Game Notes

GAME 2
BAYLOR at UTSA
Sept. 8 | 6:00 p.m. CT | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas
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Game Notes: Baylor | Big 12

MEDIA INFORMATION
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Talent: Dave Ryan (pxp), Corey Chavous (analyst), Cassie McKinney (sideline)
Radio: Baylor IMG Sports Network / ESPN Central Texas
Talent: John Morris (pxp), J.J. Joe (analyst),
Ricky Thompson (sideline)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 126 / XM 200 / Internet 954
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MATCHUP
BAYLOR
1-0, 0-0 Big 12
Ranking: NR - AP, NR - Coaches
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (Penn State, '97)
Career Record: 30-34 (6th season)
BU Record: 2-11 (2nd season)
vs. UTSA: 0-1

UTSA
0-1, 0-0 Conference USA
Ranking: NR - AP, NR - Coaches
Head Coach: Frank Wilson (Nicholls St., '97)
Career Record: 12-13 (3rd season)
ACU Record: 12-13 (3rd season)
vs. BU: 1-0

STORY LINES
• Baylor makes its first road trip of the season when it faces UTSA at the Alamodome at 6 pm Saturday. The Bears fell to UTSA 17-10 at McLane Stadium in 2017. This week's game will be the second-ever meeting.
• Baylor had 13 players make their first appearance in a BU jersey in the opener, including 17 freshmen (7 true).
• Five players made their first Baylor starts in the opener: OL Christian Beard, WR Jalen Hurd, DL James Lynch, DL James Lockhart, LB Ross Matiscik, CB Raleigh Texada.
• Kicker Connor Martin was 2-for-2 on field goals against ACU and has 22 in his career, 9th-best in BU history.
• Baylor has 14 graduates on its 2018 roster, the most in the Big 12 and fifth-largest total nationally.
• JaMycal Hasty and John Lovett combined for five touchdowns and 217 rushing yards against ACU.
• Hasty eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for his career, the 38th man in Baylor history to accomplish the feat.
• BU returns 39 players that started at least one game in 2017, including 21 on defense and 18 on offense.
• Baylor running backs had six receptions against ACU after totaling 58 in 2017. BU rushers had only 40 catches from 2013-16 combined.
• Baylor's 606 yards in the opener marked the 45th time in program history with 600-plus yards of total offense, and the first since totaling 634 yards vs. Texas Tech on Nov. 25, 2016.
• Wide receiver Denzel Mims (three catches vs. ACU) has had two or more catches in 13 straight games.
• The Bears tallied 55 points against Abilene Christian. The last time Baylor scored over 50 points in a game was the 2016 season opener when it defeated Northwestern State 55-7 on Sept. 2, 2016.
• The Baylor coaching staff owns 23 combined years of NFL experience, sixth-best in college football.
• Baylor is 70-14 since 2008 when scoring 30 or more points in a game.
• BU offensive linemen Blake Blackmar and Pat Lawrence have started 26 & 25 straight games, respectfully.
• Under Matt Rhule, Baylor football has signed 37 players from the state of Texas over the last recruiting cycles, more than any Big 12 or Power 5 team in the country.
• Baylor is playing its 117th season of football. BU holds a 590-568-44 (.509) record all-time.
• Baylor has scored in a school-record 138 straight games — the previous school record was 89 games from Dec. 31, 1979 - Oct. 23, 1987.

UTSA SERIES HISTORY
• Baylor is facing UTSA for the second time in program history. The Bears came up short 17-10 in the only previous meeting in 2017 at McLane Stadium.
• In 2017, Baylor was held to only 274 yards of total offense and one touchdown. Denzel Mims caught a 20- yard score from Anu Solomon in the second quarter. Baylor's only other offense was a 20-yard field goal from Connor Martin. Clay Johnston had 10 tackles and Xavier Jones had 1.5 sacks in the loss.
• The Bears hold a 371-229-31 all-time record against current Division I schools in the state of Texas. BU is 68-35-2 against current members of Conference USA.

BEARS' OFFENSE ERUPTS IN OPENER
• Baylor rolled up a staggering 606 yards of total offense while cruising to a 55-27 win against ACU. The Bears totaled 295 rushing yards (best for a Rhule team at BU) and five rushing touchdowns led by 100-yard games from JaMycal Hasty (102 yds, 2 TD) and John Lovett (first career, 115 yards, 3 TD).
• Graduate transfer QB Jalan McClendon made his Baylor debut and hit 10-of-13 passes for 173 yards and two scores while leading five scoring drives.
• Hasty added a team-high four receptions for 67 yards to give him a career-best 169 all-purpose yards. Hasty also eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for his career, the 38th man in Baylor history to accomplish the feat.

2018 ROSTER FEATURES 14 GRADUATES
• Preparing Champions for Life is not just a slogan at Baylor and coach Matt Rhule's team is proving it. The 2018 Baylor roster features 14 college graduates including three graduate transfers.
• The list of graduates are as follows: JaMycal Hasty, Jamie Jacobs, Lenoy Jones, Jr., Xavier Jones, Ira Lewis, Josh Malin, Ross Matiscik, Jalan McClendon, Chris Platt, Greg Roberts, Owen Rogers, Derrek Thomas, Verkedric Vaughns, Trevor White.

RHULE TEAMS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
• In Matt Rhule's five seasons as head coach, he has sealed the deal when leading or tied entering the fourth quarter. In his career, his teams are 19-7 when posting a fourth quarter shutout.
• Rhule-coached teams have won 27 straight games when leading or tied entering the fourth, and are 28-4 overall. All four losses came in his first season as head coach at Temple in 2013.
• When leading entering the fourth quarter, he has won 25 straight games and is 26-3 overall with all three losses coming in 2013 as well.
• Baylor was 1-1 in 2017 when preserving a fourth-quarter shutout. The one victory was the Bears' road win at Kansas and the loss was a near-comeback win against West Virginia at home.
• Over the last three-plus seasons, Matt Rhule coached teams are 14-1 when recording a fourth-quarter shutout. Baylor held Abilene Christian scoreless in the final quarter.

MULTIPLE TURNOVERS EQUALS WINS
• Matt Rhule defenses have forced two or more turnovers in 26 of 63 (41.3%) career games.
• His teams own a 18-8 record with 2+ turnovers forced, and have won 13 of the last 17 when doing so.
• Rhule's teams are 7-0 when forcing 4+ turnovers and 9-3 when creating 3+.
• His teams are 20-4 in games where they have a positive turnover margin.

ABUNDANCE OF NFL EXPERIENCE
• Including head coach Matt Rhule's 2012 stint with the New York Giants, there are five coaches on the Baylor staff with 23 years combined experience in the National Football League, sixth-best in the country.
• Three of the five coaches on offense spent time in the NFL including co-offensive coordinators Jeff Nixon (10 years) and Glenn Thomas (seven years). Frisman Jackson has one year of coaching experience.
• Defensive coordinator Phil Snow was a Detroit assistant for four seasons.
• Additionally, senior offensive consultant George DeLeone has spent six seasons in professional football over three stints. Injury prevention specialist Kent Johnston has 24 years experience in the NFL.