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4/3/6 BAYLOR (8-0, 5-0) vs. 12/11/15 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1) Nov. 14, 2015 | 7 p.m. CT Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium (45,140) TV: ABC

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MEDIA INFORMATION Date Saturday, Nov. 14 |7 p.m. CT Location Waco, Texas | McLane Stadium TV ABC (WatchESPN) TV Talent Chris Fowler (pxp), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Heather Cox (sideline) Radio ESPN Central Texas | Sirius/XM 84/84 Online Audio Listen Online Live Stats Game Notes Baylor Notes | Oklahoma Notes Twitter @BUFootball BAYLOR-OKLAHOMA SERIES Series Oklahoma leads, 21-3 In Waco Oklahoma leads, 10-2 In Manhattan Oklahoma leads, 11-1 Neutral Sites n/a First Meeting Oct. 26, 1901 - Oklahoma, 17-6 Last Meeting Nov. 8, 2014 - Baylor, 48-14 4/3/6 BAYLOR BEARS Record 8-0, 5-0 Big 12 Ranking 4 (AP), 3 (Coaches), 6 (CFP) Last Game Nov. 5, 2015 (won at Kansas State, 31-24) Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) Career: 97-62 (13th season) BU Record: 63-34 (8th season) 12/11/15 OKLAHOMA SOONERS Record 8-1, 5-1 Big 12 Ranking 12 (AP), 11 (Coaches), 15 (CFP) Last Game Nov. 7, 2015 (won vs. Iowa State, 52-16) Head Coach Bob Stoops (Iowa, 1983) Career: 176-45 (17th season) OU Record: 176-45 (17th season)

STORY LINES
- Baylor welcomes No. 12 Oklahoma for an #EveryoneInBlack showdown on ABC at 7 p.m. Saturday.
- For a 2nd-straight year ESPN's "College GameDay" will be live from Waco Saturday at 8 a.m. CT.
- Baylor owns the FBS's best home win streak (20 games) & has not lost in Waco since Oct. 13, 2012.
- Baylor is 8-0 for the 2nd-time ever (2013), after beating K-State, 31-24, Nov. 5 in Manhattan.
- #AmericasTopOffense leads the NCAA with 665.6 yards per game and 57.4 points per contest.
- Baylor is 8-0 vs. AP Top 25 opponents at home in the last 4 seasons.
- Baylor has won 10 straight Big 12 games overall, which is a new school record (9 in 2012-13).
- Baylor has won 21 of its last 23 Big 12 games, including 13 straight league games at home.
- Baylor is 37-8 when ranked under head coach Art Briles, including a 21-0 mark in home games.
- Baylor is 1 of 6 remaining unbeaten teams in FBS and 1 of 2 in the Big 12.
- Baylor is the only team in the country to lead every game by 13 or more points.
- Baylor is the only FBS school to be top-10 in passing (7th, 356.8) and rushing offense (2nd, 308.9).
- The Bears are the lone team in the nation to average over 8 yds. per play, gaining 8.36 a snap.
- Baylor and Oklahomaà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € will meet for the 25thà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € time on Saturday. OU leads the all-time series 21-3 and holds a 10-2 advantage in games played in Waco. BU has won 3 of the last 4 meetings in the series.
- Baylor has outscored foes 459-200 through 8 games and leads the FBS in victory margin (32.4).
- Baylor's 459 pts. through 8 games are the 3rd-most by any school since 1937 (BU had 488 in 2013).
- Baylor is 10-0 in the $266 million McLane Stadium, with an average margin of victory of + 31.7 points.
- Baylor is averaging 56.6 points per game and 666.4 yards per game at two-year old riverfront stadium.
- Baylor has the nation's best home record since 2011 at 29-1.
- In home games, Baylor is 33-3 over the last 4+ seasons and 39-10 in Waco in the Briles era.
- BU has won 27 of its last 28 games played in Texas and is 38-4 in the state over the last 4+ years.
- Baylor has tallied at least 1 turnover in 24 straight games (21-3) - longest active streak in FBS.
- The #GangGreenBU defense has forced 21 turnovers and is 3rdà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in FBS with 2.625 forced per game.
- Baylor has compiled a 21-2 record in November and December since 2011 (15-2 in Nov.).

