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7/6 BAYLOR (3-0) at NR/NR IOWA STATE (1-2) Sept. 27, 2014 | 7:20 p.m. CT Ames, Iowa | Jack Trice Stadium (55,000) TV: FOX

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Sat., Sept. 27 | 7:20 p.m. CT Location Ames, Iowa | Jack Trice Stadium (54,800) TV FOX Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius 112 | XM 202 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Gameday Central Gameday Info Ticket Info Purchase Tickets Game Notes Baylor Notes | ISU Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-ISU SERIES Series Series tied, 6-6 In Waco Baylor leads, 4-2 In Ames Iowa State leads, 4-2 First Meeting Sept. 17, 1988 - Baylor, 35-0 Last Meeting Oct. 19, 2013 - Baylor, 71-7 7/6 BAYLOR BEARS Record 3-0, 0-0 Big 12 Ranking 7 (AP), 6 (Coaches) Last Game Sept. 12, 2014 (defeated Buffalo, 63-21) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 81-60 (12th season) BU Record: 47-32 (7th season) NR/NR IOWA STATE CYCLONES Record 1-2, 0-1 Big 12 Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches) Last Game Sept. 13, 2014 (defeated Iowa, 20-17) Head Coach Paul Rhoads (Missouri Western, 1989) Career: 28-38 (6th season) ISU Record: 28-38 (6th season)

STORYLINES
• Baylor opens Big 12 play by traveling to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State at 7:20 p.m. CT €ˆon Saturday, Sept. 27. The game will be broadcast on FOX.
• Baylor leads the FBS €ˆin scoring offense (59.3 ppg) and total offense (654.3 ypg), while the defense is 2nd nationally in scoring (9.0 ppg.) and 3rd in total (221.0 ypg).
• Baylor also leads the NCAA €ˆin first downs allowed per game (11.0) and is No. 2 in first downs per game (30.0), tackles for loss allowed (2.33), team passing efficiency (193.51) and sacks per game (5.0).
• Baylor ranks 3rd nationally in passing offense (416.0 ypg) and passing yards per completion (17.58 ypg)
• Baylor's offense has scored at least one TD in all 12 quarters this season.
• Baylor has given up only 3 TDs this season, outscoring opponents by a combined 178-27.
• Baylor's offensive line is 1 of 3 teams to not have allowed a sack this season (112 pass attempts).
• Individually, Baylor QB Seth Russell leads nation with 20.19 yards per completion and is 2nd with 205.3 passing efficiency. KD €ˆCannon ranks 3rd in FBS in TD €ˆcatches (5) and receiving yards per game (157.0).
• Baylor is 3-0 for the 4th straight year - a program first.
• Baylor and Iowa State €ˆwill meet for the 13th €ˆtime on Saturday. The all-time series is tied 6-6, but ISU holds a 4-2 advantage in games played in Ames. BU €ˆis looking for its first win in Ames since 2005.
• A win at ISU would give Baylor 4-0 starts in back-to-back years for the first time since 1937 and 1938.
• Baylor is 5-4 in true road games over the last two-plus years after going 6-14 in true road games in the first four years of the Briles era.
• Baylor held steady in both AP Top 25 (No. 7) and Amway Coaches Poll (No.6).
• Baylor has been ranked in the AP €ˆTop 25 for a school-record 21 straight weeks.
• Baylor has been ranked in Top 10 of 13 of last 14 weekly polls.
• Baylor is 18-2 in its last 20 games with both losses coming to top-15 teams.
• Baylor is 2-2 over the last 4 years in Big 12 openers, after being just 3-11 before that.
• Baylor has scored 30+ points in 32 of its last 35 games and has scored 40+ points in 28 of those contests.
• Baylor has scored 60+ points in 8 of 16 games since the start of the 2013 season.
• Baylor has posted at least 400 yards offense in 42 of 43 games since 2011 -- that mark leads the nation.

TEAM QUICK €ˆHITS
• Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 12 of 16 games since 2013, including 9 games with 600+ yards.
• Baylor is 17-4 in September games under Art Briles.
• Baylor returned 48 lettermen and 10 starters (5 o; 4 d; 1 st) from a 2013 squad that won a school-record 11 games, claimed its first Big 12 title and earned its first trip to a BCS-bowl game.
• After winning the Big 12 in 2013, BU looks to repeat as conference champion for 1st time in school history.

