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2022 Baylor Bears football team

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2022 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record6–7 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Grimes (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRon Roberts (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 0     13 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 2     10 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 3     8 5  
Texas Tech   5 4     8 5  
Oklahoma State   4 5     7 6  
Baylor   4 5     6 7  
Oklahoma   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   3 6     6 7  
West Virginia   3 6     5 7  
Iowa State   1 8     4 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Dave Aranda.

Initially picked by many to win the Big 12 Conference, the Bears won some key road games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech, but also suffered key home defeats to ranked opponents like Oklahoma State, Texas, and a crushing one-point defeat to eventual national runner-up, TCU. They would ultimate finish the year in a disappointing 6th place in the Big-12 and lose their subsequent bowl game, finishing the year 6-7.

Offseason

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Position key

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Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

2022 NFL draft

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
2 37 Jalen Pitre S Houston Texans
2 50 Tyquan Thornton WR New England Patriots
3 79 JT Woods S Los Angeles Chargers
3 99 Terrel Bernard LB Buffalo Bills
6 203 Trestan Ebner RB Chicago Bears
7 242 Kalon Barnes CB Carolina Panthers

Preseason

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Spring game

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The Bears held spring practices in March and April 2022. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" took place in Waco, TX on April 23, 2022.[1]

Big 12 media poll

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The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[2]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Baylor (17) 365
2 Oklahoma (12) 354
3 Oklahoma State (9) 342
4 Texas (2) 289
5 Kansas State 261
6 Iowa State (1) 180
7 TCU 149
8 West Virginia 147
9 Texas Tech 119
10 Kansas 48

Preseason Big-12 awards

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2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Position Player Class
Offense
TE Ben Sims Senior
OL Connor Galvin RS Senior
Jacob Gall RS Senior
Defense
DL Siaki Ika Junior
LB Dillon Doyle Senior

Source:[3]

Preseason All-Americans

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Second Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Source(s)
Jaxon Player 90 DL Senior Walter Camp [4]

Schedule

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Baylor and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.[5][6]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Albany*No. 10ESPN+W 69–1041,242
September 109:15 p.m.at No. 21 BYU*No. 9ESPNL 20–26 2OT63,470
September 1711:00 a.m.Texas State*No. 17
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FS1W 42–745,597
September 2411:00 a.m.at Iowa StateNo. 17ESPN2W 31–2458,069
October 12:30 p.m.No. 9 Oklahoma StateNo. 16
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FOXL 25–3647,979
October 136:00 p.m.at West VirginiaFS1L 40–4345,293
October 2211:00 a.m.Kansas
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPN2W 35–2345,882
October 296:30 p.m.at Texas TechESPN2W 45–1760,705
November 52:00 p.m.at OklahomaESPN+W 38–3583,546
November 126:00 p.m.No. 19 Kansas State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FS1L 3–3147,686
November 1911:00 a.m.No. 4 TCU
FOXL 28–2944,393
November 2511:00 a.m.at No. 23 TexasESPNL 27–3894,076
December 226:30 p.m.vs. Air Force*ESPNL 15–30

Game summaries

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Vs. Albany

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Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Albany Great Danes (0–0) vs. No. 10 Baylor Bears (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Albany 7 0 3010
No. 10 Baylor 21 14 142069

