GAME 5
BAYLOR vs. TEXAS TECH
Oct. 12 | 3 p.m. CT | McLane Stadium | Waco, Texas
TV: FS1
Game Notes: Baylor | Texas Tech | Big 12

STORY LINES
• Baylor returns to Waco where it is 47-43-4 all-time on homecoming, but has won eight of the last nine. BU secured a thrilling 35-31 homecoming victory over Oklahoma St. on a Denzel Mims TD with :07 seconds left.
• Charlie Brewer is one of only three FBS QBs with 11+ TDs and no INT (Tua Tagovailoa/ALA, Luton/Oregon St.).
• BU tied its Big 12 record with six sacks at K-State, the most in a game since posting 6.0 in 2015 at OSU.
• Baylor ranks third in the Big 12 in yards per carry (5.81) and second in defensive yards allowed per carry (3.12).
• The Bears rank No. 21 in the country and 3rd in Big 12 with TDs on 75% (15-of-20) of their red zone trips. Conversely, BU is second in the league (26th, NCAA) with opponents scoring on just 50% (7-of-14) of those visits.
• BU has out-scored its first four opponents a combined 108-13 in the first half. Thirteen different Baylor players have scored a touchdown, the third most among all FBS programs.
• Junior James Lynch set a new Baylor record for sacks in a Big 12 game with 3.0 at K-State. Lynch, with14.5 career sacks, needs only 3.0 for a new program record. He ranks 2nd in Big 12 in sacks (6.0) and 3rd in TFL (8.5).
• BU has blocked seven kicks in the last 10 games, and have 12 blocked kicks in 30 games under Rhule.
• Thirty-nine players have made their Baylor debuts in 2019. Baylor has played 81 different true or redshirt freshmen over the last two-plus seasons.
• Through five games, the Bears have held opponents to only 13 first-half points and an average of 306.2 yards per game (26th, NCAA).
• The Bears are ranked in a top 25 poll for the first time since Oct. 6, 2016 when they appeared as AP No. 25.
• Baylor offensive lineman Sam Tecklenburg leads the team with 30 consecutive starts. Sixth-year senior wide receiver Chris Platt leads the roster with 48 career games played.
• Denzel Mims ranks ninth in BU history with 2,343 receiving yards, and has a catch in 29 consecutive games.
• Baylor's current seven game winning streak dating back to last season is the ninth-longest in program history.
• Matt Rhule coached teams have won 37 straight games when leading entering the fourth quarter.
• Baylor is 78-15 since 2008 when scoring 30 points or more.

TEXAS TECH SERIES HISTORY
• Baylor is back on the Brazos for a homecoming matchup with Texas Tech, the first-ever visit by the Red Raiders to McLane Stadium. BU has won eight of its last nine homecoming games.
• The Bears, playing their 95th homecoming game, are 47-43-4 all-time in the annual fall celebration. BU has faced Tech on homecoming four times (0-4), the most recent a 38-7 loss at Floyd Casey in 2007.
• Baylor is 38-38-1 all-time against the Red Raiders and completed a 6-3 run of neutral matchups from 2010-18.
• In Waco, the Bears lead the all-time series 18-11. The all-time series dates to 1929 (W, 34-0; Waco).

NEXT UP
• The Bears hit the road again for a visit to Oklahoma State. BU is 17-20 all-time against the Cowboys, including a 6-13 mark in Stillwater.
• Baylor has won five of its last seven meetings with OSU, including breaking a 76-year drought in Stillwater with a 45-35 victory in 2015.
• Last season, Baylor secured a thrilling, come-from-behind 35-31 win with a 14-straight points in the fourth quarter capped by Denzel Mims' touchdown catch from Charlie Brewer with seven seconds remaining.

