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10/10/13 BAYLOR (7-1, 4-1) vs. 16/16/18 OKLAHOMA (6-2, 3-2) Nov. 8, 2014 | 11:00 a.m. CT Norman, Okla. | Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112) TV: FOX Sports 1

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Sat., Nov. 8 | 11:00 a.m. CT Location Norman, Okla. | Memorial Stadium (82,112) TV FOX Sports 1 Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius 119 | XM 199 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Gameday Central Gameday Info Ticket Info Purchase Tickets Game Notes Baylor Notes | Oklahoma Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-OKLAHOMA SERIES Series Oklahoma leads, 21-2 In Waco Oklahoma leads, 10-2 In Norman Oklahoma leads, 11-0 Neutral N/A First Meeting Oct. 26, 1901 - Oklahoma, 17-6 Last Meeting Nov. 7, 2013 - Baylor, 41-12 10/10/13 BAYLOR BEARS Record 7-1, 4-1 Big 12 Ranking 10 (AP), 10 (Coaches), 13 (CFB Playoff) Last Game Nov. 1, 2014 (defeated Kansas, 60-14) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 85-61 (12th season) BU Record: 51-33 (7th season) 16/16/18 OKLAHOMA SOONERS Record 6-2, 3-2 Big 12 Ranking 16 (AP), 16 (Coaches), 18 (CFB Playoff) Last Game Nov. 1, 2014 (defeated Iowa State, 59-14) Head Coach Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1983) Career: 166-41 (16th season) OU Record: 166-41 (16th season)

STORYLINES
? Baylor plays its final true road game of the year at Oklahoma on Saturday. The contest will be broadcast on FS1 at 11 a.m. CT.
? Baylor is 22-3 in its last 25 games, tied for 2nd-best over that stretch (FSU, 24-1 & Michigan St. 22-3).
? Baylor leads the country?in total offense (590.3 ypg) and scoring offense (50.4 ppg), while its defense is 17th nationally in total defense (325.3 ypg) and 31st in scoring (21.9 ppg).
? Baylor has won 9 of its last 12 games played outside of Waco.
? Baylor is 7-5 in true road games over the last 2-plus years, after going 6-14 in true road games in the first 4 years of the Briles era.
? Baylor is 25-7 when ranked under head coach Art Briles, but just 8-19 vs. ranked foes.
? BU?is 8-6 vs. ranked foes since 2011, after starting the Briles-era 0-13 in such games.
? Baylor and Oklahoma?will meet for the 24th?time on Saturday. OU leads the all-time series 21-2 and holds a 11-0 advantage in games played in Norman. BU has won 2 of the last 3 meetings in the series.
? Baylor faces its second ranked opponent of 2014 in OU, after beating No. 9 TCU 61-58 on Oct. 11.
? Baylor has been ranked in 27 straight weekly AP Polls (ranked in Top 10 in 17 of last 20).
? Baylor is 9-4 over its last 13 games away from Waco when ranked.
? Baylor is a 16-3 in games after Oct. 31 since 2011, including an 11-2 mark in November games.
? Baylor has outscored foes 403-175 through 8 games and is 2nd in the FBS in victory margin (28.5).
? Baylor's offense is No. 1 in the country in first downs per game (29.4), 4th in passing yards per completion (15.95), 5th in passing offense (349.0 ypg) and tied for 6th in tackles for loss allowed (3.63).
? Baylor's defense is 5th nationally in TFLs per game (8.0) and 12th in sacks (3.38).
? Baylor's leads the Big 12 in rushing offense (229.1 ypg, 20th FBS) and rushing defense (99.1 ypg, 8th).
? Baylor has scored at least one TD in 29?of 32 quarters played this season.
? Individually, senior QB?Bryce Petty is 7th in FBS with 19.7 points responsible for per game and with 15.41 passing yards per completion, 13th with 290.6 yards passing per game.
? Sophomore CB Xavien Howard 3rd in the nation with 1.8 passes defended per game, while junior DE?Shawn Oakman is 3rd nationally in fumbles recovered (3) and 9th with 1.6 tackles for loss per game.

