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2/2 BAYLOR (7-0, 4-0) vs. NR/NR Kansas State (3-4, 0-4) Nov. 5, 2015 | 6:30 p.m. CT Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) TV: FS1

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Thursday, Nov. 5 | 6:30 p.m. CT Location Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium TV FS1 TV Talent Gus Johnson (pxp), Joel Klatt (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline) Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius/XM 84/84 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Game Notes Baylor Notes | Kansas State Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-KANSAS STATE SERIES Series Kansas State leads, 7-5 In Waco Baylor leads, 4-3 In Manhattan Kansas State leads, 4-1 Neutral Sites n/a First Meeting Sept. 20, 1969 - Kansas State, 45-15 Last Meeting Dec. 6, 2014 - Baylor, 38-27 2/2 BAYLOR BEARS Record 7-0, 4-0 Big 12 Ranking 2 (AP), 2 (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 24, 2015 (won vs. Iowa State, 45-27) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 96-62 (13th season) BU Record: 62-34 (8th season) NR/NR KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Record 3-4, 0-4 Big 12 Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches) Last Game Oct. 24, 2015 (lost at Texas, 23-9) Head Coach Bill Snyder (William Jewell, 1963) Career: 190-98-1 (24th season) KSU Record: 190-98-1 (24th season)

STORY LINES
- Baylor travels to Kansas State for a Thursday night showdown on FS1 at 6:30 p.m.
- Baylor is 7-0 for the 3rd-time in school history (1980, 2013), after beating Iowa State, 45-27, Oct. 24 in Waco.
- #AmericasTopOffense leads the NCAA with 686.1 yards per game and 61.1 points per contest.
- Baylor is the lone FBS school to be top-10 in both passing (10th, 347.9) and rushing offense (2nd, 338.3).
- The Bears are the only team in the country averaging over 8 yards per play, gaining 8.43 yards a snap.
- Baylor and Kansas Stateà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € will meet for the 13th time on Thursday. K-State leads the series 7-5, but leads 4-1 when the series is played in Manhattan. However, BU has won 4 of the last 5 games and 5 of the last 7.
- Baylor has outscored foes 428-176 through 7 games and leads the FBS in victory margin (36.0).
- Baylor's 428 points through 7 games are the 2nd-most by any school since 1937 (BU had 447 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 8.1 tackles for loss per contest.
- In the Art Briles era, BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is 8-4 after an off-week, but has won its last 6 by an average of 33.5 pts.
- Baylor is 9-2 in true road games over the last 2+ years, after going 7-17 in the first 5 years of the Briles era.
- Baylor has won 14 of its last 18 games played outside of Waco.
- Baylor is 14-5 over its last 19 games away from Waco when ranked.
- Baylor is 36-8 when ranked under Briles, including a 15-8 mark in away games.
- Baylor has compiled a 20-4 mark in games after Oct. 31 since 2011 (14-2 in November).
- Baylor has won 9 straight Big 12 games, which ties for the longest streak in BU history (9 in 2012-13).
- Baylor has forced at least 1 turnover in 23 straight games (20-3) - longest active streak in FBS.
- True freshman QB Jarrett Stidham (331 yds & 6 TDs) will make his 1st start for the injured Seth Russell.
- Baylor is looking to start a season 8-0 for the 2nd time in program history (2013).
- Baylor is trying to move to 5-0 in Big 12 play for only the 2nd time ever. The Bears were last 5-0 in 2013.
- Baylor is the most successful Texas team since 2011 with a win percentage of .797 (47-12).
- 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 43 straight AP Polls, FBS' 4th-best streak (Top 10 in 33 of last 36).

