No. 17 Football Hosts Texas in Home Finale
11/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
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| 19/18/17 Baylor (8-3, 5-3) vs. RV/RV/22 Texas (7-4, 4-4) Dec. 3, 2011 | 2:30 p.m. CT Waco, Texas | Floyd-Casey Stadium (50,000) TV: ABC |
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• Baylor looks for its first 9-win season since 1986 when it hosts Texas at 2:30 p.m. CST Saturday at Floyd Casey Stadium.
• Baylor is riding a 4-game winning streak and looking for its first 5-game streak since starting the 1991 season 5-0.
• Baylor's five Big 12 wins are its most ever. €ˆThe Bears haven't won 6 conference games since 1986 (Southwest Conference).
• Baylor is 3-2 vs. current BCS €ˆtop 25 teams, including a 1-point loss on the road at Kansas State.
• Baylor has won 4 straight conference games for the first time since a 6-game conference winning streak spanning 1986-87.
• Baylor powerful & balanced offense leads the nation in passing efficiency (193.02), ranks 2nd in total offense (576.73) & 1st downs (29.09), 5th in passing (359.45), t-6th in scoring (43.09) and 17th in rushing (217.27).
• Baylor is the only FBS school averaging 300+yds passing and 200+yds rushing. Baylor is also the only school in the top 20 in both rushing & passing offense. BU ranks 5th nationally in passing (359.45) and 17th in rushing (217.27).
• Baylor is No. 17 in the BCS Standings -- the highest the Bears have ever been ranked in the BCS.
• Baylor appears in the BCS Standings for the 4th consecutive week -- prior to this season, the Bears had only been ranked in the BCS poll twice (Oct. 24, 2010 -- 25th; Oct. 31, 2010 -- 21st).
• According to the latest strength of schedule rankings by the NCAA, Baylor has the 8th-toughest schedule in FBS.
• From 1996-2010, Baylor won 4 Big 12 games in the month of November - the Bears won 4 Big 12 games this November.
• Saturday is Senior Day and 14 Baylor seniors will be honored before the game.
• Baylor has been ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for 9 weeks this season -- the most since being ranked 10 weeks in 1991.
RG3 RACKING UP RECORDS AND HONORS
Junior QB Robert Griffin IIIhas been named a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, Unitas Golden €ˆArm Award & Wuerffel Trophy.
RG3 owns or shares 46 Baylor single-game, single-season or career records. He owns 27 different passing records and broke his own school records for passing yards (479) and total offense (551) in the win over then-No. 5 Oklahoma (11/19).
RG3 also set the NCAA record for consecutive attempts without throwing an interception to start a career (209).
NATION'S 2ND-MOST POWERFUL OFFENSE
Baylor's is the only team in FBS to average at least 200 yards rushing and 300 yards passing per game. The Bears are also the only team to rank in the top 20 nationally in rushing and passing offense. BU €ˆis 5th in passing and 17th in rushing.
Baylor leads the nation in passing efficiency (193.02), ranks 2nd in total offense (576.73) and first downs (29.09), 5th in passing offense (359.45), t-6th in scoring offense (43.09) and 17th in rushing offense (217.27).
Baylor has already broken single-season school records for passing TDs (37), points scored (474) and total offense (6,344 yards).
NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER
Baylor posted a perfect 4-0 record in November (wins vs. Missouri, at Kansas, vs. Oklahoma & vs. Texas Tech).
From 1996 to 2010, Baylor went a combined 4-47 in Big 12 games played in November.
After going 0-3 last November, Baylor has its first 4-game winning streak in the month of November since 1986.
INSTANT OFFENSE IN TWO MINUTES (OR LESS)
Baylor, which ranks 6th nationally in scoring offense (43.09 points per game) through 11 games, is averaging 2:02 time of possession on 68 timed scoring drives. By comparison, Baylor averaged 2:27 on its scoring drives in 2010.
35 of Baylor's 68 timed scoring drives have taken less than two minutes, including 18 scoring drives of less than 60 seconds.
RG3'S PUSH FOR THE HEISMAN
BU-RG3.com is an informative and interactive site to promote Baylor's Heisman Trophy candidate, Robert Griffin III. Baylor also launched the "RG3 for Heisman" Facebook page and "RG3 for Heisman" Twitter account (@RG3forHeisman).