TEAM QUICK?HITS
? Baylor is 32-2 over the last 4-plus seasons when leading at halftime with 25 straight wins.
? Baylor has outscored opponents 243-72 in the first half this season 30.4-9.0 average).
? Baylor's 3 losses in its last 24 games were all away with home with two coming against top-15 teams.
? Art Briles earned his 51st win at BU?vs. KU. He is now the 3rd-winningest coach in BU history.
? Baylor is the most successful FBS-team in Texas since 2011 with a win percentage of .771 (37-11).
? Baylor has been ranked in the Top 15 in 22 straight weekly polls.
? The Bears have now been ranked in 5 straight seasons for the 1st time since being ranked in 5 straight from 1953-57.
? Baylor is the only school in the country to have wins over top 10 teams in each of the past four seasons.
? Baylor is bowl-eligible for the 5th consecutive year for the 1st time in school history.
? Baylor is playing its 7th season of football under Briles and its 113th season in program history.
? Baylor returned 48 lettermen and 10 starters (5 o; 4 d; 1 st) from a 2013 squad that won a school-record 11 games, claimed its first Big 12 title and earned its first trip to a BCS-bowl game.
? After winning the Big 12 in 2013, BU looks to repeat as conference champion for 1st time in school history.

OFFENSE
? Baylor is outscoring its opponents 137-35 in 1st quarters and 106-37 in 2nd quarters this year.
? Baylor has scored in 95 straight games -- the previous record was 89 games from?Dec. 31, 1979 through Oct. 23, 1987.
? Baylor is 15-1 since the start of 2012 when attempting 50 or more rushes.
? Baylor has scored 40+ points in 31 of its last 40 games and has scored 30+ points in 35 of its last 40 contests.
? Baylor has topped 400 yards of offense 45 times in the 48 games since 2011.
? Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 15 of 21 games since 2013, including 12 games with 600+ yards in that span.
? Baylor has reached 600 yards of offense in 5 games this year. BU has 32 such games in its history (27 in Briles era).
? Baylor has scored at least 20 points in the 1st halves of 7of 8 games this season.
? Baylor has scored at least 14 points in 17 of 32 quarters played this season.
? Baylor has topped the 50-pt mark 20 times since 2011, the most in FBS.
? 37% of BU's rushing total has come in the 4th quarter of Big 12 games (5.88/rush average vs. 4.28 in first 3 quarters)
? Baylor ranks 10th in team passing efficiency (157.25) and 14th in 4th-down conversion percentage (.731).
? Baylor is tied for tied for 7th nationally by averaging 3.25 rushing TDs per game.
? Baylor is the only school in the country with three players on the Biletnikoff watch list (Cannon, Goodley, Norwood).
? Baylor set an NCAA scoring record in 2013 with 681 points in 13 games. BU's 52.4 points/game were tied for fourth-most all-time.
? Baylor had 4 of its top 5 returning receivers miss time during the season's first four games due to injury.

