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2/2 BAYLOR (6-0, 3-0) vs. NR/NR Iowa State (2-4, 1-2) Oct. 24, 2015 | 11 a.m. CT Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium (45,140) TV: ESPN

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Saturday, Oct. 24 | 11 a.m. CT Location Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium (45,140) TV ESPN TV Talent Bob Wischusen (pxp), Brock Huard (analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline) Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius/XM 81/81 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Game Notes Baylor Notes | Iowa State Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-IOWA STATE SERIES Series Baylor leads, 7-6 In Waco Baylor leads, 4-2 In Ames Iowa State leads, 4-3 Neutral Sites n/a First Meeting Sept. 17, 1988 - Baylor, 35-0 Last Meeting Sept. 27, 2014 - Baylor, 49-28 2/2 BAYLOR BEARS Record 6-0, 3-0 Big 12 Ranking 2 (AP), 2 (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 17, 2015 (won vs. West Virginia, 62-38) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 95-62 (13th season) BU Record: 61-34 (8th season) NR/NR IOWA STATE CYCLONES Record 2-4, 1-2 Big 12 Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 17, 2015 (lost vs. TCU, 45-21) Head Coach Paul Rhoads (Missouri Western, 1989) Career: 31-50 (7th season) ISU Record: 31-50 (7th season)

STORY LINES
- Baylor hosts Iowa State at McLane Stadium for its 92nd Homecoming game Saturday on ESPN at 11 a.m.
- Baylor has started 6-0 for the 3rd-straight year, after beating West Virginia, 62-38, Saturday in Waco.
- Baylor owns the FBS's best home win streak (19 games) & has not lost in Waco since Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
- #AmericasTopOffense leads the NCAA with 719.7 yards per game and 63.8 points per contest.
- Baylor is the only school in FBS to be top-10 in both passing (6th, 361.0) and rushing offense (2nd, 348.7).
- The Bears are the only team in the country averaging over 8 yards per play, gaining 8.94 yards a snap.
- Baylor and Iowa Stateà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € will meet for the 14thà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € time on Saturday. The Bears lead the all-time series 7-6 and hold a 4-2 advantage in games played in Waco.
- Baylor is 44-43-4 all-time in Homecoming games and has won its last 5.
- For Homecoming, fans have been asked to #StripeMcLane - sections will alternate green and gold.
- Baylor has outscored foes 383-149 through 6 games and leads the FBS in victory margin (39.0).
- Baylor's 383 points through 6 games are the 2nd-most by any school since 1937 (BU had 388 in 2013).
- Baylor is the only team in the country to lead every game by 16 or more points.
- Baylor's #GangGreenBU ranks 8th in the country with 8.5 tackles for loss per contest.
- Baylor is 9-0 in the year-old $266 million McLane Stadium, with an average margin of victory of + 33.2 points.
- Baylor is averaging 57.8 points per game and 686.6 yards per game at McLane Stadium.
- Baylor has the nation's best home record since 2011 at 28-1.
- In home games, Baylor is 32-3 over the last 4+ seasons and 38-10 in the Art Briles era.
- BU has won 26 of its last 27 games played in Texas and is 37-4 in the Lone Star State over last 4+ years.
- Baylor is 35-8 when ranked under Briles, including a 20-0 mark in home games.
- Baylor is looking to start a season 7-0 for the 3rd time in program history (1980, 2013).
- Baylor is trying to move to 4-0 in Big 12 play for only the 2nd time ever. The Bears were last 4-0 in 2013.
- Baylor is the most successful Texas team since 2011 with a win percentage of .793 (46-12).
- Baylor remained at a program-high No. 2 in both the APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25 and the Amway Coaches Poll.
- Baylor's been ranked in a school-record 41 straight AP Polls, FBS' 4th-best streak (Top 10 in 31 of last 34).