TEAM QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
- 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 has won 20 of its last 22 Big 12 games, including 7 of 8 away from Waco and 13 straight league games at home.
- Baylor scored 60 or more points in 5-straight outings, which tied the NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € record set by Oklahoma in 2008.
- Baylor is 1 of 11 remaining unbeaten teams in FBS and 1 of 3 in the Big 12.
- Baylor owns the FBS's best home win streak (20 games) & has not lost in Waco since Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
- Baylor improved to 4-0 in league action for a 2nd-consecutive season.
- Baylor has 278 first half points in 2015, averaging a 23.3 point lead at halftime - both marks lead the nation.
- Baylor is outscoring opponents 160-72 in the 2nd-halves of 2015's first 7 games
- Baylor leads the Big 12 and is 10th nationally in turnover margin (1.14), after forcing 18 and turning it over 10 times.
- Baylor is 1 of 2 teams that's led by 13+ in every game, along with LSU.
- Baylor has scored 35 or more points in 13-straight games, which is best in FBS.
- Baylor's 29-4 record since the start of the 2013 season is 4th-best nationally, behind only FSU, Ohio St. and Mich. St.
- Baylor is 20-2 in the last 2+ years in Big 12 play & 37-27 under head coach Art Briles. BU was 11-85 in Big 12 games prior to Briles' arrival in 2008.
- Baylor is 33-4 over its last 37 games. The 4 losses were all away from home; three vs. top-15 teams.
- Baylor is 43-3 over the last 5 seasons when leading at halftime.
- Baylor is 42-1 when leading by 10+ points at the half during the Briles era.
- Baylor will play its 3rd-straight game when ranked No. 2 - the highest in school history [No. 3 in 1953, 2013, 2015].
- Baylor is 40-0 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 (37). BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € had a nation's best 41 a year ago.
- This season, Baylor has averaged 38.3 points and 393.1 yards in the first halves of games.
- Baylor is the only school to have a top-10 RB (Shock Linwood, 7th/139.1) & WR (Corey Coleman, 3rd/137.4)
- A Baylor receiver caught at least 3 TDs in 5 of BU's first 7 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 has rushed for 276 or more yards in each game in 2015 as well as having 3 or more passing TDs in each.
- Baylor leads the nation with .75 points per play.
- Baylor is averaging 32.1 first downs per game in 2015, which tops in FBS.
- Baylor is the only team in the nation to be have scored on every opening offensive drive of 2015.
- Baylor has punted only 17 times in 2015, which is the lowest total in the country.
- Baylor is 44 of 88 (50.0%) on 3rd downs this year, which is 5th-best in the country.
- BU's 17.03 yards per completion ranks 4th in FBS and leads the conference.
- Baylor ranks tied for 15th in the country in TFLs allowed (4.43) and 8th in sacks allowed per game (0.86).
- The Bears have played both Seth Russell and Jarrett Stidham at QB and the pair combined for a 197.82 passing efficiency, which leads the country.
- Baylor averages a 6.92 yards per rush, which is second-best nationally.
- Baylor has 3 players that rank in the top-10 in the Big 12 in rushing- Shock Linwood (1st with 139.1), Terence Williams (7th with 69.5) and Seth Russell (10th with 57.4).
- Baylor has scored at least 20 points in the 1st halves in 18 of 19 games since 2014.
- Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense 47 times in the 59 games since 2011, which leads the nation.
- Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 26 of 33 games since 2013, including 18 games with 600+ yards in that span.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 47 of its last 52 contests and 40+ points in 42 of its last 52 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 107 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 6 of 7 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 72 catches and 1,341 yards with 21 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 15 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 17 home games.
- Baylor has totaled 500 or more yards of offense in 18 of its last 20 home games.
- Baylor is 22-1 since the start of 2012 when attempting 50 or more rushes.

