Baylor, Texas Postgame Notes
12/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 3, 2011
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19/18/17 BAYLOR (9-3, 6-3) €ˆ48, RV/RV/22 TEXAS €ˆ(7-5, 4-5) 24
FLOYD €ˆCASEY STADIUM • WACO, TEXAS
DEC. 3, 2011 • ATTENDANCE: 46,543
MISCELLANEOU S NOTES
• Baylor collected its first 9-win season since 1986 (9-3).
• Baylor won back-to-back games against Texas for the first time since 1991-92.
• Baylor defeated Texas in Waco for the first time since 1997 (23-21).
• Baylor's 48 points are its most against Texas since a 50-7 win in Austin in 1989.
• Baylor has won six €ˆBig 12 games for the first time in program history; Baylor has won six conference games for the first time since 1986 (6-2).
• Baylor has won five straight conference games - its longest streak since a six-game win streak spanning 1986-87 and its longest overall winning streak since starting the 1991 season 5-0.
• Baylor's 16 wins over the last two seasons are its most in a two-year span since winning 18 games in 1985 (9) and 1986 (9).
• Baylor's 7 wins at home this season are its most ever. The Bears went 6-1 at home in both 1921 and 1929.
• Baylor is now 4-2 against teams currently ranked in the BCS Top 25.
• Saturday was the 101st series meeting. Texas holds a 73-24-4 all-time series advantage, including a 29-15-2 record in games played in Waco.
• The total attendance of 46,543 was the 14th-largest crowd in Floyd Casey €ˆStadium history and the 2nd-largest home crowd in the Big 12 era.
• Baylor had a school-record 9,198 students in attendance.
• Baylor broke a school record with 289,574 total fans in 7 home games during the 2011 season - the previous record was 259,959 over 7 games in 2006.
• Baylor's 2011 per-game average attendance of 41,368 also broke the previous school record of 41,180 over 5 games in 1975.
• Baylor has averaged more than 40,000 fans per game in consecutive seasons for the 2nd time in school history (1974-75). This marks the 7th time Baylor has averaged more than 40,000 fans per home game.
TEAM NOTES
• Baylor is 7-0 at home and 2-3 away from Floyd Casey Stadium this season.
• Baylor has forced at least three turnovers in each of the last 4 games (16 total in 4-game stretch).
• Baylor's defense has forced at least one turnover in all 12 games this season.
• Baylor's defense forced a season-high 6 turnovers in the game (4 interceptions, 2 fumbles).
• Baylor has won 12 Big 12 Conference games in the Art Briles era; Baylor won only 11 Big 12 games in the league's first 12 years.
• Baylor is 6-0 this season when out-rushing its opponent (19-7 in the Briles era) and 9-1 when rushing for 100+ yards as a team.
• Baylor has scored 30+ points in 10 of 12 games this season, posting a 9-1 mark in those contests.
• Baylor is 15-0 when scoring 40+ points in the Art Briles era.
• Baylor has 3 receivers with more than 800 receiving yards this season (Kendall €ˆWright, Terrance Williams, Tevin Reese). Prior to this season, Baylor never had more than one receiver with 800 yards in a season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• QB €ˆRobert Griffin III became the 3rd player in €ˆFBS history with 10,000 career passing yards (10,071) and 2,000 career rushing yards (2,197). He joined Dan LeFevour (Central Michigan) and Colin Kaepernick (Nevada).
• RG3 has thrown 36 TD €ˆpasses that have totaled 1,317 yards (36.6 yards per TD).
• RG3 moved into 4th on Baylor's all-time rushing attempts list with 510, passing Darrell Bush (503 from 1997-2000).
• RG3 threw his first interception in a home game since Nov. 20, 2010 - 215 consecutive passes at home without an interception.
• RG3 moved into a tie for 7th on Baylor's single-season rushing TDs list with 9.
• RB €ˆTerrance €ˆGanaway broke the Baylor single-season rushing record with 1,347 yards. He passed Jay Finley (1,218 in 2010).
• Ganaway had his 5th 100-yard rushing game of the season, which ties for the 2nd-most in a season in program history.
• Ganaway is now tied with Steve Beaird (1974) for 3rd on Baylor's single-season scoring list with 96 points.
• Ganaway moved into 11th place on Baylor's all-time rushing yardage list with 1,822 career rushing yards.
• Ganaway passed Jay Finley (2007-10) for 5th on Baylor's career rushing TDs list with 23.
• Ganaway extended his Baylor single-season record to 16 rushing TDs - no Baylor player ever had more than 13 in a season prior to this year.
• Ganaway moved into third €ˆplace on Baylor's single-season all-purpose yards list with 1,399.
• IR €ˆKendall Wright has recorded a reception in all 49 games of his career.
• Wright broke the Baylor single-season record with 1,655 all-purpose yards, passing Jerod Douglas (1,594 in 1995).
• Wright moved into 3rd on the Big 12's all-time receptions list with 295, passing Rashaun Woods (OSU, 293 from 2000-03).
• Wright moved into 3rd on the Big 12's all-time receiving yards list with 3,913, passing Roy Williams (UT, 3,866 from 2000-03).
• Wright recorded his 19th career 100-yard receiving game and 9th of the season.
• Wright moved into ninth on Baylor's career scoring list with 188 points scored.
• CB K.J. Morton intercepted a pass for the 3rd consecutive game (4 interceptions during 3-game stretch).
• S Sam Holl had his first career two-interception game.
• Morton and Holl had the first two-interception games by a Baylor player since Joe Pawelek had two against Texas A&M on Nov. 15, 2008.
• WR Lanear Sampson has recorded a reception in 29 consecutive games - the second-longest streak on the team (behind Wright).
• WR €ˆTerrance Williams moved into 11th €ˆplace on €ˆBaylor's career receptions list with 99.
• Williams moved into sixth place on Baylor's single-season receiving yards list with 895.
• Williams moved into a tie for 2nd on Baylor's single-season receiving TDs list with 11.
• IR Tevin €ˆReese moved into a tie for 14th place on Baylor's career receptions list with 91.
• P €ˆSpencer Roth had a career-long 64-yard punt in the 2nd quarter.