DEFENSE
? Baylor has forced 11 fumbles over the last 3 games (recovered 6).
? Baylor has as many fumbles recovered (10) as it did all of last season.
? Baylor is 7th in the NCAA in yards allowed per play (4.41). BU led the Big 12 allowing only 4.75 yards per play in 2013.
? Baylor is tied for 7th nationally by forcing 5.88 3-and-outs per game.
? Baylor is 5th in FBS by limiting foes to a .200 conversion percentage (3-of-15) on 4th down.
? BU?is 13th nationally in first downs allowed (139).
? Baylor tied for 19th nationally in 3rd-down conversion percentage (.333).
? Baylor has recorded three or more sacks in 6 of 8 games this season.
? Baylor has allowed 14 or fewer points in 11 of its last 21 games and 4 of 8 games of 2014.
? Phil Bennett's defense has forced multiple turnovers in 19 of its last 28 games (23-5 record in that span), including 3 takeaways vs. KU.
? Baylor's defense is 27-4 under Bennett when recording 2+ takeaways.
? Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 10 games since 2013 & has won 22 of its last 23 with 3+ takeaways.
? Baylor is 18-1 when forcing 3+ turnovers during the Briles era.
? Baylor tied a school record with nine sacks vs. SMU as 9 different players recorded at least half a sack.
? Baylor's total defense (67 yards) vs. SMU is the 3rd-best performances of 2014 in FBS.
? Baylor's opening-day shutout of SMU was its first over an FBS?opponent since Sept. 23, 1995 (14-0 vs. NCST).
? 11 members of Baylor's defense have recorded at least half a sack in 2014, while 6 have 2.0 or more sacks.

INDIVIDUAL QUICK?HITS
OFFENSE
? QB?Bryce Petty has thrown a TD?in 20 straight games in which he has played. He is picking up 15.41 yards per completion, the nation's 7th-best mark. He has been responsible for 2 or more TDS in 20 straight, a current FBS-best.
? RB?Shock Linwood leads the Big 12 with 97.1 yards rushing per game. Linwood has 10 rushing TDs on the year. That figure ranks 16th-best in the country.
? KD?Cannon ranks 22nd nationally with 89.3 yards receiving per game.
? In Big 12 games only, WR Corey Coleman is averaging 114.4 receiving yards per game, 2nd-best in the league.
? Coleman has a 5-game streak with at least 1 receiving TD (7 total in 5 games since returning from injury).
? Baylor has had 5 players tally 11 100-yard receiving performances (Cannon 3, Corey Coleman 3, Jay Lee, Lynx Hawthorne, Goodley 3) in 2014.

DEFENSE
? DE?Shawn Oakman is 2nd in the Big 12 and 9th in the NCAA?with 1.56 tackles for loss per game. He leads BU with 12.5 TFLs (needs 7.5 to tie BU?single season record) and 6.0 sacks on the year (4.5 away from BU?record).
? MLB Bryce Hager, an All-America candidate, leads the team with 63 tackles. He has had 34 over his last 3 games, after only having 29 in the previous 5 games. He?led the Big 12 in tackles in 2012 (124, 9.5/game)
? DE K.J. Smith filled up the stat sheet vs. KU with 5 tackles (all solo), 2 sacks, 3 tackles-for-loss, 2 forced fumbles and 1 QB hurry.
? DE Beau Blackshear already has 4.5 sacks in 2014. That is more than he had in his previous 2 years combined.
? 3 starters (Blackshear, Andrew Billings & Orion Stewart) are Waco natives.

SCHEDULE STRENGTH
Baylor's 2014 schedule includes nine games against opponents from Power Five conferences, an equal or higher number to 12 of the 25 schools in the Associated Press Top 25 [see list below].

GAMES AGAINST POWER-5 OPPONENTS (2014):
11 games: Florida St.
10 games: Arizona St., Clemson, Georgia, K-State, Oklahoma St., Stanford, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, TCU, Utah
9 games: Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Missouri, Michigan St., Nebraska, Ohio St.
8 games: Mississippi, Mississippi State, Texas A&M
3 games: East Carolina
0 games:?Marshall

BAYLOR IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Baylor leads the country total offense (590.3 ypg) and scoring offense (50.4 ppg) through the season's first eight games . BU?returned a nation's-best 6,319 yards from its 2013 totals when it led the country in both categories. Currently BU's offense?is on of only two (Oregon) in the country to be in the top-five of total offense each of the last four years. Over the past few years, the Bears have shattered numerous NCAA, Big 12 and school records.

BAYLOR'S RETURN TO PROMINENCE UNDER BRILES
It's no secret that Art Briles has completely rebuilt Baylor's football program back to national prominence, but most impressive is how speedy and pronounced the transformation has been (Briles is third on the BU?career wins list).