at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 86°F
  • Game attendance: 41,242
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Pregame line: Baylor –42.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:59) BU – Monaray Baldwin 47 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:20; BU 7–0)
  • (8:03) BU – Craig Williams 4 yard rush, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:46; BU 14–0)
  • (5:37) BU – Gavin Holmes 72 yard punt return, Isaiah Hankins kick (BU 21–0)
  • (0:00) ALB – Julian Hicks 17 yard pass from Reese Poffenbarger, John Opalko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:14; BU 21–7)
Second Quarter
  • (11:55) BU – Hal Presley 38 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; BU 28–7)
  • (0:00) BU – Blake Shapen 1 yard rush, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:44; BU 35–7)
Third Quarter
  • (11:48) BU – Monaray Baldwin 50 yard rush, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:12; BU 42–7)
  • (6:19) ALB – John Opalko 25 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:29; BU 42–10)
  • (1:54) BU – Kyron Drones 9 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:25; BU 49–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:33) BU – Richard Reese 1 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:40; BU 56–10)
  • (9:10) BU – Richard Reese 7 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:59; BU 63–10)
  • (5:46) BU – Qualan Jones 27 yard rush, John Mayers kick missed (Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:45; BU 69–10)
Statistics ALB BU
First downs 10 29
Total yards 237 573
Rushes/yards 30/87 41/259
Passing yards 150 314
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–30–0 22270
Time of possession 30:28 29:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Albany Passing Reese Poffenbarger 13–26, 150 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Reese Poffenbarger 12 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Thomas Greaney 3 receptions, 57 yards
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 17–20, 214 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Richard Reese 9 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Monaray Baldwin 4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD

At No. 21 BYU

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Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
No. 9 Baylor Bears (1–0) vs. No. 21 BYU Cougars (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 9 Baylor 0 6 770020
No. 21 BYU 3 7 1000626

at LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT

Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:31) BYU – Jake Oldroyd 27 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:29; BYU 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (1:37) BU – Qualan Jones 1 yard rush, Isaiah Hankins kick missed (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:14; BU 6–3)
  • (0:02) BYU – Chase Roberts 20 yard pass from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; BYU 10–6)
Third Quarter
  • (10:53) BU – Qualan Jones 7 yard rush, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays 77 yards, 4:02; BU 13–10)
  • (6:15) BYU – Jake Oldroyd 39 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 4:38; 13–13)
  • (1:28) BYU – Jaren Hall 22 yard pass from Chase Roberts, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:36; BYU 20–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:01) BU – Ben Sims 4 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:21; 20–20)
Overtime
  • (2OT) BYU – Lopini Katoa 3 yard rush, two point conversion failed (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; BYU 26–20)
Statistics BU BYU
First downs 22 24
Total yards 289 366
Rushes/yards 152/52 83/33
Passing yards 137 283
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–0 24400
Time of possession 34:15 25:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 18–28, 137 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Craig Williams 17 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Hal Presley 3 receptions, 31 yards
BYU Passing Jaren Hall 23–39, 261 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Christopher Brooks 13 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Chase Roberts 8 receptions, 122 yards

Vs. Texas State

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Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Texas State Bobcats (1–1) vs. No. 17 Baylor Bears (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas State 0 7 007
No. 17 Baylor 7 14 71442

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 85°F
  • Game attendance: 45,597
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (Play-by-Play), Devin Gardner (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Baylor -30
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:35) BU – Richard Reese 14 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25; BU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:35) BU – Craig Williams 30 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:40; BU 14–0)
  • (1:59) TXST – Ashtyn Hawkins 12 yard pass from Layne Hatcher, Seth Keller kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:42; BU 14–7)
  • (0:26) BU – Blake Shapen 36 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 1:33; BU 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (4:42) BU – Gavin Holmes 28 yard pass from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:24; BU 28–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:19) BU – Richard Reese 52 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:41; BU 35–7)
  • (12:19) BU – Richard Reese 5 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:27; BU 42–7)
Statistics TXST BU
First downs 17 23
Total yards 268 501
Rushes/yards 34/82 37/293
Passing yards 186 208
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24360 17–28–1
Time of possession 31:32 28:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing Layne Hatcher 24–36, 186 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Calvin Hill 12 carries, 41 yards
Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins 13 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 15–26, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 interception
Rushing Richard Reese 19 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Gavin Holmes 3 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD

