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12/12/7 BAYLOR (9-2, 6-2) vs. NR/NR/NR Texas (4-7, 3-5) Dec. 5, 2015 | 11 a.m. CT Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium (45,140) TV: ESPN

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Saturday, Dec. 5 | 11 a.m. CT Location Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium (45,140) TV ESPN (Watch) TV Talent Dave Pasch (pxp), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Laura Rutledge (sideline) Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius/XM 83/199 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Game Notes Baylor Notes | Texas Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-TEXAS SERIES Series Texas leads, 74-26-4 In Waco Texas leads, 29-16-2 In Austin Texas leads, 45-10-2 Neutral Sites n/a First Meeting Oct. 29, 1901 - Texas, 23-0 Last Meeting Oct. 4, 2014 - Baylor, 28-7 12/12/7 BAYLOR BEARS Record 9-2, 6-2 Big 12 Ranking 12 (AP), 12 (Coaches), 7 (CFP) Last Game Nov. 27, 2015 (lost at No. 15 TCU, 28-21 (2OT)) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 98-64 (13th season) BU Record: 64-36 (8th season) NR/NR/NR TEXAS LONGHORNS Record 4-7, 3-5 Big 12 Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches), NR (CFP) Last Game Nov. 26, 2015 (lost vs. Texas Tech, 48-45) Head Coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas, 1982) Career: 47-30 (6th season) UT Record: 10-14 (2nd season)

STORY LINES
- Baylor hosts Texas in its regular season finale at 11 a.m. CTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Saturday on ESPN.
- Baylor is now 9-2 on the year, after suffering a 28-21 double OTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € loss at No. 15 TCU Friday.
- #AmericasTopOffense leads the NCAA with 616.0 yards per game and 50.8 points per contest.
- Baylor is the only FBS school to be top-15 in passing (13th, 324.5) and rushing offense (4th, 291.5).
- The Bears also lead the nation in yards per play, gaining 7.47 a snap.
- Baylor and Texasà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € will meet for the 105thà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € time on Saturday. Texas leads the all-time series 74-26-4.
- Baylor has won 4 of the last 5 games against Texas. The Bears will be looking to win 5 of 6 and 3 in a row vs. the Longhorns for the first time ever.
- Baylor has won 22 of its last 26 Big 12 games, including 13 of its last 14 in Waco.
- Baylor is 38-10 when ranked under head coach Art Briles, including a 21-1 mark in home games.
- BU has won 4 straight following a loss (no back-to-back losses since 2012) by an avg. of 17.0 pts.
- Baylor is 10-1 in the $266 million McLane Stadium, with an average margin of victory of + 28.6 points.
- Baylor is averaging 54.5 points per game and 643.6 yards per game at the 2-year old riverfront stadium.
- Baylor has the nation's best home record since 2011 at 29-2.
- In home games, Baylor is 33-4 over the last 4+ seasons and 39-11 in Waco in the Briles era.
- BU has won 27 of its last 30 games played in Texas and is 38-6 in the state over the last 4+ years.
- Baylor is 19-4 vs. in-state schools over the last 4+ seasons and has won 12 of the last 13 vs. Texas foes.
- Baylor leads all FBS teamsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in TD drives of 2 min. or less (46). BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € had a nation's best 41 a year ago.
- Baylor ranks 6th in the country and leads the Big 12 with 8.2 tackles for loss per game.
- The #GangGreenBU defense has forced 24 turnovers and is 11thà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in FBS with 2.18 forced per game.
- Baylor has compiled an FBS-best 22 wins in November and December since 2011 (6-0 in Dec.).
- Baylor is the nation's only team to score on its first drive in every game this season, and the Bears have scored touchdowns on all of their opening drives.
- Baylor and Alabama are the only teams to beat at least one Top 10 team in each of the last 5 years.
- QBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Chris Johnson will make 2nd career start, after injuries to QBs Seth Russell and Jarrett Stidham.

