GAME 8
BAYLOR at West Virginia
Oct. 25 | 6 p.m. CT | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, W.Va.
TV: FS1 / FoxSportsGo
Game Notes: Baylor | West Virginia | Big 12

MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: FS1 / FoxSportsGo
Talent: Justin Kutcher (pxp), DeMarco Murray (analyst),
Petros Papadakis (analyst), Jen Hale (sideline)
Radio: Baylor IMG Sports Network / ESPN Central Texas
Talent: John Morris (pxp), J.J. Joe (analyst),
Ricky Thompson (sideline)
National Radio: Sports USA Radio
Talent: Mark Johnson (pxp), Gary Barnett (analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 94 / XM 199 / Internet 953
Live Stats: Baylor.StatBroadcast.com
Twitter: @BUFootball | #SicWVU

MATCHUP
BAYLOR
4-3, 2-2 Big 12
Ranking: NR - AP, NR - Coaches
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (Penn State, '97)
Career Record: 33-37 (6th season)
BU Record: 5-14 (2nd season)
vs. WVU: 0-1

WEST VIRGINIA
5-1, 3-1 Big 12
Ranking:  13 - AP, 12 - Coaches
Head Coach: Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan, '93) 
Career Record: 58-38 (8th season) 
WVU Record: 58-38 (8th season) 
vs. BU: 4-2

STORY LINES
• Baylor makes a rare Thursday road trip to face West Virginia in Morgantown. WVU is the Bears' third ranked opponent in the last four games. Baylor is 54-181-6 all-time against ranked opponents.
• The Bears have allowed only eight touchdowns in the red zone, tops in Big 12 and eighth-best nationally.
• Baylor has out-gained its opponents offensively in five of seven games in 2018 and is averaging 475.0 ypg.
• Among active FBS players, Jalen Hurd ranks 11th with 3,877 all-purpose yards and 12th with 32 TDs in his career.
• Baylor ranks 12th among Power 5 schools in total offense (475.0 ypg) & 8th among P5 in passing (313.3 ypg).
• Jalen Hurd ranks fifth nationally in both 1st down receptions (36) and receptions of 10+ yards (33).
• The Bears have won time of possession in 5-of-7 in 2018 & are averaging 33:15 in TOP (13th, FBS/2nd, B12).
• BU's second half shutout at Texas was its first since 2016 vs. Rice and first in a B12 game since 2015 at TCU.
• Baylor running backs have 37 receptions in seven games after totaling 58 in 2017. BU rushers had only 40 catches from 2013-16 combined. JaMycal Hasty leads all Big 12 running backs with 19 receptions.
• Baylor's 38 first downs against K-State tied for the 11th most in Big 12 history and 2nd most in BU history.
• The Baylor offense ranks fifth nationally (2nd, Big 12) with 26.4 first downs per game (185 total).
• Charlie Brewer is averaging 298.5 ypg with a 66.67 completion percentage & 18 total TD in eight career B12 starts.
• BU offensive linemen Pat Lawrence and Blake Blackmar have started 32 & 31 straight games, respectfully.
• Punter Drew Galitz (43.9) ranks 1st in the league & was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week on 9/24.
• The Baylor defense has held opponents under 200 yards passing 4 times in 2018 and 6 times in the last 11 games.
• Denzel Mims became on the 18th player in program history to record 100 career catches with three rec. at Texas.
• Baylor has 14 graduates on its 2018 roster, the most in the Big 12 and fifth-largest total in the nation.
• Matt Rhule coached teams have won 30 straight games when leading entering the fourth quarter.
• Baylor has had 28 players make their first appearance in a BU jersey this season, including 20 freshmen (10 true).
• JaMycal Hasty (1,238 yards) is the 38th man in BU history to reach 1,000 career rushing yards.
• BU committed two penalties against K-State, the fewest in a game since 2012 Holiday Bowl win over UCLA.
• Baylor has scored in a school-record 144 straight games — the previous school record was 89 games from Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.
• Denzel Mims has 1+ receptions in 18 consecutive games played, Chris Platt has a catch in 17 straight.
• Baylor is playing its 117th season of football. BU holds a 593-571-44 (.511) record all-time.

WEST VIRGINIA SERIES HISTORY
• Baylor and WVU have met six times since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 for the 2012 season. West Virginia leads the all-time series 4-2, including a 2-0 mark in Morgantown.
• The home team had won all five games in the series until Baylor dropped a 38-36 game at McLane Stadium in 2017. WVU has won the last two meetings by a combined five points.
• After falling 38-13 at the end of the third quarter in 2017, Baylor stormed back with 23 points in the fourth behind freshman quarterback Charlie Brewer. Brewer led the team to a touchdown with 17 seconds left, but couldn't convert the two-point try and the Bears fell 38-36.
• WVU's No. 12 rank is its second-highest ever against Baylor, trailing only a No. 9 rank in 2012 (BU, W 70-63).

PLENTY OF BAYLOR DEBUTS IN '18
• After ranking among the top teams in the country to feature freshmen in 2017, Baylor has continued to introduce new players into its lineups in 2018.
• Through seven games, Baylor has had 28 players make their first appearances in a Bears' uniform. That total includes 10 true freshmen (Kalon Barnes, Josh Fleeks, Connor Galvin, BJ Hanspard, Christoph Henle, Christian Morgan, Tyquan Thornton, Marje Smith, Craig 'Sqwirl' Williams and JT Woods).
• The Bears have had 10 redshirt freshmen, one sophomore, two juniors, two seniors and three graduate transfers appear in a Baylor uniform for the first time. There have been 14 first time starters (four true freshmen).

REDZONE SUCCESS RATE
• Baylor has been impressive when venturing inside the opponent's 20-yard line in 2018, after struggling to score touchdowns in the red zone last season with only 18 touchdowns in 31 trips (45%). That percentage ranked 124th in FBS and last in the Big 12.
• The Bears are third in the Big 12 with a red zone touchdown percentage mark of 66.67% with 18 touchdowns on 27 red zone trips. The Bears have also kicked seven field goals for a near perfect 92.6% scoring tally that ranks 16th in FBS.
• On the flip side, the Baylor defense has allowed the fewest red zone touchdowns (8) in the Big 12 and ranks third in opponent red zone conversion percentage (50%; 8-of-16). Eight TDs allowed ranks 8th nationally.

BREWER EXCELLENT AS STARTER
• Sophomore quarterback Charlie Brewer has started Baylor's last 11 games and posted a 5-6 mark in those contests. With Brewer under center, Baylor is averaging 459.7 ypg of total offense over the last 11 games.
• Brewer has passed for 275.4 yards per game with 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. He has completed 65.42 percent of his passes (263-of-402). He also has four rushing touchdowns.
• Brewer has completed 66.67 percent of his passes (218-of-327) in eight career Big 12 starts.
• The Austin native have eclipsed 300 yards passing in five of those starts, becoming the fifth player in program history with five games of 300 or more yards passing. He is joined by Bryce Petty, Robert Griffin III, Nick Florence and Seth Russell.
• Brewer has passed for 400+ yards twice, fifth most in BU history (Griffin, Petty, Szymanski, Florence).