TEAM QUICKà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HITS
- Baylor is looking to start a season 9-0 for the 2nd time in program history (2013).
- Baylor is trying to move to 6-0 in Big 12 play for only the 2nd time ever. The Bears were last 6-0 in 2013.
- Baylor is the most successful Texas team since 2011 with a win percentage of .800 (48-12).
- Baylor's been ranked in a school-record 44 straight AP Polls, FBS' 4th-best streak (Top 10 in 34 of last 37).
- True freshman QB Jarrett Stidham (419 yds &à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 3 TD) made his 1st start at K-State for injured Seth Russell.
- BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € is 10-7 vs. ranked foes since 2011 (3-1 in 2014), after starting the Briles-era 0-13 in such games.
- Baylor is tops in the Big 12 and 3rd nationally in turnover margin (1.38), forcing 21 and giving away only 10.
- Baylor is 21-2 in the last 2+ years in Big 12 play & 38-27 under head coach Art Briles. BU was 11-85 in Big 12 games prior to Briles' arrival in 2008.
- Baylor is 34-4 over its last 38 games. The 4 losses were all away from home; three vs. top-15 teams.
- Baylor's first-half scoring average this season (36.1) is the nation's highest since 1996 -- the next closest is 2008 Oklahoma's 33.1 first-half points per game.
- Baylor has 289 first half points in 2015, averaging a 22.25 point lead at halftime - both marks lead the nation.
- Baylor improved to 5-0 in league action for a 2nd-consecutive season.
- With only 31 points at K-State, BU snapped a FBS-best string of 13-straight games with 35 or more points scored.
- Baylor is 41-0 when allowing less than 35 points and just 14-18 when allowing 35 or more since 2010.
- Baylor is 12-5 in games decided by 7 points or less in the last 5 seasons.

OFFENSE
- Baylor's 459 pts. through 8 games are the 3rd-most by any school since 1937 (BU had 488 in 2013).
- Baylor is the only team in the nation to have scored on every opening offensive drive of 2015.
- Baylor leads all FBS teamsà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in TD drives of 2 minutes or less (40). BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € had a nation's best 41 a year ago.
- Baylor has had 3 or more passing TDs in each game of 2015.
- Baylor leads the nation with .72 points per play.
- Baylor is averaging 30.6 first downs per game in 2015, which is tops in the FBS.
- The Bears have played both Seth Russell and Jarrett Stidham at QB and the pair combined for a 198.80 passing efficiency, which leads the country.
- Baylor has punted only 21 times in 2015, which is the lowest total in the country.
- Baylor averages 6.57 yards per rush, which is second-best nationally.
- BU's 17.19 yards per completion ranks 5th in FBS and leads the conference.
- Baylor is 49 of 102 (48.0%) on 3rd downs this year, which is 10th-best in the country.
- Baylor ranks tied for 10th in the country in TFLs allowed (4.25) and 18th in sacks allowed per game (1.13).
- Baylor has scored at least 20 points in the first half of 20 of the last 21 games since 2014.
- Baylor has had a 1,000-yard rusher in 6 straight seasons (Jay Finley-2010; Terrance Ganaway-2011; Lache Seastrunk-2012, 2013; Shockà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Linwood-2014, 2015).
- Baylor has had a 1,000-yard receiver in 5 straight seasons (Kendallà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Wright-2011; Terrance Williams-2012; Antwanà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Goodley-2013; Corey Coleman and KDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Cannon-2014; Cannon-2015). The Bears have had 6 1,000-yard receivers in the last 5 seasons after having just 2 1,000-yard receivers in program history prior to 2011.
- 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 KD Cannonà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (58-1,030-8). So far in 2015 the duo has combined for 87 catches and 1,665 yards with 24 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 16 or more career starts.

