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8/6 BAYLOR (6-0, 3-0) at NR/NR Texas (3-4, 1-3) Oct. 29, 2016 | 2:30 p.m. CT Austin, Texas | Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119) TV: ABC

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Saturday, Oct. 29 | 2:30 p.m. CT Location Austin, Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119) TV ABC TV Talent Steve Levy (pxp), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (reporter) Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius/XM 136/199 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Game Notes Baylor Notes | Texas Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-TEXAS SERIES Series Texas leads, 75-26-4 In Waco Texas leads, 30-16-2 In Austin Texas leads, 45-10-2 First Meeting Oct. 29, 1901 - Texas, 23-0 Last Meeting Dec. 5, 2015 - Texas, 23-17 8/6 BAYLOR BEARS Record 6-0, 3-0 Big 12 Ranking 8 (AP), 6 (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 15, 2016 (defeated Kansas, 49-7) Head Coach Jim Grobe (Virginia, 1975) Career: 116-115-1 (20th season) BU Record: 6-0 (1st season) NR/NR TEXAS LONGHORNS Record 3-4, 1-3 Big 12 Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 22, 2016 (lost at Kansas State, 24-21) Head Coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas, 1982) Career: 51-34 (7th season) Texas Record: 14-18 (3rd season)

STORY LINES
- Baylor continues Big 12 play with a road contest vs. Texas Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ABC.
- The Bears have won 7-straight dating back to last year's bowl - tops in Big 12 & tied for 7th in FBS.
- BU has started 6-0 in each of the last 4 years - a program first and the only FBS program to do so.
- Baylor is looking to start a season 7-0 for the 4th time in program history (1980, 2013, 2015).
- The Bears are the only team in FBS to not allow a 4th-quarter point in 2016.
- Baylor is 1 of only 2 Big 12 programs undefeated (West Virginia) and 1 of 9 nationally.
- The Bears have won 7-straight games following an off-week by an average of 34.0 points.
- Baylor moved up 1 spot to No. 8 in APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25 and jumped 3 places to No. 6 in Amway Coaches Poll.
- BU's been ranked in a school-record 58 straight AP Polls, FBS' 4th-best streak.
- Baylor and Texasà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € will meet for the 106thà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € time on Saturday. Texas leads the all-time series 75-26-4.
- Baylor has won 4 of the last 6 games against Texas. The Bears will be looking to win back-to-back games in Austin for the 3rd-time ever (1936/`38 & 1989/`91).
- BU has won 32 of its last 36 games played in Texas and is 43-7 in the state over the last 5+ seasons.
- Baylor is 13-3 in true road games over last 3+ years, after going 7-17 in the previous 5 years.
- BU has won 19 of its last 24 played outside of Waco, including 10 of its last 12 Big 12 away contests.
- Baylor is 21-5 vs. in-state schools over last 5+ seasons and has won 14 of last 16 vs. Texas foes.
- BU has won 30 of its last 34 games played in Texas and is 41-7 in the state over the last 5+ seasons.
- Averaging 549.2 yards of offense in 2016, BU is ranked 3rd in Big 12 and 4th nationally.
- Giving up just 320.3 ypg, the Bears are 1st in Big 12 and rank 16th nationally in total defense.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € has #AmericasTopOffense, which has led the NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in total and scoring offense for past 3 years.
- The Bears are 3rd in conference and 10th in FBS in scoring offense, averaging 43.7 ppg.
- Baylor is 1st in the Big 12 and 11th nationally in scoring defense, giving up just 17.2 ppg.
- BU is 3rd in FBS in team pass efficiency defense (87.61), while ranking 6th in team TFLs (8.8).
- Baylor ranks 5th nationally in sacks allowed (.67) and is sixth in TFLs allowed (4.00).
- The Bears have the Big 12's best rushing attack (282.8), which ranks 7th nationally.

