24).
• IR Mikail Baker moved into an seventh place on Baylor's career kickoff returns list (50).
• Baker moved into fourth place on Baylor's career kickoff return yardage chart (1,257).
• CB Krys Buerck's first-quarter interception was the first of his career; Buerck was a receiver prior to this season.