OFFENSE
• Baylor is29-for-49 (.592) on third down this year, which is fifth nationally and leads the Big 12.
• Baylor's rushing attack leads the Big 12 with 238.3 yards per contest. That mark is 28th nationally.
• Baylor has had at least 500 yards of offense in 5 straight, tied for longest active FBS streak (Alabama & €ˆMiss. St.).
• Baylor's offensive line is 1 of 3 in the FBS €ˆthat has not surrendered a sack this season (112 passing attempts).
• Baylor is the only school in the country with three players on the Biletnikoff watch list (Cannon, Goodley, Norwood).
• Baylor has scored at least 1 TD €ˆin all 12 quarters this season and is outscoring its opponents 73-0 in first quarters.
• Baylor set an NCAA record in scoring in 2013 with 681 points in 13 games. BU's 52.4 points/game were tied for fourth-most all-time. Currently, the Bears are on pace to score 771 points in a 13-game season.
• Baylor has had 4 of its top 5 returning receivers miss time during the season's first three games due to injury.
• Baylor is 29-2 over the last 4 seasons when leading at halftime.

DEFENSE
• While surrendering just 64.3 ypg, Baylor's rushing defense is 4th nationally and best in the Big 12.
• Early in the year the Bears have been aggressive on D, racking up 9.3 tackles for loss per game (5th nationally).
• BU €ˆleads the Big 12 and are 4th nationally by holding opponents to just a .240 conversion rate (12-of-50) on 3rd down.
• Baylor allowed its first TD of the season with 9:31 remaining in the 3rd quarter at Buffalo, snapping a streak of 155:29 game time before allowing a TD.
• Baylor has allowed 14 or fewer points in nine of its last 16 games and 2 of 3 games of 2014.
• Baylor tied a school record with nine sacks vs. SMU as 9 different players recorded at least half a sack.
• Phil Bennett's defense has forced 2 or more turnovers in 16 of its last 23 games (19-4 record in span).
• Baylor's opening-day shutout of SMU was its first over an FBS €ˆopponent since Sept. 23, 1995 (14-0 vs. NCST).
• 10 members of Baylor's defense have recorded at least half a sack in 2014, while three have 2.0 sacks apiece.
• Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 7 games since 2013 & has won 20 straight with 3+ takeaways.
• Baylor is second in the NCAA in yards per play (3.40). BU led the Big 12 allowing only 4.75 yards per play in 2013.

INDIVIDUAL QUICK €ˆHITS
OFFENSE
• QB €ˆBryce Petty has thrown a TD €ˆin 15 straight games in which he has played.
• 2014 marks the first time in three seasons that Baylor has a returning starter at quarterback (Heisman candidate Petty).
• Baylor's QBs Seth Russell (96.1) and Petty (93.5) are first and third, respectively, in ESPN €ˆQBR €ˆratings.
• WR KD €ˆCannon leads the Big 12 with 158.33 all-purpose yards per game. That is 11th nationally. He has caught a TD €ˆpass in all three of his collegiate games.
• Russell was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the win over Northwestern State. The Garland, Texas, product racked up 438 yards passing and was responsible for six touchdowns in only one half of action.

DEFENSE
• CB Xavien Howard leads the Big 12 with 1.7 passes defended per game. That mark is 12th nationally. He has intercepted 2 passes this season to be 16th in FBS €ˆwith .7 INTs per game.
• DE €ˆShawn Oakman is tied for 20th in the NCAA €ˆwith 1.0 sacks per game.
• MLB Bryce Hager, an All-America candidate, led the Big 12 in tackles in 2012 (124, 9.5/game) & €ˆtotaled 71 (7.9) in injury-shortened 2013 season.
• 3 starters (Beau Blackshear, Andrew Billings & Orion Stewart) are Waco natives.

SCHEDULE STRENGTH
Baylor's 2014 schedule includes nine games against opponents from Power Five conferences, an equal or higher number to 14 of the 25 schools in the Associated Press Top 25 [see list below].

GAMES AGAINST POWER-5 OPPONENTS (2014):
11 games: Florida St., UCLA, USC
10 games: Arizona St., Clemson, Georgia, K-State, Oklahoma St., Stanford, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon
9 games: Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, LSU, Missouri, Michigan St., Nebraska, Ohio St., Stanford, Wisconsin
8 games: Mississippi, Mississippi State, Texas A&M
3 games: BYU, East Carolina

NCAA'S "TOUGHEST SCHEDULES"
Baylor's schedules have ranked among the nation's 25 most difficult in five of the last seven seasons [see list below], and among the top 35 all seven years. Four times over the last seven seasons Baylor has ranked among the NCAA's top 20 "toughest schedules" (per NCAA.com).

