2014 Baylor Bears football team

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 finish as co-champions. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State after blowing a 41–21 4th quarter lead.

2014 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 co-champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhilip Montgomery (7th season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
(Capacity: 45,140)
2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Baylor +  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 3 TCU +  8 –1   12 –1  
No. 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
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.SMU*No. 10
FS1W 45–045,733
September 66:30 p.m.Northwestern State*No. 10
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FSNW 70–645,034
September 127:00 p.m.at Buffalo*No. 8
ESPNW 63–2124,714
September 277:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 7
FOXW 49–2851,776
October 42:30 p.m.at TexasNo. 7
ABCW 28–793,727
October 112:30 p.m.No. 9 TCUNo. 5
ABC/ESPN2W 61–5846,803
October 1811:00 a.m.at West VirginiaNo. 4
FS1L 27–4160,758
November 13:00 p.m.KansasdaggerNo. 13
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FS1W 60–1447,574
November 811:00 a.m.at No. 15 OklahomaNo. 12
FS1W 48–1485,048
November 226:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 7
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FOXW 49–2847,179
November 292:30 p.m.vs. Texas TechNo. 7
ABC/ESPN2W 48–4654,179
December 66:45 p.m.No. 9 Kansas StateNo. 6
ESPNW 38–2747,934
January 111:30 a.m.vs. No. 8 Michigan State*No. 5
ESPNL 41–4271,464
Schedule Source:[1]

Roster
2014 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Corey Coleman  So
RB 2 Johnny Jefferson  Fr
WR 4 Jay Lee  Jr
WR 5 Antwan Goodley  Sr
QB 6 Andrew Frerking  Jr
WR 7 Lynx Hawthorne  So
WR 8 Ishmael Zamora Fr
WR 9 K. D. Cannon Fr
WR 12 Quan Jones  Fr
QB 13 Chris Johnson  Fr
QB 14 Bryce Petty  Sr
TE 15 Gus Penning  Jr
WR 16 Davion Hall Fr
QB 17 Seth Russell  So
WR 18 Chris Platt Fr
RB 20 Anthony Webb  Jr
RB 22 Terence Williams Fr
WR 23 Clay Fuller Sr
TE 25 Blake Mahon Fr
WR 26 Brandon Brown So
RB 28 Devin Chafin  So
WR 30 Tanner Ritchey Fr
RB 31 Silas Nacita So
RB 32 Shock Linwood  So
RB 33 Iain Hunter Fr
TE 41 Tre'von Armstead  So
WR 42 Levi Norwood  Sr
OL 52 Rami Hammad  Fr
OL 53 Keith Orcutt  Fr
OL 55 Kyle Fuller  So
OL 57 Tanner Thrift  Fr
OL 58 Spencer Drango  Jr
OL 61 Jarrell Broxton Jr
OL 62 Tyler Edwards  Sr
OL 66 Drew Edwards Sr
OL 67 Desmine Hilliard  Jr
OL 68 Ishmael Wilson  Fr
OL 69 Pat Colbert  Jr
OL 70 Josh Peltzel Fr
OL 72 Blake Blackmar Fr
OL 73 Blake Muir  Jr
OL 74 Sean Muir  Fr
OL 75 Troy Baker  Sr
OL 76 Jason Osei  So
OL 77 Patrick Lawrence Fr
OL 80 LaQuan McGowan  Jr
WR 80 Cal Spangler Jr
WR 82 Kaleb Moore  So
WR 83 Cole Edminston  Fr
TE 85 Jordan Feuerbacher Fr
WR 87 Andy Ritter So
WR 89 Trevor White Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Chris Sanders Jr
DE 2 Shawn Oakman  Jr
CB 3 Tion Wright So
DB 4 Xavien Howard  So
LB 5 Grant Campbell Jr
CB 7 Jourdan Blake Fr
CB 9 Ryan Reid  So
LB 11 Taylor Young  Fr
S 12 Alfred Pollum  Fr
S 13 Terrell Burt Jr
DE 15 Brian Nance  Fr
LB 16 Kendall Ehrlich  So
NB 17 Cordell Dorsey Fr
S 18 Chance Waz Fr
LB 19 Raaquan Davis  Fr
LB 20 Aiavion Edwards  So
NB 21 Patrick Levels  So
CB 24 Terrence Singleton  So
CB 25 Miles Johnson Jr
S 26 Taion Sells So
CB 27 Verkedric Vaughns Fr
S 28 Orion Stewart  So
S 29 Jarrod Koym Fr
S 32 Collin Simpson Sr
NB 34 Lee Bristow  Jr
S 35 Mallory Franklin Fr
CB 37 Tyler Jaynes  Fr
NB 38 Collin Brence Sr
S 41 Calvin Hill Fr
DE 43 Jamie Jacobs Fr
LB 44 Bryce Hager  Sr
LB 45 Xavier Phillips  Fr
CB 47 Kevin Mitchell Sr
NB 48 Travon Blanchard  Fr
DE 51 Nelson Ehirim Sr
DE 52 Greg Roberts Fr
LB 55 Baylor Black So
DE 56 K.J. Smith  Fr
DT 75 Andrew Billings So
DT 88 Terell Brooks Sr
DE 90 Javonte Magee So
DT 91 Andrew Morris Fr
DE 92 Jamal Palmer Jr
DT 93 Sleiman Masumbuko  Jr
DE 94 Xavier Jones Fr
DT 95 Beau Blackshear  Jr
DT 96 Byron Bonds So
DT 97 Ira Lewis Fr
DT 98 Trevor Clemons-Valdez  Jr
DE 99 Josh Malin Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 36 Spencer Roth Sr
K 39 Spencer Evans Fr
PK 40 Chris Callahan  Fr
PK 46 Kyle Peterson Sr
LS 50 Jimmy Landes  Jr
LS 65 B.J. Jordan Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Philip Montgomery – Offensive Coordinator
  • Phil Bennett – Defensive Coordinator
  • Kendal Briles – Receivers / 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2015

