Sept. 26, 2009

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BAYLOR (2-1) 68, NORTHWESTERN STATE (0-4) 13
FLOYD CASEY STADIUM • WACO, TEXAS
SEPT. 26, 2009 • ATTENDANCE: 36,452

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Baylor leads the all-time series 3-0. All meetings have taken place at Floyd Casey Stadium.
• Baylor is 17-1 all-time against FBS opponents, 16-0 against schools currently participating at the FBS level (loss to Lamar in 1981, win vs. South Florida in 2001).
• Baylor is 15-0 all-time against schools currently playing as Southland Conference members.
• Baylor is 48-23-1 all-time on the fourth weekend of September.

TEAM NOTES
• Baylor's largest margin of victory since a 55-0 win at Army in 1979. The 55-point margin of victory ranks as the eighth-largest in school history.
• Baylor eclipsed the 60-point plateau for the ninth time in program history and the first time since scoring 68 points against Blackland Air Force Base in 1942.
• Baylor's 68 points tied for the fourth-most points in a game in program history.
• Baylor has scored at least one rushing touchdown in 15 consecutive games, dating back to the 2008 season opener. That is the second-longest such streak in Baylor history. The Bears recorded at least one rushing touchdown in 33 consecutive games from the fourth game of the 1951 season through the fifth game of the 1954 season.
• Baylor's 27 second-quarter points was the seventh-highest scoring quarter and the fifth-highest scoring second quarter in Baylor history. The Bears have posted 28-point second quarters on four previous occasions.
• Baylor's 27-point second quarter was its highest scoring quarter since the Bears scored a school-record 35 points in the first quarter at San Jose State in 1994.
• Baylor's 41-point first half was the program's highest-scoring half since a 49-point first half at San Jose State in 1994.
• Baylor's 27-point third quarter was the second-highest third-quarter point total in program history. The Bears scored 28 third-quarter points at SMU in 1993.
• Baylor returned multiple interceptions for touchdowns in the same game for the first time since Samir Al-Amin had two interceptions returned for touchdowns against Southern Illinois in the 2001 season finale.
• Most total yards by a Baylor team since the Bears had 624 yards of total offense against Iowa State in 1996.
• Baylor eclipsed 100 yards rushing for the seventh consecutive game.
• Since 2001, Baylor is 20-2 when scoring at least 30 points.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• LB Joe Pawelek started his 36th consecutive game, the longest streak by a Baylor player since Maurice Lane's school-record, 45-game streak that ran from 2002 to 2005.
• RG James Barnard, FS Jordan Lake and C J.D. Walton all started their 27th consecutive games.
• LB Antonio Jones started his 15th consecutive game.
• QB Robert Griffin III started his 14th consecutive game.
• WR David Gettis started his 11th consecutive game.
• LG Cameron Kaufhold made his first career start.
• IR Kendall Wright posted the first multiple receiving touchdown game of his career.
• Wright posted the third 100-yard receiving game of his career.
• TB Jarred Salubi established a career high with 131 rushing yards. It was his first career 100-yard rushing game.
• Salubi's second-quarter, 76-yard touchdown run tied for the 10th-longest run in school history.
• Salubi's run was the longest by a Baylor player since Chedrick Hicks' 78-yard run (did not score) against Samford in 2002. It was Baylor's longest touchdown run since Jerrod Douglas' 80-yard run against Nebraska in 1997.
• DE Jason Lamb's third-quarter interception was the first of his career.
• Lamb's 25-yard interception return for a touchdown was his first career touchdown and Baylor's first interception returned for a touchdown since C.J. Wilson accomplished the feat against Northwestern State in 2006.
• Lamb's interception return for a touchdown was Baylor's first defensive touchdown since Anthony Arline's fumble return for a touchdown against Washington State in 2006.
• Griffin moved into eighth place on Baylor's career touchdown responsibility list with 34 (19 passing, 15 rushing).
• Griffin moved into 15th place on Baylor's career passing yards list with 2,572.
• WR Willie Jefferson's third-quarter touchdown reception came on the first reception of his career. He is the second Baylor player to accomplish that feat; Lanear Sampson did so against Wake Forest.
• Gettis became the 24th 1,000-yard receiver in Baylor history. He now has 1,047 career receiving yards.
• Gettis moved into a tie for 19th place on Baylor's career receptions list with 77, tying Harold Riley (1948, 1950-51) and Jeffrey Murray (1986-89).
• QB Blake Szymanski moved into tie for seventh place on Baylor's career passing touchdowns list with 27, tying Billy Patterson (1936-38).
• TB Terrance Ganaway became the first Baylor player to score at least three rushing touchdowns in a game since Paul Mosley scored three rushing touchdowns against Oklahoma State in the 2005 finale.
• RB Caleb McEachern rushed for 36 yards on seven carries in his first career appearance.
• QBs Nick Florence and Tyler DeLoach made their first career appearances in the second half.