2014 Baylor Bears football team

2014 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 co-champion
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 7
2014 record 11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach Art Briles (7th year)
Offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery (7th year)
Defensive coordinator Phil Bennett (4th year)
Home stadium McLane Stadium
(Capacity: 45,140)
2014 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 Baylor +   8 1         11 2  
#3 TCU +   8 1         12 1  
#18 Kansas State   7 2         9 4  
Oklahoma   5 4         8 5  
West Virginia   5 4         7 6  
Texas   5 4         6 7  
Oklahoma State   4 5         7 6  
Texas Tech   2 7         4 8  
Kansas   1 8         3 9  
Iowa State   0 9         2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by Art Briles. Playing their 116th football season, this was the team's first in the new McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 8–1 in Big 12 play to win a share of the Big 12 title with TCU. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State.

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Davion Hall
WR
Texarkana, TX Liberty-Eylau HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) NA Feb 2, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 85
Chris Platt
WR
Willis, TX Willis HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 157 lb (71 kg) NA Feb 3, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 81
Devonte Jones
OG
Bellaire, TX Bellaire HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg) NA Apr 20, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 73
Terrence Williams
RB
Ennis, TX Ennis HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.60 Apr 24, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Grant Campbell
MLB
Bakersfiel, CA Bakersfield (JC) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 5.10 Dec 16, 2012 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 73
Tion Wright
CB
Moorpark, CA Moorpark (JC) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.37 Dec 16, 2012 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 74
Chris Sanders
CB
Tucker, GA East Arizona (JC) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) NA Dec 16, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
KD Cannon
WR
Texarkana, TX Liberty-Eylau HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.56 Aug 10, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19   Rivals: 23  ESPN: 22
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:30 PM SMU* No. 10 McLane StadiumWaco, TX FS1 W 45–0   45,733
September 6 6:30 PM Northwestern State* No. 10 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FSN W 70–6   45,034
September 12 7:00 PM at Buffalo* No. 8 University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY ESPN W 63–21   24,714
September 27 7:00 PM at Iowa State No. 7 Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA FOX W 49–28   51,776
October 4 2:30 PM at Texas No. 7 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX ABC W 28–7   93,727
October 11 2:30 PM No. 9 TCU No. 5 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) ABC/ESPN2 W 61–58   46,803
October 18 11:00 AM at West Virginia No. 4 Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV FS1 L 27–41   60,758
November 1 3:00 PM Kansasdagger No. 12 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FS1 W 60–14   47,574
November 8 11:00 AM at No. 16 Oklahoma No. 10 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK FS1 W 48–14   85,048
November 22 6:30 PM Oklahoma State No. 6 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FOX W 49–28   47,179
November 29 2:30 PM vs. Texas Tech No. 5 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Texas Shootout) ABC/ESPN2 W 48–46   54,179
December 6 6:45 PM No. 9 Kansas State No. 5 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX ESPN W 38–27   47,934
January 1 11:30 AM vs. No. 7 Michigan State* No. 4 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) ESPN L 41–42   71,464
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Roster

