GAME 12
BAYLOR vs. Texas Tech
Nov. 17 | 11 a.m. CT | McLane Stadium | Waco, Texas
TV: FS1 / FoxSportsGo
Game Notes: Baylor | Texas Tech | Big 12

MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: FS1 / FoxSportsGo
Talent: Sean Kelley (pxp), AJ Hawk (analyst)
Radio: Baylor IMG Sports Network / ESPN Central Texas
Talent: John Morris (pxp), J.J. Joe (analyst),
Ricky Thompson (sideline)
Satellite Radio: Sirius TBA / XM 384 / Internet 975
Live Stats: Baylor.StatBroadcast.com
Twitter: @BUFootball | #SicTech

MATCHUP
BAYLOR
5-6, 3-5 Big 12
Ranking: NR - AP, NR - Coaches
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (Penn State, '97)
Career Record: 34-40 (6th season)
BU Record: 6-17 (2nd season)
vs. Tech: 0-1

TEXAS TECH
5-6, 3-5 Big 12
Ranking:  NR - AP, NR - Coaches
Head Coach: Kliff Kingsbury (Tech, '01)
Career Record: 35-39 (6th season)
Tech Record: 35-39 (6th season)
vs. BU: 2-3

STORY LINES
• Baylor closes the 2018 regular season in the final TFBI Shootout with Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium before a two-year hiatus that features games played in Waco (2019) and Lubbock (2020).
• The Bears are one win away from bowl eligibility, seeking the 24th bowl berth in program history.
• Baylor's seven blocked kicks in 2018 leads the nation. The Bears have nine blocks in the last 23 games.
• Six Baylor players have started all 11 games in 2018: Chris Platt, Sam Tecklenburg, Blake Blackmar, Pat Lawrence, James Lynch and Ira Lewis.
• The Bears have recorded a 4th-quarter shutout 5 times in 2018, including 2 straight and 3 in the last 5 games.
• Jalen Hurd ranks 5th nationally with 51 total plays of 10+ yards and 4th in P5 with 50 receptions for first downs.
• B12 Defensive Player of the Week (11/5) Clay Johnston's 14 solo stops vs. OSU are the 2nd most by a FBS player in 2018.
• Johnston is averaging 12 tackles/gm over the last five contests and ranks fifth in the league at 8.3/gm in 2018.
• Among active FBS players, Jalen Hurd ranks 10th with 4,257 all-purpose yards and 15th with 33 TDs in his career.
• Baylor ranks 12th among Power 5 schools and fifth in the Big 12 with 3,078 passing yards on the season.
• The Bears have won time of possession in 7-of-11 in 2018 & are averaging 32:07 in TOP (23rd, 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 56 receptions in 11 games after totaling 58 in 2017. BU rushers had only 40 catches from 2013-16 combined. JaMycal Hasty (26) and Trestan Ebner (25) rank 2nd and 3rd among B12 rushers.
• Baylor's 38 first downs against K-State tied for the 11th most in Big 12 history and 2nd most in BU history.
• John Lovett is the fourth man in BU history with multiple rushes of 70+ yards (Ganaway, Finley, Seastrunk)
• BJ Thompson blocked two kicks against TCU tying the program record last accomplished in 2009.
• The Baylor offense ranks 14th nationally and 4th in the Big 12 with 24.8 first downs per game (273 total).
• BU offensive linemen Pat Lawrence and Blake Blackmar have started 36 & 35 straight games, respectfully.
• Punter Drew Galitz (42.54) ranks 2nd in the league & was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week on 9/24.
• Denzel Mims ranks 14th in Baylor history with 1,745 receiving yards and has a catch in 22 straight games played.
• Matt Rhule coached teams have won 30 straight games when leading entering the fourth quarter.
• BU had a record 22 players named to the Academic All-Big 12 team and 41 over last two years under Rhule.
• Baylor has 14 graduates on its 2018 roster, the most in the Big 12 and fifth-largest total in the nation.
• The BU defense has held opponents under 200 yards passing five times in 2018 and seven times in the last 14 games.
• Baylor has had 32 players make their first appearance in a BU jersey this season, including 24 freshmen (14 true).
• BU is playing its 117th season of football. BU holds a 594-574-44 (.511) record all-time. Baylor has scored in a school-record 147 straight games — the previous record was 89 games from Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.