DEFENSE
- Baylor has forced at least 2 turnovers in 7 of 8 games of 2015, including 3 in the win at Kansas State.
- With 1 more fumble recovered against K-State, Baylor ranks tied for 4th in FBS and leads the Big 12 with 10 recovered.
- In total, Baylor is tied 7th nationally and 2nd in the league with 21 turnovers gained.
- Baylor is 18th in the country with 7.8 tackles for loss per contest.
- Baylor is giving up 25.0 points per contest, which is the 3rd-best scoring defense in the conference.
- The Bears are surrendering 5.0 yards per play in 2015, which is 3rd in the Big 12.
- Baylor is allowing just 388.4 yards per game in 2015, which is 2nd-best in the league.
- Baylor is giving up just 223.8 yards per game through the air, which is 2nd-best in the Big 12.
- Baylor ranks 5th in the conference by surrendering only 164.6 yards per game on the ground.
- Baylor ranks 5th in the Big 12 and 27th in the country with 11 interceptions.
- Three Baylor players, Shawn Oakman (1st with 1.57), Jamal Palmer (5th with 1.31) and Andrew Billings (8th with 1.14) are in the top-10 in TFLs per game in the Big 12.
- Phil Bennett's D has forced multiple turnovers in 40 of its 60 games.
- Baylor's defense is 35-5 under Bennett when recording 2 or more takeaways.
- Baylor forced 4 turnovers against Texas Tech and Iowa State - both most in a game since 4 vs. WVUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in 2013.
- Baylor's D has 3 or more turnovers in 15 games since 2013 & has won 27 of its last 28 with 3+ takeaways.
- Baylor is 23-1 when forcing 3 or more 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 the FBS in receiving yard per game (147.3), TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (20) & scoring (15.4 ppg.).
- Coleman (1,178 receiving yards this season is 4th-most ever) recorded the 8th 1,000-yard receiving season in program history and became the first player in program history with multiple 1,000-yard receiving seasons (had 1,119 in 2014).
- He (2,824 receiving yards for his career is 4th all-time) needs 279 to move into sole possession of 3rd on BU's career receiving yard list (Tevin Reese, 3,102) and 162 yards to pass Antwan Goodley (1,339) for 3rd on single-season list.
- In the last game, Coleman (216 receiving yards) recorded the 4th-most receiving yards in a game in program history. It was the 6th 200-yard receiving game in program history, and Coleman joined Kendallà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Wright as the only players with two 200-yard receiving games.
- Coleman (157 career receptions) is 8th on Baylor's career receptions list, and needs 7 catches to move past Gerald McNeil (163) for seventh on the list.
OFFENSEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CONTINUED...
- Coleman (120 points scored) moved into 4th on Baylor's single-season points list -- he's 12 back of Terrance Ganaway's school record of 132 points in 2011.
- Coleman earlier this season already broke the school single season (14) and career (30) receiving TD records. He now sits with 20 on the year and 33 for his career.
- Coleman has multiple receiving TDs in 7 consecutive games (a new Big 12 record)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € and at least one TD catch in 9 straight games.
- Coleman recorded his 11th career 100-yard receiving game, 5th-most in program history against K-State -- he has 7 100-yard receiving games this season.
- Coleman (11 receptions vs. the Wildcats) had his 4th career double-digit receptions game, tying Terrance Williams for 2nd-most in program history behind Kendall Wright's 6 games.
- Coleman's yards per reception (20.31) are 20th-best nationally, while Jay Lee is 8th at 21.85.
- Shock Linwood (7.81) is 3rd nationally in rush yds. per carry and 12th in rush yds per game (130.8). Those are the top marks in the Big 12 as well.
- Linwood is 31st nationally and 2nd in the conference with 9 rushing TDs in 2015.
- RB Shock Linwood (1,046 rushing yards this season) recorded the 12th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history and joined Lache Seastrunk (2012, 2013) as the only players in program history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
- Linwood is tied with Alfred Anderson (1,046) for 10th on the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € single season rushing list. He needs 29 more yards to move into sole possession of 9th on the list passing Rashad Armstrong (1,074).
- Linwood now sits 2nd on BU's all-time rushing list (3,179). He needs 486 to catch Walter Abercrombie (1978-81, 3,665).
- Linwood is also moving up the career rushing TD chart with 33. He is tied with Robert Griffin IIIà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (33). Alfred Anderson holds the record with 35.
- Linwood set the BU freshman and sophomore rushing records. He needs just 141à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € yards to pass Abercrombie's junior record of 1,187.
- OL Spencer Drango was named a 2014 consensus All-America, Big 12 Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year and Outland Trophy semifinalist. In 2015, he leads the Outland Trophy's Schneider Scale Rankings (134.14) and is a Rotary Lombardi 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 6th-best in the Big 12 (.57 per game) and 17 for his career.
- Oakman is 8th nationally and leads the Big 12 with 1.57 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).
- 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 17th nationally and 2nd in the Big 12 with .25 fumbles forced per contest.
- LBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Grant Campbell is 6th in the Big 12 with 8.0 tackles per game, while his solo tackle tally of 5.5 is 26th nationally.
- DBà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Xavien Howard is averaging 1.25 passes defended per game, which is 2nd in the Big 12 and is 23rd in FBS.
- Howard is also 15th in the country and 1st 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 31 straight starts.
- Burt re-entered the lineup for an injured Waz during the Kansas State game and got his 3rd career interceptionà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € (1st of season) to end the Wildcats' final drive of the game.
- CB Ryan Reid recorded an interception for a 3rd straight game -- he had 0 interceptions in 24 career games prior to that 3-game stretch.

