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3/4 BAYLOR (4-0, 1-0) vs. NR/NR Kansas (0-4, 0-1) Oct. 10, 2015 | 11 a.m. CT Lawrence, Kan. | Memorial Stadium (50,071) TV: FS1

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Saturday, Oct. 10 | 11 a.m. CT Location Lawrence, Kan. | Memorial Stadium (50,071) TV FS1 (FOX Sports Go) TV Talent Tim Brando (pxp), Spencer Tillman (analyst) Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius/XM 108/199 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Ticket Info Purchase Tickets Game Notes Baylor Notes | Kansas Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-KANSAS SERIES Series Baylor leads, 10-4 In Waco Baylor leads, 7-0 In Lawrence Kansas leads, 4-3 Neutral Sites n/a First Meeting Sept. 18, 1971 - Kansas, 22-0 Last Meeting Nov. 1, 2014 - Baylor, 60-14 3/4 BAYLOR BEARS Record 4-0, 1-0 Big 12 Ranking 3 (AP), 4 (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 3, 2015 (won vs. Texas Tech, 63-35) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 93-62 (13th season) BU Record: 59-34 (8th season) NR/NR KANSAS JAYHAWKS Record 0-4, 0-1 Big 12 Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 3, 2015 (lost at Iowa State, 38-13) Head Coach David Beaty (Lindenwood, 1994) Career: 0-4 (1st season) KU Record: 0-4 (1st season)

STORY LINES
- Baylor takes on Kansas in its first Big 12 road game of the season Saturday on FS1 at 11 a.m. CT.
- Baylor has started 4-0 for the 3rd-straight year, after beating Texas Tech, 63-35, Saturday in Arlington.
- #AmericasTopOffense leads the NCAA with 745.3 yards per game and 63.8 points per contest.
- Baylor is the only school in FBS to be top-10 in both passing (8th, 368.5) and rushing offense (2nd, 376.8).
- The Bears are the only team in the country averaging over 9 yards per play, gaining 9.40 yards a snap.
- Baylor and Kansas will meet for the 15th time Saturday. The Bears lead the series 10-4, but are just 3-4 vs. the Jayhawks in Lawrence. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € has won all 5 meetings under Briles by an average of 33.4 points.
- Baylor has outscored foes 255-104 through 4 games and leads the FBS in victory margin (37.8).
- Baylor is 1 of 6 teams that's led by 13+ in every game, along with Florida St, LSU, Navy, Temple & Tenn.
- Baylor's #GangGreenBU ranks 12th in the country with 8.5 tackles for loss per contest.
- Baylor is 8-2 in true road games over the last 2+ years, after going 7-17 in the first 5 years of Briles era.
- Baylor is 33-8 when ranked under Briles, including a 14-8 mark in away games.
- Baylor is 13-5 over its last 18 games away from Waco when ranked.
- Baylor has won 13 of its last 17 games played outside of Waco.
- Baylor is looking to start a season 5-0 for the 3rd-straight year, which would be a program first.
- Baylor is the most successful Texas team since 2011 with a win percentage of .786 (44-12).
- Baylor moved up to a program-high tying No. 3 in the APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25 and stayed at No. 4 in Amway Coaches Poll.
- Baylor's been ranked in a school-record 39 straight AP Polls, FBS' 4th-best streak (Top 10 in 29 of last 32).
- Baylor leads all FBS teamsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in TD drives of 2 minutes or less (23). BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € had a nation's best 41 a year ago.
- Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense 45 times in the 56 games since 2011, which leads the nation.
- QB Seth Russell leads FBS in passing efficiency (218.7), passing TDs (19), passing yds. per completion (19.71), pts. responsible for per game (33) and passing yds. per attempt (12.44).
- WR Corey Coleman leads the country in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (11) and is 3rd in receiving yards per game (142.5).
- Baylor RBs Terence Williams (9.42)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € & Shock Linwood (7.24) are 2nd and 14th in rush yds. per carry.
- Shawn Oakman is 13th nationally with 1.8 TFLs per game for #GangGreenBU.

