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2013
BAYLOR BEARS FOOTBALL
MAIN FEATURE
BAYLOR FOOTBALL LEGEND
GAME PREVIEW
2013 BEARS
GAME PREVIEW
BEARS VS. BULLS
STORY LINES
• Baylor continues a 4-game homestand by hosting Buffalo on today at 2:30 p.m. on FSN.
• Baylor currently owns a 5-game winning
streak and has not lost since Nov. 10, 2012,
at Oklahoma.
• Baylor has won 9 straight non-conference
games, the last loss was in the 2010 Texas Bowl
vs. Illinois. The Bears are 15-3 vs. non-Big 12
opponents over the last 5 seasons (13-2 excluding bowl games).
• Baylor is playing its 64th and final season at historic Floyd Casey Stadium. BU moves to the
$260 million riverfront Baylor Stadium in 2014.
• In home games, Baylor is 13-1 since 2011,
17-3 over the last 3 seasons and 23-10 in the
Art Briles era.
• Phil Bennett’s defense has forced 2 or more
turnovers in 7 of its last 8 games (Baylor’s record
is 6-2 in that span). BU is 16-2 when forcing
2+ turnovers during Bennett’s 2+ seasons.
• Baylor has won 4 straight at home and has not
lost at “The Case” since Oct. 13, 2012, vs. TCU.
• Baylor’s defense has tallied 12 sacks over its last
2 games (6 in opening win over Wofford and 6
in Holiday Bowl win over UCLA). BU is 17-4
over the past 3+ years when having 2 or more
sacks in a game.
• Baylor’s offense has topped 600 yards in 3 of
the last 4 games (4-0 in that span).
• Baylor has scored in the 1st quarter in 17 of its
last 18 games dating back to Nov. 19, 2011.
• Baylor scored in all 4 quarters vs. Wofford and has
now scored in 28 of its last 29 quarters played.
• Baylor has scored 30+ points in 18 of its last 20
games and 40+ points in 16 of those contests.
• Baylor is 13-4 in September games under Briles.
• Baylor is 2-0 all-time vs. Buffalo and 1-0 vs. the
Bulls under Briles. BU is 4-0 vs. current MAC
members.
• Baylor leads the country in tackles for loss, after
racking up the 3rd-most in school history with
15 vs. WC.
• Baylor is 4th nationally in total offense, after
tallying the 3rd-most yards (692) in program
history to open the year.
• Baylor is 3rd in scoring offense, after putting up
a Floyd Casey Stadium record 69 points last week.
• Baylor is 3rd in the country in passing defense,
after allowing only 60 yards in the air to the
Terriers.
• Baylor is 8th in scoring defense and 1 of 14
teams not to allow a TD, after only giving up
3 points to Wofford.
• Baylor is 7th in the country in passing offense,
after throwing for 411 yards vs. Wofford last week.
• Baylor notched the 7th-most first downs in the
country with 32 vs. Wofford.
• Baylor’s defense recovered two fumbles against
the Terriers, which is 6th-most in the nation.
FIRST TAKE
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Baylor – 1-0 Overall, 0-0 Big 12
Bryce Petty: In his first career start, the junior QB completed 19 of his 24 passes for
312 yards and two touchdowns. He completed passes to eight different receivers
against Wofford.
Buffalo – 0-1 Overall, 0-0 MAC
Khalil Mack: The senior outside linebacker
made headlines following his performance
against Ohio State. He finished with nine
tackles, 2.5 sack, and an interception return
for touchdown.
BAYLOR SCHEDULE
Tevin Reese
WELCOME BACK
Throughout the 2013 season, Baylor is welcoming back letterwinners from each of Floyd
Casey Stadium’s six decades. The following players, who earned letters for Baylor in the 1990s,
have returned for today’s game (editor’s note: list
as of Sept. 2):
Samir Al-Amin, 1997-99-2000-01
Matt Anderson, 1996-97
Tim Berg, 1992
Melvin Bonner, 1989-90-91-92
Kent Brentham, 1989-90-91
Marvin Callies, 1992-93
David Camp, 1990
Jeff Chancellor, 1990-91-92
Chad Chmelar, 1996
Nakia Codie, 1994-96-97-98
Mark Cogdill, 1996-97-99
Glenn Coy, 1994-95-96-97
Shawn Cravens, 1991-92
Todd Crawford, 1992-93-94
Bret Crook, 1993
Will Davidson, 1991-92-93-94
Dustin Dennard, 1993-94-95
Darren Dobbs, 1994
Barry Frizzell, 1992-93 Tr.