SPECIALà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TEAMS
- Sophomore PK Chris Callahan made 23 of his last 28 FGs, after starting his career 1-of-6. He has also made 95-straight extra points, after going 61-for-61 to start 2015.
- Pà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Drew Galitz, a freshman, has only punted 20 times on the season, but is averaging 42.0 yards per boot - 4th in Big 12.
- With that effort BU is 3rd in the Big 12 and 27th in the country in net punting at 39.52 yards.
- Baylor has attempted just 8 FGs on the year, while no other Big 12 school has kicked less than 10.

BRILES' UNIQUE SYSTEM IS AMERICA'S TOP OFFENSE
Art Briles' unique, record-breaking offense is leading the nation in total offense (665.6) and scoring (57.4) through eight 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 (665.6), Bowling Green (593.7) and Tulsa (5320.1) are first, third and 12th respectively in total offense.

APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TOP 25 TEAMS 0-8 INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € WACO LAST FOUR SEASONS
With its wins over No. 9 TCU and No. 9 Kansas State in 2014, Baylor improved to 8-0 over the last four seasons versus APà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Top 25-ranked teams at home (2-0 in 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011).

W 38-27 vs. No. 9/9/9 Kansas State (12/6/14)
W 61-58 vs. No. 9/12/- TCU (10/11/14)
W 30-10 vs. No. 23/24/25 Texas (12-7-13)
W 41-12 vs. No. 12/8/10 Oklahoma (11-7-13)
W 41-34 vs. No. 24/rv/23 Oklahoma St. (12-1-12)
W 52-24 vs. No. 2/2/1 Kansas St. (11-17-12)
W 45-38 vs. No. 5/5/5 Oklahoma (11-10-11)
W 50-48 vs. No. 14/15/-- TCU (9-2-11)

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 5-0 start is far and away tops in the Big 12 since the start of 2013.

BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € WINNINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € THEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TURNOVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BATTLE
On the year, Baylor has been better than its opponent in 7of 8 games in the turnover battle. The Bears have gained 21 turnovers in 2015, while only gifting 10 for a turnover margin of +11 or 1.38 per game. That mark is third in the country and leads the Big 12.