TEXAS TECH SERIES HISTORY
• Baylor heads to Arlington, Texas, to face Texas Tech in the 2018 TFBI Shootout at AT&T Stadium. The meeting is the final at the neutral site venue before a hiatus with matchups returning to Waco (2019) and Lubbock (2020).
• Texas Tech leads the all-time series 38-37-1 and has won the last two contests. Baylor was victorious in five straight from 2011-15. In a neutral location, BU holds a 5-4 advantage.
• Last season, Charlie Brewer set program records for completions and attempts hitting 43-of-63 passes for 415 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-24 loss marred by four turnovers.

RUN GAME ROAD TO VICTORY
• In Baylor's five victories in 2018 the Bears are averaging 216.2 rushing yards per game and 5.6 yards per carry. In losses, that total drops to just 110.5 yards per game including three games with less than 90 yards.
• The Bears have rushed for 231.6 yards per game in their three Big 12 home wins and are rushing for 210.0 yards per game overall at McLane Stadium in 2018.
• BU ranks sixth in the Big 12 in rushing offense with an average of 158.6 ypg in 11 games in 2018. Four different Baylor players have at least three rushing touchdowns (Brewer, Lovett, Hurd, Hasty).

HISTORIC VICTORY AGAINST OSU
• Trailing 24-14 with 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter, QB Charlie Brewer entered the game with OSU for the first time and proceeded to lead the offense on three touchdown drives and a thrilling 35-31 win.
• It was the first win for Baylor when trailing entering 4th quarter since Oct. 1, 2016 at Iowa State (trailed 42-28 entering 4th, won 45-42).
• The victory was only the second time in McLane Stadium history the Bears came from behind to win in 4th quarter after BU's 61-58 victory over TCU on October 11, 2014.

EPIC EFFORT BY JOHNSTON VS. COWBOYS
• Clay Johnston had a career day in Baylor's thrilling victory over Oklahoma State. The junior linebacker from Abilene had a career-best 17 total tackles, including 14 solo stops.
• Johnson's 14 solo tackles are the second-most by a FBS player in 2018 behind FIU's Sage Lewis (18).
• The junior tied Taylor Young (17, 2x) for the most in a game since Bryce Hager had 18 vs. K-State in 2013.
• Johnston is averaging 12.0 tackles over his last five games and has 83 on the season (6th, Big 12). He has 55 solo stops on the year, which is fourth-best in the conference. He has four double-digit tackle games.
• The third-year linebacker has 163 tackles, 17.5 TFL and 2.0 sacks in 31 career games (19 starts).
• For his efforts, Johnston was recognized as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5.
• Johnston has 83 tackles in 2018 after entering his junior season with only 80 total tackles from 2016-17.

BEVY 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 11 games, Baylor has had 32 players make their first appearances in a Bears' uniform. That total includes 13 true freshmen (Kalon Barnes, Gerry Bohanon, Josh Fleeks, Connor Galvin, BJ Hanspard, Christoph Henle, Mark Milton, Christian Morgan, Bralen Taylor, Tyquan Thornton, Ben Sims, Marje Smith, Craig 'Sqwirl' Williams and JT Woods).
• The Bears have also had 10 RS freshmen, one sophomore, two juniors, two seniors and three graduate transfers appear in a Baylor uniform for the first time. There have been 18 first time starters (six true freshmen).

UP NEXT
• The Bears need a victory over Texas Tech to reach six wins and bowl eligibility for the 24th time in program history. It would mark the eighth time in nine season that the Bears reached a bowl game.
• Matt Rhule has led teams to bowl eligibility three times in his six-year head coaching career. He led Temple to appearances in the 2015 Boca Raton Bowl and 2016 Military Bowl.
• BU is 12-11 all-time in bowl games, most recently a victory over Boise State in the 2016 Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.