NCAA'S "TOUGHEST SCHEDULE" RANKINGS (2007-2013):
2007: 33rd
2008: 17th
2009: 14th
2010: 32nd
2011: 9th
2012: 25th
2013: 20th

BAYLOR IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Baylor leads the country in total offense (654.3 ypg) and scoring offense (59.3 ppg) through the first three games of the season. BU €ˆreturned a nation's-best 6,319 yards from its 2013 totals when it led the country in both categories as well. Currently BU's offense €ˆis the only one in the country to be in the top-five of total offense each of the last four years. Over the past few years, the Bears have shattered numerous NCAA, Big 12 and school records.

SUCCESS AWAY FROM WACO
Baylor has won seven of its last nine games outside of Waco (dating into the 2012 season), including a 1-0 mark this year. In that span, the Bears are 4-1 in true road games and 3-1 in neutral-site games (1-1 in bowl games and 1-2 vs. ranked opponents).

BAYLOR 7-2 IN LAST 9 AWAY GAMES:
W 63-21, at Buffalo - 9/12/2014
L 42-52, vs. No. 15 UCF - 1/1/2014 (Fiesta Bowl)
W 41-38, at TCU - 11/30/2013
L 17-49, at No. 11 OSU - 11/23/2013
W 63-34, vs. Tech - 11/16/2013
W 59-14, at Kansas - 10/26/2013
W 35-25, at K-State - 10/12/2013
W 49-26, vs. No. 17 UCLA - 12/27/2012 (Holiday Bowl)
W 52-45ot, vs. Tech - 11/24/2012

BAYLOR'S RETURN TO PROMINENCE UNDER BRILES
It's no secret that Art Briles has completely rebuilt Baylor's football program back to national prominence, but most impressive is how speedy and pronounced the transformation has been (Briles is fourth on the BU €ˆcareer wins list and two victories away from moving into the third spot).

OPPORTUNISTIC €ˆDEFENSE
Baylor's defense under coordinator Phil Bennett has demonstrated a knack for making big plays at key moments to contribute to the Bears winning ways over the past three seasons. In three-plus years under Bennett, Baylor's D has recorded at least one takeaway in 37 of 42 games - a total of 88 takeaways (55 interceptions, 33 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 25-3 when recording two or more takeaways.

BEARS €ˆSTART €ˆFAST
BU €ˆhas scored at least one touchdown in all 12 quarters of action this season, but the Bears seem to do most of their damage early. Baylor has scored at least 21 points in the first quarter of all three games this year and is outscoring opponents 73-0 in the opening quarter.

OFFENSIVE €ˆLINE €ˆPROTECTING €ˆQB
Baylor's QB €ˆhave not had to worry about getting their uniforms dirty as BU's offensive line is one of just three in the country (New Mexico State and Texas Tech) to have not allowed a sack this season. Over the past five years, the Bears have done a solid job keeping the signal caller upright (see list below).

SACKS-PER-GAME ALLOWED:
2014: 0.00 (3 games)
2013: 1.69 (22 for 113 yds in 13 games)
2012: 1.46 (19 for 92 yds in 13 games)
2011: 2.23 (29 for 175 yds in 13 games)
2010: 1.54 (20 for 120 yds in 13 games)
2009: 2.58 (31 for 196 yds in 12 games)

IOWA STATE €ˆSERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be the 13th meeting between Baylor and Iowa State, the 11th as Big 12 Conference opponents. The all-time series is tied 6-6, with ISU having a 4-2 edge in games played in Ames. The first meeting was a 35-0 Baylor victory at Ames, Iowa, in 1988. The Bears also won the first meeting as Big 12 foes, a 49-21 decision Oct. 26, 1996, in Waco. However, the Cyclones won the next four meetings: 24-17 at Ames in 1997, 31-17 at Floyd Casey Stadium in 2000, 41-0 at Ames in 2001 and 26-25 at Floyd Casey Stadium in 2004. The Bears snapped that streak with a 23-13 victory at Ames in 2005 and won 38-10 in Waco in 2008 before falling in 24-10, in Ames in 2009 and picking up a 49-26 home win in 2011. The last time BU €ˆwas in Ames (2012), Iowa State claimed a 35-21 victory. Last season, the Bears recorded 71-7 victory over ISU in the final Homecoming at Floyd Casey Stadium. Baylor has won four of the last six vs. the Cyclones.