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 -- 15

STIDHAMà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € MOVESà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € IN TOà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € PILOT #AMERICASTOPOFFENSE
True freshman Jarrett Stidham did not disappoint in his first-career start at Kansas State. Playing in place of the injured Seth Russell, the 19-year old from Stephenville, Texas, completed 23-of-33 passes for 419 yards and 3 TDs. He also added another TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € on the ground. Stidham's 419 passing yards were the 10th-most passing yards in a game in program history and had the program's 17th all-time 400-yard passing game.

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 24-straight games. In four-plus years under Bennett, Baylor's D has recorded at least one takeaway in 55 of 60 games - a total of 130 takeaways (77 interceptions, 53 fumbles recovered). Overall under Bennett, Baylor is 35-5 when recording two or more takeaways, including 7-0 in 2015.

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 (7th, 356.8) and rushing offense (2nd, 308.9). 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.

BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ATà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ITSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BESTà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € POST-HALLOWEEN
Baylor has compiled a 21-4 mark in games after October 31 since 2011 (15-2 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).

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € PRODUCINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HISTORIC NUMBERS
Maxwell Award semifinalist and Biletnikoff Award watch list member Corey Coleman is having one of the top seasons in college football. The junior from Richardson, Texas, has caught 58 passes for 1,178 yards and 20 touchdowns in eight games. He has already broken the BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € single-season record for receiving touchdowns (14, Kendall Wright in 2011) and is on pace to set new Big 12 and NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € record in the category.

SCORINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BECOMINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RECORD-BREAKINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € AGAINà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 
Through eight games of 2015, the Bears have put up 459 points, which are the third-most by any school since major classification began in 1937 (via Elias Sports Bureau).

TEAM: YEAR, POINTS
Baylor: 2013, 488
Army: 1944, 481
Baylor: 2015, 459
Oregon: 2013, 445
Oregon: 2010, 439
Florida State: 2013, 409
Oklahoma: 2008, 386
Texas: 2005, 373

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).

WINNING STREAKS ALLà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € AROUND
Baylor upped its overall win streak to eight with the victory at Kansas State. Baylor last ran off eight-straight wins in 2012-13 when it combined for the school record of 13 in a row. The streak is tied for 6th-longest nationally and tied for the fifth-longest in school history. Meanwhile, the Bears have won 10-straight Big 12 games, which is a new program record and is tied for second-longest nationally.

Current Conference winning streaks
1. Ohio State - 14
2. Baylor - 10
3. Stanford - 9

VETERAN O-LINE PROTECTING NEW QB, POWERINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAME
Baylor's offensive line has six linemen with 16 or more career starts (Spencer Drango 43, Kyle Fuller 21, Blake Muir 20, Desmine Hilliard 18, Jarell Broxton 16, Pat Colbert 16). The 2015 line is ranked second in the Big 12 and 18th in the nation by giving up just nine sacks in eight games. That veteran group has also helped BU become the nation's No. 4 rushing offense with 308.9 yards per game.

SACKS-PER-GAME ALLOWED:
2015: 1.13 (9 for 46 yds in 8 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.

RUNà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € GAMEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € ROLLINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € FORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BEARSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € EARLYà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € INà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € 2015
By rushing for over 275 yards in seven of the first eight games, Baylor is fourth in the country averaging 308.9 yards per contest on the ground. BU's rushing attack is is led by Shock Linwood 1,046 yds. on 134 carries with 9 TDs. The junior is torching defenses for 7.8 yards per carry in 2015 and 130.8 yards per game. Both of those marks are No. 1 in the Big 12 and third and 12th in the country, respectively. The Bears' punishing rushing game has now produced 1,000-yard rushers in six straight seasons: Jay Finley in 2010 (1,218), Terrance Ganaway in 2011 (school-record 1,547), Lache Seastrunk in 2012 (1,012) and 2013 (1,060)à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € and Shock Linwood in 2014 (1,135) and 2015.

