2021 Baylor Bears football team

2021 Baylor Bears football
2021 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 champion; Sugar Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 21–16 vs. Oklahoma State
Sugar Bowl, W 21–7 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	12–2 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Aranda (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Grimes (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ron Roberts (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	McLane Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Oklahoma State y	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 5 Baylor y$	7	–	2	12	–	2
No. 10 Oklahoma	7	–	2	11	–	2
Iowa State	5	–	4	7	–	6
Kansas State	4	–	5	8	–	5
West Virginia	4	–	5	6	–	7
Texas	3	–	6	5	–	7
TCU	3	–	6	5	–	7
Texas Tech	3	–	6	7	–	6
Kansas	1	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 2021 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. The team was coached by second-year head coach Dave Aranda.

Offseason

Position key

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

Offseason departures

12 seniors from the 2020 team graduated. No players declared early for the NFL Draft.

Baylor offseason departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Charlie Brewer	5	QB	6’1	210	Senior	Austin, TX	Graduated – Transferred to Utah
John Lovett	7	RB	6’0	212	Senior	Burlington, NJ	Graduated – Transferred to Penn State
Jared Atkinson	16	WR	6’3	210	Senior	Mesquite, TX	Graduated
Skyler Wetzel	20	S	5’9	190	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Trystan Slinker	35	LB	5’11	222	Senior	Cache, OK	Graduated
Gunnar Royer	40	LS	6’2	230	Senior	Mannheim, PA	Graduated
Thor Rodoni	47	LS	6’2	225	Senior	Los Banos, CA	Graduated
Blake Bedier	56	OL	6’5	310	Senior	Lehi, UT	Graduated
Micael McNair	58	LB	6’2	220	Senior	Richardson, TX	Graduated
Jake Burton	73	OL	6’6	312	Senior	Alpine, CA	Graduated
Jay Sedwick	89	K	5'11	211	Senior	Arlington, TX	Graduated
William Bradley-King	99	LB	6’4	248	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Monaray Baldwin WR	Killeen, Texas	Shoemaker High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 1, 2020
Monaray Baldwin WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Elijah Bean WR	Humble, Texas	Summer Creek High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	May 15, 2020
Elijah Bean WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Cameron Bonner WR	Houston, Texas	St. Thomas High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 14, 2020
Cameron Bonner WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Tyrone Brown LB	Orange, Texas	West Orange-Stark High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Oct 26, 2019
Tyrone Brown LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Cisco Caston S	Weatherford, Texas	Weatherford High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 4, 2020
Cisco Caston S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Dakote Doyle DT	St. Louis, Missouri	De Smet Jesuit High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	May 31, 2020
Dakote Doyle DT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Kyron Drones QB	Pearland, Texas	Shadow Creek High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 29, 2020
Kyron Drones QB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Javon Gipson WR	Richmond, Texas	George Ranch High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Mar 1, 2020
Javon Gipson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Connor Heffernan OT	Georgetown, Texas	Georgetown High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Apr 30, 2020
Connor Heffernan OT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Jenkins RB	Lindale, Texas	Lindale High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 4, 2020
Jordan Jenkins RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Cooper Lanz DE	Denton, Texas	Guyer High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	May 7, 2020
Cooper Lanz DE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Devin Lemear S	Manor, Texas	Manor High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
Devin Lemear S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Ryan Lengyel OT	Dallas, Texas	Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Aug 8, 2020
Ryan Lengyel OT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Jackie Marshall LB	Reserve, Louisiana	East St. John High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jul 4, 2020
Jackie Marshall LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Romario Noel S	Cypress, Texas	Cy Ranch High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sep 24, 2019
Romario Noel S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Tate Williams G	Wall, Texas	Wall High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	May 9, 2020
Tate Williams G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Tevin Williams CB	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Stillwater High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Apr 15, 2020
Tevin Williams CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 55 247Sports: 44 ESPN: 29
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

2021 NFL Draft

NFL Combine

Team players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
7	240	William Bradley-King	Defensive end	Washington Commanders