TEAM QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
- Baylor has outscored foes 559-307 through 11 games and is 2nd in FBS in victory margin (22.9).
- Baylor's 559 pts. through 11 games are 4th-most by any school since 1937.
- Baylor has won 14 straight home games against unranked opponents and is 25-1 in home games against unranked teams since 2010.
- Baylor is 11-9à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € vs. ranked teams since 2011 (1-2 this season), after starting the Briles era 0-13 against ranked teams.
- Baylor is 35-6 in its last 41 games; 5 of the 6 losses were away from home and 5 of 6 were against top-15 teams.
- Baylor is the most successful team in Texas since 2011 with a win percentage of .778 (49-14).
- Baylor is 45-3 over the last 6 seasons when leading at halftime and 54-6 when leading at halftime during the Briles era.
- Baylor has scored 20+ points in the first half in 21 of 24 games since start of the 2014 season.
- Baylor has led at the half in 15 of its last 17 games.
- Baylor has topped 400 yards of offense 59 times in the 63 games since 2011 -- that mark leads the nation.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 50 of its last 56 contests.
- Baylor's been ranked in a school-record 47 straight AP Polls, FBS' 4th-best streak (Top 10 in 36 of last 40).
- Baylor is 22-4 in the last 2+ years in Big 12 play & 39-28 under head coach Art Briles. BU was 11-85 in Big 12 games prior to Briles' arrival in 2008.
- Since 2010, Baylor is 41-1 when allowing less than 35 points and 15-19 when allowing 35+ points.
- Baylor has 340 first half points in 2015 or 30.9 per game, which leads the nation.
- Baylor is 12-6 in games decided by 7 points or less in the last 5 seasons.

OFFENSE
- The Bears have played Seth Russell, Jarrett Stidham and Chris Johnson at QB and the trio has combined for a 183.96 passing efficiency, which leads the country.
- Baylor is averaging 29.7 first downs per game in 2015, which is 4th in the FBS.
- Baylor has punted only 39 times in 2015, which is the 4th lowest total in the country (Navy, 30; Ga. Southern 32; UNC, 36).
- BU's 17.33 yards per completion ranks 5th in FBS and leads the conference.
- Baylor averages 5.69 yards per rush, which is 7th-best nationally.
- Baylor is 77 of 162 (47.5%) on 3rd downs this year, which is 13th-best in the country.
- Baylor ranks tied for 26th in the country in TFLs allowed (5.09) and 22nd in sacks allowed per game (1.27).
- Baylor now has 3,207 rushing yards this season, the 3rd-most in school history and 169 back of the school record of 3,376 set in 2013.
- Against, TCUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Baylor went scoreless in consecutive quarters for the first time since Oct. 29, 2011, at Oklahoma State.
- Baylor's 62 passing yards were its fewest in a game since throwing for the same total at New Mexico on Sept. 14, 2002.
- Baylor has had a 1,000-yard rusher in 6 straight seasons (Jay Finley-2010; Terrance Ganaway-2011; Lache Seastrunk-2012, 2013; Shockà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Linwood-2014, 2015).
- Baylor has had a 1,000-yard receiver in 5 straight seasons (Kendallà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Wright-2011; Terrance Williams-2012; Antwanà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Goodley-2013; Corey Coleman and KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon-2014; Coleman-2015). The Bears have had 6 1,000-yard receivers in the last 5 seasons after having just 2 1,000-yard receivers in program history prior to 2011.
- 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 109 catches and 2,116 yards with 26 TDs.
- 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 18 or more career starts.

DEFENSE
- Baylor has forced at least one turnover in 26 of its last 27 games.
- Baylor has allowed 162 rushing yards on 69 attempts (2.3 ypc) over the last 2 games. In the previous 9 games, BU allowed 1,558 yards on 405 carries (3.8 ypc).
- Baylor has 28 sacks on the season, the 10th-most in a season in program history. The Bears also have 90 TFLs, tied for 6th-most in a season in school history.
- Against TCU, Baylor's defense forced 13 punts, tying the school record set against UNLV in 1988.
- Baylor has forced at least 2 turnovers in 8 of 11 games of 2015.
- Baylor ranks tied for 143h in FBS and 1st in the Big 12 with 11 fumbles recovered.
- In total, Baylor is tied for 17th nationally and 4th in the league with 24 turnovers gained.
- Baylor's punt return defense is limiting foes to 3.71 yards per return, which is 3rd-best in the Big 12 and 17th nationally.
- Baylor's third down conversion defense of 35.6 percent is 3rd-best in the Big 12.
- Baylor is giving up 27.9 points per contest, which is the 4th-best scoring defense in the conference.
- The Bears are surrendering 5.1 yards per play in 2015, which is 2nd in the Big 12.
- Baylor ranks 2nd in the conference by surrendering only 156.4 yards per game on the ground.
- Baylor is allowing just 396.5 yards per game in 2015, which is 3rd-best in the league.
- Baylor is giving up just 240.1 yards per game through the air, which is 4th-best in the Big 12.
- Baylor ranks 5th in the Big 12 and 34th in the country with 13 interceptions.
- Four Baylor players, Shawn Oakman (2nd with 1.40), Jamal Palmer (4th with 1.32), Andrew Billings (5th with 1.25) and Taylor Young (8th with 1.15) are in the top-10 in TFLs per game in the Big 12.
- Phil Bennett's D has forced multiple turnovers in 41 of its 63 games.
- Baylor's defense is 35-6 under Bennett when recording 2 or more takeaways.
- Baylor forced 4 turnovers against Texas Tech and Iowa State - both most in a game since 4 vs. WVUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 2013.
- Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 15 games since 2013 & has won 27 of its last 28 with 3+ takeaways.
- Baylor is 23-1 when forcing 3 or more turnovers during the Briles era.
- 3 defensive starters (Beau Blackshear, Andrew Billings & Orion Stewart) are Waco natives.