At Iowa State

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Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
No. 17 Baylor Bears (2–1) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Baylor 7 10 7731
Iowa State 7 7 01024

at Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA

  • Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 70°F
  • Game attendance: 58,069
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line: Iowa State -2.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:40) BU – Ben Sims 12 yard pass from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:20; BU 7–0)
  • (2:55) ISU – Jirehl Brock 2 yard pass from Hunter Dekkers, Jace Gilbert kick (Drive: 27 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:27) BU – John Mayers 24 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:22; BU 10–7)
  • (7:09) BU – Dillon Doyle 1 yard pass from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:54; BU 17–7)
  • (0:46) ISU – Dimitri Stanley 24 yard pass from Hunter Dekkers, Jace Gilbert kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:53; BU 17–14)
Third Quarter
  • (6:05) BU – Richard Reese 19 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 5:06; BU 24–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:37) BU – Gavin Holmes 38 yard pass from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:42; BU 31–14)
  • (7:16) ISU – Jirehl Brock 37 yard rush, Jace Gilbert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:21; BU 31–21)
  • (0:55) ISU – Jace Gilbert 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 1:39; BU 31–24)
Statistics BU ISU
First downs 23 17
Total yards 361 350
Rushes/yards 42/123 27/66
Passing yards 238 284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–26–0 2336–2
Time of possession 34:39 25:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 19–26, 238 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Richard Reese 21 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Gavin Holmes 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Iowa State Passing Hunter Dekkers 23–36, 284 yards, 2 TD, 2 interceptions
Rushing Jirehl Brock 14 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaylin Noel 7 receptions, 120 yards

Vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State

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Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
No. 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys (3–0) vs. No. 16 Baylor Bears (3–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Oklahoma State 7 9 17336
No. 16 Baylor 3 0 22025

at McLane StadiumWaco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 84°F
  • Game attendance: 47,979
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Baylor -2.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:46) BU - John Mayers 34 yd field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 04:14; BU 3–0)
  • (5:24) OKST - Bryson Green 8 yd pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 05:22; OKST 7–3)
Second Quarter
  • (13:38) OKST - 0 yd safety (OKST 9–3)
  • (0:27) OKST - Spencer Sanders 1 yd rush (Tanner Brown kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 03:16; OKST 16–3)
Third Quarter
  • (14:47) OKST - Jaden Nixon 98 yd kickoff return (Tanner Brown kick) (OKST 23–3)
  • (12:23) BU - Monaray Baldwin 49 yd pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 02:24; OKST 23–10)
  • (7:58) BU - Richard Reese 1 yd rush (John Mayers kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 02:30; OKST 23–17)
  • (7:14) OKST - Dominic Richardson 1 yd rush (Tanner Brown kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:44; OKST 30–17)
  • (3:38) OKST - Tanner Brown 19 yd field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 01:48; OKST 33–17)
  • (2:14) BU - Monaray Baldwin 70 yd pass from Blake Shapen (Gavin Holmes pass) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 01:24; OKST 33–25)
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:48) OKST - Tanner Brown 26 yd field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 04:04; OKST 36–25)
Statistics OKST BU
First downs 23 31
Total yards 379 457
Rushes/yards 46/166 30/112
Passing yards 213 345
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–30–1 28–40–2
Time of possession 30:46 29:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 20–29, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 interception
Rushing Spencer Sanders 14 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brennan Presley 8 receptions, 86 yards
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 28–40, 345 yards, 2 TD, 2 interceptions
Rushing Richard Reese 17 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Monaray Baldwin 7 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD

At West Virginia

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Baylor Bears (3–2) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (2–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 21 7940
Mountaineers 7 10 141243

at Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV

  • Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,293
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich
  • Pregame line: Baylor -3.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 7-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 10:30. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:18.
  • BAY – John Mayers 40-yard field goal, 4:23. Mountaineers 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:00.
Second Quarter
  • BAY – Ben Sims 1-yard run (John Mayers kick), 13:34. Bears 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:32.
  • BAY – Gavin Holmes 35-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 10:52. Bears 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:23.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 23-yard field goal, 4:22. Bears 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:30.
  • WVU – Jasir Cox 65-yard fumble return (Casey Legg kick), 2:41. Tied 17–17.
  • BAY – Craig Williams 39-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 1:14. Bears 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.
Third Quarter
  • WVU – Kaden Prather 24-yard pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg kick), 10:19. Tied 24–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:41.
  • BAY – Hal Presley 2-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Mayers kick), 5:21. Bears 31–24. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:51.
  • WVU – Justin Johnson Jr. 1-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 1:42. Tied 31–31. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39.
Fourth Quarter
  • BAY – Qualan Jones 4-yard run (kick blocked), 13:39. Bears 37–31. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:57.
  • WVU – Jacolby Spells defensive PAT conversion, 13:39. Bears 37–33.
  • WVU – Tony Mathis Jr. 34-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 7:06. Mountaineers 40–37. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:55.
  • BAY – John Mayers 44-yard field goal, 1:40. Tied 40–40. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:32.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 22-yard field goal, 0:33. Mountaineers 43–40. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:00.
Statistics BU WVU
First downs 28 26
Total yards 590 500
Rushes/yards 35–169 37–217
Passing yards 421 283
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–37–1 24–37–1
Time of possession 29:35 30:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 14/22, 326 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Richard Reese 13 rushes, 57 yards
Receiving Gavin Holmes 7 receptions, 210 yards, TD
West Virginia Passing JT Daniels 24/37, 283 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tony Mathis Jr. 22 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kaden Prather 8 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Vs. Kansas

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Kansas Jayhawks (5-2) vs. Baylor Bears (3-3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jayhawks 3 0 71323
Bears 14 14 0735

at McLane StadiumWaco, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,822
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler
  • Pregame line: Baylor –10.5
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:05 BU Blake Shapen 17 yard pass to Monaray Baldwin (#ohn Mayers kick), 7–41 02:52, BU 7–0
  • 10:15 BU 29 Richard Reese 14 yard rush (John Mayers kick), 2–25 0:40, BU 14–0
  • 3:13 KU Jacob Borcila 30 yard field goal, 12–62 7:02, BU 14–3
Second quarter
  • 11:18 BU 15 Kyron Drones 4 yard rush (John Mayers kick), 16–73 6:55, BU 21–3
  • 0:42 BU Jordan Nabors 10 yard rush (John Mayers kick), 15–99 07:23, BU 28–3
Third quarter
  • 7:35 KU Devin Neal 2 yard rush (Jacob Borcila kick), 3–9 1:07, BU 28–10
Fourth quarter
  • 14:33 KU Jason Bean 24 yard pass to Quentin Skinner (Jason Bean pass to Mason Fairchild failed), 11–95, 4:07 BU 28–16
  • 6:29 KU Jason Bean 4 yard rush (Jacob Borcila kick), 8–93, 2:56, BU 28–23
  • 2:37 BU Richard Reese 2 yard rush (John Mayers kick), 7–69 3:52, BU 35–23
Statistics KU BU
First downs 11 28
Plays–yards 49–288 83–437
Rushes–yards 22–56 57–273
Passing yards 232 164
Passing: compattint 16–27–1 17–26–2
Time of possession 19:50 40:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 16/27 232 yards 1 TD
Rushing Devin Neal 10 carries 32 yards 1 TD
Receiving Quentin Skinner 4 receptions 66 yards 1 TD
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 17/26 164 yards 1 TD 2 INTs
Rushing Richard Reese 31 carries 186 yards 2 TDs
Receiving Hal Presley 3 receptions 39 yards

At Texas Tech

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Baylor Bears (4-3) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 14 72145
Red Raiders 0 3 14017

at Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,705
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman and Dawn Davenport
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BAY – John Mayers 48-yard field goal, 4:39. Bears 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 4:06.

Second quarter

  • TTU – Trey Wolff 33-yard field goal, 8:09. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:33.
  • BAY – Richard Reese 1-yard run (John Mayers kick), 3:39. Bears 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:30.
  • BAY – Richard Reese 2-yard run (John Mayers kick), 0:13. Bears 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:38.

Third quarter

  • BAY – Hal Pressley 9-yard pass from Blake Shapen (John Mayers kick), 11:09. Bears 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:07.
  • TTU – Henry Teeter 1-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 7:34. Bears 24–10. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.
  • TTU – Behren Morton 8-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 2:46. Bears 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 2:09.

