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7/6 BAYLOR (4-0, 1-0) at NR/RV TEXAS (2-2, 1-0) Oct. 4, 2014 | 2:30 p.m. CT Austin, Texas | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119) TV: ABC

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Sat., Oct. 4 | 2:30 p.m. CT Location Austin, Texas | DKR-Memorial Stadium (100,119) TV ABC Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius 117 | XM 202 Online Audio Listen Online (FREE) Live Stats Gameday Central Gameday Info Ticket Info Purchase Tickets Game Notes Baylor Notes | Texas Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-TEXAS SERIES Series Texas leads, 74-25-4 In Waco Texas leads, 29-16-2 In Austin Texas leads, 44-9-2 Neutral Texas leads, 1-0 First Meeting Oct. 29, 1901 - Texas, 23-0 Last Meeting Dec. 7, 2013 - Baylor, 30-10 7/6 BAYLOR BEARS Record 4-0, 1-0 Big 12 Ranking 7 (AP), 6 (Coaches) Last Game Sept. 27, 2014 (defeated Iowa State, 49-28) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 82-60 (12th season) BU Record: 48-32 (7th season) NR/RV TEXAS LONGHORNS Record 2-2, 1-0 Big 12 Ranking NR (AP), RV (Coaches) Last Game Sept. 27, 2014 (defeated Kansas, 23-0) Head Coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas, 1982) Career: 39-17 (5th season) UT Record: 2-2 (1st season)

STORYLINES
• Baylor continues Big 12 play by heading to Austin to take on Texas at 2:30 p.m. CT €ˆon Saturday, Oct. 4.
• Baylor leads the FBS €ˆin scoring offense (56.8 ppg) and total offense (641.0 ypg), while the defense is 8th nationally in scoring (13.8 ppg.) and 6th in total (250.5 ypg).
• Baylor has outscored opponents 150-10 in the first half this season (37.5-2.5 average).
• BU has won 15 straight games played in Texas, and is 26-3 in the Lone Star state over the last 4 years.
• Baylor has the nation's longest active streak with 6 straight games of 500+ yards of total offense.
• Baylor is 12-3 vs. in-state schools over the last 4 seasons and has won 5 straight vs. Texas opponents.
• Baylor's O-line is 1 of 2 nationally that has not allowed a sack in 2014 (162 pass att.; New Mexico State).
• Baylor has started 4-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1937 and 1938. BU will be looking to go 5-0 in two straight years for the first time since 1916 and 1917.
• Baylor also leads the NCAA €ˆin tackles for loss allowed per game (2.25) and is No. 2 in first downs per game (30.5) and sacks per game (4.5).
• Baylor ranks 4th nationally in passing offense (401.3 ypg) and first downs allowed per game (12.75), while ranking 5th in TFLs per game (8.5).
• Baylor has won 8 of its last 10 games played outside of Waco.
• Baylor and Texas €ˆwill meet for the 104th €ˆtime on Saturday. Texas leads the all-time series 74-25-4.
• Baylor has won 3 of the last 4 games against Texas. The Bears will be looking to win 4 of 5 vs. the Longhorns for the first time since 1988-92.
• Head coach Art Briles needs 1 win to tie John D. Bridgers as the 3rd-winningest coach in school history.
• Baylor is 6-4 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 held steady in both AP Top 25 (No. 7) and Amway Coaches Poll (No.6).
• Baylor is wrapping its first 3-game road trip since 2005.
• Baylor is 1 of 17 remaining unbeaten teams in the country.
• Individually, freshman WR KD €ˆCannon ranks 5th in NCAA in receiving yards per game (129.8), while sophomore CB Xavien Howard is 3rd nationally with 2.0 passes defended per game.