Matt Gantt, 1989-90-91
Chris George
Rich Gochis, 1992 Tr.
Trey Hagins
Brian Hand, 1988-90-91
John Henry, 1990-91-92-93
J.J. Joe, 1990-91-92-93
Vertis Johnson, 1995
Robin Jones, 1988-89-90-91
Date
Aug. 31
Sept. 7
Sept. 21
Oct. 5
Oct. 12
Oct. 19
Oct. 26
Nov. 7
Nov. 16
Nov. 23
Nov. 30
Dec. 7
Opponent
Wofford
Buffalo
Louisiana-Monroe
West Virginia
at Kansas State
Iowa State
at Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
at Oklahoma State
at TCU
Texas
Time/Score
W, 69-3
2:30 p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
6:30 p.m.
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
BUFFALO SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 31
Sept. 7
Sept. 14
Sept. 28
Oct. 5
Oct. 12
Oct. 19
Oct. 26
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
Nov. 19
Nov. 29
Opponent
Time/Score
at Ohio State
L, 20-40
at Baylor
2:30 p.m.
Stony Brook
2:30 p.m.
Connecticut
2:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
11 a.m.
at Western Michigan
1 p.m.
Massachusetts
2:30 p.m.
at Kent State
2:30 p.m.
Ohio
7 p.m.
at Toledo
6:30 p.m.
at Miami (OH)
7 p.m.
Bowling Green
12:30 p.m.
All Times Central
David Joseph, 1997-98
Chris Lewis, 1991-92-93-94
Richard Lijewski, 1990-91 Tr.
Gary Mabry, 1991-92
Robert Mason, 1994-95-96
Le’Shai Maston, 1989-90-91-92
Brent McFarling
Kevin McNeese
Tracey Miller, 1991
John Patterson, 1993-94
Gerald Patterson, 1994-97
Alonzo Pierce, 1988-89-90-91
Kevin Rhea, 1995
Jason Sivils, 1991
Justin Still, 1993-94-95
Robert Strait, 1990-91-92
Trey Weir, 1992
GAME PREVIEW
BEARS VS. BULLS
BAYLOR’S RETURN TO PROMINENCE UNDER BRILES
It’s no secret that Art Briles has completely rebuilt Baylor’s football program back to its former
winning ways, but most impressive is how speedy and pronounced the transformation has been.
Briles needs just 1 win to tie for 5th on the BU career wins list and five victories to move into the
fourth spot. The chart below shows the marked change in Baylor’s football success in five-plus years
under Briles compared to the previous 12 seasons since the start of the Big 12.
Big 12 Years
Big 12 Wins (Overall) Bowls (Wins) All-Americans NFL Draftees
12 yrs pre-Briles (1996-07): 11 (35)
0 (0)
3
3
5+ yrs with Briles (2008-13): 17 (34)
3 (2)
13
14
QUICK HITS
OFFENSE
• RB Lache Seastrunk has rushed for 100+ yards
in a school-record 5 straight contests & is averaging 9.25 yards per carry in that stretch (81
rushes for 749 yards). He had 111 yards and 2
TDs vs. Wofford.
• WR Tevin Reese ranks 8th in receptions (154),
5th in yards (2,332) and T5th in TDs (17) in
BU history. He had 5 catches for 97 yards and
1 TD last week.
• RB Glasco Martin had 15 rushing TDs in
2012, the 2nd-most in BU history. He has 19
for his career, which is tied for 7th all-time at
BU. Against Wofford, Martin had 8 carries for
30 yards and 1 TD.
• QB Bryce Petty ranks 6th in the FBS and 1st
in the Big 12 with a passing efficiency of 215.9.
He is also 23rd nationally and 3rd in the Big
12 with 312 passing yards.
• PK Aaron Jones had a career day vs. Wofford
going 9-for-9 on PATs and making a 25-yard
FG. He is BU’s all-time leader in scoring with
339 points and with the made FG became the
career leader in FG made (46).
• Jones currently leads the nation among active
players with 116 consecutive PATs converted.
That is a school record with Jones not having
missed a PAT since Nov. 5, 2011.
• Jones and Seastrunk are tied for 19th in the
country and 1st in the Big 12 in scoring with
12 points each.
• WR Antwan Goodley tied a career-high with
5 catches, while setting a career mark with 90
receiving yards against the Terriers.
• OG Cyril Richardson is 6-5, 340, benches 400
lbs. and squats 665. He is a preseason AllAmerican.
• WR Robbie Rhodes is one of highest recruits in
BU history. In high school, he had one game with
394 receiving yards and 8 TDs. In his Baylor
debut, Rhodes had 2 catches for 18 yards.
