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Football Earns No. 13 End of Year Rankings

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Football 1/12/2016 12:00:00 AM
Jan. 12, 2016

WACO, Texas ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor football ended the 2015 season ranked No. 13 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll in Tuesday's final rankings.

After winning the Russell Athletic Bowl to end the year, the Bears finished with a 10-3 record - their third-straight season with 10 or more victories.

BU has now finished in the top 15 of both polls in three consecutive years. The Bears are one of only six programs to accomplish that feat, along with Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Michigan State and Ohio State.

Overall, Baylor has been ranked in a school-record 49 straight AP polls, the nation's fourth-longest active streak. Within those 49 straight appearances, BU has been ranked in the top 15 in 43 of the last 44 weekly polls and top 10 in 37 of the last 42.

For a third straight season, Baylor finished No. 1 in the country in total offense (616.2 ypg) and scoring (48.1 ppg). Junior wide receiver Corey Coleman won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver, while carding All-America honors along with Andrew Billings and Spencer Drango. The Bears had 18 other players earn All-Big 12 recognition.

The final rankings and Baylor final rankings history are below:

AP TOP 25
1. Alabama (61)
2. Clemson
3. Stanford
4. Ohio St.
5. Oklahoma
6. Michigan St.
7. TCU
8. Houston
9. Iowa
10. Mississippi
11. Notre Dame
12. Michigan
13. Baylor
14. Florida St.
15. N. Carolina
16. LSU
17. Utah
18. Navy
19. Oregon
20. Oklahoma St.
21. Wisconsin
22. Tennessee
23. Northwestern
24. W. Kentucky
25. Florida

AMWAY COACHES POLL
1. Alabama (56)
2. Clemson
3. Stanford
4. Ohio State
5. Oklahoma
6. Michigan State
7. Texas Christian
8. Houston
9. Mississippi
10. Iowa
11. Michigan
12. Notre Dame
13. Baylor
14. Florida State
15. North Carolina
16. Utah
17. Louisiana State
18. Navy
19. Oklahoma State
20. Oregon
21. Wisconsin
22. Northwestern
23. Tennessee
24. Georgia
25. Florida

BAYLOR FINAL RANKINGS HISTORY
1949: 20th AP
1950: 15th UPI/Coaches
1951: 9th AP, 9th UPI/Coaches
1954: 18th AP
1956: 11th AP, 11th UPI/Coaches
1960: 12th AP, 11th UPI/Coaches
1963: 20th UPI/Coaches
1974: 14th AP, 14th UPI/Coaches
1976: 19th UPI/Coaches
1979: 14th AP, 15th UPI/Coaches
1980: 14th AP, 13th UPI/Coaches
1985: 17th AP, 15th UPI/Coaches
1986: 12th AP, 13th UPI/Coaches
2011: 13th AP, 12th Coaches
2013: 13th AP, 13th Coaches
2014: 7th AP, 8th Coaches
2015: 13th AP, 13th Coaches

Keep up with the Bears all season long by following @BUFootball on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Billings

#75 Andrew Billings

DL
6' 0"
Freshman
Corey Coleman

#1 Corey Coleman

IR
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Spencer Drango

#58 Spencer Drango

OL
6' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Andrew Billings

#75 Andrew Billings

6' 0"
Freshman
DL
Corey Coleman

#1 Corey Coleman

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
IR
Spencer Drango

#58 Spencer Drango

6' 5"
Sophomore
OL