Returning starters

[3]

Depth chart
  • Baylor Updated Depth Chart

Game summaries

SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
#10 Bears 24 7 7 7 45
See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team

Northwestern State
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 3 3 0 6
#10 Bears 28 21 7 14 70
See also: 2014 Northwestern State Demons football team

@ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Bears 21 14 14 14 63
Bulls 0 0 14 7 21
See also: 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team

@ Iowa State
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bears 14 21 14 0 49
Cyclones 7 0 14 7 28
See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team

@ Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bears 7 0 7 14 28
Longhorns 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team

#9 TCU
See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team
1 234Total
#9 Horned Frogs 14 171314 58
• #5 Bears 10 171024 61
Scoring summary
Q19:32TCUListenbee 35 yard pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick)TCU 7–0
Q17:40TCUCatalon 3 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 14–0
Q12:03BAYGoodley 66 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 14–7
Q1:02BAYCallahan 22 yard field goalTCU 14–10
Q210:15TCUCatalon 9 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 21–10
Q27:07BAYColeman 29 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 21–17
Q22:44TCUOberkrom 39 yard field goalTCU 24–17
Q21:49BAYCannon 67 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)Tie 24–24
Q21:38TCUCatalon 94 yard kickoff return (Oberkrom kick)TCU 31–24
Q2:00BAYCallahan 29 yard field goalTCU 31–27
Q38:42TCUOberkrom 20 yard field goalTCU 34–27
Q35:23BAYCallahan 20 yard field goalTCU 34–30
Q33:53TCUJohnson 2 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 41–30
Q32:15TCUOberkrom 37 yard field goalTCU 44–30
Q3:35BAYLee 47 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 44–37
Q414:29TCUGreen 6 yard run (Oberkrom kick)TCU 51–37
Q411:38TCUMallett 49 yard interception return (Oberkrom kick)TCU 58–37
Q410:39BAYChafin 7 yard run (Callahan kick)TCU 58–44
Q46:39BAYGoodley 28 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)TCU 58–51
Q44:42BAYColeman 25 yard pass from Petty (Callahan kick)Tie 58–58
Q4:00BAYCallahan 28 yard field goalBAY 61–58

[5]

@ West Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bears 13 7 7 0 27
Mountaineers 7 17 3 14 41
See also: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Kansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 7 0 7 0 14
#12 Bears 20 19 14 7 60
See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team

@ #15 Oklahoma
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Bears 3 21 14 10 48
#15 Sooners 14 0 0 0 14
See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Oklahoma State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 0 14 28
#6 Bears 21 7 7 14 49
See also: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Vs. Texas Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Bears 7 21 17 3 48
Red Raiders 0 17 10 19 46
See also: 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

#9 Kansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Wildcats 0 14 6 7 27
#5 Bears 14 10 14 0 38
See also: 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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
See also: 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team and 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)

Rankings
Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1010877754121210665547
Coaches10976663 (1)4131210666558
CFPNot released131277765Not released

References
  1. "2014 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. "Baylor Releases Post-Spring 2014 Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. April 10, 2014. 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. "Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  5. ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.
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