TEAM QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
- Baylor won its Big 12 opener for a 3rd-straight year and looks to go 2-0 in league action for a 3rd-consecutive season.
- Baylor is outscoring opponents 101-31 in the 2nd-halves of 2015's first 4 games.
- Baylor is 17-2 in the last 2 years in Big 12 play & 34-27 under head coach Art Briles. BU was 11-85 in Big 12 games prior to Briles' arrival in 2008.
- Baylor is 30-4 over its last 34 games. The 4 losses were all away from home; three vs. top-15 teams.
- Baylor is 40-3 over the last 5 seasons when leading at halftime.
- Baylor is 39-1 when leading by 10+ points at the half during the Briles era.
- Baylor will play its first game outside Texas since Nov. 8, 2014 at Oklahoma, snapping a string of 8 games in Texas.
- Baylor is just 4-8 all-time in games played in Kansas.
- Baylor will play only its 4th game with an APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € rank of No. 3, which is highest in school history [0-1 in 2013, 1-1 in 1953].
- Baylor has won 6 straight Big 12 games, which is the 2nd longest streak in BU history (9 in 2012-13).
- Baylor owns the FBS's best home win streak (18 games) & has not lost in Waco since Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
- Baylor is 8-0 in the year-old $266 million McLane Stadium, with an average margin of victory of + 34.3 points.
- Baylor has appeared in 5-straight bowl games for the 1st time in school history.
- Baylor won a school-record 11 games, claimed its second-straight Big 12 title and earned a second-consecutive trip to a BCS/New Year's Six bowl game in 2014.
- Baylor returned 51 lettermen and 18 starters (8 o; 9 d; 1 st) from last season's squad.
- Baylor led the FBSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in total offense and scoring offense each of last 2 years, averaging 581.5 yds and 48.2 pts in 2014.
- Baylor is playing its 8th season under Briles and its 114th season in program history.
- Baylor was only the 2nd school to repeat as Big 12 champions - OU in `06-08.
- BU is 1 of only 2 schools (Alabama) in the country to have wins over top 10 teams in each of past 4 seasons.
- Baylor is 12-5 in games decided by 7 points or less in the last 5 seasons.
- Baylor is 8-0 vs. AP Top 25 opponents at home over last 4 seasons.
- Baylor secured its first-ever back-to-back conference championships and the eighth conference title in school history (Southwest Conference: 1915, 1922, 1924, 1974, 1980, 1994; Big 12 Conference: 2013, 2014).
- Baylor won 11 games in back-to-back seasons for first time in school history.
- BU tied a school-record with 8 conference victories in 2014. BU had 8 league wins in two other seasons: 1980 & 2013.
- Briles earned his 55th win at BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € vs. K-State in 2014 to become the 3rd-winningest coach in BU history.
- The Bears have now been ranked in 5 straight seasons for the 1st time since being ranked in 5 straight from 1953-57.