OKLAHOMA SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's contest will be the 25th meeting between Baylor and Oklahoma. OUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € holds a 21-3 advantage in the series and a 10-2 mark over BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in games played in Waco.The Bears have won three of the last four meetings and the last two in Waco. Last year, Baylor got its first victory in Norman with a 48-14 win. In the last game in Waco, BU claimed a 41-12 victory over No. 12 Oklahoma in 2013. Baylor got its first win of the series with a dramatic 45-38 win in 2011 as Heisman winner Robert Griffin III found Terrance Williams for a TD with eight seconds left.à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € Baylor and Oklahoma first met Oct. 26, 1901; the Sooners left Waco that day with a 17-6 victory. Baylor and Oklahoma met four more times before the inception of the Big 12 in 1996, playing in Waco in 1973 and at Norman in 1974, 1984 and 1989. In Big 12 play, OU leads the series 16-3.

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

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CARRYINGà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € `WIDE RECEIVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € U' BANNER
Through eight games, junior Corey Coleman has been the nation's top receiver. He continues a long history of success for BUà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € at the wide receiver position. Prominent alums include Josh Gordon (Browns), Terrance Williams (Cowboys) and Kendall Wright (Titans). Coleman currently leads the country in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches (20) and receiving yards per contest (147.3).

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).

COLEMANà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BREAKSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CAREERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € CATCHà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RECORD
With two more TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € grabs against Iowa State, Corey Coleman set BU's career TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catch record passing Kendall Wright's career mark of 30. Now with 33 TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € catches for his career, he ranks 39th all-time in NCAAà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € history and seventh in Big 12 history. He now needs 1 more TD catches to tie Texas A&M's Jeff Fuller (34) for sixth on the Big 12 list.

BAYLORà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € EARNSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € HIGHEST-EVERà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € RANKINGS
After starting the season 8-0, Baylor slipped to No. 4 in both the AP Top 25 and No. 3 in the Amway Coaches Poll. The Bears were ranked No. 6 in the College Football Playoff committee's first Top 25 rankings, which were released Nov. 3. Earlier this year, Baylor reached a program-high No. 2 ranking in both the AP poll. The Bears had previously been No. 3 in both 1953 and 2013. Baylor has now been ranked in a school-record 44 straight AP Polls, which is the FBS' fourth-best streak. The Bears have also been top 10 in 34 of the last 37 AP polls. Baylor had previously been as high as No. 3 in the coaches poll on Oct. 5, 2014. Baylor remains as the highest ranked Big 12 Conference team.

BAYLOR'Sà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € OFFENSIVEà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € STREAKS
- Baylor has topped 500 yards of offense 48 times in the 60 games since 2011, which leads the nation.
- Baylor has gained 500+ yards in 27 of 34 games since 2013, including 18 games with 600+ yards in that span.
- Baylor has scored 30+ points in 48 of its last 53 contests and 40+ points in 42 of its last 53 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 108 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 8 games of 2015. BU has 37 such games in its history (33 in Briles era).
- 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'S POWERFUL OFFENSE ALSO CRAZY FAST
Baylor is continuing a three-year period of dominance in scoring quickly. Through eight games of 2015, Baylor leads the nation in TDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € drives of two minutes or less (40). 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]

HOME-COOKING KINDà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € TOà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € BEARS
- Baylor is 29-1à ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € in Waco since 2011 and 33-3 at home since 2010.
- Baylor's 29-1 record is the nation's best in the FBSà ¢Ã¢' ¬Ã‹ € since 2011 (at home field) with last loss in Waco Oct. 13, 2012
- Baylor has scored 60 or more points in 11 of its last 17 home games.
- Baylor has had 500 or more yards of total offense in 18 of the last 20 homes games.