BEARS BEATING €ˆTHE €ˆBEST
Baylor is one of just three schools in the country (Alabama and Clemson) to have wins over Top 10 teams in each of the past three seasons.

(rankings AP/Coaches/BCS)
2011: Beat 5th/5th/5th Oklahoma, 45-38
2012: Beat 2nd/2nd/1st K-State, 52-24
2013: Beat 12th/8th/10th Oklahoma, 41-12

SUBS €ˆSHINE €ˆIN €ˆINCREASED €ˆROLL
With injuries plaguing many of Baylor's offensive stars, the first three games of the season have given young talent an opportunity to play key roles. QB Seth Russell, a redshirt sophomore, filled in for Bryce Petty with 438 passing yards and five touchdown passes vs. Northwestern State, while earning Big 12 Player of the Week honors. Meanwhile, freshman KD €ˆCannon has helped ease the loss of injured receivers Corey Coleman, Clay Fuller, Antwan Goodley and Levi Norwood, as he has caught 5 TD passes and is third in the country with 157 yards receiving per game.

HOME WINNING STREAK AMONG NATION'S BEST
Baylor's 12-game home win streak is a school record and is tied for the nation's best active string:

NCAA FBS ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS
Baylor - 12
Alabama - 12
Northern Illinois - 12
Auburn - 11
Three tied - 10

HOME-COOKING KIND €ˆTO €ˆBEARS
• Baylor is 21-1 €ˆin Waco since 2011 and 25-3 at home since 2010.
• Baylor's 21-1 record is nation's second-best in the FBS €ˆsince 2011 (at home field), trailing only Northern Illinois (19-0).
• Baylor's last loss in Waco was Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
• Baylor has scored 70 or more points in five of its last nine home games.
• Baylor has had 500 or more yards of total in eight of the last nine homes game
• Baylor has allowed only 3 TDs over its last five games.

WIDE RECEIVER U
Baylor's talented and deep receiving corps returned five of its top six producers from 2013. Wide Receiver U, now recognized for its excellence and production, has been named the nation's top receiving unit in 2014 by ESPN.com, Lindy's and Phil Steele. Baylor has produced five NFL Draftees over the last five years (tied with USC as nation's highest total).

Wide Receivers drafted in the NFL Draft* 2010-2014
• 5 - Baylor, Southern Cal
• 4 - Arkansas, Illinois

BAYLOR WRs DRAFTED:
David Gettis (2010 Panthers, 6th round)
Kendall Wright (2012 Titans, 1st round)
Josh Gordon (2012 Browns, 2nd round*)
Terrance Williams (2013 Cowboys, 3rd round)
Tevin Reese (2014 Chargers, 7th round)
*including supplemental draft

BU €ˆPICKED SECOND IN LEAGUE BY MEDIA
Baylor garnered its highest-ever preseason placing by being picked second in the 2014 Big 12 Football Preseason Poll. BU tallied 508 points and nine first-place votes to finish as the projected runner-up to Oklahoma. The ranking is the Bears' best since the league switched to the 10-team format in 2011. BU was picked sixth in 2011, seventh in 2012 and fifth last year.

BEARS €ˆLEAD €ˆLEAGUE €ˆWITH €ˆSEVEN €ˆALL-BIG 12 SELECTIONS
Highlighted by preseason Offensive Player of the Year Bryce Petty, the Bears placed a conference-best seven players on the 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Media representatives who cover the league chose a school-record four offensive players, one defensive player and two specialists from Baylor's squad for the 26-man conference preseason team. [complete list of preseason honors on pages 5 & 6

GREAT €ˆTIME €ˆTO €ˆBE €ˆA BAYLOR €ˆBEAR
Over the last four years, the Baylor football program has reached never-before-seen heights.
• Baylor tallied 7+ wins in 2013 for the 4th straight season for the first time in program history.
• Baylor played in a bowl game (Fiesta Bowl) for the 4th year in a row in 2013, a first in program history.
• Baylor's 36 wins over the last 4 seasons (7 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 8 in 2012 & 11 in 2013) are the most in program history over a 4-year span.