QUICK NOTES
- Baylor is playing its 114th season of football and 1st under acting head coach Jim Grobe.
- Baylor won at least 10 games for a 3rd-straight season, earned a program-high ranking of No. 2 and was 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl champions last season.
- Baylor returns 41 lettermen and 11 starters (4 o; 5 d; 2 st) from the 2015 squad.
- Baylor is outscoring foes 103-45 in the 2nd-halves of 2016's first 6 games and has allowed 0 points in the 4th quarter.
- 2016 marks a new era as acting head coach Jim Grobe takes the reins of the Baylor football program. Grobe's four decades on the sidelines include 20 seasons and 116 career wins as a head coach at Ohio, Wake Forest and Baylor.
- Grobe is the first BU coach to start his career 6-0, previous best was 4-0 by Sam Boyd (1956) and Bob Woodruff (1947).
- Including walk-ons, Baylor has played a total of 33 freshmen in 2016, 19 redshirt freshmen & 14 true freshmen.

OVERALL SUCCESS:
- Baylor opened the season 6-0 for the fourth-straight season, the only FBS team to do so.
- Baylor has won 56 games over the past 5-plus years (best in Big 12), as well as 2 Big 12 titles and 3 bowl games.
- In last 49 games BU has just 7 losses, 5 to top 15-ranked teams (and 5 away from home).
- Baylor is now bowl-eligible for a 7th-straight year for the 1st time in school history.
- Baylor has won 19-consecutive regular-season non-conference games, dating back to 2010.

#AMERICASTOPOFFENSE SUCCESS:
- While not putting up the record-breaking numbers of the past 3 years, Baylor's offense has still been potent.
- Against Kansas, the Bears raced out to a 49-0 lead thanks in part to 246 rushing yards in the game.
- The Bears ground attack was unleashed vs. Iowa State as BU had 469 yards, 5th-most in a game in program history.
- Baylor used its quick-strike, big play ability to beat Oklahoma St. with 4 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € drives of under 2 min. & 8 plays of 25+ yards.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € scored 38 points in the final 3 quarters vs. Rice as KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon (9 catches for 213 yds.) starred.
- The Bears didn't start fast against SMU (3 pts. on first 6 drives), but scored on 5 of their next 8 possessions.
- In less than a half of work against Northwestern State, Baylor's first team offense racked up 340 yards of offense and scored on all seven of its possessions (5 TDs, 2 FGs).
- Baylor is 2nd team in FBS history to lead nation in scoring (48.1 ppg in 2015) in 3 straight seasons (1979-81 BYU), according to ESPN Stats & Info.
- #AmericasTopOffense in 2015: No. 1 nationally in Scoring (48.1) and Total Offense (616.2), 2nd in Rushing (326.7), 3rd in Pass Efficiencyà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (170.8) and First Downsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (29.5).

DEFENSIVE SUCCESS:
- For 2016, the Bears have switched to a 3-4 defense and it has had much success in the first six games.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € has been especially good against the pass, ranking 3rd in team pass efficiency defense (87.61), while giving up just 160.8 yards per game through the air, which ranks 1st in the league and 6th in the nation.
- On the season, the Bears have 14 takeaways, which ranks 2nd in the Big 12 and 31st nationally.
- Baylor is averaging 6.33 3-and-outs per game in 2016, which is 2nd-most in the FBS.
- Baylor is allowing foes to score only 75.0 percent of the time in red zone, which is 2nd-best in Big 12 and 27th in FBS.
- To beat Kansas, the Bears forced five turnovers and held the Jayhawks to 217 yards of total offense.
- BU once again rose to the occasion at Iowa State, holding the Cyclones scoreless and only 7 yards in the 4th quarter.
- Against OSU, the Bears held Mason Rudolph 60 yards below his passing ypg coming into the game (279/339.0).
- The Bears limited Rice to only 31 yards passing, the fewest by a Baylor FBS opponent since holding Arkansas to 28 yards on Nov. 10, 1990 (BU won 34-3).
- While the offense struggled early against SMU, the defense kept the game close, forcing 4 turnovers.
- Safety Orion Stewart was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week with 8 tackles and 2 INTs vs. SMU.
- Despite not forcing a turnover against Northwestern State, Baylor's defense allowed only 78 yards of offense to the Demons. For the game, Baylor forced 13 punts and 11 3-and-outs.
- Phil Bennett's defense has forced at least one turnover in 31 of its last 35 games and 62 of 71 games (88 INTs, 61 FR).
- Baylor's D has forced multiple turnovers in 45 of 71 games (with 39-6 record).
- Baylor forced at least 2 turnovers in 9 of 13 games of 2015 and has done so in 3 of 6 games in 2016.