DEFENSE
- Baylor has had 7 different tackle leaders in its 7 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; Travon Blanchard, 10 vs. ISU).
- Baylor has forced at least 2 turnovers in 6 of 7 games of 2015, including 4 in the win over Iowa State.
- Baylor forced 4 turnovers against Texas Tech and Iowa State - both most in a game since 4 vs. WVUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 2013.
- Three Baylor players, Shawn Oakman (1st with 1.83), Jamal Palmer (5th with 1.36) and Andrew Billings (6th with 1.33) are in the top-10 in TFLs per game in the Big 12.
- With 2 more fumbles recovered against ISU, Baylor ranks 7th in FBS and leads the Big 12 with 9 recovered.
- Baylor is giving up 25.1 points per contest, which is the 4th-best scoring defense in the conference.
- The Bears are surrendering 4.89 yards per play in 2015, which is 3rd in the Big 12 and 32nd nationally.
- Baylor is allowing just 382.4 yards per game in 2015, which is 3rd-best in the league.
- Baylor ranks 3rd in the league and 51st nationally by surrendering only 151.3 yards per game on the ground.
- Baylor ranks 5th in the Big 12 and 35th in the country with 9 interceptions.
- In total, Baylor is 13th nationally and 2nd in the league with 18 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 39 of 59 games and in 6 of 7 games in 2015.
- Baylor's defense is 34-5 under Bennett when recording 2+ takeaways.
- Baylor has recorded three or more sacks in 11 of the last 20 games, including 5 in win over Rice.
- Bennett's defense has forced multiple turnovers in 28 of its last 40 games (34-6 record in that span).
- Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 14 games since 2013 & has won 26 of its last 27 with 3+ takeaways.
- Baylor is 22-1 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
- WR Corey Coleman leads FBS in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (18) & scoring (15.4 ppg.), while he is 3rd with 137.4 receiving ypg.
- Coleman (962) needs 38 yards to hit 1,000 receiving yards in 2015. He needs 44 to move into sole possesion of 4th on BU's career receiving yard list (Gerald McNeil, 2,651) and 69 to pass KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon (1,030) for 7th on 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 caught 2 more against ISUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € to break 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.
- Before having 84 yards vs. ISU, Coleman put up 7-straight 100+-yard games - a program record.
- Coleman's yards per reception (20.47) are 13th-best nationally, while Jay Lee is 5th and best in the Big 12 at 23.01.
- Lee is also ranked 22nd nationally and 4th in the Big 12 with 6 TD grabs.
- Baylor RBs Shock Linwood (8.05) & Terence Williams (6.84) are 4th and 10th nationally in rush yds. per carry. Those are the top two marks in the Big 12 as well.
- Linwood is 7th in the country and leads the Big 12 with 139.1 rushing yards per game.
- Linwood is 24th nationally and leads the conference with 9 rushing TDs in 2015.
- Linwood is 26 yards away from 1,000 rushing yards in 2015. He needs 73 to move past Alfred Anderson (1,046) for 10th on the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € single season rushing list.
- Linwood now sits 2nd on BU's all-time rushing list (3,107). He need 558 to catch Walter Abercrombie (1978-81, 3,665).
- Linwood is also moving up the career rushing TD chart with 33. He is tied 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 broke the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € school record for career sacks (Daryl Gardener & Chris McAlister, 15.0). He now has 4.0 for the season, which ranks 5th-best in the Big 12 (.67 per game) and 17 for his career.
- Oakman is 6th nationally and leads the Big 12 with 1.8 TFLs per game for #GangGreenBU.
- Oakman is 2nd on BU's career TFLs list with 43.0. He needs 6.5 to move into first (Charles Benson, 49.0).
- Oakman was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his 7 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss of 16 yards, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 2 QB hurries.
- 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 8th nationally and 1st in the Big 12 with .43 fumbles forced per contest.
- LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Grant Campbell is 6th in the Big 12 with 7.9 tackles per game, while his solo tackle tally of 5.0 is 56th nationally.
- DBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Xavien Howard is averaging 1.4 passes defended per game, which is 2nd in the Big 12 and is 18th in FBS.
- Howard is also 11th in the country and 1st in the Big 12 with .60 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 30 straight starts.

SPECIALà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMS
- Sophomore PK Chris Callahan made 22 of his last 26 FGs, after starting his career 1-of-6. He has also made 91-straight extra points, after going 57-for-57 to start 2015.
- Pà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Drew Galitz, a freshman, has only punted 17 times on the season, but is averaging 43.8 yards per boot - 4th in Big 12.
- With that effort BU leads the Big 12 and is 4th in the country in net punting at 42.3 yards.
- Baylor has attempted just 6FGs on the year, while no other Big 12 school has kicked less than 9.

