2015 Baylor Bears football team

2015 Baylor Bears football

Russell Athletic Bowl champion
Russell Athletic Bowl, W 49–38 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
2015 record	10–3 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kendal Briles (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (5th year)
Home stadium	McLane Stadium (Capacity: 45,140)

2015 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Oklahoma $^		8	–	1		11	–	2
#20 Oklahoma State		7	–	2		10	–	3
#7 TCU		7	–	2		11	–	2
#13 Baylor		6	–	3		10	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	5		8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5		7	–	6
Texas		4	–	5		5	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	6		6	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7		3	–	9
Kansas		0	–	9		0	–	12

^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by Art Briles, playing their 117th football season; this year was the team's second season in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated North Carolina 49–38.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Blake Lynch ATH	Gilmer, TX	Gilmer HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.50	Oct 20, 2013
Blake Lynch ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Devontre Stricklin WR	Waco, TX	Midway HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	4.67	Jan 24, 2014
Devontre Stricklin WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Maurice Porter OL	Navarro, TX	Navarro College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	N/A	Feb 28, 2014
Maurice Porter OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
JaMycal Hasty RB	Longview, TX	Longview HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.50	Mar 29, 2014
JaMycal Hasty RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sam Tecklenburg OL	Plano, TX	Plano Senior HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	5.22	Apr 16, 2014
Sam Tecklenburg OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Tolbert CB	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.50	May 9, 2014
Jordan Tolbert CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Clay Johnston LB	Abilene, TX	Wylie HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	4.60	Jun 3, 2014
Clay Johnston LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jameson Houston S	Austin, TX	St. Michael's Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.40	Jul 30, 2014
Jameson Houston S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andrew Galitz K	Rowlett, TX	Rowlett HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	N/A	Aug 26, 2014
Andrew Galitz K	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tony Nicholson WR	Grand Prairie, TX	South Grand Prairie HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	4.45	Sep 21, 2014
Tony Nicholson WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
J.W. Ketchum ATH	Houston, TX	Lamar HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.63	Oct 26, 2014
J.W. Ketchum ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Domonic Desouza OL	San Francisco, CA	City College of San Francisco	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Nov 17, 2014
Domonic Desouza OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jarrett Stidham QB	Stephenville, TX	Stephenville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.74	Dec 19, 2014
Jarrett Stidham QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lenoy Jones Jr. OLB	Waco, TX	Midway HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	4.75	Jan 15, 2015
Lenoy Jones Jr. OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eric Ogor OLB	Richmond, TX	Foster HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.48	Jan 16, 2015
Eric Ogor OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jordan Williams OLB	Paris, TX	Paris HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jan 16, 2015
Jordan Williams OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Riley Daniel OT	Ringling, OK	Ringling HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.23	Jan 25, 2015
Riley Daniel OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyrone Hunt DE	Arp, TX	Arp HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jan 27, 2015
Tyrone Hunt DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Henry Black CB	Shreveport, LA	Woodlawn HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	4.51	Jan 31, 2015
Henry Black CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44 Rivals: 43 247Sports: 37 ESPN: 31
‡ 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	at SMU*	No. 4	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN	W 56–21	32,047^[1]
September 12	6:30 PM	Lamar*	No. 4	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	W 66–31	44,491^[2]
September 26	2:00 PM	Rice*	No. 5	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	W 70–17	43,619^[3]
October 3	2:30 PM	vs. Texas Tech	No. 5	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 63–35	56,179^[4]
October 10	11:00 AM	at Kansas	No. 3	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 66–7	25,910^[5]
October 17	11:00 AM	West Virginia	No. 2	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FOX	W 62–38	45,370^[6]
October 24	11:00 AM	Iowa State	No. 2	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	ESPN	W 45–27	45,512^[7]
November 5	6:30 PM	at Kansas State	No. 2	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 31–24	52,108^[8]
November 14	7:00 PM	No. 12 Oklahoma	No. 4	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	ABC	L 34–44	49,875^[9]
November 21	6:30 PM	at No. 4 Oklahoma State	No. 10	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 45–35	58,669
November 27	6:30 PM	at No. 15 TCU	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–28 ^2OT	47,675
December 5	11:00 AM	Texas	No. 12	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	ESPN	L 17–23	48,093
December 29	4:30 PM	vs. No. 10 North Carolina*	No. 17	Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–38	40,418
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[10]