INDIVIDUAL QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
OFFENSE
- WR Corey Coleman leads the country in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (20) and is 3rd in receiving yards per game (119.5).
- Coleman (1,314 receiving yards this season is 4th-most ever in BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € history) recorded the 8th 1,000-yard receiving season in program history and became the first player in program history with multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons (had 1,119 in 2014).
- He (2,960 receiving yards for his career is 4th all-time) needs 143 to move into sole possession of 3rd on BU's career receiving yard list (Tevin Reese, 3,102) and 26 yards to pass Antwan Goodley (1,339) for 3rd on single-season list.
- Coleman (166 career receptions) is tied 5th on Baylor's career receptions list, and needs 1 catches to move past Dominique Zeigler (166) for fifth on the list.
- Coleman (120 points scored) moved into 4th on Baylor's single-season points list -- he's 12 back of Terrance Ganaway's school record of 132 points in 2011.
- Coleman earlier this season broke the school single season (14) and career (30) receiving TD records. He now sits with 20 on the year and 33 for his career.
- Coleman had multiple receiving TDs in 7 consecutive games (a new Big 12 record)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € and at least one TD catch in 9 straight games, before not catching one against Oklahoma.
- Coleman recorded his 11th career 100-yard receiving game, 5th-most in program history against K-State -- he has 7 100-yard receiving games this season.
- Coleman's yards per catch (19.61) are 19th-best nationally, while Jay Lee is 12th (20.60) and KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon is 23rd (19.10).
- Coleman was selected as 1 of 3 finalists for the 2015 Biletnikoff Award. He is BU's 2nd finalist (T. Williams, 2012).
- Shock Linwood (6.87) is 8th nationally in rush yds. per carry and 16th in rush yds per game (118.0).
- Linwood (1,298 rushing yards this season) recorded the 12th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history and joined Lache Seastrunk (2012, 2013) as the only players in program history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
- Linwood is 2nd (1,298) on the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € single season rushing list. He needs 250 more yards to become the single season rushing leader at BU, passing Terrance Ganaway (1,547).
- Linwood now sits 2nd on BU's all-time rushing list (3,431). He needs 235 to catch Walter Abercrombie (1978-81, 3,665).
- Linwood is also moving up the career rushing TD chart with 34. He sits alone in 2nd, while Alfred Anderson holds the record with 35.
- Linwood has now set the BU freshman, sophomore and junior rushing records.
- KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon had 210 yards receiving and two touchdowns on five catches in the win against Oklahoma State to win Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors.
- Cannon's 210 receiving yards were the fifth-most in a game in program history, third-highest in a Big 12 game this year and 10th-most by an FBS player in 2015.
- Cannon joined Corey Coleman as the only players in BU history to record multiple games with 200-plus receiving yards.
- OL Spencer Drango was selected as 1 of 3 finalists for the 2015 Outland Trophy. He is BU's 3rd finalist for the honor and the first since Cyril Richardson in 2013. Drango was named a 2014 consensus All-America, Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and Outland Trophy semifinalist. In 2015, he was the top semifinalist in the Outland Trophy's Schneider Scale Rankings (112.80) and also a Rotary Lombardi Award semifinalist.
- RB Devin Chafin had a career-high 119 rushing yards against TCU, which was his 4th career 100-yard rushing game, the 16th-most in program history.
- Chafin had TD runs of 1 and 5 yards, giving him 8 rushing TDs this season and 20 in his career -- he's the 9th player in BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € history with 20+ career rushing touchdowns.
- Chafin had a 4-yard TD catch in overtime for his career-first receiving touchdown.