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll^[1]
1	Oklahoma	365 (35)
2	Iowa State	351 (4)
3	Texas	273
4	Oklahoma State	266
5	TCU	255
6	West Virginia	185
7	Kansas State	163
8	Baylor	124
9	Texas Tech	103
10	Kansas	39

Spring game

The Bears held spring practices in March and April 2021. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" took place in Waco, TX on April 24, 2021.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at Texas State*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 29–20	26,573
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*		McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+	W 66–7	42,461
September 18	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas		David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN+	W 45–7	23,218
September 25	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Iowa State		McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FOX	W 31–29	42,539
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Oklahoma State	No. 21	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN2	L 14–24	52,144
October 9	11:00 a.m.	West Virginia		McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 45–20	43,569
October 16	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 BYU*		McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	W 38–24	48,016
October 30	11:00 a.m.	Texas	No. 16	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ABC	W 31–24	45,834
November 6	2:30 p.m.	at TCU	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FOX	L 28–30	40,338
November 13	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Oklahoma	No. 13	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 27–14	46,782
November 20	4:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 11	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 20–10	43,857
November 27	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech	No. 8	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	FS1	W 27–24	43,901
December 4	11:00 a.m	vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State	No. 9	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 21–16	65,771
January 1, 2022	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Ole Miss*	No. 7	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ESPN	W 21–7	66,479
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Personnel

Roster

2021 Baylor Bears Football

Quarterback

11 Gerry Bohanon – junior (6'3, 221)
12 Blake Shapen – freshman (6'0, 192)
14 Jacob Zeno – sophomore (6'2, 211)
15 Kyron Drones – freshman (6'2, 222)
17 CJ Rogers – freshman (6'3, 200)
18 Brandon Bass – junior (5'10, 195)

Running back

1 Trestan Ebner – 5th year senior (5'11, 215)
7 Abram Smith – senior (5'11, 221)
20 Craig Williams – sophomore (5'8, 173)
22 Taye McWilliams – sophomore (6'1, 211)
23 Jordan Jenkins – freshman (6'1, 208)
25 Jacoby Clarke – sophomore (6'0, 205)
33 Jonah White – sophomore (6'0, 220)

Wide receiver

0 R.J. Sneed – senior (6'1, 203)
6 Gavin Holmes – junior (5'11, 207)
9 Tyquan Thornton – senior (6'3, 182)
15 Tripp Mitchell – sophomore (6'1, 195)
16 Hal Presley – freshman (6'3, 197)
17 Jackson Gleeson – junior (6'0, 185)
18 Drew Estrada – 6th year senior (6'0, 196)
19 Javon Gipson – freshman (6'3, 192)
21 Josh Fleeks – senior (5'11, 192)
24 Cameron Bonner – freshman (5'11, 175)
26 Jonah Burton – freshman (6'0, 190)
27 Kolby White – sophomore (5'8, 175)
34 Josh Cameron – freshman (6'2, 210)
80 Monaray Baldwin – freshman (5'9, 165)
81 Jonathan Davidson – freshman (6'1, 210)
83 Elijah Bean – freshman (6'5, 203)
84 Jaylen Ellis – sophomore (6'0, 194)
88 Seth Jones – freshman (5'11, 190)

Placekicker

95 John Mayers – junior (5'10, 187)
96 Bryce Boland – freshman (5'11, 172)
97 Chris Esqueda-Almanza – sophomore (5'8, 185)
98 Isaiah Hankins – freshman (6'0, 193)
99 Noah Rauschenberg – junior (6'1, 195)

Punter

43 Issac Power – junior (6'1, 200)

Offensive line

50 Connor Heffernan – freshman (6'4, 283)
52 Jackson Kimble – junior (6'3, 303)
54 Micah Mazzccua – freshman (6'4, 326)
55 Xavier Newman-Johnson – 5th Year Senior (6'2, 315)
57 Johncarlo Valentin – 5th Year Senior (6'4, 345)
58 Gavin Byers – sophomore (6'5, 320)
62 Ryan Lengyel – freshman (6'5, 285)
63 Grant Miller – senior (6'4, 309)
64 Khalil Keith – senior (6'5, 329)
65 Clayton Collier – freshman (6'3, 280)
66 Jacob Gall – senior (6'2, 305)
68 Jacob Frater – sophomore (6'3, 280)
71 MJ Ruhman – freshman (6'5, 270)
72 Mose Jeffery – senior (6'4, 320)
75 Elijah Ellis – sophomore (6'6, 320)
76 Connor Galvin – senior (6'7, 310)
77 Tate Williams – freshman (6'4, 290)