OKLAHOMA SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest will be the 24th meeting between Baylor and Oklahoma. OU?holds a 21-2 advantage in the series and a 11-0 mark over BU?in games played in Norman. Last year, a fifth-ranked BU?team claimed a 41-12 victory over No. 12 Oklahoma in Waco. The Sooners picked up a 42-34 victory in the last game in Norman. Baylor got its first win of the series with a dramatic 45-38 win. 2011 Heisman winner Robert Griffin III threw for a then-school record 479 yards and found Terrance Williams from 34 yards out, with eight seconds left.?Baylor and Oklahoma first met Oct. 26, 1901; the Sooners left Waco that day with a 17-6 victory. The teams did not play again until 1973, a 42-14 Oklahoma victory in Waco. The Bears and Sooners met again the following season in Norman with OU winning 28-11. Baylor and Oklahoma met twice more before the inception of the Big 12 in 1996, playing at Norman during the 1984 and 1989 seasons.

PUNISHING GROUND GAME EXCELS LATE
Through five Big 12 Conference games, Baylor's punishing rushing attack (leads Big 12, 20th nationally at 241.3 ypg) has excelled throughout games and overwhelmed opponents in fourth quarters. Thirty-seven percent of Baylor's rushing yardage (453 of 1,215 yards) in conference games has been accumulated in the final quarter, and the Bears' per-rush average is 1.6 yards more in the fourth quarter [see chart below].

BAYLOR RUSHING ATTACK IN 4TH QUARTER (Conf. games)
First 3 Quarters: 762 yards on 178 carries, 4.28 yds/rush
4th Quarter: 453 yards on 77 carries, 5.88 yds/rush

INJURIES?PROVING?COSTLY?FOR?BEARS
When Baylor takes the field against Oklahoma, the Bears will be without three starters, who have all been lost to season-ending injuries. Senior OL Troy Baker, junior OL?Desmine Hilliard and junior DE?Jamal Palmer have all been sidelined for the rest of year. Baker suffered his injury in the West Virginia game, Hilliard came out late in the TCU?contest and Palmer went down at Iowa State. Five other starters have missed one or more 2014 games due to injury: QB Bryce Petty, WR Antwan Goodley, WR Corey Coleman, LB Aiavion Edwards, WR/PR Levi Norwood.

NCAA'S "TOUGHEST SCHEDULES"
Baylor's schedules have ranked among the nation's 25 most difficult in five of the last seven seasons [see list below], and among the top 35 all seven years. Four times over the last seven seasons Baylor has ranked among the NCAA's top 20 "toughest schedules" (per NCAA.com).

NCAA'S "TOUGHEST SCHEDULE" RANKINGS (2007-2013):
2007: 33rd
2008: 17th
2009: 14th
2010: 32nd
2011: 9th
2012: 25th
2013: 20th

BIG?12'S TOP?TEAM?SINCE?2013
On its way to the school's Big 12 title in 2013, the Bears racked up an 8-1 league record. To start 2014, BU?has again played well in conference action with a 4-1 mark. That combined record is tops in Big 12 since the start of 2013.

THE?NATION'S MOST?BALANCED?OFFENSE
Baylor is the nation's only team to rank among the Top 25 in both rushing yards and passing yards over the last three seasons, and the Bears have ranked among the Top 15 all three years. Additionally, Baylor has rushed on more than 55 percent of its plays over the last three seasons. The Bears have opened up 2014 as balanced as ever.

OWNING?THE?LONE?STAR?STATE
Baylor has racked up a 14-3 record vs. in-state foes over the last four years, including victories in its last seven meetings with other Texas schools. The Bears have also been successful against any opponent when the game has been played in the Lone Star state, boasting an 18-game win streak and a 29-3 mark in contests over the last four years in Texas.

