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5/6/6 BAYLOR (11-1, 8-1)? 38, 9/9/9 KANSAS?STATE?(9-3, 7-2) 27
McLANE STADIUM ? WACO, TEXAS
DEC. 6, 2014 ? ATTENDANCE: 47,934 MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Baylor earned a share of the Big 12 championship for the second time ever and second straight year -- the first time BU has ever won a conference title in two straight years and the program's eighth all-time conference title (6 in Southwest Conference, 2 in Big 12).
? Baylor is now one of two teams to win the Big 12 title in back-to-back seasons (Oklahoma, 2006-08).
? Baylor has won 16 straight home games, which ties Alabama for the nation's longest active streak.?The Bears' last home loss was Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
? Tonight's attendance of 47,934 was the largest in McLane Stadium history.
? Baylor and K-State played the 3rd all-time matchup of AP top-10 teams in Waco. The first was in 1956 and the other was when Baylor beat TCU on Oct. 11 this season.
? Baylor is 8-0 in home games vs. AP?Top 25 opponents since 2011.
? Baylor has the nation's best home record since 2011 at 25-1. The Bears are 29-3 at home over the last 5 seasons and 35-10 in the Briles era.
? Baylor tied a school record with its 11th victory of the season, equaling last year's total and marking the first back-to-back 10-plus-win seasons in program history.
? Baylor also tied a school record with its 8th conference victory -- BU also had 8 conference wins in 1980 and 2013.
? Baylor is 26-3 in its last 29 games, tied for nation's 2nd-best mark over that stretch (FSU, 28-0).
? BU has won 21 straight games played in Texas and is 32-3 in the Lone Star state over the last 3+ years.
? Baylor is 21-3 in games after Oct. 31 since 2011, including a 6-0 mark in December games.
? Baylor and Kansas State?met for the 12th time on Saturday, and Baylor is now 5-7?in the all-time series, including 4-1?under Art Briles.
? Baylor won its 3rd straight game vs. Kansas State for the first time, and the Bears are 5-2 in their last 7 games vs.?K-State after starting the series 0-5.
? Baylor has scored in 99 straight games -- the previous school record was 89 games from?Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.
? Baylor is 29-7 when ranked under Briles, including a 17-0 mark in home games.
? Baylor has outscored foes 586-290 through 12 games.
? Antwan?Goodley, Bryce Hager, Levi?Norwood and Bryce Petty served as captains vs. Kansas State.
TEAM NOTES
? Baylor's defense has forced a punt on the opponent's first possession in 5 straight games (8 of 12 this season) and has allowed only one first-possession score all year.
? Baylor has topped 500 yards of total offense in 15 of their last 16 home games.
? Baylor is the most successful team in Texas since 2011 with a win percentage of .788 (41-11).
? Baylor has scored at least one TD in 42?of 48 quarters played this season.
? Baylor is 36-2 over the last 4-plus seasons when leading at halftime with 30 straight wins, 4th-best active streak in FBS.
? Baylor has outscored opponents 347-131 in the first half this season.
? Baylor is outscoring its opponents 182-56 in 1st quarters and 165-75 in 2nd quarters this year.
? Baylor is 36-0 when leading by 10+ points at the half during the Briles era.
? Baylor has 30+ points in 39 of its last 44 contests.
? Baylor has topped 400 yards of offense 48 times in the 51 games since 2011 -- that mark leads the nation.
? Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 19 of 25 games since 2013, including 12 games with 600+ yards in that span.
? Baylor has scored at least 20 points in the 1st halves of 11 of 12 games this season.
? Baylor has scored at least 14 points in 25 of 48 quarters played this season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? QB Bryce Petty has thrown a TD?in a BU-career-record 24 straight games played.
? Petty (412 passing yards)?extended his school record with a 15th career 300-yard passing game, and recorded a 6th career 400-yard passing game to own the BU record.
? Petty had a 1-yard rushing TD on the game's first drive, making him the 9th player in program history with 20 career rushing TDs.
? Petty had a career-high 34 completions.
? RB?Shock Linwood had a 1-yard rushing TD in the 1st quarter for his 24th career rushing TD, tying for 6th-most in Baylor history -- it was also his 16th rushing TD of the season, which ranks 2nd on?Baylor's single-season list.
? RB Johnny Jefferson had his first career multi-TD game with touchdown carries of 2 and 3 yards, bringing his season total to 6 rushing TDs.
? WR Antwan Goodley had a 58-yard TD reception in the 3rd quarter for his 6th receiving TD of the season and 21st of his career.
? Goodley (116?receiving yards) had his 11th career 100-yard receiving game, the 4th-most in Baylor history.
? WR Levi Norwood had a career-high-tying 7 receptions and has now had at least one reception in 35 straight games.
? DE?Shawn Oakman had a 3-yard sack in the 1st quarter, giving him 10.0 on the season, which ties for 2nd-most in program history. It also gave Oakman 18.5 tackles-for-loss, which are 3rd-most in a season in BU history.
? Oakman is now tied for 7th on Baylor's career sacks list with 12.0, and his 31.0 career tackles-for-loss are 8th-most in BU history.
? MLB Bryce Hager (12 tackles) had his 13th career double-digit tackles game (5th of season).
? PK Chris Callahan made a career-long 46-yard field goal on the last play of the first half. Callahan has made 15 of his last 16 FGs, after starting his career 1-of-6.
? DE K.J. Smith had a 4-yard sack, giving him 5.0 sacks on the season and he added another 0.5 tackle-for-loss to reach 10.0 tackles-for-loss this season.
? LB Taylor Young (career-high 13 tackles) had his 2nd career double-digit tackles game.
? CB Xavien Howard had his 4th interception of the season and 5th of career with 5:08 left in 4th quarter and KSU in BU territory.
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