Fourth quarter

  • BAY – Richard Reese 1-yard run (John Mayers kick), 12:46. Bears 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:00.
  • BAY – A. J. McCarty 18-yard interception return (John Mayers kick), 4:04. Bears 38–17.
  • BAY – Qualan Jones 17-yard run (John Mayers kick), 0:45. Bears 45–17. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:38.
Statistics BU TTU
First downs 27 23
Plays–yards 89–442 74–308
Rushes–yards 59–231 36–149
Passing yards 211 159
Passing: compattint 19–30–0 12–38–5
Time of possession 40:17 19:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 19/30, 211 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Richard Reese 36 carries, 148 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Gavin Holmes 5 receptions, 77 yards
Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 11/34, 152 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
Rushing Tahj Brooks 16 carries, 98 yards
Receiving Xavier White 2 receptions, 45 yards

At Oklahoma

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Baylor Bears (5–3 , 3–2) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (5–3, 2–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 14 10 7738
Sooners 14 7 7735

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: •Sunny Temperature: 57
  • Game attendance: 83,546
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) , Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:13) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 10 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:47; OU 7–0)
  • (5:54) BAY – Craig Williams 11 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:11; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:50) BAY – Jordan Nabors 6 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:11; BU 14–7)
  • (3:01) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 63 yard pass to Marvin Mims, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; Tied 14–14)
Second Quarter
  • (12:59) BAY – John Mayers 49 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:51; BU 17–14)
  • (9:06) BAY – Craig Williams 1 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:56; BU 24–14)
  • (6:46) OKLA – Eric Gray 5 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; BU 24–21)
Third Quarter
  • (10:56) BAY – Richard Reese 2 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; BU 31–21)
  • (4:42) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 9 yard pass to Drake Stoops, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:16; BU 31–28)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:15) BAY – Qualan Jones 10 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:35; BU 38–28)
  • (4:05) OKLA – Eric Gray 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:10; BU 38–35)
Statistics BU OU
First downs 24 29
Total yards 413 499
Rushes/yards 48/281 45/238
Passing yards 132 261
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–1 22–24–3
Time of possession 33:42 26:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 14/23, 132 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Craig Williams 25 carries, 192 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Josh Cameron 5 receptions, 72 yards
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 22/34, 261 yards, 2 TD's, 3 INT's
Rushing Eric Gray 23 carries, 106 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eric Gray 8 receptions, 58 yards

Vs. No. 19 Kansas State

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1 234Total
• No. 19 Kansas State 0 1777 31
Baylor 0 300 3
  • Sources: K-State Box Score[7]
Pregame line Over/under
Baylor −3.0 52.0
Statistics Kansas State Baylor
First downs 30 17
Total yards 405 306
Rushing yards 184 103
Passing yards 221 203
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 37:37 22:23
Penalties−yards 4−23 6−51
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 19/27, 196 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 25 CAR, 106 YDS, 18 Long
Receiving Ben Sinnott 7 REC, 89 YDS, 2 TD, 23 Long
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 22/38, 203 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing Richard Reese 9 CAR, 54 YDS, 14 Long
Receiving Josh Cameron 6 REC, 83 YDS, 25 Long
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP KSU BAY
2nd 14:20 12 97 5:04 KSU Ben Sinnott 15-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick good 7 0
2nd 5:57 12 47 5:23 KSU 47-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 10 0
2nd 2:09 7 66 2:45 KSU Deuce Vaughn 20-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick good 17 0
2nd 0:00 11 56 2:09 BAY 37-yard field goal by John Mayers 17 3
3rd 1:53 12 80 4:57 KSU Ben Sinnott 19-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Ty Zenter kick good 24 3
4th 14:06 5 20 1:21 KSU DJ Giddens 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zenter kick good 31 3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 3

Vs. No. 4 TCU (Big Noon Kickoff)