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	Final
AP	4	4	5	5	5	3 (10)	2 (13)	2 (12)	2 (7)	2 (6)	4 (2)	10	7	12	17	13
Coaches	4	4	5	4	4	4 (5)	2 (8)	2 (12)	2 (10)	2 (9)	3 (5)	10	7	12	19	13
CFP	Not released									6	6	10	7	12	17	Not released

Roster

2015 Baylor Bears football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Coleman, CoreyCorey Coleman	3.5 !Jr
WR	`2`	Lynch, BlakeBlake Lynch	1.0 !Fr
QB	`3`	Stidham, JarrettJarrett Stidham	1.0 !Fr
WR	`4`	Lee, JayJay Lee	4.5 !Sr
RB	`5`	Jefferson, JohnnyJohnny Jefferson	2.5 !So
RB	`6`	Hasty, JaMycalJaMycal Hasty	1.0 !Fr
WR	`7`	Hawthorne, LynxLynx Hawthorne	3.5 !Jr
WR	`8`	Zamora, IshmaelIshmael Zamora	1.5 !Fr
WR	`9`	Cannon, K. D.K. D. Cannon	3.0 !So
WR	`11`	Stricklin, PoohPooh Stricklin	1.0 !Fr
WR	`12`	Jones, QuanQuan Jones	2.5 !So
QB	`13`	Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson	2.5 !So
WR	`14`	Platt, ChrisChris Platt	1.5 !Fr
TE	`15`	Penning, GusGus Penning	4.5 !Sr
WR	`16`	Hall, DavionDavion Hall	3.0 !So
QB	`17`	Russell, SethSeth Russell	3.5 !Jr
QB	`18`	Bennema, ZackZack Bennema	1.0 !Fr
RB	`20`	Webb, AnthonyAnthony Webb	4.5 !Sr
RB	`22`	Williams, TerenceTerence Williams	1.5 !Fr
RB	`25`	Bucey, DwyerDwyer Bucey	1.0 !Fr
RB	`28`	Chafin, DevinDevin Chafin	3.5 !Jr
WR	`30`	Ritchey, TannerTanner Ritchey	1.5 !Fr
RB	`31`	Linwood, ShockShock Linwood	3.5 !Jr
RB	`33`	Hunter, IainIain Hunter	1.5 !Fr
TE	`41`	Armstead, Tre'vonTre'von Armstead	3.5 !Jr
OL	`52`	Hammad, RamiRami Hammad	2.5 !So
OL	`53`	Orcutt, KeithKeith Orcutt	2.5 !So
OL	`55`	Fuller, KyleKyle Fuller	3.5 !Jr
OL	`57`	Thrift, TannerTanner Thrift	2.5 !So
OL	`58`	Drango, SpencerSpencer Drango	4.5 !Sr
OL	`61`	Broxton, JarrellJarrell Broxton	57.0 !Sr
OL	`64`	Desouza, DomDom Desouza	5.0 !Jr
OL	`67`	Hilliard, DesmineDesmine Hilliard	4.5 !Sr
OL	`68`	Wilson, IshmaelIshmael Wilson	2.5 !So
OL	`69`	Colbert, PatPat Colbert	4.5 !Sr
OL	`70`	Peltzel, JoshJosh Peltzel	1.5 !Fr
OL	`71`	Jones, DevonteDevonte Jones	1.0 !Fr
OL	`72`	Blackmar, BlakeBlake Blackmar	1.5 !Fr
OL	`73`	Muir, BlakeBlake Muir	4.5 !Sr
OL	`74`	Muir, SeanSean Muir	2.5 !So
OL	`76`	Osei, JasonJason Osei	3.5 !Jr
OL	`77`	Lawrence, PatrickPatrick Lawrence	1.5 !Fr
TE	`80`	McGowan, LaQuanLaQuan McGowan	4.5 !Sr
WR	`80`	Spangler, CalCal Spangler	57.0 !Sr
WR	`82`	Moore, KalebKaleb Moore	3.5 !Jr
WR	`83`	Edminston, ColeCole Edminston	2.5 !So
TE	`85`	Feuerbacher, JordanJordan Feuerbacher	1.5 !Fr