DEFENSE
• Over last 2-plus seasons, CB Joe Williams has 26
PBUs; the rest of the defense has a combined 33
over that span. He had 2 vs. Wofford last week.
• DE Jamal Palmer filled up the stat sheet vs.
Wofford with 5 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 TFLs, 1
forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries.
• DE Chris McAllister sparked BU’s defense
early vs. WC returning an interception 25 yards
for a TD. He also had 4 tackles and a sack in
the game.
• DE Shawn Oakman and CB Aiavion Edwards
are 2nd in the country and 1st in the Big 12
with 3.5 TFLs.
• LB Bryce Hager is 23rd in the NCAA and 2nd
in the Big 12 in total tackles with 12. He had
his 7th career double-digit tackle game vs. the
Terriers. Last season, Hager led the Big 12 in
tackles (9.5 per game). Father, Britt, is former
Texas All-American and Philadelphia Eagle.
• S Ahmad Dixon transitioned back to his orginal
position, after serving as a nickelback in 2012 and
had 8 tackles and 1.0 TFL vs. Wofford.
THE MATCHUP
SERIES
Baylor leads 2-0
First Meeting: Baylor won 34-21 (2007)
Last Meeting: Baylor won 34-6 (2010)
Notes: In 2010, Robert Griffin III completed
20-of-35 passes for 297 yards and a pair of
touchdowns in the romp. Kendall Wright had
128 receiving yards and a touchdown as the
Bears began the season 2-0 for the first time
since 2005. Baylor QB Blake Szymanski
scored four touchdowns (three passing, one
rushing) in the 2007 victory.
BAYLOR STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing
Att.
Yards
Lache Seastrunk 11
111
Anthony Webb
6
71
Passing
Comp.-Att.-Int. Yards
Bryce Petty
19-24-0
312
Seth Russell
4-4-0
99
Receiving
Rec.
Yards
Tevin Reese
5
97
Antwan Goodley
5
90
Tackles
Total TFL
Sacks
Bryce Hager
12
0.5-1
—
Eddie Lackey 9
1.0-1
—
TDs
2
0
TDs
2
1
TDs
1
1
INT
—
—
BUFFALO STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing
Att.
Yards
Branden Oliver
26
73
Anthoney Taylor
3
8
Passing
Comp.-Att.-Int. Yards
Joe Licata
19-32-1
185
Receiving
Rec.
Yards
Alex Neutz
9
98
Mason Schreck
4
22
Tackles
Total TFL
Sacks
Khalil Mack
9 2.5-10 2.5-10
Blake Bean
8
1.0-3
—
Derek Brim
7
—
—
Ahmad Dixon
BAYLOR’S QUICK-STRIKE, BIG-PLAY
OFFENSE
Baylor’s offense picked up right where it left off
in 2012, notching four TD drives under one
minute and seven under two minutes against
Wofford. The Bears also had two TD drives of
three plays or less. In 2012, Baylor’s dangerously
quick offense scored nine touchdowns on oneplay scoring drives and totaled 16 TD drives of
three plays or fewer. The BU offense’s average
scoring drive was 2:01 on the season and it totaled
20 drives resulting in TDs of one minute or less
and 42 TD drives of two minutes or less.
TDs
0
0
TDs
2
TDs
1
0
INT
1-45
—
—
PETTY EFFICIENT IN FIRST CAREER
START
Bryce Petty (Midlothian, Texas) made the transition to starter very effectively vs. Wofford. He
threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns on 19of-24 passing. The multi-tooled Petty served as
the backup to Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence the past two seasons. The junior had thrown
just 14 passes in 11 career games played entering
2013, but has been through three seasons and
four spring drills in the Baylor program since signing in 2009 and enrolling in January 2010. BU
was one of just seven FBS programs that entered
2013 with no QB on its roster who has started a
game. Petty was tabbed as a preseason All-Big 12
first-team performer by Phil Steele.
W
hen Waco native Ahmad Dixon was choosing a college four years ago, he could
have gone to almost any big-name football school you can think of: Alabama,
Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Texas — the list goes on.
He chose to stay home. He chose Baylor.
“And if I had it to do all over again, I’d do the same thing,” says the senior safety.
“[When I was being recruited,] Coach Briles and his staff were genuine, honest, humble, family-oriented guys. Everybody was of one accord, everybody was shooting to
turn this program around, and everybody had faith in it. So I decided to stay home
and be a part of it.”
Full story available in program sold at game.