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No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs (10-0, 7-0) vs Baylor Bears (6-4, 4-3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Horned Frogs 7 7 6929
Bears 7 7 01428

at McLane StadiumWaco, Texas

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 44,393
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman
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Game information
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Statistics No. 4 TCU Baylor
First downs 20 25
Total yards 442 501
Rushes/yards 27-115 46-232
Passing yards 327 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24-36-1 21-30-1
Time of possession 26:02 33:58
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 4 TCU Passing Max Duggan 24/35, 327 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Max Duggan 8 carries, 50 yards, TD
Receiving Taye Barber 5 receptions, 108 yards
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 21/30, 269 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Craig Williams 19 carries, 112 yards
Receiving Monaray Baldwin 6 receptions, 123 yards

At No. 23 Texas

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1 234Total
Baylor 9 1009 28
No. 23 Texas 14 3714 38
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, TX)
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 94,076
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Pregame line Over/under
-8.5 56.0
Statistics Baylor Texas
First downs 18 22
Total yards 280 402
Rushing yards 101 208
Passing yards 179 194
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 33:24 26:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 18–36, 179 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Reese Richard 15 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Josh Cameron 4 receptions, 48 yards
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 12–16, 194 yards
Rushing Bijan Robinson 29 carries, 179 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 4 receptions, 65 yards
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Baylor Texas
1st 9:44 BAY Intentional Grounding in the endzone on Quinn Ewers 2 0
1st 6:54 5 62 2:43 BAY Jaylen Ellis 47-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good 9 0
1st 3:54 7 75 3:00 TEX Quinn Ewers 3-yard touchdown run, Will Stone kick good 9 7
1st 1:35 3 29 1:20 TEX Bijan Robinson 2-yard touchdown run, Will Stone kick good 9 14
2nd 7:54 18 63 8:41 BAY 30-yard field goal by John Mayers 12 14
2nd 5:50 6 55 2:04 TEX 38-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 12 17
2nd 0:40 5 45 0:32 BAY Ben Sims 14-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good 19 17
3rd 2:21 10 78 3:19 TEX Roschon Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 19 24
4th 13:30 BAY Fumble recovery returned 16 yards for touchdown by Gabe Hall, 2-point pass good 27 24
4th 8:25 11 75 5:05 TEX Bijan Robinson 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 27 31
4th 3:48 6 42 2:40 TEX Roschon Johnson 11-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 27 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. BAY TEX

Vs. Air Force (Armed Forces Bowl)

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Armed Forces Bowl - Air Force Falcons (9-3) vs Baylor Bears (6-6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 7 0815
Falcons 9 0 14730

at Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 13 °F (−11 °C) • Wind: N at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 43,875
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
  • Box score
    Scoring summary
    Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
    Plays Yards TOP Baylor Air Force
    1 5:20 15 55 8:44 Air Force Brad Roberts 2-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick failed (blocked) 0 6
    1 1:13 5 38 2:05 Air Force 37-yard field goal by Matthew Dapore 0 9
    2 0:05 6 47 1:35 Baylor Hal Presley 8-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good 7 9
    3 12:28 5 83 2:32 Air Force Haaziq Daniels 2-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good 7 16
    3 2:29 7 64 3:21 Air Force Caleb Rillos 15-yard touchdown reception from Haaziq Daniels, Matthew Dapore kick good 7 23
    4 12:40 7 42 3:15 Air Force Brad Roberts 1-yard touchdown run, Matthew Dapore kick good 7 30
    4 3:34 4 85 0:51 Baylor Gavin Holmes 14-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, 2-point rush good 15 30
    "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 15 30
Statistics BU AF
First downs 11 20
Total yards 230 379
Rushes/yards 26/42 67/276
Passing yards 188 103
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–23–0 4–7–0
Time of possession 19:57 40:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 11/23, 188 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Craig Williams 7 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Jaylen Ellis 1 reception, 57 yards
Air Force Passing Haaziq Daniels 4/7, 103 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Brad Roberts 37 carries, 116 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Amari Terry 1 reception, 68 yards