TEAM QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
- Baylor has won 8 straight Big 12 games, which is the 2nd longest streak in BU history (9 in 2012-13).
- Baylor has won 19 of its last 21 Big 12 games and has won 12 straight league games at home.
- Baylor has scored 60 or more points in 5-straight outings, which ties the NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € record set by Oklahoma in 2008.
- Baylor is 1 of 14 remaining unbeaten teams in FBS and 1 of 3 in the Big 12.
- Baylor improved to 3-0 in league action for a 3rd-consecutive season.
- Baylor has 233 first half points in 2015, averaging a 22.5 point lead at halftime - both marks lead the nation.
- Baylor is outscoring opponents 150-52 in the 2nd-halves of 2015's first 6 games
- Baylor leads the Big 12 in turnover margin (1.00), after forcing 14 takeaways and turning it over 8 times.
- Baylor is 1 of 4 teams that's led by 13+ in every game, along with Florida St., LSU & Temple.
- Baylor has scored 35 or more points in 12-straight games, which is best in FBS.
- Baylor is 19-2 in the last 2+ years in Big 12 play & 36-27 under head coach Art Briles. BU was 11-85 in Big 12 games prior to Briles' arrival in 2008.
- Baylor is 32-4 over its last 36 games. The 4 losses were all away from home; three vs. top-15 teams.
- Baylor is 42-3 over the last 5 seasons when leading at halftime.
- Baylor is 41-1 when leading by 10+ points at the half during the Briles era.
- Baylor will play its 2nd-straight game when ranked No. 2 - the highest in school history [No. 3 in 1953, 2013, 2015].
- Baylor is 39-0 when allowing less than 35 points and just 14-18 when allowing 35 or more since 2010
- Baylor has now been bowl-eligible in 6-straight years for the 1st time in school history.
- Baylor returned 51 lettermen and 18 starters (8 o; 9 d; 1 st) from last season's squad.
- Baylor is playing its 8th season under Briles and its 114th season in program history.
- BU is 1 of only 2 schools (Alabama) in the country to have wins over top 10 teams in each of past 4 seasons.
- Baylor is 12-5 in games decided by 7 points or less in the last 5 seasons.
- Baylor is 8-0 vs. AP Top 25 opponents at home over last 4 seasons.
- The Bears have now been ranked in 5 straight seasons for the 1st time since being ranked in 5 straight from 1953-57.

OFFENSE
- Baylor leads all FBS teamsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in TD drives of 2 minutes or less (34). BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € had a nation's best 41 a year ago.
- This season, Baylor has averaged 38.8 points and 395.8 yards in the first halves of games.
- Baylor is the only school to have a top-10 RB (Shock Linwood, 8th/133.8) & WR (Corey Coleman, 2nd/146.2)
- A Baylor receiver caught at least 3 TDs in 5 of BU's first 6 games (Jayà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Lee at SMU, Coleman vs. Lamar, vs. Rice, vs. TTU and vs. WVU) -- prior to 2015, a BU receiver had 3 TD catches in a game only 6 times in program history.
- Baylor had 11 different receivers catch a pass in the win at Kansas.
- Baylor has rushed for 281 or more yards in each game in 2015 as well as having 4 or more passing TDs in each.
- Baylor leads the nation with .79 points per play.
- Baylor is averaging 33.0 first downs per game in 2015, which tops in FBS.
- Baylor has punted only 12 times in 2015, which is the lowest total in the country.
- Baylor is 37 of 73 (50.7%) on 3rd downs this year, which is 5th-best in the country.
- BU's 17.67 yards per completion ranks 3rd in FBS and leads the conference.
- Baylor ranks tied for 16th in the country in TFLs allowed (4.33) and 11th in sacks allowed per game (1.00).
- The Bears have played both Seth Russell and Jarrett Stidham at QB and the pair combined for a 215.04 passing efficiency, which leads the country.
- Baylor has 3 RBs that rank in the top-10 in the Big 12 in rushing- Shock Linwood (1st with 133.8), Terence Williams (8th with 69.5) and Johnny Jefferson (10th with 62.0). No other league school has more than 1 RB in the top 10.
- Baylor has scored at least 20 points in the 1st halves in 17 of 18 games since 2014.
- Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense 47 times in the 58 games since 2011, which leads the nation.
- Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 26 of 32 games since 2013, including 18 games with 600+ yards in that span.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 46 of its last 51 contests and 40+ points in 41 of its last 51 games.
- Baylor has scored 50+ points 17 times since 2013, and 26 times since 2011, both most among all FBS teams.
- Baylor has scored in 106 straight games -- previous school record was 89 games fromà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.
- Baylor reached 600 yards of offense in 5 games in 2014 and has done so in its first 6 games of 2015. BU has 37 such games in its history (33 in Briles era).
- Baylor recorded the 2nd-most yards in school history vs. Lamar with 785 and then topped that by putting up 793 vs. Rice.
- Baylor tallied a new school with 7 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € passes in the victory over Rice.
- Baylor set a school record for yards per play vs. SMU in the season openerà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € with 10.48.
- Baylor became only the 2nd-team since 2004 with 700 yards of offense in each of its first 3 games - the other 2013 BU.
- Baylor boasts the nation's only returning 1,000-yard receiving duo in 2015: Corey Coleman (64-1,119-11) and KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannonà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (58-1,030-8). So far in 2015 the duo has combined for 61 catches and 1,201 yards with 19 TDs.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € returns its entire starting O-line from the Cotton Bowl Classic, entire backfield & 10 of 13 receivers from 2014.
- Baylor's O-line has 6 players that have 14 or more career starts.
- Baylor topped 700 yards of total offense in each of its first 3 games (SMU, 723; LU, 785 & Rice 793). BU has accomplished the feat 11 times in program history.
- Baylor has scored 60+ points in 11 of its last 16 home games.
- Baylor has totaled 500 or more yards of offense in 18 of its last 19 home games.
- Baylor is 22-1 since the start of 2012 when attempting 50 or more rushes.