RUSHING SUCCESS:
- For 6 games, the Bears are averaging 282.8 yards on the ground, which is tops in the Big 12 and 7th in the nation.
- BU's ground attack has been spread between 3 RBs (Shock Linwood, Terence Williams, JaMycal Hasty) and QB Seth Russell. Baylor is the only FBS team with 4 players averaging 50.0 or more rushing yards per game.
- Senior RBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Shock Linwood (3,962 yds.) became BU's career rushing leader vs. Rice breaking Walter Abercrombie's record of 3,665. Against KU, he set the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € career mark for rushing TDs (36).
- Linwood is 38 yards shy of becoming the 7th player in Big 12 Conference history to reach 4,000 career rushing yards.
- Baylor has rushed for a TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 35-straight games, longest streak among Power Five conference teams & 3rd-best in FBS.
- Baylor led all Power Five schools in rushing in 2015: 326.7 yards per game.
- Baylor's backfield has produced six 1,000-yard rushers in the last five seasons.

O-LINE EXCELLENCE:
- Baylor ranks 1st in Big 12 and 6th in FBS giving up only .67 sacks per game.
- BU also ranks 6th nationally and 1st in the Big 12 by allowing only 4.0 TFLs per contest.
- Despite 4 first-time starters, the wall is protecting Seth Russell and helping BU lead the Big 12 in rushing.
- Baylor's 2015 o-line led the Big 12 and ranked 15th nationally by giving up just 15 sacks in 13 games (1.15 per game).
- Baylor has accounted for 4 straight Big 12 Offensive Linemen of the Year (Spencer Drango 2015 & 2014[co], Cyril Richardson 2013 & 2012).
- BU has had at least one All-American o-lineman in seven of the last eight years.

#WIDERECEIVERU SUCCESS:
- Baylor has had 14 different players catch a pass in 2016, but is led by KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannonà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (catch in all 31 career games), who has 30 catches for 445 yards and 5 TDs.
- Since 2009 BU's receiving corps has totaled: 6 NFLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Draftees, 1 Biletnikoff Award winner, 5 All-Americans, 17 All-Big 12 honors and 6 1,000-yard seasons.

SPECIAL TEAMSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € IMPROVEMENT:
- Acting head coach Jim Grobe has stressed specials teams throughout his tenure and the work has paid off.
- The Bears are 2nd in the Big 12, allowing only 17.44 yards per kickoff return, after ranking 7th a year ago (23.05).
- Baylor leads the Big 12 & is 5th in FBS, giving up just 1.25 yards on punt returns, after being 3rd & 12th last year (2.00).
- Meanwhile, BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ranks 4th in Big 12 and 33rd nationally with 10.27 yds per punt return, after 9th and 113th in 2015 (4.27).

RANKINGS SUCCESS:
- Baylor has been ranked in 58 straight AP Polls, the 4th-longest streak nationally (Top 15 in 48 of last 53 polls).
- Baylor has won 7 games over AP/Coaches/BCS/CFP top 10 teams since 2011.
- Baylor is 8-1 vs. AP Top 25 opponents at home over last 5 seasons.
- Baylor and Alabama are the only teams to beat at least 1 Top 10 team in each of last 5 years.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is 12-9 overall vs. APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25 teams since 2011.

HOME SUCCESS:
- Baylor has the nation's third-best home record since 2011 at 33-3, which is tops in the Big 12.
- In home games, Baylor is 37-5 over the last 6-plus seasons.
- Baylor is 14-2 in the $266 million McLane Stadium, with an average scoring margin of +27.0 points.
- Baylor is averaging 49.8 points per game and 597.8 yards per game in 2+ years at the riverfront stadium.

ROAD SUCCESS: BU has won 19 of last 24 games played outside of Waco.

NEUTRAL SUCCESS: BU has won 7 of last 9 neutral-site games.

CONFERENCE SUCCESS:
- Baylor boasts the most wins (56) and conference titlesà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (2, tied) in the Big 12 Conference over the last five-plus years.
- BU's three-year overall record of 38-7 and league mark of 25-5 are the best among Big 12 schools.