Personnel

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Roster

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2022 Baylor Bears Football

Quarterback

  • 12 Blake Shapensophomore (6'0, 200)
  • 13 Luke Anthony – 7th year senior (6'1, 208)
  • 17 Landry Kinne – junior (6'0, 185)
  • 18 Brayson McHenry – freshman (5'11, 193)

Running back

  • 0 Craig Williams – junior (5'9, 168)
  • 22 Taye McWilliams – junior (6'1, 213)
  • 23 Jordan Jenkins – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 222)
  • 25 Jacoby Clarke – junior (5'11, 231)
  • 28 Qualan Jones – junior (5'10, 242)
  • 29 Richard Reesefreshman (5'9, 175)
  • 85 Kaian Roberts-Day – freshman (6'3, 269)

Wide receiver

  •  6 Gavin Holmes – 6th year senior (5'11, 200)
  • 14 Armani Winfield – freshman (6'2, 203)
  • 15 Tripp Mitchell – junior (6'1, 192)
  • 16 Hal Presley – sophomore (6'3, 199)
  • 18 Jordan Nabors – freshman (5'11, 182)
  • 19 Javon Gipson – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 24 Cameron Bonner – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 178)
  • 26 Jonah Burton – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 203)
  • 34 Josh Cameron – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 216)
  • 80 Monaray Baldwin – sophomore (5'9, 164)
  • 81 Jonathan Davidson – sophomore (6'1, 206)
  • 83 Elijah Bean – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 220)
  • 84 Jaylen Ellis – junior (6'3, 184)

Placekicker

  • 95 John Mayers – 5th year senior (5'11, 189)
  • 96 Bryce Boland – sophomore (5'11, 172)
  • 98 Isaiah Hankins – sophomore (6'0, 189)
  • 99 Noah Rauschenberg – senior (6'1, 204)

Punter

  • 1 Issac Power – 5th year senior (6'1, 201)
 

Offensive line

  • 50 Connor Heffernan – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 287)
  • 54 Timothy Dawn – freshman (6'2, 304)
  • 57 Coleton Price – freshman (6'2, 311)
  • 58 Gavin Byers – junior (6'5, 310)
  • 62 Ryan Lengyel – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 302)
  • 63 Grant Miller – 6th year senior (6'4, 312)
  • 64 Khalil Keith – 6th year senior (6'5, 314)
  • 65 Micah Mazzccua – sophomore (6'5, 331)
  • 66 Jacob Gall – 6th year senior (6'2, 299)
  • 69 Clayton Collier – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 272)
  • 70 Bryce Simpson – freshman (6'5, 340)
  • 71 MJ Ruhman – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 282)
  • 72 Mose Jeffery – 5th year senior (6'4, 321)
  • 73 George Maile – freshman (6'3, 298)
  • 74 Kaden Sieracki – freshman (6'8, 314)
  • 75 Elijah Ellis – junior (6'6, 339)
  • 76 Connor Galvin5th year senior (6'7, 302)
  • 77 Tate Williams – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 284)
  • 79 Alvin Ebosele – freshman (6'6, 308)

Defensive line

  • 9 TJ Franklin – senior (6'5, 265)
  • 54 Brayden Utley – 5th year senior (6'1, 275)
  • 57 Prince Ugoh – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 235)
  • 59 Devonte Tezino – freshman (6'5, 292)
  • 62 Siaki Ikajunior (6'4, 358)
  • 90 Jaxon Player – 5th year senior (6'0, 299)
  • 94 BoChao Jin – junior (6'0, 264)
  • 95 Gabe Halljunior (6'6, 296)
  • 96 Cole Maxwell – 6th year senior (6'5, 285)
  • 97 Cooper Lanz – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 270)
  • 98 Chidi Ogbonnaya – 6th year senior (6'5, 302)
  • 99 Tre Emory – freshman (6'2, 318)