TEAM QUICK €ˆHITS
• Baylor has out-scored opponents 227-55 through 4 games, and the Bears have allowed only 7 touchdowns.
• Baylor has yet to trail through 4 games this season (has led all 240 minutes).
• Baylor is 19-2 in its last 21 games with both losses coming to top-15 teams.
• Baylor has been ranked in the AP €ˆTop 25 for a school-record 22 straight weeks.
• Baylor has been ranked in Top 10 of 14 of last 15 weekly polls.
• Baylor is 30-2 over the last 4-plus seasons when leading at halftime.
• Baylor is the most successful FBS-team in Texas since 2011 with a win percentage of .767 (33-10).
• Baylor is 8-3 over its last 11 games away from Waco when ranked.
• 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 has scored 30+ points in 33 of its last 36 games and has scored 40+ points in 29 of those contests.
• Baylor has posted at least 400 yards offense in 43 of 44 games since 2011 -- that mark leads the nation.
• Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 13 of 17 games since 2013, including 10 games with 600+ yards in that span.
• Baylor has reached 600 yards of total offense in 3 straight. BU has 30 such games in program history (25 in Briles era).
• Baylor has scored at least 31 points in the 1st halves of all 4 games this season.
• Baylor's offense has scored at least 1 TD in its first 15 of 16 quarters played this season.
• Baylor has scored at least 14 points in 11 of 16 quarters played this season.
• Baylor is outscoring its opponents 87-7 in 1st quarters and 63-3 in 2nd quarters this year.
• Baylor's team passing efficiency of 172.85 is 8th in the FBS and 1st in the Big 12.
• Baylor is 35-for-66 (.530) on 3rd down this year, which is 8th nationally and leads the Big 12.
• Baylor is 8th nationally and leads the Big 12 by converting on 10-of-11 (.909) 4th-down chances.
• Baylor is 11th in the NCAA €ˆby racking up 15.58 yards per completion.
• Baylor's rushing attack leads the Big 12 with 239.8 yards per contest. That mark is 23rd nationally.
• Baylor is the only school in the country with three players on the Biletnikoff watch list (Cannon, Goodley, Norwood).
• Baylor set an NCAA record in scoring in 2013 with 681 points in 13 games. BU's 52.4 points/game were tied for fourth-most all-time. Currently, the Bears are on pace to score 738 points in a 13-game season.
• Baylor has had 4 of its top 5 returning receivers miss time during the season's first four games due to injury.

DEFENSE
• While surrendering just 80.0 ypg, Baylor's rushing defense is 6th nationally and best in the Big 12.
• Early in the year the Bears have been aggressive on D, racking up 8.5 tackles for loss per game (5th nationally).
• Baylor has recorded three or more sacks in every game this season (four straight).
• Baylor is tied for 4th in the NCAA in yards per play (3.74). BU led the Big 12 allowing only 4.75 yards per play in 2013.
• Baylor has forced opponents into 26 3-and-outs this season.
• BU €ˆis 19th nationally by holding opponents to just a .294 conversion rate (20-of-68) on 3rd down.
• Baylor is 14th nationally by limiting foes to a .222 conversion percentage (2-of-9) on 4th down.
• Baylor's team passing efficiency defense of 99.60 ranks 14th-best in the nation.
• By giving up just 170.5 yards through the air per game, BU €ˆis ranked 16th in the country.
• Baylor has been good in punt return defense, surrendering only 1.0-yards per return. That mark is 9th in FBS.
• Baylor has allowed 14 or fewer points in nine of its last 17 games and 2 of 4 games of 2014.
• 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) and rush defense (-24 yards) are both the 3rd-best performances of the season in FBS.
• Phil Bennett's defense has forced 2 or more turnovers in 16 of its last 24 games (20-4 record in span).
• Baylor's opening-day shutout of SMU was its first over an FBS €ˆopponent since Sept. 23, 1995 (14-0 vs. NCST).
• 10 members of Baylor's defense have recorded at least half a sack in 2014, while three have 2.0 sacks apiece.
• Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 7 games since 2013 & has won 20 straight with 3+ takeaways.

INDIVIDUAL QUICK €ˆHITS
OFFENSE
• QB €ˆBryce Petty has thrown a TD €ˆin 16 straight games in which he has played.
• With 2 rushing TDs vs. ISU, Petty moved into a tie for 10th on BU's all-time list with 18 career rushing scores.
• WR Corey Coleman returned from injury against ISU €ˆto post 12 catches for 154 yards with 1 TD. The 12 catches are tied for 3rd-most in a single game in BU €ˆhistory.
• WR €ˆAntwan Goodley was also back in the lineup vs. ISU as he tallied 100+ yards for 9th time in last 14 games. He had 114 yards receiving against the Cyclones and his 9-career 100-yard games are 6th-most in BU history.
• RB €ˆShock Linwood had the first career 3 TD rushing game of his career vs. ISU. He is currently 2nd in the Big 12 with 75.2 yards per rushing per game.
• Baylor's back-up QB Seth Russell (94.9) leads the ESPN €ˆQBR €ˆratings. He leads the Big 12 with a pass eff. of 190.3.
• Baylor has had 5 players tally 6 100-yard receiving performances (KD €ˆCannon 2, Coleman, Jay Lee, Lynx Hawthorne, Goodley) in 2014.