OFFENSE
- This season, Baylor has averaged 38.5 points and 403 yards in the first halves of games.
- Baylor is the only school to have a top-5 RB (Shock Linwood, 5th/146.0) & top-5 WR (Corey Coleman, 3rd/142.5)
- A Baylor receiver has caught at least 3 TDs in all 4 games this season (Jayà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Lee at SMU, Coreyà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Coleman vs. Lamar, vs. Rice and vs. Texas Tech) -- prior to 2015, a BU receiver had 3 TD catches in a game only 6 times in program history.
- Baylor has rushed for 300 or more yards in each game in 2015 as well as having 4 or more passing TDs in each.
- Baylor leads the nation with .80 points per play.
- Baylor is averaging 32.5 first downs per game in 2015, which tops in FBS.
- Baylor has punted only 9 times in 2015, which is the lowest total in the country.
- Through four games of 2015, Baylor leads the country in TD drives of 1 minute or less (11), 2 minutes or less (23) and throws of 25+ yards (12). (via ESPN Stats &à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Info)
- Baylor is 26 of 48 (54.2%) on 3rd downs this year, which is 3rd best in the country and leads the Big 12.
- BU's 18.90 yards per completion ranks 4th in FBS and leads the conference.
- Baylor ranks 8th in the country in TFLs allowed (3.75) and 17th in sacks allowed per game (1.00).
- The Bears have played both Seth Russell and Jarrett Stidham at QB and the pair combined for a 219.43 passing efficiency, which leads the country.
- Baylor has 3 RBs that rank in the top-10 in the Big 12 in rushing- Shock Linwood (1st with 146.0), Terence Williams (8th with 81.5) and Johnny Jefferson (9th with 68.5). No other league school has more than 1 in top 10.
- Baylor has scored at least 20 points in the 1st halves in 16 of 17 games since 2014.
- Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 24 of 30 games since 2013, including 16 games with 600+ yards in that span.
- Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense 45 times in the 56 games since 2011 -- that mark leads the nation.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 44 of its last 49 contests and 40+ points in 39 of its last 49 games.
- Baylor has scored 50+ points 15 times since 2013, and 24 times since 2011, both most among all FBS teams.
- Baylor has scored in 104 straight games -- previous school record was 89 games fromà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.
- Baylor reached 600 yards of offense in 5 games in 2014 and has done so in its first four games of 2015. BU has 35 such games in its history (31 in Briles era).
- Baylor recorded the 2nd-most yards in school history vs. Lamar with 785 and then topped that by putting up 793 vs. Rice.
- Baylor tallied a new school with 7 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € passes in the victory over Rice.
- Baylor set a school record for yards per play vs. SMU in the season openerà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € with 10.48.
- Baylor became only the 2nd-team since 2004 with 700 yards of offense in each of its first 3 games - the other 2013 BU.
- Baylor boasts the nation's only returning 1,000-yard receiving duo in 2015: Corey Coleman (64-1,119-11) and KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannonà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (58-1,030-8). So far in 2015 the duo has combined for 33 catches and 756 yards with 14 TDs.
- #AmericasTopOffense ranks in 2014: No. 1 nationally in scoring (48.2), total offense (581.5) and first downs (30.1).
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € returns its entire starting O-line from the Cotton Bowl Classic, entire backfield & 10 of 13 receivers from 2014.
- Baylor's O-line has 6 players that have 12 or more career starts.
- Baylor topped 700 yards of total offense in each of its first 3 games (SMU, 723; LU, 785 & Rice 793). BU has accomplished the feat 11 times in program history.
- Baylor has scored 60+ points in 10 of its last 15 home games.
- Baylor has totaled 500 or more yards of offense in 17 of its last 18 home games.
- Baylor is 21-1 since the start of 2012 when attempting 50 or more rushes.
-Baylor set an NCAA record in 2013 with 681 pts. in 13 games. BU's 52.4 points/game were tied for 4th-most all-time.

DEFENSE
- Baylor forced 4 turnovers against Texas Tech - its most in a game since producing 4 vs. WVUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 2013.
- With 2 more fumbles recovered against TTU, Baylor ranks 10th in FBS and 1st in Big 12 with 5 recovered.
- Baylor also ranks 2nd in the Big 12 and 36th in the country with 5 interceptions.
- In total, Baylor is 24th nationally and 2nd in the league with 10 turnovers gained.
- Baylor has held all 4 of its opponents at least 10 points under their season scoring average.
- Baylor surrendered only 246 yards of offense to Rice, snapping a string of 13 games in which it had given up 300+.
- Phil Bennett's D has forced multiple turnovers in 37 of 56 games and in all 4 games in 2015.
- Baylor's defense is 32-5 under Bennett when recording 2+ takeaways.
- Baylor's defense has forced at least 1 turnover in 20 straight games (17-3 in that stretch).
- Baylor has recorded three or more sacks in 10 of the last 17 games, including 5 in win over Rice.
- Bennett's defense has forced multiple turnovers in 26 of its last 37 games (31-6 record in that span).
- Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 12 games since 2013 & has won 24 of its last 25 with 3+ takeaways.
- Baylor is 20-1 when forcing 3+ turnovers during the Briles era.
-3 defensive starters (Beau Blackshear, Andrew Billings & Orion Stewart) are Waco natives.