D
uring most of a 10-year NFL career that included two Super Bowl appearances with the
Green Bay Packers, Santana Dotson remembers walking into the locker room “with my
hat tucked down” after another Baylor loss.
“For a few years, it was rough out there,” he said.
But after watching the Bears make three consecutive bowl appearances under head coach Art
Briles, the former Baylor All-American “can walk into the room with my chest pumped out.”
Full story available in program sold at game.
2013
BAYLOR BEARS
No. Name
1 Corey Coleman
1 Prince Kent
2 Johnny Jefferson
2 Shawn Oakman
3 Demetri Goodson
3 Robbie Rhodes
4 Jay Lee
5 Antwan Goodley
5 Eddie Lackey
6 Ahmad Dixon
6 Andrew Frerking
7 Tuswani Copeland
7 Darius Jones
8 Glasco Martin
8 K.J. Morton
11 Terrance Lloyd
12 Quan Jones
12 Alfred Pullom
13 Terrell Burt
13 Chris Johnson
14 Bryce Petty
14 Anthony Webb
15 Gus Penning
15 Brody Trahan
16 Kendall Ehrlich
16 Tevin Reese
17 Austin Jupe
17 Seth Russell
18 Xavien Howard
18 Jordan Najvar
19 Cole Edmiston
19 Ryan Reid
20 Aiavion Edwards
20 Jerod Monk
21 Patrick Levels
22 Joe Williams
23 Clay Fuller
23 Kiante’ Griffin
24 Terrence Singleton
25 Sam Holl
25 Lache Seastrunk
26 Brandon Brown
26 Taion Sells
27 Tyler Stephenson
28 Devin Chafin
28 Orion Stewart
30 Cody Wetsel
31 Chris McAllister
32 Shock Linwood
32 Collin Simpson
33 Silas Nacita
34 Lee Bristow
36 Spencer Roth
37 Josh Benenoch
Pos.
IR
NB
RB
DE
CB
WR
WR
WR
LB
S
QB
IR
IR
RB
CB
DE
WR
S
S
QB
QB
S
TE
LB
LB
IR
DB
QB
CB
TE
QB
CB
LB
TE
S
CB
WR
NB
DB
NB
RB
WR
S
CB
RB
S
S
DE
RB
S
RB
NB
P
CB
Ht.
5-10
6-3
5-11
6-9
6-0
6-0
6-2
5-10
6-0
6-0
6-3
5-10
5-11
6-0
5-10
6-3
6-4
6-1
5-10
6-4
6-3
6-0
6-5
5-11
6-1
5-10
6-1
6-3
6-2
6-6
6-0
5-11
6-1
6-4
5-8
5-11
6-1
6-0
5-11
6-2
5-10
5-11
5-10
5-10
6-0
6-2
5-10
6-3
5-8
5-7
5-11
6-3
6-4
5-10
Wt.
185
220
200
275
200
190
215
225
220
205
195
170
190
220
190
245
200
190
185
220
230
190
240
245
225
170
205
205
200
265
185
175
225
285
190
190
210
215
195
210
210
185
185
170
220
185
195
255
200
205
185
225
225
200
Yr.
RFr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
So.
Sr.
RFr.
Sr.
Fr.
RFr.
RFr.
Sr.
Fr.
RFr.
RFr.
Sr.
RFr.
Sr.
Jr.
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Fr.
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RFr.
Sr.
Sr.
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Sr.
So.
So.
Jr.
So.
Hometown
Richardson, Texas
Norcross, Ga.
Killeen, Texas
Lansdowne, Pa.
Spring, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Allen, Texas
Midland, Texas
Murrieta, Calif.
Waco, Texas
Norcross, Ga.
Lawton, Okla.
Marshall, Texas
Round Rock, Texas
Warner Robins, Ga.
Houston, Texas
Wylie, Texas
Cypress, Texas
Wylie, Texas
Bryan, Texas
Midlothian, Texas
La Porte, Texas
Jenison, Mich.
Dickinson, Texas
Pearland, Texas
Temple, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Garland, Texas
Houston, Texas
Spring, Texas
Gatesville, Texas
Sherman, Texas
Stephenville, Texas
Wylie, Texas
Dallas, Texas
St. Louis, Mo.
Bulverde, Texas
Carrollton, Texas
Port Arthur, Texas
Katy, Texas
Temple, Texas
Austin, Texas
Irving, Texas
Lancaster, Texas
Burkburnett, Texas
Waco, Texas
Hubbard, Texas
Converse, Texas
Linden, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Bakersfield, Calif.
