Dec. 28, 2012

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RV/NR/NR BAYLOR (8-5) 49, 17/19/17 UCLA (9-5) 26
QUALCOMM STADIUM • SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
DEC. 27, 2012 • ATTENDANCE: 55,507

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Tonight's matchup was the first time Baylor and UCLA ever played in football, and it was Baylor's first bowl game in the state of California.
• Nick Florence, Eddie Lackey, Gary Mason Jr. and Lanear Sampson served as captains vs. UCLA.
• Baylor appeared in a bowl game for the third straight season for the first time in program history.
• Baylor won bowl games in consecutive seasons for the second time in program history (1985 Liberty Bowl, 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl; 2011 Alamo Bowl, 2012 Holiday Bowl).
• Baylor's 25 wins over the last three seasons are the most over a three-year span in program history (7 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 8 in 2012).
• Baylor made its 19th bowl appearance, and the Bears are 10-9 all-time in bowl games.
• Baylor is unbeaten in its last three games vs. ranked foes, after starting the year 0-3. Briles is 7-17 vs. ranked foes at BU.
• Baylor is 4-1 in December games under Briles.
• Baylor is now 11-1 in November and December games over the last two years.
• Baylor is 4-3 in neutral site games under Briles.
• Thursday's game was the 24th time in the last 25 games and the 17th consecutive in which Baylor has played on national television.
• Baylor is now 25-5 when leading at the half during the Briles era (6-0 this season).

TEAM NOTES
• The 23-point margin of victory was the highest-ever by Baylor in a bowl game.
• Baylor had a season-high 6.0 sacks, its most since recording 7.0 sacks vs. Washington State on Sept. 12, 2008.
• Baylor's 35 points in the 1st half were 11 more than any UCLA opponent this season and the 2nd-most ever in a 1st half in the Holiday Bowl.
• Baylor's 35 1st-half points were more than both teams combined to score in the 2011 Holiday Bowl (31; 21-10).
• The 10 points Baylor allowed in the 1st half were its fewest allowed in a 1st half since limiting SMU to 3 points in the season opener.
• Baylor scored in all 4 quarters and finished the season scoring in 47 of 52 quarters played, including 24 of its last 25.
• Baylor scored in the 1st quarter in 12 of 13 contests this year and outscored opponents 138-104 for the season.
• Baylor finished the season with 3,012 rushing yards, the 2nd-most in program history (3,063).
• Baylor broke single-season records for rushing TDs (38) and total offense plays (1,072).
• Baylor scored 40+ points in 10 of 13 games this season and the Bears have scored 30+ points in 18 of their last 20 games.
• Baylor had 342 yards of offense in the first half. It marked the 13th time that the Bears have been over 300 yards in a half this season.
• With 494 yards of offense in the game, the Bears had at least 400 yards of offense in every game this year.
• Baylor scored 37 TDs on drives of 2 minutes or less this season (4 vs. UCLA).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• WR Terrance Williams finished the season with 1,832 receiving yards and 1,846 all-purpose yards, both Baylor records.
• Williams' 1,832 receiving yards were the 7th-most in NCAA FBS history and 2nd-most in Big 12 history.
• Williams had a 48-yard catch in the 1st quarter, marking his FBS-leading 16th reception of 30+ yards this season.
• Williams finished his career with 4,693 all-purpose yards, also a Baylor record.
• QB Nick Florence broke the Baylor single-season passing yards record (4,309), passing Robert Griffin III (4,293 in 2011).
• Florence's 4,857 yards of total offense were the 6th-most by a Big 12 player in a single season.
• Florence finished his career with 6,932 yards of total offense, the 2nd-most in school history.
• Florence had a 1-yard rushing TD in the 4th quarter, his 10th of the season, which tied for 6th-most in a season Baylor history.
• RB Lache Seastrunk had a 44-yard rushing TD in the 2nd quarter, his 7th of the season.
• Seastrunk finished the season averaging 7.725 yards per rush, breaking Baylor's single-season yards-per-rush record (was 6.728 by Darrell Bush in 1997).
• Seastrunk had 1,012 rushing yards for the season, becoming the 9th single-season 1,000-yard rusher in Baylor history -- 831 of those yards came in the last 6 games.
• Seastrunk tallied 138 rushing yards. It was his 4th straight game with over 100 yards and the 5th time he went over 100 rushing yards in a game this season.
• WR Lanear Sampson extended his reception streak to 43 consecutive games, tied for the 2nd-longest active streak nationally.
• WR Tevin Reese had a 55-yard TD catch in the 2nd quarter, his 9th receiving TD of the season and 16th of his career.
• Reese has had 14 of 16 career touchdown receptions go for 40 yards or more, including 8 of 9 in 2012.
• Reese finished the season with 957 receiving yards, tied for the 5th-most in a single season in Baylor history and his 9 receiving TDs were 5th-most in Baylor history.
• Reese's 16 career receiving TDs rank 6th on Baylor's career chart.
• RB Glasco Martin had 3 rushing TDs in the game, which tied the 2nd-most ever in a Holiday Bowl -- his 15 rushing TDs this year were the 2nd-most in a season in BU history.
• Martin had at least one rushing touchdown in 9 of 13 games this season, and he tied a Baylor bowl game record with 21 rushing attempts (4 different players).
• WR Antwan Goodley had his 2nd receiving TD of the season with an 8-yard TD catch in the 1st quarter.
• DE Chris McAllister had 2.0 sacks and finished with a team-leading 6.0 sacks for the season (8.5 sacks in his career).
• Jones finished the season with a school record 119 kicking points, marking the second straight year he's broken Baylor's single-season kicking points record.
• Jones has now made 106 consecutive PATs, a school record.
• C Ivory Wade made his team-leading 46th consecutive start.