INDIVIDUAL QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
OFFENSE
- QB Sethà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Russell is 13th in passing yards per game (320.3) and his total offense of 363.3 ypg. is 8th-best nationally.
- Russell had a historic performance against Rice, tying a school record with 6 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € passes.
- The fifth-year junior threw for 277 yards on 12-of-16 passing for a single-game pass efficiency rating of 344.2
- That is the best pass efficiency in a single-game by anyone since 2000 when NC State's Phillip Rivers had a 349.7.
- Russell in 5 starts has 3 300-yard passing games, tying Neal Jeffrey & Blake Szymanski for 4th-most in BU history.
- Russell also has at least 4 TD passes in all 5 career starts.
- WR Jay Lee is ranked 18th nationally and 4th in the Big 12 with 4 TD grabs.
- WRà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Corey Coleman has put up 4-straight 100+-yard games and is 2nd in the country with 16.5 points scored per contest.
- Coleman's yards per reception (23.75) are 7th-best nationally, while Lee is 10th at 22.06 and KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon is 20th in FBSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € at 20.67.
- Shock Linwood set the BU freshman and sophomore rushing records & gave BU a 5th-straight season with a 1,000-yard rusher. He needs just 95 yards to move into sole possession of 2nd on BU's career rushing chart.
- Linwood's 146.0 yards per game on the ground are 5th-best in the nation and that mark leads the Big 12.
- OL Spencer Drango was named a 2014 consensus All-America, Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and Outland Trophy semifinalist.

DEFENSE
- Baylor has had 4 different tackle leaders in its 4 games (Grant Campbell, 11 vs. SMU; Aiavion Edwards/Shawn Oakman, 6 vs. Lamar; Chance Waz, 8 vs. Rice; and Orion Stewart, 10 vs. TTU).
- With 1 sack against Rice, DEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Shawn Oakman tied the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € school record for career sacks (Daryl Gardener & Chris McAlister, 15.0).
- Last year, Oakman ranked 10th nationally in TFLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (1.5/gm) & 15th in sacksà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (.85/gm). He led BU with 19.5 TFLs and 11.0 sacks in 2014.
- LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Grant Campbell is 6th in the Big 12 with 8.0 tackles per game, while his solo tackle tally of 6.3 is 18th nationally.
- DBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Xavien Howard is averaging 1.5 passes defended per game, which leads the league and is 23rd in FBS.
- S Chance Waz made his first career start against Rice and led the team with 8 tackles.
- With Waz starting, the team's longest starting streak snapped [Terrell Burt, 28]. Beau Blackshear now owns the honor with 27 straight starts.
- LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Taylor Young returned from injury vs. Rice and made 4 tackles.

SPECIALà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMS
- Sophomore PK Chris Callahan made 18 of his last 21 FGs, after starting his career 1-of-6. He has also made 68-straight extra points, after going 36-for-36 to start 2015.
- Pà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Drew Galitz, a freshman, has only punted 9 times on the season, but is averaging 46.3 yards per boot.
- With that effort BU leads the country in net punting at 47.0 yards.
- Baylor has attempted just one FG on the year, while no other Big 12 school has kicked less than 5.

BRILES' UNIQUE SYSTEM IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Art Briles' unique, record-breaking offense is leading the nation in total offense (745.3) and scoring (63.8) through four games, after also having led in both each of the past two seasons - total offense (581.5 ypg 2014, 618.8 ypg 2013) and scoring (48.2 ppg 2014, 52.4 ppg 2013). Baylor's offense is the only one in the country to rank among the top-four in total offense each of the last four years.

THE BRILES OFFENSE: à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € A unique, up-tempo spread attack with origins in Bill Yeoman's `Houston Veer' (perhaps most identifiable by wide splits of receivers and a power running game), Art Briles has honed his offensive system over the past four decades as a high school and collegiate coach; it's a balanced offense, not to be confused with more common pass-heavy spread attacks. The Briles offense is also in use at Bowling Green (head coach Dino Babers) and Tulsa (head coach Philip Montgomery) under former Briles assistants. In the latest NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € statistics, those three programs, Baylor (745.3), Bowling Green (580.6) and Tulsa (569.3) are first, sixth and seventh respectively in total offense.

BIGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 12'S TOPà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINCEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2013
En route to back-to-back Big 12 titles, the Bears racked up matching 8-1 league records. That combined record of 16-2, plus this year's 1-0 start is far and away tops in the Big 12 since the start of 2013.

RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAMEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ROLLINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BEARSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € EARLYà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2015
With four straight games of 300 or more yards rushing, Baylor is second in the country by averaging 376.8 yards per contest on the ground. BU's rushing attack is a four-headed monster, which is led by Shock Linwood (584 yds. on 62 carries with 6 TDs. The junior is torching defenses for 9.4 yards per carry in 2015 and 146.0 yards per game. Both of those marks are No. 1 in the Big 12 and second and 5th in the country, respectively. Behind Linwood, redshirt freshman Terence Williams has made the most of his closer role, producing 326 yards on 45 carries with 1 TD. Sophomore Johnny Jefferson (274-35-3) and Devin Chafin (107-19-1) give BU four running backs with over 100 yards through four games. Meanwhile, QBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Seth Russell can also gain yards on the ground, racking up 172 yards on 22 carries and 3 TDs in 2015.

KANSASà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SERIES HISTORY
Saturday is the 15th meeting between Baylor and Kansas, the 12th as Big 12 Conference opponents. Baylor leads the all-time series, 10-4, but trails 4-3 in Lawrence. BU has a perfect 7-0 record vs. the Jayhawks in games played in Waco. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € has won all five meetings under Art Briles and is 8-3 in the Big 12 era versus KU. The first meeting between the schools was a 22-0 Kansas victory at Lawrence, Kan., in 1971. The Bears won the first meeting as Big 12 foes, a 31-24 decision Oct. 10, 1998, in Waco.à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € In their last meeting in Lawrence, the Bears cruised to a 59-14 victory. Last season, Baylor claimed a 60-14 Homecoming victory over the Jayhawks in McLane Stadium.

THEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION'S MOSTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BALANCEDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € OFFENSE
Currently, Baylor is the only team in the nation to be ranked in the top 10 in both passing (8th, 368.5) and rushing offense (2nd, 376.8). Baylor has ranked among the nation's top 15 in both rushing and passing yards in three of the past four years. Additionally, BU has rushed on more than 54 percent of plays over the last four seasons.

BAYLOR'S RETURN TO PROMINENCE UNDER BRILES
It's no secret that Art Briles has rebuilt Baylor's football program back to national prominence, but most impressive is how quickly and pronounced the transformation happened (Briles is third on the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € career wins list).

NEW QUARTERBACK, SAME RESULTS
With two-time Big 12 champion quarterback Bryce Petty taking his talents to the NFL, fourth-year junior Seth Russell was handed the keys to America's top offense and he has shown he is more than apt to handle the responsibility. The Garland, Texas, product has put up sensational numbers through his first four starts of 2015.

COLEMAN CARRYING `WIDE RECEIVER U' BANNER
Through four games, junior Corey Coleman has firmly taken hold of the No. 1 receiver role, which continues a long history of success for BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € at the wide receiver position. He currently leads the country in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (11) and is third in receiving yards per contest (142.5).

BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € LEADINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 50-POINTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAMESà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINCEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2013
With its 56 points against SMU, 61 against Lamar, 70-point outburst against Rice and 63 vs. Texas Tech, the Bears continued to lead the nation in 50-point outings since 2013.

MOSTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 50-Point Games Since 2013
Baylor 15
Oregon 13
Ohio State 11

SUCCESS AWAY FROM WACO
Baylor has won 13 of its last 17 games outside of Waco (dating into the 2012 season). In that span, the Bears are 8-2 in true road games and 5-2 in neutral-site games (1-2 in bowl games and 2-3 vs. ranked opponents).