Waco, Texas
Knoxville, Tenn.
Katy, Texas
No. Name
Pos. Ht.
38 Collin Brence
NB 5-11
39 Jared Symmank
PK 6-0
40 Chris Callahan
PK 5-9
41 Harrison Miner
DE 6-1
42 Levi Norwood
IR 6-1
43 Aaron Jones
PK 6-3
44 Bryce Hager
LB 6-2
45 Xavier Phillips
LB/DE 6-0
46 Kyle Peterson
PK 5-11
47 Kevin Mitchell
CB 5-11
48 Travon Blanchard
LB 6-2
49 Brian Nance
DE 6-2
50 Jimmy Landes
DS 6-1
51 Taylor Young
LB 5-9
52 Raaquan Davis
LB 6-1
53 Keith Orcutt
OL 6-3
54 Stefan Huber
C 6-4
55 Baylor Black
LB 5-11
55 Kyle Fuller
OL 6-4
56 K.J. Smith
DE 6-2
57 Tanner Thrift
DL 6-4
58 Spencer Drango
OT 6-5
59 Peni Tagive
DE 6-3
60 LaQuan McGowan OL 6-6
62 Tyler Edwards
OL 6-5
64 Jacob Kyle
OL 6-0
65 Zach Northern
DS 6-0
66 Drew Earnest
OL 6-3
67 Desmine Hilliard
OG 6-4
68 Cyril Richardson
OG 6-5
69 Pat Colbert
OL 6-5
72 Tre’Von Armstead
OL 6-5
73 Blake Muir
OL 6-5
74 Sean Muir
OL 6-2
75 Troy Baker
OL 6-6
75 Andrew Billings
DL 6-1
76 Jason Osei
OL 6-4
77 Kelvin Palmer
OT 6-4
80 Cal Spangler
IR 5-10
81 Rhett Butler
TE 6-1
82 Kaleb Moore
WR 5-11
84 Lynx Hawthorne
WR 5-11
86 Sam Ukwuachu
DE 6-4
87 Andy Ritter
WR 6-2
88 Terell Brooks
DL 6-4
89 Tyler Ellis
WR 6-0
90 Javonte Magee
DE 6-5
92 Jamal Palmer
DE 6-3
93 Suleiman Masumbuko DL 6-2
95 Beau Blackshear
DL 6-4
96 Byron Bonds
DL 6-0
98 Trevor Clemons-Valdez DT 6-3
99 Zorrell Ezell
DT 6-2
Wt.
205
160
180
215
195
190
235
230
205
180
190
250
240
225
215
270
295
205
305
255
255
315
225
385
300
270
285
275
330
340
305
280
300
275
310
310
310
290
185
225
200
205
230
175
305
200
275
245
290
300
275
290
290
Yr.
Hometown
Jr.
Plano, Texas
Fr.
McKinney, Texas
Fr.
Houston, Texas
Fr.
Waco, Texas
Jr.
State College, Pa.
Sr.
Crowley, Texas
Jr.
Austin, Texas
Fr.
Fort Worth, Texas
So.
Rockwall, Texas
So.
Round Rock, Texas
Fr.
Orange, Texas
Fr.
Euless, Texas
So.
Tyler, Texas
Fr.
DeSoto, Texas
Fr.
Rockwall, Texas
Fr.
Little River, Texas
Sr.
Nederland, Texas
So.
Rockwall, Texas
RFr.
Wylie, Texas
Fr.
Frisco, Texas
Fr.
Hutto, Texas
So.
Cedar Park, Texas
RFr. Campbelltown Australia
So.
Amarillo, Texas
Jr.
Malvern, Ark.
Fr.
Mart, Texas
Sr.
Hewitt, Texas
So.
Houston, Texas
So.
Dallas, Texas
Sr.
Fort Worth, Texas
So.
Kilgore, Texas
RFr.
Port Arthur, Texas
So.
Sutherland, Australia
Fr.
Sutherland, Australia
Jr.
Waco, Texas
Fr.
Waco, Texas
RFr.
London, England
Sr.
Dallas, Texas
So.
Georgetown, Texas
Jr.
Flower Mound, Texas
RFr.
Cypress, Texas
RFr.
Refugio, Texas
So.
Pearland, Texas
RFr.
Mansfield, Texas
Jr.
Duncanville, Texas
RFr.
Lorena, Texas
So.
San Antonio, Texas
So.
McKinney, Texas
So.
Euless, Texas
So.
Waco, Texas
Fr.
Allen, Texas
So. Copperas Cove, Texas
RFr.
Humble, Texas