SUCCESS AWAY FROM WACO
Baylor has won nine of its last 12 games outside of Waco (dating into the 2012 season), including a 3-1 mark this year. In that span, the Bears are 6-2 in true road games and 3-1 in neutral-site games (1-1 in bowl games and 1-2 vs. ranked opponents).

OPPORTUNISTIC?DEFENSE
Baylor's defense under coordinator Phil Bennett has demonstrated a knack for making big plays at key moments to contribute to the Bears winning ways over the past three seasons. In three-plus years under Bennett, Baylor's D has recorded at least one takeaway in 42 of 47 games - a total of 99 takeaways (59 interceptions, 40 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 27-4 when recording two or more takeaways.

BU?AT?ITS?BEST?POST-HALLOWEEN
Baylor has compiled a 16-3 mark in games after October 31 since 2011 (11-2 in Nov., 5-0 in Dec., 0-1 in Jan.). Included in those games is a 6-3 record vs. AP?Top 25 teams (wins over No. 5 OU in 2011, No. 2 K-State, No. 23 Oklahoma State and No. 17 UCLA in 2012 and No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 23 Texas in 2013).

STARTING?FAST
BU?has scored at least one touchdown in 29 of 32 quarters of action this season, but the Bears seem to do most of their damage early. Baylor has scored at least one TD in the first quarter of all seven games this year and is outscoring opponents 137-35 in the opening quarter.

BEARS BEATING?THE?BEST
Baylor is the only school in the country to have wins over Top 10 teams in each of the past four seasons.
2012: Beat 2nd/2nd/1st K-State, 52-24
2013: Beat 12th/8th/10th Oklahoma, 41-12
2014: Beat 9th/12th/- TCU, 61-58

HOME WINNING STREAK IS?NATION'S SECOND-BEST
Baylor's 14-game home win streak is a school record and is tied for the nation's second-best active string:

NCAA FBS ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS
Baylor - 14
Auburn - 14
Alabama - 13
Marshall - 12
Michigan State - 12

HOME-COOKING KIND?TO?BEARS
? Baylor is 23-1?in Waco since 2011 and 27-3 at home since 2010.
? Baylor's 23-1 record is the nation's best in the FBS?since 2011 (at home field).
? Baylor's last loss in Waco was Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
? Baylor has scored 60 or more points in eight of its last 11 home games.
? Baylor has had 500 or more yards of total offense in 10 of the last 11 homes game

OFFENSIVE?LINE?PROTECTING?QB
Baylor's QBs?have not had to worry much about getting their uniforms dirty as BU's offensive line is ranked 23rd in the country by allowing only 11 sacks over the first eight games (1.38 sacks per game). Over the past five years, the Bears have done a solid job keeping the signal caller upright (see list below).

SACKS-PER-GAME ALLOWED:
2014: 1.38 (11 for 69 yds in 8 games)
2013: 1.69 (22 for 113 yds in 13 games)
2012: 1.46 (19 for 92 yds in 13 games)
2011: 2.23 (29 for 175 yds in 13 games)
2010: 1.54 (20 for 120 yds in 13 games)
2009: 2.58 (31 for 196 yds in 12 games)

BRILES CLIMBING?BAYLOR?CAREER?WINS?CHART
In six-plus seasons at Baylor, Art Briles sits third on the school's all-time wins list. His record with the Bears is 51-33, with a winning percentage of .602, which ranks seventh-best all-time at BU.

BEARS = ROAD WARRIORS
Following two wins at home to open the season, Baylor went on the road to win its next three games by an average of 28 points (63-21 at Buffalo, 49-28 at Iowa State and 28-7 at Texas). The Bears are the only Power 5 conference team to have three straight road games this season. It was BU's first three-game road trip since 2005 and the first time that the Bears have won back-to-back-to-back road games since 1960.

PETTY GARNERS NATIONAL ATTENTION
Following his 510 yards and six TDs in the comb-from-behind win against No. 9 TCU, QB Bryce Petty was recognized as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, the Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week and the Athlon Sports National Player of the Week.