DEFENSE
• DE €ˆShawn Oakman leads the Big 12 and is tied for 12th in the NCAA €ˆwith 1.0 sacks per game.
• CB Xavien Howard has intercepted 2 passes this season to be 31st in FBS €ˆand 3rd in the Big 12 with .5 INTs per game.
• MLB Bryce Hager, an All-America candidate, leads the team with 21 tackles. He €ˆled the Big 12 in tackles in 2012 (124, 9.5/game) & €ˆtotaled 71 (7.9) in injury-shortened 2013 season.
• WLB €ˆAiavion Edwards posted a career-high 11 stops vs. ISU.
• DT Beau Blackshear already has 3.5 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 13 of the 25 schools in the Associated Press Top 25 [see list below].

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

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

BAYLOR IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Baylor leads the country in total offense (641.0 ypg) and scoring offense (56.8 ppg) through the first four games of the season. BU €ˆreturned a nation's-best 6,319 yards from its 2013 totals when it led the country in both categories as well. Currently BU's offense €ˆis the only one 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.

SUCCESS AWAY FROM WACO
Baylor has won eight of its last 10 games outside of Waco (dating into the 2012 season), including a 2-0 mark this year. In that span, the Bears are 5-1 in true road games and 3-1 in neutral-site games (1-1 in bowl games and 1-2 vs. ranked opponents).

BAYLOR 8-2 IN LAST 9 AWAY GAMES:
W 49-28, at Iowa State - 9/27/14
W 63-21, at Buffalo - 9/12/2014
L 42-52, vs. No. 15 UCF - 1/1/2014 (Fiesta Bowl)
W 41-38, at TCU - 11/30/2013
L 17-49, at No. 11 OSU - 11/23/2013
W 63-34, vs. Tech - 11/16/2013
W 59-14, at Kansas - 10/26/2013
W 35-25, at K-State - 10/12/2013
W 49-26, vs. No. 17 UCLA - 12/27/2012 (Holiday Bowl)
W 52-45ot, vs. Tech - 11/24/2012

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 fourth on the BU €ˆcareer wins list and one victory away from moving into the third spot).

OPPORTUNISTIC €ˆDEFENSE
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 38 of 43 games - a total of 89 takeaways (56 interceptions, 33 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 25-3 when recording two or more takeaways.

STARTING €ˆFAST
BU €ˆhas scored at least one touchdown in15 of 16 quarters of action this season, but the Bears seem to do most of their damage early. Baylor has scored at least 14 points in the first quarter of all four games this year and is outscoring opponents 87-7 in the opening quarter.

OFFENSIVE €ˆLINE €ˆPROTECTING €ˆQB
Baylor's QBs €ˆhave not had to worry about getting their uniforms dirty as BU's offensive line is one of just two in the country (New Mexico State) to have not allowed a sack this season. 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: 0.00 (4 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)

TEXAS €ˆSERIES HISTORY
Baylor and Texas renew their rivalry for the 104th time when the schools meet Saturday in Austin, the third-most played rivalry in Baylor football history behind TCU and Texas A&M €ˆ(109 & 108 meetings, respectively). Texas leads the all-time series 74-25-4, but Baylor has won three of the last four meetings. The Bears are just 9-44-2 in games played in Austin. In the last meeting in Austin, Texas captured a 56-50 win. In last year's meeting between the two teams in Waco, Baylor exploded for 17 points in the third quarter and never looked back taking a 30-10 victory to clinch its first Big 12 title. The series dates back to a 23-0 Texas victory Oct. 29, 1901, in Waco. The programs have played every year since 1945. This will be only the eighth time in the series that a ranked Baylor team takes on an unranked Texas squad. BU €ˆis 4-4 in those previous eight contests, but has won the last three such contests, including in 2010 and 2011.

OWNING €ˆTHE €ˆLONE €ˆSTAR €ˆSTATE
Baylor has racked up a 12-3 record vs in-state foes over the last four years, including victories in its last five 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 a 15-game win streak and a 26-3 mark in contests over the last four years in Texas.

GAMES PLAYED IN TEXAS
2014: 2-0
2013: 9-0
2012: 6-2 (won last 4)
2011: 9-1

VS. IN-STATE SCHOOLS
2014: 1-0
2013: 3-0
2012: 3-2 (won last 1)
2011: 5-1

BEARS BEATING €ˆTHE €ˆBEST
Baylor is one of just three schools in the country (Alabama and Clemson) to have wins over Top 10 teams in each of the past three seasons.