WR	`87`	Ritter, AndyAndy Ritter	5.0 !Jr
WR	`89`	White, TrevorTrevor White	1.5 !Fr
TE	`98`	Clemons-Valdez, TrevorTrevor Clemons-Valdez	4.5 !Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Young, TaylorTaylor Young	2.5 !So
DE	`2`	Oakman, ShawnShawn Oakman	4.5 !Sr
CB	`3`	Wright, TionTion Wright	5.0 !Jr
DB	`4`	Howard, XavienXavien Howard	3.5 !Jr
LB	`5`	Campbell, GrantGrant Campbell	57.0 !Sr
CB	`7`	Blake, JourdanJourdan Blake	1.5 !Fr
CB	`9`	Reid, RyanRyan Reid	3.5 !Jr
CB	`11`	Houston, JamesonJameson Houston	1.0 !Fr
S	`12`	Pollum, AlfredAlfred Pollum	2.5 !So
S	`13`	Burt, TerrellTerrell Burt	57.0 !Sr
DE	`15`	Nance, BrianBrian Nance	2.5 !So
LB	`16`	Ehrlich, KendallKendall Ehrlich	3.5 !Jr
NB	`17`	Dorsey, CordellCordell Dorsey	1.5 !Fr
S	`18`	Waz, ChanceChance Waz	1.5 !Fr
LB	`19`	Davis, RaaquanRaaquan Davis	2.5 !So
LB	`20`	Edwards, AiavionAiavion Edwards	3.5 !Jr
NB	`21`	Levels, PatrickPatrick Levels	3.5 !Jr
CB	`24`	Singleton, TerrenceTerrence Singleton	3.5 !Jr
CB	`25`	Johnson, MilesMiles Johnson	57.0 !Sr
S	`26`	Sells, TaionTaion Sells	5.0 !Jr
CB	`27`	Vaughns, VerkedricVerkedric Vaughns	1.5 !Fr
S	`28`	Stewart, OrionOrion Stewart	3.5 !Jr
S	`29`	Koym, JarrodJarrod Koym	1.5 !Fr
NB	`34`	Bristow, LeeLee Bristow	4.5 !Sr
S	`35`	Franklin, MalloryMallory Franklin	1.5 !Fr
CB	`37`	Jaynes, TylerTyler Jaynes	2.5 !So
S	`41`	Hill, CalvinCalvin Hill	1.5 !Fr
DE	`43`	Jacobs, JamieJamie Jacobs	1.5 !Fr
LB	`45`	Phillips, XavierXavier Phillips	2.5 !So
NB	`48`	Blanchard, TravonTravon Blanchard	2.5 !So
DE	`52`	Roberts, GregGreg Roberts	1.5 !Fr
LB	`55`	Black, BaylorBaylor Black	5.0 !Jr
DE	`56`	Smith, K.J.K.J. Smith	2.5 !So
DT	`75`	Billings, AndrewAndrew Billings	5.0 !Jr
DE	`90`	Magee, JavonteJavonte Magee	5.0 !Jr
DT	`91`	Morris, AndrewAndrew Morris	1.5 !Fr
DE	`92`	Palmer, JamalJamal Palmer	57.0 !Sr
DT	`93`	Masumbuko, SuleimanSuleiman Masumbuko	4.5 !Sr
DE	`94`	Jones, XavierXavier Jones	1.5 !Fr
DT	`95`	Blackshear, BeauBeau Blackshear	4.5 !Sr
DT	`96`	Bonds, ByronByron Bonds	5.0 !Jr
DT	`97`	Lewis, IraIra Lewis	1.5 !Fr
DL	`98`	George, CodyCody George	1.5 !Fr
DE	`99`	Malin, JoshJosh Malin	1.5 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`33`	Bennett, TomTom Bennett	1.0 !Fr
P	`36`	Galitz, DrewDrew Galitz	1.0 !Fr
K	`39`	Evans, SpencerSpencer Evans	1.5 !Fr
PK	`40`	Callahan, ChrisChris Callahan	2.5 !So
LS	`50`	Landes, JimmyJimmy Landes	4.5 !Sr
LS	`65`	Jordan, B.J.B.J. Jordan	57.0 !Sr