BRILES' UNIQUE SYSTEM IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Art Briles' unique, record-breaking offense is leading the nation in total offense (686.1) and scoring (61.1) through seven 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 (686.1), Bowling Green (595.3) and Tulsa (532.0) are first, fourth and ninth 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 4-0 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 seven straight games of 276 or more yards rushing, Baylor is second in the country by averaging 338.3 yards per contest on the ground. BU's rushing attack is a five-headed monster, which is led by Shock Linwood 974 yds. on 121 carries with 9 TDs. The junior is torching defenses for 8.0 yards per carry in 2015 and 139.1 yards per game. Both of those marks are No. 1 in the Big 12 and fourth and seventh 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 (399-61-4) has provided a lightning quick reserve and Devin Chafin (117-23-2) has been utilized in short-yardage situations. Meanwhile, QBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Seth Russell was also a threat to gain yards on the ground before his injury, racking up 402 yards on 49 carries and 6 TDs in 2015.

KANSASà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STATEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SERIES HISTORY
Saturday marks just the 13th series meeting between Baylor and Kansas State with the Wildcats holding a 7-5 series advantage. The K-State holds a 4-1 advantage when games are played in Manhattan. Baylor is 4-5 against Kansas State teams coached by Bill Snyder and 4-1 under Art Briles. Last season in Waco, the teams met for the first time as ranked foes in the season finale as the Bears took a 38-27 victory to clinch their second-straight Big 12 title. In its last trip to Kansas State, BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € earned its first ever win in Manhattan with a 35-25 triumph. The year before that in Waco, Baylor knocked off No. 1 Kansas State, 52-24, for the program's first-ever win over a No. 1 ranked team.

SERIES NOTES: In the first seven meetings of the series, Baylor had scored 73 combined points. In the last five games, the Bears have tallied 207 points (47 - 2010; 35 - 2011, 52 - 2012, 35 - 2013, 38 - 2014). As Big 12 foes the teams have met 11 times with K-State holding the 6-5 advantage. However, Baylor has won five of the last seven and four of the last five meetings.

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 14
Ohio State 11

SCORINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BECOMINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HISTORICà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € AGAIN
à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ €  Through seven games of 2015, the Bears have put up 428 points, which are the second-most by any school since major classification began in 1937 (via Elias Sports Bureau).

TEAM: YEAR, POINTS
Baylor: 2013, 447 Baylor: 2015, 428 Oregon: 2013, 403 Oregon: 2010, 386

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 (10th, 347.9) and rushing offense (2nd, 338.3). 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).

RUSSELLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SIDELINED FORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SEASONà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € WITHà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € INJURY
Through seven games, QB Seth Russell had shown he was more than capable of running America's top offense. However against Iowa State, the Garland, Texas, product suffered a neck injury that required season-ending surgery. The fourth-year junior had thrown for 2,104 yards and 29 touchdowns in his first season as a starter, and ran for 402 yards and six TDs. Individually, Russell led the FBS in passing efficiency (189.7). Moving forward, Baylor's first-string quarterback will be Jarrett Stidham, a true freshman from Stephenville, Texas, who joined the program in January of 2015 and has appeared in all seven games for the No. 2 ranked Bears. Stidham owns a 255.7 passer efficiency rating, having thrown for 331 yards and six TDs on 24-of-28 passes (86 percent completion percentage).

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CARRYINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € `WIDE RECEIVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € U' BANNER
Through seven 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 (18) and is third in receiving yards per contest (137.4).

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BREAKSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € SINGLE-SEASON &à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CAREERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CATCHà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RECORDS
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. A game later against Iowa State, the Richardson, Texas, product had two more to set BU's career TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catch record passing Wright's career mark of 30. He now needs 7 more TD catches to tie the Big 12 single season-record of 25, established by West Virginia's Stedman Bailey in 2012. He now has 18 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € grabs for the season and 31 for his career.

BAYLORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € EARNSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HIGHEST-EVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RANKINGS
After starting the season 7-0 and enjoying its second off week, Baylor stayed at No. 2 in both the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll. 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 43 straight AP Polls, which is the FBS' fourth-best streak. The Bears have also been top 10 in 33 of the last 36 AP polls. 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 23-straight games. In four-plus years under Bennett, Baylor's D has recorded at least one takeaway in 54 of 59 games - a total of 127 takeaways (75 interceptions, 52 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 34-5 when recording two or more takeaways, including 6-0 in 2015.

SUCCESS AWAY FROM WACO
Baylor has won 14 of its last 18 games outside of Waco (dating into the 2012 season). In that span, the Bears are 9-2 in true road games and 5-2 in neutral-site games (1-2 in bowl games and 2-3 vs. ranked opponents).

BAYLOR 14-4 IN LAST 18 AWAY GAMES:
W 66-7, at Kansas - 10/10/2015
W 63-35, vs. Texas Tech - 10/3/2015
W 56-21, at SMU - 9/4/2015
L 41-42, vs. No. 7 Michigan State - 1/1/2015
W 48-46, vs. Texas Tech - 11/29/14
W 48--14, at No. 16 Oklahoma - 11/8/14
L 27-41, at West Virginia - 10/18/14
W 28-7, at Texas - 10/4/14
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 Oklahoma State - 11/23/2013
W 63-34, vs. Texas Tech - 11/16/2013
W 59-14, at Kansas - 10/26/2013
W 35-25, at Kansas State - 10/12/2013
W 49-26, vs. No. 17 UCLA - 12/27/2012 (Holiday Bowl)
W 52-45ot, vs. Texas Tech - 11/24/2012

BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ATà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ITSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BESTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € POST-HALLOWEEN
Baylor has compiled a 20-4 mark in games after October 31 since 2011 (14-2 in Nov., 6-0 in Dec., 0-2 in Jan.). Included in those games is an 8-4 record vs. APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25 teams (wins over No. 5 OU in 2011, No. 2 K-State, No. 23 Oklahoma State and No. 17 UCLA in 2012, No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 23 Texas in 2013, No. 16 Oklahoma and No. 9 Kansas State in 2014).

WINNING STREAKS ALLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € AROUND
Baylor upped its overall win streak to seven with the Homecoming victory over Iowa State. Baylor last ran off seven-straight wins in 2012-13 when it combined for the school record of 13 in a row. The streak is tied for 10th-longest nationally and tied for the eighth-longest in school history.Meanwhile, the Bears have won nine-straight Big 12 games, which ties the program record set in 2012-13 and is tied for sixth longest nationally.

Current Conference winning streaks
1. Ohio State - 13
2. TCU - 12
3. Appalachian St. - 10
Memphis - 10
5. Baylor - 9

BAYLOR'S POWERFUL OFFENSE ALSO CRAZY FAST
Baylor is continuing a three-year period of dominance in scoring quickly. Through seven games of 2015, Baylor leads the nation in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € drives of two minutes or less (37). 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]

VETERAN O-LINE PROTECTING NEW QB, POWERINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAME
Baylor's offensive line has six linemen with 15 or more career starts (Spencer Drango 42, Kyle Fuller 20, Blake Muir 19, Desmine Hilliard 18, Jarell Broxton 15, Pat Colbert 15). 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 eighth in the nation by giving up just six sacks in seven games. That veteran group has also helped BU become the nation's No. 2 rushing offense with 338.3 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.

SACKS-PER-GAME ALLOWED:
2015: 0.86 (6 for 33 yds in 7 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)

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 27-1 record over its last 28 games and a 38-4 mark in contests over the last four-plus years in Texas.

HOME WINNING STREAK ISà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € NATION'S BEST
The Bears' 20-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 56.2 points, while limiting foes to 20.6 points. The Bears are racking up 666.6 yards per game and holding opponents to 324.0 during the streak.

NCAA FBS ACTIVE HOME WINNING STREAKS
Baylor - 20
Florida St. - 19
Boise St. - 18
Clemson - 14