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Football 11/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
Nov. 27, 2015

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15/16/19 TCU (10-2, 6-3)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ €  28, 7/7/7 BAYLORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (9-2, 6-2) 21
AMON G. CARTER STADIUM - FORTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € WORTH, TEXAS
NOV. 27, 2015 - ATTENDANCE: 47,675

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Kickoff was delayed 45 minutes due to lightning in the area.
- Baylor and TCU met for the 111th time and the 2nd time with both teams ranked (2014). Baylor is 52-52-7 in the all-time series, including a 18-22-1 mark inà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Fort Worth.
- Baylor lost when allowing fewer than 35 points for the first time since 2010 (41-1 when allowing less than 35 since 2010). BU is 14-20 in that span when allowing 35+.
- Baylor is now 5-6 all-time in overtime games, including a 2-4 mark in road games and a 4-4 mark in 1-overtime games. The Bears are 2-1 in OT games under Briles.
- Baylor is 12-6à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in games decided by 7 points or less in the last 5 seasons.
- Baylor is now 22-4 in its last 26 Big 12 games, including wins in 8 of its last 10 Big 12 games away from Waco.
- Baylor is 38-10 when ranked under Briles, including a 17-9 mark in away games.
- Baylor is 4-1 in true road games in 2015 and 5-1 in games away from Waco.
- Baylor is 11-9à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € vs. ranked teams since 2011 (1-2 this season), after starting the Briles era 0-13 against ranked teams.
- Baylor is 11-3 in true road games since 2013, after going 7-17 in true road games during the first 5 years of the Briles era.
- Baylor has won 16 of its last 21 games played outside of Waco.
- Baylor has compiled a 22-4 record inà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € November and December since 2011 (16-4 in November).
- Baylor is 22-4 in Big 12 play since 2013 and 39-28 inà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Big 12 play under Briles.
- Baylor is 35-6 in its last 41 games; 5 of the 6 losses were away from home and 5 of 6 were against top-15 teams.
- Baylor is 27-3 in its last 30 games played in Texas and 38-6 in the state over the last 5 seasons.
- Baylor is 19-4 vs. in-state schools over the last 5 seasons. The Bears' 12-game winning streak against Texas teams was snapped tonight.
- Baylor has scored in a school-record 111 straight games - the previous school record was 89 games fromà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.
- Baylor is the most successful team in Texas since 2011 with a win percentage of .778 (49-14).
- Baylor is 1-3 when tied at halftime during the Briles era.
- Trevor Clemons-Valdez, Corey Coleman, Kyle Fuller and Taion Sells served as team captains at TCU.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor is the nation's only team to score on its first drive in every game this season, and the Bears have scored touchdowns on all 11 opening drives.
- Baylor defense forced 13 punts, tying the school record set against UNLV in 1988.
- Baylor defense has allowed 162 rushing yards on 69 attempts (2.3 ypc) over the last 2 games. In the previous 9 games, BU allowed 1,558 yards on 405 carries (3.8 ypc).
- Baylor has 28 sacks on the season, the 10th-most in a season in program history. The Bears also have 90 TFLs, tied for 6th-most in a season in school history.
- Baylor went scoreless in consecutive quarters for the first time since Oct. 29, 2011, at Oklahoma State.
- Baylor's 5 turnovers were its most in a game since Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
- Baylor was held under 20 first-half points for the 3rd time in 24 games since the start of the 2014 season.
- Baylor has trailed at halftime just once in its last 17 games (tied 14-14 at half vs. TCU).
- Baylor has out-scored teams 559-307 through 11 games and leads FBSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in victory margin 22.9.
- Baylor has topped 400 yards of offense 59 times in the 63 games since 2011 - that mark leads the nation.
- Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 28 of 37 games since 2013, including 19 games with 600+ yards in that span.
- Baylor was held under 30 points for just the 6th time in its last 56 games.
- Baylor now has 3,207 rushing yards this season, the 3rd-most in school history and 169 back of the school record of 3,376 set in 2013.
- Baylor's 62 passing yards were its fewest in a game since throwing for the same total at New Mexico on Sept. 14, 2002.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- QB Chris Johnson threw his 3rd career touchdown pass with a 5-yarder to Devinà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Chafin in the first overtime.
- RB Shock Linwood moved into 2nd on Baylor's single-season rushing yards list with 1,298. He's 249 yards back of Terrance Ganaway's school record of 1,547.
- RB Devinà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Chafin (career-high 119 rushing yards) had his 4th career 100-yard rushing game, the 16th-most in program history.
- Chafin had TD runs of 1 and 5 yards, giving him 8 rushing TDs This season and 20 in his career - he's the 9th player in BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € history with 20+ career rushing touchdowns.
- Chafin had a 4-yard TD catch in overtime for his career-first receiving touchdown.
- S Taion Sells had a career-high 13 tackles (11 solo). His previous high was 8 tackles at SMUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in the season opener.
- CB Xavien Howard had his 5th interception of the season and 10th of his career, moving him into a tie for 10th on Baylor's career interceptions list.
- NT Andrew Billings had an 8-yard sack, giving him 4.5 sacks this season and 6.5 for his career.
- DE Jamal Palmer had his 13th career sack, tying him with Johnà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Garrett for 7th on Baylor's all-time list.
- WR Corey Coleman moved into a tie for 5th on Baylor's career receptions list with Dominique Zeigler (166).
- DE Shawn Oakman had his 46th career tackle-for-loss, the 2nd-most in BU history and 3 back of Charles Benson's school record.
- TE Jordan Feuerbacher made his career-first start.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Feuerbacher

#85 Jordan Feuerbacher

TE
6' 4"
Freshman
Andrew Billings

#75 Andrew Billings

DL
6' 0"
Freshman
Trevor Clemons-Valdez

#98 Trevor Clemons-Valdez

DT
6' 3"
Sophomore
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
Chris Johnson

#13 Chris Johnson

QB
6' 4"
Freshman
Shock Linwood

#32 Shock Linwood

RB
5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Jamal Palmer

#92 Jamal Palmer

DE
6' 3"
Sophomore
Taion Sells

#26 Taion Sells

S
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jordan Feuerbacher

#85 Jordan Feuerbacher

6' 4"
Freshman
TE
Andrew Billings

#75 Andrew Billings

6' 0"
Freshman
DL
Trevor Clemons-Valdez

#98 Trevor Clemons-Valdez

6' 3"
Sophomore
DT
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
Chris Johnson

#13 Chris Johnson

6' 4"
Freshman
QB
Shock Linwood

#32 Shock Linwood

5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
RB
Jamal Palmer

#92 Jamal Palmer

6' 3"
Sophomore
DE
Taion Sells

#26 Taion Sells

5' 10"
Freshman
S