2014 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Coleman, CoreyCorey Coleman  So
RB 2 Jefferson, JohnnyJohnny Jefferson  Fr
WR 4 Lee, JayJay Lee  Jr
WR 5 Goodley, AntwanAntwan Goodley  Sr
QB 6 Frerking, AndrewAndrew Frerking  Jr
WR 7 Hawthorne, LynxLynx Hawthorne  So
WR 8 Zamora, IshmaelIshmael Zamora Fr
WR 9 Cannon, K. D.K. D. Cannon Fr
WR 12 Jones, QuanQuan Jones  Fr
QB 13 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson  Fr
QB 14 Petty, BryceBryce Petty  Sr
TE 15 Penning, GusGus Penning  Jr
WR 16 Hall, DavionDavion Hall Fr
QB 17 Russell, SethSeth Russell  So
WR 18 Platt, ChrisChris Platt Fr
RB 20 Webb, AnthonyAnthony Webb  Jr
RB 22 Williams, TerenceTerence Williams Fr
WR 23 Fuller, ClayClay Fuller Sr
TE 25 Mahon, BlakeBlake Mahon Fr
WR 26 Brown, BrandonBrandon Brown So
RB 28 Chafin, DevinDevin Chafin  So
WR 30 Ritchey, TannerTanner Ritchey Fr
RB 31 Nacita, SilasSilas Nacita So
RB 32 Linwood, ShockShock Linwood  So
RB 33 Hunter, IainIain Hunter Fr
TE 41 Armstead, Tre'vonTre'von Armstead  So
WR 42 Norwood, LeviLevi Norwood  Sr
OL 52 Hammad, RamiRami Hammad  Fr
OL 53 Orcutt, KeithKeith Orcutt  Fr
OL 55 Fuller, KyleKyle Fuller  So
OL 57 Thrift, TannerTanner Thrift  Fr
OL 58 Drango, SpencerSpencer Drango  Jr
OL 61 Broxton, JarrellJarrell Broxton Jr
OL 62 Edwards, TylerTyler Edwards  Sr
OL 66 Edwards, DrewDrew Edwards Sr
OL 67 Hilliard, DesmineDesmine Hilliard  Jr
OL 68 Wilson, IshmaelIshmael Wilson  Fr
OL 69 Colbert, PatPat Colbert  Jr
OL 70 Peltzel, JoshJosh Peltzel Fr
OL 72 Blackmar, BlakeBlake Blackmar Fr
OL 73 Muir, BlakeBlake Muir  Jr
OL 74 Muir, SeanSean Muir  Fr
OL 75 Baker, TroyTroy Baker  Sr
OL 76 Osei, JasonJason Osei  So
OL 77 Lawrence, PatrickPatrick Lawrence Fr
OL 80 McGowan, LaQuanLaQuan McGowan  Jr
WR 80 Spangler, CalCal Spangler Jr
WR 82 Moore, KalebKaleb Moore  So
WR 83 Edminston, ColeCole Edminston  Fr
TE 85 Feuerbacher, JordanJordan Feuerbacher Fr
WR 87 Ritter, AndyAndy Ritter So
WR 89 White, TrevorTrevor White Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Sanders, ChrisChris Sanders Jr
DE 2 Oakman, ShawnShawn Oakman  Jr
CB 3 Wright, TionTion Wright So
DB 4 Howard, XavienXavien Howard  So
LB 5 Campbell, GrantGrant Campbell Jr
CB 7 Blake, JourdanJourdan Blake Fr
CB 9 Reid, RyanRyan Reid  So
LB 11 Young, TaylorTaylor Young  Fr
S 12 Pollum, AlfredAlfred Pollum  Fr
S 13 Burt, TerrellTerrell Burt Jr
DE 15 Nance, BrianBrian Nance  Fr
LB 16 Ehrlich, KendallKendall Ehrlich  So
NB 17 Dorsey, CordellCordell Dorsey Fr
S 18 Waz, ChanceChance Waz Fr
LB 19 Davis, RaaquanRaaquan Davis  Fr
LB 20 Edwards, AiavionAiavion Edwards  So
NB 21 Levels, PatrickPatrick Levels  So
CB 24 Singleton, TerrenceTerrence Singleton  So
CB 25 Johnson, MilesMiles Johnson Jr
S 26 Sells, TaionTaion Sells So
CB 27 Vaughns, VerkedricVerkedric Vaughns Fr
S 28 Stewart, OrionOrion Stewart  So
S 29 Koym, JarrodJarrod Koym Fr
S 32 Simpson, CollinCollin Simpson Sr
NB 34 Bristow, LeeLee Bristow  Jr
S 35 Franklin, MalloryMallory Franklin Fr
CB 37 Jaynes, TylerTyler Jaynes  Fr
NB 38 Brence, CollinCollin Brence Sr
S 41 Hill, CalvinCalvin Hill Fr
DE 43 Jacobs, JamieJamie Jacobs Fr
LB 44 Hager, BryceBryce Hager  Sr
LB 45 Phillips, XavierXavier Phillips  Fr
CB 47 Mitchell, KevinKevin Mitchell Sr
NB 48 Blanchard, TravonTravon Blanchard  Fr
DE 51 Ehirim, NelsonNelson Ehirim Sr
DE 52 Roberts, GregGreg Roberts Fr
LB 55 Black, BaylorBaylor Black So
DE 56 Smith, K.J.K.J. Smith  Fr
DT 75 Billings, AndrewAndrew Billings So
DT 88 Brooks, TerellTerell Brooks Sr
DE 90 Magee, JavonteJavonte Magee So
DT 91 Morris, AndrewAndrew Morris Fr
DE 92 Palmer, JamalJamal Palmer Jr
DT 93 Masumbuko, SleimanSleiman Masumbuko  Jr
DE 94 Jones, XavierXavier Jones Fr
DT 95 Blackshear, BeauBeau Blackshear  Jr
DT 96 Bonds, ByronByron Bonds So
DT 97 Lewis, IraIra Lewis Fr
DT 98 Clemons-Valdez, TrevorTrevor Clemons-Valdez  Jr
DE 99 Malin, JoshJosh Malin Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 36 Roth, SpencerSpencer Roth Sr
K 39 Evans, SpencerSpencer Evans Fr
PK 40 Callahan, ChrisChris Callahan  Fr
PK 46 Peterson, KyleKyle Peterson Sr
LS 50 Landes, JimmyJimmy Landes  Jr
LS 65 Jordan, B.J.B.J. Jordan Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Philip MontgomeryOffensive Coordinator
  • Phil BennettDefensive Coordinator
  • Kendal BrilesReceivers / Offensive Recruiting Coordniator
  • Randy Clements – Offensive Line
  • Brian Norwood – Associate Head Coach / Safeties
  • Chris Achuff – Defensive Line
  • Carlton Buckels – Cornerbacks
  • Jim Gush – Linebackers / Defensive Recruiting Coordniator
  • Jeff Lebby – Running Backs
  • Colin Shillinglaw – Assistant A.D. / Football Operations
  • Beau Trahan – Director of Football Operations
  • Jeff Barlow – Director of Equipment Services
  • Brett Bufton – Assistant Director of Equipment Services
  • Casey Horny – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Odell James – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Kaz Kazadi – Assistant A.D. / Athletic Performance
  • Calvin Lowry – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Mike Sims – Assistant A.D. / Athletic Training
  • Austin Steele – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Tate Wallis – Assistant Director of Operations