Head coach

Art Briles (8th season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kendal Briles – Offensive Coordinator
Phil Bennett – Defensive Coordinator
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: August 30, 2015

Game summaries

@ SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bears	28	0	14	14	56
Mustangs	14	7	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–36–7	2014	BAY, 45–0

Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	14	3	7	31
#4 Bears	13	22	14	17	66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1981	LAM, 18–17

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	0	7	0	17
#5 Bears	21	21	21	7	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–30–2	2011	BAY, 56–31

vs. Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	14	7	7	7	35
#5 Bears	28	21	7	7	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–36–1	2014	BAY, 48–46

@ Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Bears	24	28	14	0	66
Jayhawks	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–4	2014	BAY, 60–14

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	10	7	14	38
#2 Bears	17	10	21	14	62

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2014	WVU, 41–27

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	7	13	27
#2 Bears	21	14	0	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2014	BAY, 49–28

@ Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	7	7	3	31
Wildcats	7	0	3	14	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–7	2014	BAY, 38–27

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	7	13	14	10	44
Bears	6	7	14	7	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–21	2014	BAY, 48–14

@ Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	10	14	7	45
Cowboys	14	0	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–19	2014	BAY, 49–28

@ TCU

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bears	14	0	0	0	7	0	21
Horned Frogs	7	7	0	0	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–51–7	2014	BAY, 61–58

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	17	3	0	3	23
Bears	0	0	10	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–74–4	2014	BAY, 28–7

vs. North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Tar Heels	7	10	14	7	38
#17 Bears	14	14	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

↑ Werner, John (September 5, 2015). "Russell Shines in Debut with 6 TDs as Bears Blow Out SMU Late, 56-21". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Werner, John (September 13, 2015). "Coleman Makes 4 TD Catches, No. 4 Baylor Shakes Off Lamar, 66-31". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Werner, John (September 27, 2015). "Bears Clean Up Their Act in 70-17 Victory Over Owls". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Werner, John (October 4, 2015). "Baylor Opens Big 12 Play with 63-35 Rout of Texas Tech". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Werner, John (October 11, 2015). "Winless Kansas No Match for #3 Bears in 1-Sided Affair, 66-7". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Werner, John (October 18, 2015). "Russell, Coleman Fuel Baylor's Win Over West Virginia, 62-38". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Cherry, Brice (October 24, 2015). "Baylor Shrugs Off Rough Second Half, Dispatches Iowa State, 45-27". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
↑ Werner, John (November 6, 2015). "Stidham Shines in 1st Career Start, Fueling 31-24 Baylor Win Over Pesky Wildcats". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
↑ Werner, John (November 14, 2015). "Black and Blue: OU's Mayfield Carves Up Baylor Defense, Playoff Aspirations". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
↑ "2015 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

Baylor Bears football

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)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games TCU Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos Oklahoma State Texas Tech

Culture & lore	"Old Fite" The Golden Wave Band Football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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