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Football 10/24/2015 12:00:00 AM
Oct. 24, 2015

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2/2 BAYLORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (7-0, 4-0) 45, NR/NR IOWAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STATE (2-5, 1-3)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ €  27
McLANE STADIUM - WACO, TEXAS
OCT. 24, 2015 - ATTENDANCE: 45,512

MISCELLANEOU ­S NOTES
- Baylor has the nation's longest active home winning streak (20 games) and has not lost in Waco since Oct. 13, 2012. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € has the nation's best home record since 2011 at 29-1.
- Baylor is 7-0 for the third time in program history (1980, 2013, 2015).
- Baylor has won 20 of its last 22 Big 12 games and has won 13 straight league games at home.
- Baylor is 33-3 in home games since 2011 and 39-10 in home games during the Art Briles era.
- Baylor is 10-0 in games at McLane Stadium, with an average margin of victory of 53.9 points.
- Baylor is averaging 56.6 points per game and 666.4 yards per game at McLane Stadium.
- Baylor and Iowa State met for the 14th time. BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € leads the all-time series 8-6, including a 5-2 mark in home games.
- Baylor is 33-4 in its last 37 games; the 4 losses were all away from home and 3 were against top-15 teams.
- Baylor has scored at least 20 points in the 1st halves in 19 of 20 games since 2014.
- Baylor has scored in 107 straight games - the previous school record was 89 games fromà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.
- Baylor is 36-8 when ranked under Briles, including a 21-0 mark in home games.
- Baylor has won 27 of its last 28 games played in Texas and is 38-4 in the Lone Star State over the last 4+ seasons.
- Baylor is the most successful team in Texas since 2011 with a win percentage of .797 (47-12).
- Baylor is 43-3 over the last 6 seasons when leading at halftime.
- Devin Chafin, Kyle Fuller and Brian Nance served as captains vs. Iowa State.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor is the nation's only team to hold a lead to 16+ points in every game this season.
- Baylor and Houston are the nation's only teams to score on their first drives in every game this season, and both have scored touchdowns on all of their opening drives.
- Baylor has outscored opponents 390-214 through 7 games and leads the nation in victory margin (25.1 ppg).
- Baylor's first-half scoring average this season (38.3) is the nation's highest since 1996 - the next closest is 2008 Oklahoma's 33.1 first-half points per game.
- Baylor (3 passing TDs) has thrown at least 3 TD passes in every game this season and is averaging 5.0 touchdown passes per game.
- Baylor finished with a season-low 485 yards of total offense.
- Baylor has topped 400 yards of offense 56 times in the 59 games since 2011 - that mark leads the nation.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 47 of its last 52 contests and 40+ points in 42 of its last 52 games.
- Baylor's defense has forced at least one turnover in a nation-leading 23 straight games (20-3 in that stretch).
- Baylor's defense has forced multiple turnovers in 39 of 59 games (6 of 7 in 2015) under Philà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Bennett and is 34-5 in those games.
- Baylor improved to 22-1 when forcing 3+ turnovers during the Briles era.
- Baylor has scored 10+ points in the 1st quarter in 9 straight games, giving it the nation's 2nd-longest streak in the last 10 seasons (TCU, 10).
- Baylor was held scoreless in the 3rd quarter, marking just the 3rd scoreless quarter all season ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears have 11 quarters with 20+ points scored.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- WR Corey Coleman extended his Baylor single-season record by grabbing his 17th and 18th TD receptions of the season.
- Coleman's 18 receiving TDs passed Oklahoma's State Rashaunà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Woods (2002) for 8th-most in a season by a Big 12 Conference player.
- Coleman also broke Kendallà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Wright's school record with his 30th and 31st career receiving touchdowns.
- Coleman (146 career receptions) passed Lawrence Elkins (144; 1962-64) for 10th on Baylor's career receptions list.
- Coleman (2,608 career receiving yards) passed Reggie Newhouse (2,552; 1999-02) for 5th on Baylor's career receiving yards list.
- Coleman (962 receiving yards in 2015) passed à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Wright (952 in 2010), Williams (957 in 2011) and Tevinà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Reese (957 in 2012) for 8th on Baylor's single-season list.
- QB Sethà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Russell threw for 197 yards and 2 TDs - he has now thrown for at least 2 TDs in all 8 career starts (34 total TD passes in 8 starts).
- Russell also ran for a 37-yard TD, giving him at least 3 TDs accounted for in all 8 career starts.
- Russell's 29 passing TDs this season now rank 4th on Baylor's single-season list, tied with Bryce Petty's 29 in 2014.
- RB Shock Linwood (3,107 career rushing yards) joined Walter Abercrombie (3,665; 1978-81) as the only 3,000-yard rushers in program history.
- Linwood (171 rushing yards) had his 13th career 100-yard rushing game, passing Lache Seastrunk (12; 2012-13) for 2nd-most in program history.
- Linwood's 171 rushing yards were the 20th-most in a game in program history and extended his school record with a 7th career game of 150+ rushing yards.
- Linwood now has 5 100-yard rushing games this season, tied for 4th-most in program history - Abercrombie holds the school record with 8 in 1980.
- Linwood tied RG3 (2008-11) for 2nd on Baylor's career rushing touchdowns list with 33. Alfredà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Anderson (1980-83) holds the record with 35.
- Linwood also had a 6-yard receiving touchdown for his career-first TD catch ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" it was the first receiving TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € by a Baylor running back since 2012.
- CB Xavien Howard had his 9th career interception (4th of season). He needs one more interception to move into Baylor's career top 10.
- CB Ryan Reid had an interception for the 2nd straight game, giving him 2 career interceptions.
- DE Shawn Oakman extended his school record with a 17th career sack (4th of season).
- Oakman had a career-high-tying 3.5 tackles-for-loss, giving him 43.0 for his career, which ranks 2nd in program history behind Charles Benson's 49.0 from 1979-82.
- Oakman tied career highs with 7 tackles, 6 solo stops and 1 forced fumble.
- RB Devinà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Chafin had a 2-yard rushing touchdown, giving him 14 career rushing TDs (2 this season).
- PK Chris Callahan (201 career points) used a 34-yard field goal 6 PATs to pass Jarvis Vanà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Dyke (197; 1993-95) for 5th on Baylor's career kicking points list. (Robert Bledsoe is 4th with 204; 1977-80).
- QB Jarrett Stidham tossed a 12-yard TD pass on his only attempt of the game for his 6th TD pass of the season.
- DE Jamal Palmer tied career highs with 1 sack and 1 forced fumble while adding a PBU and 6 tackles.
- DE K.J. Smith tied career highs with 5 tackles and 1 fumble recovery.
- NB Travon Blanchard set career highs with 10 tackles and 8 solo stops.

