2008 Baylor Bears football team

2008 Baylor Bears football

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
2008 record	4–8 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Randy Clements (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian Norwood (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

The 2008 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Art Briles in his first year in the position. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

Preseason

Two Baylor players, linebacker Joe Pawelek and defensive back Jordan Lake, made the preseason All-Big 12 team.^[1] Pawelek made at least 86 tackles in each of the previous two seasons, while Lake posted 120 tackles, two interceptions, forced two fumbles, and recovered two in 2007. Lake was Baylor's only all-Big 12 postseason selection in 2007.^[2]

The Bears returned 15 starters, including 9 on offense, and 6 on defense.^[3]

In their preseason countdown, Rivals.com ranked the Bears' 2008 squad 92nd out of all 120 Division I FBS teams.^[2] The official Big 12 media preseason poll picked the Bears to finish last in the Big 12 South.^[4]

Coaching staff

2008 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#19 Missouri xy		5	–	3		10	–	4
Nebraska x		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kansas		4	–	4		8	–	5
Colorado		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6		5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8		2	–	10
Southern Division
#5 Oklahoma xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#4 Texas x%		7	–	1		12	–	1
#12 Texas Tech x		7	–	1		11	–	2
#16 Oklahoma State		5	–	3		9	–	4
Baylor		2	–	6		4	–	8
Texas A&M		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Art Briles — Head Coach
Randy Clements — Co-Offensive Coordinator (Line)
Philip Montgomery — Co-Offensive Coordinator (QBs & RBs)
Brian Norwood — Defensive Coordinator
Chris Achuff — Assistant Coach (Defensive Tackles)
Dino Babers — Assistant Coach (WR)/Recruiting Coordinator
Kendal Briles — Assistant Coach (Receivers)
Larry Hoefer — Assistant Coach (Linebackers)
Kaz Kazadi — Head Strength Coach
Kim McCloud — Assistant Coach (Cornerbacks)
Theo Young — Assistant Coach (Defensive Ends)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	No. 23 Wake Forest*	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	L 13–41	30,633
September 6	6:00 PM	Northwestern State*	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		W 51–6	36,258
September 12	7:30 PM	Washington State*	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		W 45–17	25,595
September 19	11:00 PM	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 28–31	38,870
October 4	11:30 AM	No. 1 Oklahoma	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	L 14–49	37,145
October 11	6:00 PM	Iowa State	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	FCS	W 38–10	30,528
October 18	2:00 PM	at No. 10 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK		L 6–34	50,080
October 25	11:30 AM	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	Versus	L 20–32	85,104
November 1	3:00 PM	No. 14 Missouri	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 28–31	35,142
November 8	11:00 AM	at No. 7 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FSN	L 21–45	97,715
November 15	3:05 PM	Texas A&M	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 41–21	43,549
November 29	2:30 PM	at No. 7 Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX	Versus	L 28–35	53,470
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	7	7	0	3	17
• Baylor	14	14	7	10	45

Date: September 12
Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, TX
Game start: 7:30 p.m. CDT

Scoring summary

1	11:27	Washington St	Chantz Staden 1-yard run (Nico Grasu kick)	Washington St 7-0

1	7:53	Baylor	Robert Griffin III 1-yard run (Ben Parks kick)	Tie 7-7

1	6:50	Baylor	Ernest Smith 27-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Ben Parks kick)	Baylor 14-7

2	8:00	Washington St	Kevin Lopina 8-yard run (Nico Grasu kick)	Tie 14-14

2	7:32	Baylor	Jeremy Sanders 13-yard run (Ben Parks kick)	Baylor 21-14

2	5:12	Baylor	Jay Finley 46-yard run (Ben Parks kick)	Baylor 28-14

3	8:47	Baylor	Robert Griffin III 58-yard run (Ben Parks kick)	Baylor 35-14

4	14:54	Baylor	Kendall Wright 10-yard run (Ben Parks kick)	Baylor 42-14

4	10:42	Washington St	Nico Grasu 31-yard field goal	Baylor 42-17

4	6:21	Baylor	Ben Parks 23-yard field goal	Baylor 45-17

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Postseason

Three Baylor players—Jason Smith, Jordan Lake, and Joe Pawelek—made the All-Big 12 first team. Derek Epperson and Dan Gay received honorable mention, while Robert Griffin III was named Offensive Freshman of the Year. Griffin became Baylor's second Big 12 individual award winner, joining Daniel Sepulveda, who won Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year in 2006.^[8]

References

↑ "2008 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team Announced" (Press release). Retrieved July 23, 2008.
1 2 "2008 Rivals Preseason Countdown". Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
↑ Hawkins, Stephen (August 19, 2008). "Briles' Bears Focus Only on Present". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
↑ "Big 12 Announces 2008 Media Preseason Football Poll" (Press release). Retrieved July 23, 2008.
↑ "Big 12 Doormat Baylor Aims for Better Days". Chicago Tribune.
↑ "2008 Baylor Football Schedule". Baylor University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
↑ "Griffin Makes Most of Carries in Whipping of Washington State". ESPN. September 12, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
↑ "2008 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.

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Venues	Carroll Field (1902–1925, 1930–1935) Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929) Municipal Stadium (1936–1949) Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013) McLane Stadium (2014–present)

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