IN-STATE SUCCESS:
- BU has won 32 of its last 36 games played in Texas and is 43-7 in the state over last 5-plus years.
- Baylor is 21-5 vs. in-state schools over last 5-plus seasons and has won 14 of last 16 vs. Texas foes.

LATE-SEASON SUCCESS: BU has compiled a FBS-best 23 winsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (23-7) in Nov. & Dec. since 2011 (7-1 in Dec.).

MOREà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ONà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € #AMERICASTOPOFFENSE
- Baylor led all FBS teamsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in TD drives of 2 min. or less in each of the last 2 seasons - 49 a year ago & 41 in 2014. The Bears have 20 such drives in the first 6 games of 2016.
- Baylor has scored 20+ points in the first half in 26 of 32 games since start of the 2014 season.
- Baylor has topped 400 yards of offense 67 times in the 71 games since 2011 -- that is 2nd in the nation (Oregon, 69).
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 57 of its last 64 contests.
- 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; Johnny Jefferson-2015).
- Baylor is 49-3 over the last 6 seasons when leading at halftime and has led at the half in 20 of its last 25 games.

OFFENSIVEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STANDOUTS
- In his first six games back from an injury in October 2015, QBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Seth Russell, a senior, has thrown for 1,470 yards and 16 TDs on 101-of-177 passing. Russell improved to 14-0 in his career as a starter with the win over Kansas. In his 14 career starts, Russell has thrown 50 TD passes (3.6 TD passes/game) and only 10 interceptions. The Garland, Texas, product is the Baylor career leader in pass efficiency (169.2) and total offense yards/play (8.823). He also ranks: second in yards/completion (16.34) and yards passing/attempt (9.515), third in TD/interception ratio (4.0) and passing TDs (56), fourth in interception percentage (.0277), sixth in completion percentage (.582) and ninth in passing yards (4,805) for his career.
- Senior RBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Shock Linwood is a Maxwell, Doak Walker, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose, Senior Bowl and Rotary Lombardi watch list member. He is a veteran with 43 games played (third-most on squad) and 28 career starts (third-most on team). The Linden, Texas, native became BU's all-time leading rusher in win over Rice and now has 3,962 yards, which is fifth-most among active FBS players. He needs just 38 yards to become the 7th Big 12 rusher with 4,000 yards.
- Senior Cà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Kyle Fuller has garnered a place on the Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy, Senior Bowl and Rotary Lombardi watch lists in 2016. He has played 45 career games (most on team) and started 32 (most on squad). The Wylie, Texas, product is a three-year starter and helps anchor a young o-line that has allowed only 4 sacks in the first 6 games.
- Junior WRà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon is on watch lists for the Biletnikoff and Tyler Rose awards. He is the most experienced receiver on the squad and ranks third all-time on school's career yards-per-game (75.58) and sixth in yards-per-reception (16.98) lists, while being tied for sixth in TDs (19) and eighth in yards (2,343). The Mount Pleasant, Texas, product has a 31-game reception streak (every game of career), but missed the ISU game with a groin injury.

DEFENSIVE STARS
- DEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € K.J. Smith is a fourth-year junior lineman. He is a technically sound veteran with 18 career starts and 32 games played on a young defensive line. He has played in every game over the past two seasons, including eight starts in 2014 as a redshirt freshman. He has 30 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.0 TFLs in the first six games.
- Junior NBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Travon Blanchard suffered a knee injury during fall camp and missed the first two games of the year. He started all 13 games a year ago earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches. The Orange, Texas, native is a quick, rangy, playmaker at hybrid linebacker/safety spot. He has made his presence known since his return with 29 tackles (18 solo), 1 sack, 7.5 TFLs and 3 PBU. He was named a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalists on Oct. 24.
- Junior LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Taylor Young has been recognized on watch lists for the Bednarik, Butkus and Rotary Lombardi awards this fall. He is a returning All-Big 12 linebacker and starting WLB in 12 of 13 games in 2015. The DeSoto, Texas, product is a powerful, compact, leader with 26 starts and 31 games played. He was the 2014 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Young leads the Bears with 46 tackles, 3 sacks and 7.5 TFLs in the six opening games.
- DBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Ryan Reid was recently selected to the Senior Bowl watch list. He is a fifth-year senior cornerback. The Dallas, Texas, native is a veteran with 28 career starts (third-most on team) and 37 career games played (sixth on squad). He was named preseason All-Big 12 by Lindy's. Reid suffered an injury early in the SMUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € game and missed the Rice game.

BIGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 12'S BESTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € PROGRAMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINCEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2013
Baylor's three-plus year record of 38-7 and league mark of 25-5 are the best among Big 12 schools. The Bears have also won two conference championships since 2013.

SHOCK BREAKS SCHOOLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RUSHINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RECORDS
Baylor senior Shock Linwood is the nation's fifth-leading active rusher and became Baylor's all-time leader in rushing yards against Rice. In the win over Kansas, he rushed for his second TD of the season to stand alone as BU's career rushing TD leader with 36.

NEWà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 3-4 ALIGNMENTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TURNINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € DEFENSE INTOà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € `NO-FLYà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ZONE'
BU's switch to 3-4 defense to start the 2016 has had many benefits, but perhaps the biggest area of improvement for the Bears is their ability to defend the pass. In the first six games of 2016, the Baylor Dà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is far and away better against air attacks than it was a season ago.

CANNONà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BECOMINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € MODELà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € OFà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CONSISTENCYà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ASà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TOPà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TARGET
After the loss of 2015 Biletnikoff Award winner Corey Coleman to the NFL, junior KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon was expected to become Seth Russell's No. 1 target, but an injury heading into fall camp delayed the speedster's progression. Six games into the season, Cannon was starting to return to form. However, he missed the latter stages of the OSUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € win and all of the Iowa State game with a groin injury. He returned for 3 catches for 75 yards, including a 59-yard TD scamper against KU.

- Only player in BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € history with 3 career 200-yard receiving games (213 vs. Rice)
- Has caught pass in all 31 career games played
- Has caught TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 4 of 6 games in 2016
- Ranks No. 3 in Big 12 and 26th in FBSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € with 6.0 catches per contest
- Ranks 4th in Big 12 and 22nd in FBS with 89.0 yards receiving per game

GROBEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € MAKINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SPECIALà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € A PRIORITY
Acting head coach Jim Grobe has said from the beginning of his tenure that he would put his stamp on Baylor's special teams effort. Through six games of the season, Grobe's work has become evident as the Bears are outperforming their special teams output from a season ago.

BACKFIELD BECOMINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FOUR-HEADEDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € MONSTER
Through the first six games of 2016, Baylor has displayed a balanced rushing attack with JaMycal Hasty, Shock Linwood, Seth Russell and Terence Williams all producing over 50.0 yards per game on the ground. BU is the only FBS team that has four rushers averaging 50.0 yard per game or more.

TEXASà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SERIES HISTORY
Baylor and Texas renew their rivalry for the 106th time when the schools meet Saturday, 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 75-26-4, but Baylor has won four of the last six meetings. The Bears are just 10-45-2 in games played in Austin. In last year's meeting, Texas a 23-17 victory at McLane Stadium, despite BU outscoring the Longhorns 17-3 in the second half. In the last meeting in Austin, Baylor captured a 28-7 victory. In 2013, 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. 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 11th time in the series that a ranked Baylor team takes on an unranked Texas squad. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is 5-5 in those previous 10 contests, but has won four of the last five such contests, including in 2010, 2011 and 2014. The Bears will be trying to win back-to-back games in Austin for the first time since 1989 and 1991.

RUSHINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TOUCHDOWN STREAKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TOPSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € AMONGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € POWERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FIVE
Baylor leads all Power-Five conference teams, after rushing for a touchdown in 35-straight games. The Bears have had at least one score on the ground in every game starting with a win over TCU on Nov. 30, 2013. BU's mark ranks third among all FBSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € schools, trailing only Navy (54) and New Mexico (43). Since the streak began, the Bears hold a 29-6 record with 106à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (3.03 per game) rushing TDs and 8,097 (238.4 per game) yards gained on the ground.