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Players Mentioned

Jarrett Stidham

#3 Jarrett Stidham

QB
6' 3"
Freshman
Bryce Petty

#14 Bryce Petty

QB
6' 3"
Senior
Travon Blanchard

#48 Travon Blanchard

LB
6' 2"
Freshman
Chris Callahan

#40 Chris Callahan

PK
5' 10"
Freshman
Devin Chafin

#28 Devin Chafin

RB
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Corey Coleman

#1 Corey Coleman

IR
5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
Kyle Fuller

#55 Kyle Fuller

OL
6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Xavien Howard

#18 Xavien Howard

CB
6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
Shock Linwood

#32 Shock Linwood

RB
5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Brian Nance

#49 Brian Nance

DE
6' 2"
Freshman
Jamal Palmer

#92 Jamal Palmer

DE
6' 3"
Sophomore
Ryan Reid

#19 Ryan Reid

CB
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jarrett Stidham

#3 Jarrett Stidham

6' 3"
Freshman
QB
Bryce Petty

#14 Bryce Petty

6' 3"
Senior
QB
Travon Blanchard

#48 Travon Blanchard

6' 2"
Freshman
LB
Chris Callahan

#40 Chris Callahan

5' 10"
Freshman
PK
Devin Chafin

#28 Devin Chafin

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Corey Coleman

#1 Corey Coleman

5' 10"
Redshirt Freshman
IR
Kyle Fuller

#55 Kyle Fuller

6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
OL
Xavien Howard

#18 Xavien Howard

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
CB
Shock Linwood

#32 Shock Linwood

5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Brian Nance

#49 Brian Nance

6' 2"
Freshman
DE
Jamal Palmer

#92 Jamal Palmer

6' 3"
Sophomore
DE
Ryan Reid

#19 Ryan Reid

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
CB