DEFENSE
- NTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Andrew Billings was a destructive force against Oklahoma State racking up 2.0 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss and won his first Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor for his efforts.
- Billings added an 8-yard sack against , giving him 4.5 sacks this season and 6.5 for his career.
- With 1 sack against KU, DEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Shawn Oakman broke the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € school record for career sacks (Daryl Gardener & Chris McAlister, 15.0). He has 4.5 for the season, which ranks 15th-best in the Big 12 (.45 per game) and 17.5 for his career.
- Oakman is 21st nationally and second in the Big 12 with 1.4 TFLs per game for #GangGreenBU.
- Oakman is 2nd on BU's career TFLs list with 46.0. He needs 3.5 to move into first (Charles Benson, 49.0).
- DE Jamal Palmer had a 7-yard sack against TCU, giving him 5.5 sacks on the season and 13.0 in his career. He's now , tied with Johnà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Garrett for 7th on Baylor's all-time list.
- Palmer forced a fumble against TCU, which helps him to rank 7th nationally and 1st in the Big 12 with .36 fumbles forced per contest.
- NBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Travon Blanchard ranks 24th nationally and 4th in the Big 12 with .27 fumbles forced per contest.
- Blanchard is fifth in the Big 12 and 39th nationally with 5.5 solo tackles per contest.
- Blanchard had sacks against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to give him sacks in consecutive games after not recording any sacks in his first 21 career games.
- LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Grant Campbell is 9th in the Big 12 with 7.5 tackles per game.
- CB Xavien Howard had his 5th interception of the season and 10th of his career vs. TCU, moving him into a tie for 10th on Baylor's career interceptions list.
- Howard is averaging 1.27 passes defended per game, which is 3rd in the Big 12.
- Howard is also 13th in the country and 2nd in the Big 12 with .50 interceptions per game.
- Making his 3rd-career start, S Taion Sells had a career-high 13 tackles (11 solo) against TCU.
- CB Ryan Reid recorded an interception for a 3rd straight game against K-State -- he had 0 interceptions in 24 career games prior to that 3-game stretch.

SPECIALà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMS
- Sophomore PK Chris Callahan made 24 of his last 29 FGs, after starting his career 1-of-6. He has also made 107-straight extra points, after going 73-for-73 to start 2015. His 223 career pts scored now ranks 2nd in program history.
- Pà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Drew Galitz, a freshman, has only punted 37 times on the season, but is averaging 40.9 yards per boot - 6th in Big 12.
- With that effort BU is 3rd in the Big 12 and 24th in the country in net punting at 39.62 yards.
- Baylor has attempted just 10 FGs on the year, which is the fewest among Big 12 schools.

BRILES' UNIQUE SYSTEM IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Art Briles' unique, record-breaking offense is leading the nation in total offense (616.0) and scoring (50.8) through 11 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 (616.0), Bowling Green (566.0) and Tulsa (502.8) are first, third and 13th 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 6-2 start is far and away tops in the Big 12 since the start of 2013.

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 15 in both passing (13th, 324.5) and rushing offense (4th, 291.5). 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.

BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ATà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ITSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BESTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € POST-HALLOWEEN
Baylor has compiled a 22-6 mark in games after October 31 since 2011 (16-4 in Nov., 6-0 in Dec., 0-2 in Jan.). Included in those games is a 9-6 record vs. APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25 teams (wins over No. 5 OU in 2011, No. 2 K-State, No. 23 Oklahoma State and No. 17 UCLA in 2012, No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 23 Texas in 2013, No. 16 Oklahoma and No. 9 Kansas State in 2014, No. 4 Oklahoma State in 2015). Baylor's 22 wins in the months of November and December since 2011 is an FBS-best.

INJURIESà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FORCEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € JOHNSONà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TO PILOT #AMERICASTOPOFFENSE
After season-ending injuries to QBs Seth Russell and Jarrett Stidham, third-year sophomore Chris Johnson of Bryan, Texas, is the man tabbed to lead #AmericasTopOffense. He entered the Oklahoma State game at halftime for injured starter Jarrett Stidham, completing 5-of-10 passes for 138 yards and 2 TDs. He also ran the ball six times for 42 yards and one score to seal the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € win in Stillwater. In his first career start at TCUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in a rain storm, Johnson completed just 7-of-24 passes for 62 yards and 1 TD. After moving to WRà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € during 2015 fall camp, Johnson returned to the QBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € position after Seth Russell went down with a neck injury in the Iowa State contest. Johnson was a 2013 early enrollee at BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € and redshirted the 2013 season. He played in four games in 2014, totaling 28 yards on 4-of-4 passing. He also ran the ball four times for 29 yards. In early season wide receiver play in 2015, Johnson caught three passes for 37 yards.

OWNINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € THEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € LONEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STARà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STATE
Baylor has racked up a 19-4 record vs. in-state foes over the last four-plus years, including victories in 12 of its last 13 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 27-3 record over its last 30 games and a 38-6 mark in contests over the last four-plus years in Texas.

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € PRODUCINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HISTORIC NUMBERS
Biletnikoff Award finalist Corey Coleman is having one of the top seasons in college football. The junior from Richardson, Texas, has caught 67 passes for 1,314 yards and 20 touchdowns in 11 games. He has already broken the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € single-season record for receiving touchdowns (14, Kendall Wright in 2011) and has a shot to set new Big 12 and NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € records in the category.

TEXASà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SERIES HISTORY
Baylor and Texas renew their rivalry for the 105th time when the schools meet Saturday in Waco, the third-most played rivalry in Baylor football history behind TCU and Texas A&Mà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (111 & 108 meetings, respectively). Texas leads the all-time series 74-26-4, but Baylor has won four of the last five meetings. The Bears are just 16-29-2 in games played in Waco. In last year's meeting, Baylor captured a 28-7 victory in Austin. In the last meeting in in Waco, Baylor exploded for 17 points in the third quarter and never looked back taking a 30-10 victory to clinch its first Big 12 title in 2013. The series dates back to a 23-0 Texas victory Oct. 29, 1901, in Waco. The programs have played every year since 1945. This will be only the 10th time in the series that a ranked Baylor team takes on an unranked Texas squad. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is 5-4 in those previous nine contests, but has won the last four such contests, including in 2010, 2011 and 2014.

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).

RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAMEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ROLLINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BEARSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2015
By rushing for over 270 yards in nine of the first 11 games, Baylor is fourth in the country averaging 291.5 yards per contest on the ground. BU's rushing attack is led by Shock Linwood 1,298 yds. on 189 carries with 10 TDs. The junior is torching defenses for 6.9 yards per carry in 2015 and 118.0 yards per game. Those marks are first and third in the Big 12 and eighth and 16th in the country, respectively. The Bears' punishing rushing game has now produced 1,000-yard rushers in six straight seasons: Jay Finley in 2010 (1,218), Terrance Ganaway in 2011 (school-record 1,547), Lache Seastrunk in 2012 (1,012) and 2013 (1,060)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € and Shock Linwood in 2014 (1,135) and 2015.

VETERAN O-LINE PROTECTING NEW QB, POWERINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAME
Baylor's offensive line has six linemen with 18 or more career starts (Spencer Drango 46, Kyle Fuller 24, Blake Muir 23, Jarell Broxton 19, Pat Colbert 19, Desmine Hilliard 18). The 2015 line leads the Big 12 and ranks 24th in the nation by giving up just 14 sacks in 11 games (1.27 per game). That veteran group has also helped BU become the nation's No. 4 rushing offense with 291.5 yards per game. The group was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award, which recognizes the country's top o-line unit, on Nov. 16.

SACKS-PER-GAME ALLOWED:
2015: 1.27 (14 for 70 yds in 11 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)

TURNOVERSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € PROVINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € COSTLY
After starting out the year by winning the turnover battle in seven of eight games, the Bears have now turned it over more time than their opponent in each of the last three games. The Bears have gained 24 turnovers in 2015, while gifting 21. However over the past three games, BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is trailing 11-3 the turnover category.

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. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € had led the nation by forcing a turnover in 25-straight games before not getting one against Oklahoma State. In four-plus years under Bennett, Baylor's D has recorded at least one takeaway in 57 of 63 games - a total of 133 takeaways (79 interceptions, 54 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 35-6 when recording two or more takeaways, including 7-1 in 2015.

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CARRYINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € `WIDE RECEIVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € U' BANNER
Through 11 games, junior Corey Coleman has been the nation's top receiver. He continues a long history of success for BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € at the wide receiver position. Prominent alums include Josh Gordon (Browns), Terrance Williams (Cowboys) and Kendall Wright (Titans). Coleman currently leads the country in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (20) and is third in receiving yards per contest (119.5).

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, 63 vs. Texas Tech, 66 at Kansas and 62 against West Virginia, the Bears continued to lead the nation in 50-point outings since 2013.

MOSTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 50-Point Games Since 2013
Baylor 17
Oregon 15
Ohio State 11

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In three starts for the injured Seth Russell, true freshman Jarrett Stidham had proven the ability to pilot #AmericasTopOffense. However, the Stephenville, Texas, product was knocked out of the Oklahoma State game at halftime with an injury and it was announced last week that he will be out the rest of the regular season with a broken bone in the back of his foot. Despite also playing with an injury throughout the Oklahoma loss, the 19-year old has completed 51-of-81 passes for 934 yards and six TDs in his three starts. He also added another TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € on the ground. Stidham's 419 passing yards at Kansas State were the 10th-most passing yards in a game in program history and was the program's 17th all-time 400-yard passing game.

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Through seven games, QB Seth Russell had shown he was more than capable of running America's top offense. However against Iowa State, the Garland, Texas, product suffered a neck injury that required season-ending surgery. The fourth-year junior had thrown for 2,104 yards and 29 touchdowns in his first season as a starter, and ran for 402 yards and six TDs. Individually, Russell led the FBS in passing efficiency (189.7).

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With two more TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € grabs against Iowa State, Corey Coleman set BU's career TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catch record passing Kendall Wright's career mark of 30. Now with 33 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches for his career, he ranks 39th all-time in NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € history and seventh in Big 12 history. He now needs 1 more TD catch to tie Texas A&M's Jeff Fuller (34) for sixth on the Big 12 list.

BAYLORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € EARNSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HIGHEST-EVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RANKINGS
After starting the season 9-2, Baylor sits at No. 12 in both the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll, after being seventh in both a week ago. The Bears moved up to No. 7 in the College Football Playoff committee's fourth Top 25 rankings, which were released Nov. 24. Earlier this year, Baylor reached a program-high No. 2 ranking in both the AP poll. The Bears had previously been No. 3 in both 1953 and 2013. Baylor has now been ranked in a school-record 47 straight AP Polls, which is the FBS' fourth-best streak. The Bears have also been top 10 in 36 of the last 40 AP polls.

BAYLOR'Sà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € OFFENSIVEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STREAKS
- Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense 49 times in the 63 games since 2011, which leads the nation.
- Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 28 of 37 games since 2013, including 19 games with 600+ yards in that span.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 50 of its last 56 contests and 40+ points in 43 of its last 56 games.
- Baylor has scored 50+ points 17 times since 2013, and 26 times since 2011, both most among all FBS teams.
- Baylor has scored in 111 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 7 of 11 games of 2015. BU has 38 such games in its history (34 in Briles era).
- Baylor topped 700 yards of total offense in each of its first 3 games and then again vs. OSU (SMU, 723; LU, 785, Rice 793; & OSU, 700). BU has accomplished the feat 13 times in program history.

BAYLOR'S POWERFUL OFFENSE ALSO CRAZY FAST
Baylor is continuing a three-year period of dominance in scoring quickly. Through 11 games of 2015, Baylor leads the nation in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € drives of two minutes or less (46). 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 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]

BEARS MAKEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HABIT OFà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BEATINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TOP 10 TEAMS
Baylor is the one of only two schools (Alabama) to have wins over Top 10 teams in each of the past five seasons.

(rankings AP/Coaches/BCS or CFP)
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
2014: Beat 9th/12th/- TCU, 61-58
Beat 9th/9th/9th Kansas State, 37-28
2015: Beat 4th/4th/6th Oklahoma State, 45-35

BAYLOR'S TWO-YEARà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € OFà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € DOMINATION
The Bears won 11 games in both 2013 and 2014. Here are notes from back-to-back Big 12 title runs.
- #AmericasTopOffense ranks in 2014: No. 1 nationally in scoring (48.2), total offense (581.5) and first downs (30.1).
- 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.
- Baylor was only the 2nd school to repeat as Big 12 champions - OU in `06-08.
- 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).
- BU tied a school-record with 8 conference victories in 2014. BU had 8 league wins in two other seasons: 1980 & 2013.
- 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 also led the FBSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in total offense & scoring offense each of last 2 years, averaging 581.5 yds & 48.2 pts in 2014.

BRILES CLIMBINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BAYLORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CAREERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € WINSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CHART
In seven-plus seasons at Baylor, Art Briles sits third on the school's all-time wins list. His record with the Bears is 64-36, with a winning percentage of .640, which ranks fourth-best all-time at BU.