BAYLOR'S DISRPUTIVE DEFENSE
BU's defensive impact has improved under sixth-year D-coordinator Phil Bennett. Over the last three-plus seasons, in which Baylor has posted a Big 12-best 38-7 record and won two league titles, the Bears D has increased its sacks and tackles-for-loss totals. In 2016, the Bears have debuted a 3-4 look that has resulted in a stifling defensive effort through five games.

BEST IN TEXAS
Baylor has posted the best record among in-state programs over the last five-plus years, a 56-15 mark [see list below]. The Bears are also 21-5 head-to-head vs. Texas schools since 2011, and boast an overall 43-7 record in games played in the Lone Star State.

WIN-LOSS RECORDS (since 2011):
Baylor 56-15
Houston 53-21
Texas A&M 50-23
TCU 49-22
Texas 39-32

DEFENSE AMONG LEAGUE'S BEST
It's hard to overstate the role Baylor's defense has had in the Bears' success the last three-plus seasonsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (Big 12-best 38-7 record and two league titles). Phil Bennett's D ranks among the Big 12 and national leaders in several key per-snap categories and takeaways.

THE BAYLOR SYSTEM IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Baylor's unique, record-breaking system has set the standard for offense in contemporary college football. For three-straight seasons, Baylor has led the nation in both Total Offense (616.2 ypg in 2015, 581.5 ypg 2014, 618.8 ypg 2013) and Scoring (48.1 ppg in 2015, 48.2 ppg 2014, 52.4 ppg 2013), just the second program in NCAA history to do soà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (first since BYU 1979-81).

THE BAYLOR 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); it's a balanced offense, not to be confused with more common pass-heavy spread attacks. The Baylor offense is also in use under former Art Briles assistants at Syracuse (head coach Dino Babers), Texasà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert) and Tulsa (head coach Philip Montgomery).

BIGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 12'S BESTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HOMEFIELDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ADVANTAGE
In the final years at Floyd Casey Stadium and since the opening of McLane Stadium, the Bears have been nearly unbeatable in Waco. At its new home on the Brazos River, the Bears are 14-2, which ranks as the top winning percentage (.875) for any stadium in the country. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € also leads the Big 12 and ranks third nationally in most home wins since 2011.

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
Beat 10th/11th/10th North Carolina, 49-38

NATION'S MOST BALANCED OFFENSE
Baylor annually ranks among the nation's leaders in both passing and rushing. The Bears rush more often than pass, and have run the ball on 58.1 percent of plays over the last five seasons.

BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € LEADINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 50-POINTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAMESà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINCEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2013
After opening the year with 55 points against Northwestern State, the Bears continue to lead the nation in 50-point outings since 2013.

MOSTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 50-POINT GAMES SINCE 2013
Baylor 18
Oregon 16
Arizona State 13
Ohio State 13
Boise State 12

BAYLOR'S POWERFUL OFFENSE ALSO CRAZY FAST
After six games it appears, Baylor will continue a three-plus year period of dominance in scoring quickly. The Bears have had 20 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € drives under two minutes in the first six games of the year. In 2015, BU led the nation in plays per game (84.8), TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € drives of two minutes or less (49), fewest seconds per play (17.7) in the first half and TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € throws of 25 or more yards downfield (16). In 2014, Baylor led the nation in plays/gameà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (87.5), TD drives of one min. or lessà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (24), TD drives of two min. or less (41) 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 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]

BAYLOR'Sà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € OFFENSIVEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STREAKS
- Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense 54 times in the 71 games since 2011, which leads the nation.
- Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 33 of 45 games since 2013, including 22 games with 600+ yards in that span.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 57 of its last 64 contests and 40+ points in 48 of its last 64 games.
- Baylor has scored 50+ points 18 times since 2013, and 27 times since 2011, both most among all FBS teams.
- Baylor has scored in 119 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, in 8 of 13 games of 2015 and 2 of 5 in 2016. BU has 41 such games in its history (37 since 2008).
- Baylor topped 700 yards of total offense in five games in 2015 (SMU, 723; LU, 785, Rice 793;OSU, 700; UNC, 756). BU has accomplished the feat 14 times in program history.

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Following the game at Texas, Baylor will return home to host TCU on Saturday, Nov. 5. That game will air nationally on FOX at 2:30 p.m. CT.