Tight end

  • 8 Ben Sims5th year senior (6'5, 258)
  • 43 Gavin Yates – sophomore (6'3, 248)
  • 44 Mark Patton – junior (6'4, 238)
  • 82 Cody Mladenka – freshman (6'4, 241)
  • 87 Kelsey Johnson – freshman (6'2, 243)
  • 89 Drake Dabney – junior (6'5, 251)

Long snapper

  • 26 Garrison Grimes – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 215)
  • 40 Corbin Robertson – senior (6'4, 238)
 

Linebacker

  • 2 Matt Jones – junior (6'3, 224)
  • 5 Dillon Doyle – 5th year senior (6'3, 240)
  • 32 Carmello Jones – freshman (6'2, 222)
  • 33 Will Williams – junior (6'2, 211)
  • 35 Jackie Marshall – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 281)
  • 36 Tyrone M. Brown – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 222)
  • 41 Brooks Miller – sophomore (6'1, 225)
  • 42 Jeremy Evans – freshman (6'1, 209)
  • 44 Josh White – sophomore (6'0, 229)
  • 47 Caleb Parker – sophomore (5'11, 213)
  • 49 Will Garner – sophomore (6'2, 220)
  • 53 Ben Hamilton – sophomore (6'0, 187)
  • 56 Braden Strauss – sophomore (5'11, 215)
  • 58 Jaden Maronen – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 226)

Outside linebacker

  • 7 Bryson Jackson – 6th year senior (6'2, 204)
  • 46 Tony Anyanwu – sophomore (6'2, 243)
  • 51 Kyler Jordan – freshman (6'2, 225)
  • 55 Garmon Randolph – junior (6'7, 247)
  • 93 Victor Obi – senior (6'5, 220)

Defensive back

  • 3 Mark Milton5th year senior (6'2, 191)
  • 4 Christian Morgan – 5th year senior (6'1, 211)
  • 11 Lorando Johnson – sophomore (6'0, 193)
  • 12 Alfonzo Allen – freshman (5'11, 183)
  • 13 Al Walcott – senior (6'2, 219)
  • 16 Mike Harris – sophomore (5'10, 168)
  • 19 AJ McCarty – sophomore (5'11, 180)
  • 20 Devin Lemear – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 183)
  • 21 Chateau Reed – sophomore (6'2, 193)
  • 22 Reggie Bush – freshman (6'0, 183)
  • 24 Corey Gordon Jr. – freshman (6'2, 175)
  • 25 Byron Hanspard Jr. – 5th year senior (6'0, 182)
  • 27 Tevin Williams III – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 188)
  • 28 Devin Bobby – freshman (5'10, 174)
  • 29 Romario Noel – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 212)
  • 30 Michael Allen – freshman (5'8, 177)
  • 31 Griffin Speaks – junior (5'11, 180)
  • 39 Michael Mastrodicasa – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 199)
  • 41 Cisco Caston – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 210)
  • 48 Collin Losack – junior (5'10, 180)

Coaching staff

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Coach Title Year at Baylor Previous job
Dave Aranda Head coach 3rd LSU (DC)
Jeff Grimes OC/TE 2nd BYU (OC)
Caleb Collins OLB 3rd LSU Tigers football (Quality Control Coach – defense)
Ron Roberts DC/ILB 3rd Louisiana (DC)
Shawn Bell QB 6th Cedar Ridge High School (HC)
Kevin Curtis CB 2nd SMU (CB)
Dennis Johnson DL 3rd LSU (DL)
Justin Johnson RB 3rd Houston (RB)
Eric Mateos OL 2nd BYU (OL)
Ronnie Wheat S 1st Nevada (S)

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP109171716RVRVRV
Coaches1081917142223RVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

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  2. ^ "Baylor Makes First Appearance Atop Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Team" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Carbone Al (June 27, 2022). "Walter Camp 2022 Preseason All-America Teams, presented by 777 Partners". Walter Camp. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ John Werner (December 1, 2021). "Baylor faces tough 2022 football schedule". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 Baylor Football Schedule Revealed". Baylor University, Department of Athletics. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Kansas State Wildcats vs. Baylor Bears (box score)". K-State Sports. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.