BAYLOR 13-4 IN LAST 17 AWAY GAMES:
W 48-46, vs. Texas Tech - 11/29/14
W 48--14, at No. 16 Oklahoma - 11/8/14
L 27-41, at West Virginia - 10/18/14
W 28-7, at Texas - 10/4/14
W 49-28, at Iowa State - 9/27/14
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 Oklahoma State - 11/23/2013
W 63-34, vs. Texas Tech - 11/16/2013
W 59-14, at Kansas - 10/26/2013
W 35-25, at Kansas State - 10/12/2013
W 49-26, vs. No. 17 UCLA - 12/27/2012 (Holiday Bowl)
W 52-45ot, vs. Texas Tech - 11/24/2012
L 41-42, vs. No. 7 Michigan State - 1/1/2015
W 56-21, at SMU - 9/4/2015
W 63-35, vs. Texas Tech - 10/3/2015

OPPORTUNISTICà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € DEFENSE
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 four-plus seasons. In four-plus years under Bennett, Baylor's D has recorded at least one takeaway in 51 of 56 games - a total of 119 takeaways (71 interceptions, 48 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 32-5 when recording two or more takeaways, including 4-0 in 2015.

#GANGGREENBUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HOLDINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FOESà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € WELLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BELOWà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SEASONà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € AVERAGE
Despite facing a multitude of extra drives due to the offense's quick-strike nature, the Baylor defense has held all four of its 2015 opponents at least 10 points below their season scoring average.

OWNINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € THEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € LONEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STARà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STATE
Baylor has racked up a 19-3 record vs. in-state foes over the last four-plus years, including victories in its last 12 meetings with other Texas schools. The Bears have also been successful against any opponent when the game has been played in the Lone Star State, boasting a 25-1 record over its last 26 games and a 36-4 mark in contests over the last four-plus years in Texas.

HOME WINNING STREAK ISà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION'S BEST
The Bears' 18-game home win streak is a school record and is the nation's best active string. The streak started on Nov. 3, 2012 and BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € hasn't lost at home since Oct. 13, 2012 - a streak of 1,085 days as of Saturday's kickoff. During its home win streak, BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is averaging 56.5 points, while limiting foes to 19.3 points. The Bears are racking up 675.2 yards per game and holding opponents to 312.3 during the streak.

NCAA FBS ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS
Baylor - 18
Boise St. - 17
Florida St. - 16
Clemson - 12

BAYLOR'S POWERFUL OFFENSE ALSO CRAZY FAST
Baylor is continuing a three-year period of dominance in scoring quickly. Through four games of 2015, Baylor leads the nation in TD drives of one minute or less (11), two minutes or less (23) and throws of 25+ yards (12), while third in most 40+ offensive TDs (8). In 2014, Baylor's up-tempo offense led the nation in plays/gameà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (87.5), TD drives of one minute or lessà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (24), TD drives of two minutes or less (41, tied with Oregon) and fewest seconds-per-play in the first halfà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (18.0). The Bears, called "the best quick-strike offense in college football" by ESPN, also led the NCAA in TDs of 40 or more yards (19) and TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € throws of 25 or more yardsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (24). In 2013, Baylor's offense led the nation in seconds-per-playà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (16.7), TD drives of one minute or less (29), TD drives of two minutes or lessà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (60) and most plays of 40 yards or more (37). [all stats via ESPN Stats & Info]

VETERAN O-LINE PROTECTING NEW QB, POWERINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAME
Baylor's offensive line has six linemen with 12 or more career starts (Spencer Drango 39, Desmine Hilliard 18, Kyle Fuller 17, Blake Muir 16, Jarell Broxton 12, Pat Colbert 12). The line allowed just 1.54 sacks-per-game during its 2014 championship run [see chart below]. The 2015 line is ranked third in the Big 12 and 17th in the nation by giving up just four sacks in four games. That veteran group has also help BU become the nation's No. 2 rushing offense with 376.8 yards per game. In the preseason, the group was dubbed the nation's No. 2 unit by Lindy's, No. 4 by Athlon and No. 6 by Phil Steele.

SACKS-PER-GAME ALLOWED:
2015: 1.00 (4 for 21 yds in 4 games)
2014: 1.85 (24 for 152 yds in 13 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)