(rankings AP/Coaches/BCS)
2011: Beat 5th/5th/5th Oklahoma, 45-38
2012: Beat 2nd/2nd/1st K-State, 52-24
2013: Beat 12th/8th/10th Oklahoma, 41-12

WEAPONS €ˆRETURN €ˆFOR €ˆCONFERENCE €ˆPLAY
Corey Coleman made his season-debut count as he rolled up 154 yards on 12 catches with a TD €ˆgrab in the win over Iowa State. The sophomore wide receiver did not play in the season's first three games due to a hamstring issue. Senior WR Clay Fuller (broken clavicle) played for the first time in 2014 vs. the Cyclones as well, recording two catches for 21 yards. Finally, senior All-American receiver Antwan Goodley (quad) got back into a game for the first time since the season opener to tally six catches for 114 yards.

SUBS €ˆSHINE €ˆIN €ˆINCREASED €ˆROLL
With injuries plaguing many of Baylor's offensive stars, the first four games of the season have given young talent an opportunity to play key roles. QB Seth Russell, a redshirt sophomore, filled in for Bryce Petty with 438 passing yards and five touchdown passes vs. Northwestern State, while earning Big 12 Player of the Week honors. Meanwhile, freshman KD €ˆCannon has helped ease the loss of injured receivers Corey Coleman, Clay Fuller, Antwan Goodley and Levi Norwood, as he has caught 5 TD passes and is averaging 129.8 yards receiving per game.

HOME WINNING STREAK AMONG NATION'S BEST
Baylor's 12-game home win streak is a school record and is tied for the nation's best active string:

NCAA FBS ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS
Baylor - 12
Alabama - 12
Auburn - 12
Northern Illinois - 12
Four tied - 10

HOME-COOKING KIND €ˆTO €ˆBEARS
• Baylor is 21-1 €ˆin Waco since 2011 and 25-3 at home since 2010.
• Baylor's 21-1 record is nation's second-best in the FBS €ˆsince 2011 (at home field), trailing only Northern Illinois (19-0).
• Baylor's last loss in Waco was Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
• Baylor has scored 70 or more points in five of its last nine home games.
• Baylor has had 500 or more yards of total in eight of the last nine homes game
• Baylor has allowed only 3 TDs over its last five games.

WIDE RECEIVER U
Baylor's talented and deep receiving corps returned five of its top six producers from 2013. Wide Receiver U, now recognized for its excellence and production, has been named the nation's top receiving unit in 2014 by ESPN.com, Lindy's and Phil Steele. Baylor has produced five NFL Draftees over the last five years (tied with USC as nation's highest total).

Wide Receivers drafted in the NFL Draft* 2010-2014
• 5 - Baylor, Southern Cal
• 4 - Arkansas, Illinois

BAYLOR WRs DRAFTED:
David Gettis (2010 Panthers, 6th round)
Kendall Wright (2012 Titans, 1st round)
Josh Gordon (2012 Browns, 2nd round*)
Terrance Williams (2013 Cowboys, 3rd round)
Tevin Reese (2014 Chargers, 7th round)
*including supplemental draft

BU €ˆPICKED SECOND IN LEAGUE BY MEDIA
Baylor garnered its highest-ever preseason placing by being picked second in the 2014 Big 12 Football Preseason Poll. BU tallied 508 points and nine first-place votes to finish as the projected runner-up to Oklahoma. The ranking is the Bears' best since the league switched to the 10-team format in 2011. BU was picked sixth in 2011, seventh in 2012 and fifth last year.

BEARS €ˆLEAD €ˆLEAGUE €ˆWITH €ˆSEVEN €ˆALL-BIG 12 SELECTIONS
Highlighted by preseason Offensive Player of the Year Bryce Petty, the Bears placed a conference-best seven players on the 2014 Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Media representatives who cover the league chose a school-record four offensive players, one defensive player and two specialists from Baylor's squad for the 26-man conference preseason team. [complete list of preseason honors on pages 5 & 6

GREAT €ˆTIME €ˆTO €ˆBE €ˆA BAYLOR €ˆBEAR
Over the last four years, the Baylor football program has reached never-before-seen heights.
• Baylor tallied 7+ wins in 2013 for the 4th straight season for the first time in program history.
• Baylor played in a bowl game (Fiesta Bowl) for the 4th year in a row in 2013, a first in program history.
• Baylor's 36 wins over the last 4 seasons (7 in 2010, 10 in 2011, 8 in 2012 & 11 in 2013) are the most in program history over a 4-year span.