DEFENSIVE LINE DOMINATION
• Baylor produced one of the most impressive defensive performances in program history in the victory over Kansas State. The Bears tallied record-setting totals in both sacks and tackles for loss led by strong days from James Lynch and Bravvion Roy.
• Junior defensive lineman James Lynch set a new Baylor record for sacks in a Big 12 game with 3.0 sacks at K-State. Lynch, 14.5 career sacks, needs only 3.0 for a new program record.
• Lynch and Bravvion Roy became the first teammates in BU's Big 12 history to each record 3.5 TFL or more in a Big 12 game.
• The Bears totaled 15.0 tackles for loss at K-State, the most in a Big 12 or FBS game since at least 2000. The total equals the overall program best during that time set against FCS members Wofford (2013) and Northwestern State (2016).

SACKS A PLENTY IN MANHATTAN
• Baylor finished the Kansas State win with 6.0 sacks, the most for the program since 2015.
• The Bears tied their Big 12 record with six sacks against K-State, the most in a game since tallying 6.0 at No.4 Oklahoma State in 2015.

NEW-LOOK DEFENSE TRENDING UP
• Transitioning to an odd front with three down linemen, three linebackers and five defensive backs, Baylor believed adding more speed to the back end would translate to results. So far they have been right.
• Through five games, the Bears have held opponents to only 13 first-half points and an average of 306.2 yards per game (2nd, B12 / 26th, NCAA). BU ranks 28th in rushing defense (106.6) and 40th in passing (199.6).
• With two takeaways against K-State, BU has now had 10 in the last 7 games after only 6 in the prior 14 games.
• Baylor has allowed only 14 plays of 20 or more yards, the fewest in the Big 12.
• BU is tied for second in the Big 12 with a +4 turnover margin through five games.
• The Bears held Iowa State scoreless through the first three quarters, the first time a Baylor team has held an opponent scoreless through 3 quarters since a 28-7 win at Texas on Oct. 4, 2014.

BREWER THE CARDIAC KID 
• In his time as Baylor's starting quarterback, Charlie Brewer has led the Bears on four game-winning drives, including this season's victory over Iowa State. 

NOTING THE DEFENSE
• James Lynch (6.0 sacks) needs just half of a sack to reach 10th on Baylor's single-season sack list.
• Baylor has allowed 21 points or less in five-straight games to open a season for the first time since 1991 when it allowed 21 or less in the first six games.
• Baylor is the only team in the Big 12 that is yet to allow more than 21 points in a game, and leads the conference in scoring defense (15.4 ppg).
• The Bears lead the Big 12 and rank 14th nationally with 18.0 sacks on the season. BU had only 25.0 sacks in 13 games in 2018.
• Jordan Williams (4 PBU) and Clay Johnston (4 PBU) rank 1-2 in pass defending among Big 12 linebackers.

RUN GAME SUCCESS
• Nine different players have scored a rushing touchdown for Baylor in 2019, and junior running back John Lovett leads the team with 312 total rushing yards to lead four rushers with more than 100 rushing yards.
• BU's 368 rushing yards on only 39 carries against UTSA set a new program record for yards on less than 40 carries. BU had only rushed for 350+ yards on fewer than 50 carries once before, 426 on 42 carries vs. Washington State in 2008.
• Baylor opened the 2019 season with another strong effort on the ground, posting 268 rushing yards against SFA - the third-best opening week total in the Big 12. Three different players recorded a rushing touchdown and John Lovett (108 yards) recorded his fourth career 100-yard performance.
• BU is averaging 222.2 rushing ypg at home since the start of 2018 and holds a 7-2 record in those contests. In the seven victories the average is 247.1 ypg and in the two losses it was 135.0 ypg.

KEEPING THEM OFF THE BOARD
• Baylor's defense has excelled in holding opponents off the scoreboard. The Bears have allowed only 26 total points through the first three quarters of the opening five games of 2019.
• The Bears have allowed only 77 points overall and nine touchdowns in those five games, the fewest since allowing 62 points in a 5-0 start in 2014.

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