DEFENSE
- Baylor has had 6 different tackle leaders in its 6 games (Grant Campbell, 11 at SMU; Aiavion Edwards/Shawn Oakman, 6 vs. Lamar; Chance Waz, 8 vs. Rice; Orion Stewart, 10 vs. TTU; Raaquan Davis, 11 at KU; Taylor Young, 9 vs. WVU).
- Baylor has forced at least 2 turnovers in five of six games of 2015, including 3 in the win at Kansas.
- Baylor has forced at least 1 turnover in 22 straight games (19-3) - longest active streak in FBS.
- Baylor forced 4 turnovers against Texas Tech - its most in a game since producing 4 vs. WVUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 2013.
- With 2 more fumbles recovered against KU, Baylor ranks 9th in FBS and 2nd in the Big 12 with 7 recovered.
- Baylor ranks 2nd in the league and 32nd nationally by surrendering only 137.8 yards per game on the ground.
- Baylor is giving up 24.8 points per contest, which is the 3rd-best scoring defense in the conference.
- The Bears are surrendering 4.93 yards per play in 2015, which is 3rd in the Big 12 and 34th nationally.
- Baylor is allowing just 381.5 yards per game in 2015, which is 3rd-best in the league.
- Baylor ranks 3rd in the Big 12 and 34th in the country with 7 interceptions.
- In total, Baylor is 17th nationally and 3rd in the league with 14 turnovers gained.
- Baylor's #GangGreenBU defense held KU to 227 yards of offense, the lowest total for a Big 12 opponent vs. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € since holding Texas to 217 in 2013.
- Baylor surrendered only 246 yards of offense to Rice, snapping a string of 13 games in which it had given up 300+.
- Phil Bennett's D has forced multiple turnovers in 38 of 58 games and in 5 of 6 games in 2015.
- Baylor's defense is 33-5 under Bennett when recording 2+ takeaways.
- Baylor has recorded three or more sacks in 11 of the last 19 games, including 5 in win over Rice.
- Bennett's defense has forced multiple turnovers in 27 of its last 39 games (33-6 record in that span).
- Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 13 games since 2013 & has won 25 of its last 26 with 3+ takeaways.
- Baylor is 21-1 when forcing 3+ turnovers during the Briles era.
- 3 defensive starters (Beau Blackshear, Andrew Billings & Orion Stewart) are Waco natives.