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2015

Returning starters

Offense

No. Player Class Position
5 Antwan Goodley Senior Wide Receiver
14 Bryce Petty Senior Quarterback
23 Clay Fuller Senior Wide Receiver
42 Levi Norwood Senior Wide Receiver
58 Spencer Drango Junior Left Tackle
67 Desmine Hilliard Junior Right Guard
75 Troy Baker Senior Right Tackle
Reference:[2]

Defense

No. Player Class Position
13 Terrell Burt Junior Cover Safety
44 Bryce Hager Senior Middle Linebacker
75 Andrew Billings Sophomore Nose Tackle
90 Javonte Magee Sophomore Defensive Tackle
95 Beau Blackshear Junior Defensive Tackle
Reference:[2]

Special teams

No. Player Class Position
36 Spencer Roth Senior Punter
Reference:[2]

[3]

Depth chart

Defense
[4]
FS
Terrell Burt Jr.
Chance Waz Fr.(RS)
WLB MLB SLB
Taylor Young Fr.(RS) Bryce Hager Sr. Collin Brence Sr.
Aivion Edwards So. Grant Campbell Jr. Travon Blanchard Fr.(RS)
DS
Orion Stewart So.
Alfred Pullom Fr.(RS)
CB
Ryan Reid So.
Tion Wright So.
DE DT DT DE
Shawn Oakman Jr. Andrew Billings So. Beau Blackshear Jr. K.J. Smith Fr.(RS)
K.J. Smith Fr.(RS) Javonte Magee So. Byron Bonds So. Javonte Magee So.
CB
Xavien Howard So.
Terrance Singleton So.
Offense
[4]
WR
Antwan Goodley Sr.
Davion Hall Fr.
IR
K.D. Cannon Fr.
Clay Fuller Sr.
LT LG C RG RT
Spencer Drango Jr. Blake Muir Jr. Kyle Fuller So. Jarrell Broxton Jr. Troy Baker Sr.
Tanner Thrift Fr. LaQuan McGowan Jr. Tyler Edwards Sr. Desmine Hilliard Jr. Jason Osei So.
IR
Levi Norwood Sr.
Lynx Hawthorne So.
WR
Corey Coleman So.
Jay Lee Jr.
QB
Bryce Petty Sr.
Seth Russell So.
RB
Shock Linwood So.
Devin Chafin So.
Special Teams
PK Chris Callahan Fr.(RS)
PK Kyle Peterson Jr.
P Spencer Roth Sr.
P Kyle Peterson Jr.
KR Levi Norwood Sr.
PR Levi Norwood Sr.
LS Jimmy Landes Jr.
H Andrew Frerking Jr.

Game summaries

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
#10 Bears 24 7 7 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–36–7 2012 BAY, 59–24

Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 3 3 0 6
#10 Bears 28 21 7 14 70
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2009 BAY, 68–13

@ Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Bears 21 14 14 14 63
Bulls 0 0 14 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2013 BAY, 70–13

@ Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bears 14 21 14 0 49
Cyclones 7 0 14 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–6 2013 BAY, 71–7

@ Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bears 7 0 7 14 28
Longhorns 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–74–4 2013 BAY, 30–10

#9 TCU

1 234Total
TCU 14 171314 58
Baylor 10 171024 61

[5]

Overall record Last meeting Result
51–51–7 2013 BAY, 41–38

@ West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bears 13 7 7 0 27
Mountaineers 7 17 3 14 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2013 BAY, 73–42

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 7 0 7 0 14
#12 Bears 20 19 14 7 60
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–4 2013 BAY, 59–14

@ #15 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Bears 3 21 14 10 48
#15 Sooners 14 0 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–21 2013 BAY, 41–12

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 0 14 28
#6 Bears 21 7 7 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–19 2013 OSU, 49–17

vs. Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bears 7 21 17 3 48
Red Raiders 0 17 10 19 46
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–36–1 2013 BAY, 63–34

#9 Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Wildcats 0 14 6 7 27
#5 Bears 14 10 14 0 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–7 2013 BAY, 35–25

vs. #7 Michigan State–Cotton Bowl Classic

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Spartans 14 0 7 21 42
#4 Bears 14 10 17 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1968 MSU, 28–10

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 10 10 8 7 7 7 5 4 12 12 10 6 6 5 5 4 7 
Coaches 10 9 7 6 6 6 3 (1) 4 13 12 10 6 6 6 5 5 8 
CFP Not released 13 12 7 7 7 6 5 Not released

References

  1. "2014 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Baylor Releases Post-Spring 2014 Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  3. The classes referenced above are the classes of the individual during the 2014 season, for example Bryce Petty will be a Redshirt Senior in the 2014 season.
  4. 1 2 "Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.
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