INDIVIDUAL QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
OFFENSE
- QB Seth Russell leads FBS in passing efficiency (210.0), passing TDs (27), passing yds. per completion (18.51), pts. responsible for per game (32.0) and passing yds. per attempt (11.70).
- Russell needs 93 yards passing to hit 2,000 for the season. He needs 250 to tie Don Trull (2,157) for 10th on BU's single season list.
- Russell is 12th in passing yards per game (317.8) and his total offense of 374.2 ypg. is 6th-best nationally.
- Russell in 7 starts has 4 300-yard passing games, 4th-most in BU history.
- Named Walter Camp National and Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week for effort against WVU. Russell accounted for 6TDS (5 pass/1rush) and 540 total yards (380 pass/160 rush) in the WVU win.
- Russell posted the 2nd game in program history with 300+passing yards and 100+ rushing yards. Robert Griffin III had 312 passing yards and 103 rushing yards at Kansas in 2011.
- Russell's 5 TD passes gave him 27 on the season, 5th-most on Baylor's single-season passing TDs list.He need just 10 more to tie the single-season record of RGIII (37, 2011).
- Russell had a historic performance against Rice, tying a school record with 6 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € passes.
- The fourth-year junior threw for 277 yards on 12-of-16 passing for a single-game pass efficiency rating of 344.2
- That is the best pass efficiency in a single-game by anyone since 2000 when NC State's Phillip Rivers had a 349.7.
- Russell has accounted for at least 4 TDs in all 7 career starts.
- WR Corey Coleman leads FBS in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (16) & scoring (16.0 ppg.), while he is 2nd with 146.2 receiving ypg.
- Coleman needs 123 yards to hit 1,000 receiving yards in 2015. He needs 75 to tie Kendall Wright (952) for 10th on the single-season list.
- Coleman became the school's single-season TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € reception leader with 3 against WVU, passing Kendall Wright's 2011 mark of 15. He needs just 1 more TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € to tie Wright's career receiving TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € record of 30.
- Coleman is 1 of only 3 players (Justin Blackmon and Michael Crabtree) to start a season with 6-straight games of at least 100 yards and 1 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € grab.
- Coleman has put up 7-straight 100+-yard games dating back to the Cotton Bowl - a program record.
- Coleman's yards per reception (21.39) are 9th-best nationally, while Jay Lee is 4th at 23.52.
- Lee is also ranked 13th nationally and 3rd in the Big 12 with 6 TD grabs.
- Baylor RBs Shock Linwood (8.54) & Terence Williams (6.84) are 3rd and 14th nationally in rush yds. per carry.
- Linwood is 197 yards away from 1,000 rushing yards in 2015. He needs 243 to tie Alfred Anderson (1,046) for 10th on the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € single season rushing list.
- Linwood is 8th in FBS and No. 1 in the conference with 133.8 yards rushing per contest.
- Linwood is 18th nationally and 1st in the Big 12 with 8 rush TDs on the season.
- Linwood now sits 2nd on BU's all-time rushing list (2,936). He need 729 to catch Walter Abercrombie (1978-81, 3,665).
- Linwood is also moving up the career rushing TD chart with 32. He is tied with Robert Strait (32) at No. 3, while he will next move into a tied with Robert Griffin IIIà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (33). Alfred Anderson holds the record with 35.
- Linwood set the BU freshman and sophomore rushing records & gave BU a 5th-straight season with a 1,000-yard rusher.
- OL Spencer Drango was named a 2014 consensus All-America, Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and Outland Trophy semifinalist.

DEFENSE
- With 1 sack against KU, DEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Shawn Oakman (16.0) broke the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € school record for career sacks (Daryl Gardener & Chris McAlister, 15.0).
- Oakman is 20th nationally with 1.5 TFLs per game for #GangGreenBU.
- Oakman is 2nd on BU's career TFLs list with 39.5. He needs 9.5 to move into tie for first (Charles Benson, 49.0).
- Last year, Oakman ranked 10th nationally in TFLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (1.5/gm) & 15th in sacksà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (.85/gm). He led BU with 19.5 TFLs and 11.0 sacks in 2014.
- NBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Travon Blanchard ranks 4th nationally and 1st in the Big 12 with .50 fumbles forced per contest.
- LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Grant Campbell is 7th in the Big 12 with 7.8 tackles per game, while his solo tackle tally of 5.0 is 59th nationally.
- DBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Xavien Howard is averaging 1.3 passes defended per game, which is 3rd in the Big 12 and is 22nd in FBS.
- Howard is also 20th in the country and 3rd in the Big 12 with .50 interceptions per game.
- S Chance Waz made his first career start against Rice and led the team with 8 tackles.
- With Waz starting, the team's longest starting streak snapped [Terrell Burt, 28]. Beau Blackshear now owns the honor with 29 straight starts.
- LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Taylor Young returned from injury vs. Rice and made 4 tackles.

SPECIALà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMS
- Sophomore PK Chris Callahan made 21 of his last 25 FGs, after starting his career 1-of-6. He has also made 85-straight extra points, after going 51-for-51 to start 2015.
- Pà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Drew Galitz, a freshman, has only punted 12 times on the season, but is averaging 45.7 yards per boot - 3rd in Big 12.
- With that effort BU leads the country in net punting at 45.33 yards.
- Baylor has attempted just 2 FGs on the year, while no other Big 12 school has kicked less than 8.

BRILES' UNIQUE SYSTEM IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Art Briles' unique, record-breaking offense is leading the nation in total offense (719.7) and scoring (63.8) through six games, after also having led in both each of the past two seasons - total offense (581.5 ypg 2014, 618.8 ypg 2013) and scoring (48.2 ppg 2014, 52.4 ppg 2013). Baylor's offense is the only one in the country to rank among the top-four in total offense each of the last four years.

THE BRILES OFFENSE: à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € A unique, up-tempo spread attack with origins in Bill Yeoman's `Houston Veer' (perhaps most identifiable by wide splits of receivers and a power running game), Art Briles has honed his offensive system over the past four decades as a high school and collegiate coach; it's a balanced offense, not to be confused with more common pass-heavy spread attacks. The Briles offense is also in use at Bowling Green (head coach Dino Babers) and Tulsa (head coach Philip Montgomery) under former Briles assistants. In the latest NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € statistics, those three programs, Baylor (719.7), Bowling Green (594.3) and Tulsa (550.5) are first, fourth and sixth respectively in total offense.

BIGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 12'S TOPà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINCEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2013
En route to back-to-back Big 12 titles, the Bears racked up matching 8-1 league records. That combined record of 16-2, plus this year's 3-0 start is far and away tops in the Big 12 since the start of 2013.

RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAMEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ROLLINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BEARSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € EARLYà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2015
With six straight games of 281 or more yards rushing, Baylor is second in the country by averaging 348.7 yards per contest on the ground. BU's rushing attack is a five-headed monster, which is led by Shock Linwood 803 yds. on 94 carries with 8 TDs. The junior is torching defenses for 8.5 yards per carry in 2015 and 133.8 yards per game. Both of those marks are No. 1 in the Big 12 and third and 8th in the country, respectively. Behind Linwood, redshirt freshman Terence Williams has made the most of his closer role, producing 417 yards on 61 carries with 1 TD. Sophomore Johnny Jefferson (372-57-4) and Devin Chafin (107-20-1) give BU four running backs with over 100 yards through five games. Meanwhile, QBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Seth Russell can also gain yards on the ground, racking up 338 yards on 41 carries and 5 TDs in 2015, including a career-day on the ground against West Virginia with 14 attempts for 160 yards and a score.

BAYLOR HOMECOMING HISTORY
Baylor plays its 92nd Homecoming game Saturday, marking the 106th anniversary of its first Homecoming in 1909. Baylor's Homecoming Parade is the nation's largest, and Baylor is among the first five schools nationally ever to celebrate Homecoming. The event became annual in 1924 when the name was changed from "Good Will Week" to Homecoming. The Bears are 44-43-4 in Homecoming contests, including an 8-11 record in the Big 12 era. Baylor's first Homecoming game was a 6-3 win over TCUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 1909, however, it would not play another such game until 1915, when it beat TCU on Thanksgiving Day, 51-0. From 1916 thru 1923, there again was a gap in Homecoming festivities until 1924. Baylor has played a Homecoming game every season since 1924, with the exception of two years during World War II (1943-44) when the Bears didn't field a team. The Bears and Cyclones have met three times before for Baylor's Homecoming with BU going 2-1 in those games (W, 49-21 in 1996; L, 25-26 in 2004; W, 71-7 in 2013).

IOWA STATEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SERIES HISTORY
Saturday will be the 14th meeting between Baylor and Iowa State, the 12th as Big 12 Conference opponents. Baylor leads the all-time series 7-6 and having a 4-2 edge in games played in Waco. The first meeting was a 35-0 Baylor victory at Ames, Iowa, in 1988. The Bears also won the first meeting as Big 12 foes, a 49-21 decision Oct. 26, 1996, in Waco. However, the Cyclones won the next four meetings: 24-17 at Ames in 1997, 31-17 at Floyd Casey Stadium in 2000, 41-0 at Ames in 2001 and 26-25 at Floyd Casey Stadium in 2004. The Bears snapped that streak with a 23-13 victory at Ames in 2005 and won 38-10 in Waco in 2008 before falling in 24-10, in Ames in 2009 and picking up a 49-26 home win in 2011. The last time BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € was in Ames (2012), Iowa State claimed a 35-21 victory. In ISU's last visit to Waco, the Bears recorded 71-7 victory over ISU in the final Homecoming at Floyd Casey Stadium. Last year, BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € collected its first win in Ames since 2005 with a 49-28 victory at Jack Trice Stadium. Baylor has won five of the last seven vs. the Cyclones.

BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € LEADINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 50-POINTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAMESà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINCEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2013
With its 56 points against SMU, 61 against Lamar, 70-point outburst against Rice, 63 vs. Texas Tech, 66 at Kansas and 62 against West Virginia, the Bears continued to lead the nation in 50-point outings since 2013.

MOSTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 50-Point Games Since 2013
Baylor 17
Oregon 13
Ohio State 11

THEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION'S MOSTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BALANCEDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € OFFENSE
Currently, Baylor is the only team in the nation to be ranked in the top 10 in both passing (6th, 371.0) and rushing offense (2nd, 348.7). Baylor has ranked among the nation's top 15 in both rushing and passing yards in three of the past four years. Additionally, BU has rushed on more than 54 percent of plays over the last four seasons.

BAYLOR'S RETURN TO PROMINENCE UNDER BRILES
It's no secret that Art Briles has rebuilt Baylor's football program back to national prominence, but most impressive is how quickly and pronounced the transformation happened (Briles is third on the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € career wins list).

NEW QUARTERBACK, SAME RESULTS
With two-time Big 12 champion quarterback Bryce Petty taking his talents to the NFL, fourth-year junior Seth Russell was handed the keys to America's top offense and he has shown he is more than apt to handle the responsibility. The Garland, Texas, product has put up sensational numbers through his first six starts of 2015.

SCORINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BECOMINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HISTORICà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € AGAIN
à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ €  Through six games of 2015, the Bears have put up 383 points, which are the second-most by any school since major classification began in 1937 (via Elias Sports Bureau).

TEAM: YEAR, POINTS
Baylor: 2013, 388
Baylor: 2015, 383
Oregon: 2013, 341
Oregon: 2010, 326

COLEMAN CARRYING `WIDE RECEIVER U' BANNER
Through six games, junior Corey Coleman has firmly taken hold of the No. 1 receiver roll, which continues a long history of success for BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € at the wide receiver position. He currently leads the country in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (16) and is second in receiving yards per contest (146.2).

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BREAKSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINGLE-SEASONà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CATCHà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RECORD
With three more TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € grabs against West Virginia, Corey Coleman became the single-season touchdown reception leader at BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € passing Kendall's Wright 2011 mark of 15. Through six games of his record-setting season, Wright only had 9 TD grabs. He now needs 9 more catches to tie the Big 12 single season-record of 25, established by West Virginia's Stedman Bailey in 2012. Coleman is also on the cusp of setting BU's career TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catch record as he needs one more scoring grab to tie Wright's career mark of 30.

BAYLORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € EARNSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HIGHEST-EVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RANKINGS
After starting the season 6-0, Baylor stayed at No. 2 in both the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll. BU earned 1,416 points and 12 first-place nods from voters in the AP poll, after moving up to No. 2 last week with 1,390 points and 13 first-place votes. The No. 2 ranking in the AP poll is Baylor's highest ever in that poll. The Bears had previously been No. 3 in both 1953 and 2013. Baylor has now been ranked in a school-record 41 straight AP Polls, which is the FBS' fourth-best streak. The Bears have also been top 10 in 31 of the last 34 AP polls. The Bears remained at No. 2 in the coaches poll, gaining 25 points and four first-place votes to total 1,488 and 12, up from 1,463 and eight No. 1 designations last week. Baylor had previously been as high as No. 3 in the coaches poll on Oct. 5, 2014. Baylor is now the highest ranked Big 12 Conference team and sits behind only defending national champion Ohio State in both polls.

OPPORTUNISTICà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 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 four-plus seasons. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € currently leads the nation by forcing a turnover in 22-straight games. In four-plus years under Bennett, Baylor's D has recorded at least one takeaway in 53 of 58 games - a total of 123 takeaways (73 interceptions, 50 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 33-5 when recording two or more takeaways, including 5-0 in 2015.

OWNINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € THEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € LONEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STARà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STATE
Baylor has racked up a 19-3 record vs. in-state foes over the last four-plus years, including victories in its last 12 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 26-1 record over its last 27 games and a 37-4 mark in contests over the last four-plus years in Texas.

HOME WINNING STREAK ISà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION'S BEST
The Bears' 19-game home win streak is a school record and is the nation's best active string. The streak started on Nov. 3, 2012 and BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € hasn't lost at home since Oct. 13, 2012. During its home win streak, BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is averaging 56.8 points, while limiting foes to 20.3 points. The Bears are racking up 676.2 yards per game and holding opponents to 320.6 during the streak.

NCAA FBS ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS
Baylor -- 19
Florida St. -- 18
Boise St. -- 17
Clemson -- 14

BAYLOR'S POWERFUL OFFENSE ALSO CRAZY FAST
Baylor is continuing a three-year period of dominance in scoring quickly. Through six games of 2015, Baylor leads the nation two minutes or less (34). In 2014, Baylor's up-tempo offense led the nation in plays/gameà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (87.5), TD drives of one minute or lessà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (24), TD drives of two minutes or less (41, tied with Oregon) and fewest seconds-per-play in the first halfà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (18.0). The Bears also led the NCAA in TDs of 40 or more yards (19) and TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € throws of 25 or more yardsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (24). In 2013, Baylor's offense led the nation in seconds-per-playà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (16.7), TD drives of one minute or less (29), TD drives of two minutes or lessà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (60) and most plays of 40 yards or more (37). [all stats via ESPN Stats & Info]

TWO-TIME CHAMPS RETURN ROSTER LOADED WITH VETERANS
Baylor's experience was on display in the opening win against SMUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € as only 3 of 22 starters logged their first career start. Every member of the starting offense had a least one start to his credit. Not only does Baylor boast a veteran-laden roster in 2015, it's a squad full of players wearing multiple Big 12 championship rings. The Bears return 30 veterans who have lettered on back-to-back Big 12 championship teams (and another 22 who lettered on a single championship team in 2014). BU's powerful offensive machine, which has led the nation in total offense and scoring each of the past two years, returns its entire starting offensive line from the 2015 Cotton Bowl, its entire backfield and 10 of 13 receivers from 2014.

BAYLOR D-LINE: "SCARY GOOD"
Baylor's defensive line is loaded with talented veterans and features a five-man rotation that Phil Steele termed,à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € "one of the best defensive lines in the country." The quintet is made up of senior All-American Shawn Oakman, a trio of All-Big 12 honorees in junior Andrew Billings and seniors Beau Blackshear and Jamal Palmer, and 2014 Freshman All-American K.J. Smith, and has combined for 157 career games, 423 tackles, 115.5 TFL and 41.0 sacks.

BRILES' PIPELINE OF STELLAR QBs
Baylor head coach Art Briles has established himself as a serious recruiter and mentor of elite quarterbacks. His list of proteges over the last dozen years includes Bryce Petty (Baylor/Jets), Nick Florence (Baylor), Robert Griffin III (Baylor/Redskins), Case Keenum (Houston/Texans), Kevin Kolb (Houston/Bills) and Kliff Kingsburyà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (Texas Tech/Jets).

VETERAN O-LINE PROTECTING NEW QB, POWERINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAME
Baylor's offensive line has six linemen with 14 or more career starts (Spencer Drango 41, Kyle Fuller 19, Desmine Hilliard 18, Blake Muir 18, Jarell Broxton 14, Pat Colbert 14). The line allowed just 1.00 sacks-per-game during its 2014 championship run [see chart below]. The 2015 line is ranked second in the Big 12 and 11th in the nation by giving up just six sacks in six games. That veteran group has also helped BU become the nation's No. 2 rushing offense with 348.7 yards per game. In the preseason, the group was dubbed the nation's No. 2 unit by Lindy's, No. 4 by Athlon and No. 6 by Phil Steele. Baylor's reserves got in the act at Kansas as six lineman each career-high coaches grades and five had career-best numbers in knockdowns.

SACKS-PER-GAME ALLOWED:
2015: 1.00 (6 for33 yds in 6 games)
2014: 1.85 (24 for 152 yds in 13 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)