Defensive line

50 Dakote Doyle-Robinson – freshman (6'1, 270)
54 Brayden Utley – junior (6'1, 270)
57 Prince Ugoh – freshman (6'2, 247)
62 Siaki Ika – sophomore (6'4, 350)
90 TJ Franklin – junior (6'4, 290)
91 Rob Saulin – senior (6'5, 295)
92 Josh Landry – junior (6'1, 285)
94 Frank Jin – sophomore (6'1, 280)
95 Gabe Hall – sophomore (6'5, 290)
96 Cole Maxwell – senior (6'5, 295)
97 Cooper Lanz – freshman (6'4, 255)
98 Chidi Ogbonnaya – senior (6'5, 305)

Tight end

29 Jackson Shupp – junior (6'4, 284)
43 Gavin Yates – freshman (6'3, 240)
82 Tyler Henderson – junior (6'4,253)
86 Ben Sims – junior (6'4, 253)
87 Christoph Henle – senior (6'6, 255)
89 Drake Dabney – sophomore (6'5, 252)

Long snapper

40 Gunnar Royer – 5th year senior (6'2, 220)
41 Garrison Grimes – freshman (6'2, 200)
47 Thor Rodoni – 6th year senior (6'2, 222)

Linebacker

2 Terrel Bernard – senior (6'1, 222)
5 Dillon Doyle – junior (6'3, 242)
33 Will Williams – sophomore (6'2, 215)
35 Jackie Marshall – freshman (6'2, 235)
36 Tyrone M. Brown – freshman (6'0, 225)
41 Brooks Miller – freshman (6'1, 228)
47 Caleb Parker – freshman (6'0, 210)
49 Will Garner – freshman (6'2, 215)
52 Matt Jones – sophomore (6'3, 237)
53 Ben Hamilton – freshman (6'1, 195)
53 Bradon Strauss – freshman (5'11, 217)
58 Jaden Maronen – freshman (6'0, 225)

Defensive back

3 Raleigh Texada – 6th Year Senior (5'10, 188)
4 Christian Morgan – senior (6'1, 214)
8 Jalen Pitre – senior (6'0, 197)
11 Lorando Johnson – freshman (5'11, 200)
12 Kalon Barnes – senior (6'0, 186)
13 Al Walcott – junior (6'2, 211)
14 Devin Neal – sophomore (5'11, 202)
16 Mike Harris – freshman (5'10, 170)
19 AJ McCarty – freshman (5'11, 194)
20 Devin Lemear – freshman (6'0, 177)
21 Chateau Reed – freshman (6'2, 188)
22 JT Woods – senior (6'2, 193)
23 Zeke Brown – 6th Year Senior (6'0, 180)
24 Brandon White – sophomore (6'0, 201)
25 Byron Hanspard Jr. – junior (6'0, 189)
26 Cisco Caston – freshman (6'2, 195)
27 Tevin Williams III – freshman (6'1, 183)
29 Romario Noel – freshman (6'2, 202)
31 Griffin Speaks – sophomore (6'0, 185)
37 Mark Milton – junior (6'1, 185)
38 Shevin Smith – sophomore (5'11, 163)
39 Colby Delashaw – junior (6'0, 194)
42 Jarion McVea – 6th Year Senior (5'9, 185)
48 Collin Losack – sophomore (5'10, 180)
59 Michael Mastrodicasa – freshman (6'0, 188)

Coaching staff

Coach	Title	Year at Baylor	Previous job
Dave Aranda	Head Coach	2nd	LSU (DC)
Joey McGuire^‡	Assoc. HC/OLB	5th	Cedar Hill High School (HC)
Jeff Grimes	OC/TE	1st	BYU (OC)
Ron Roberts	DC/ILB	2nd	Louisiana (DC)
Caleb Collins^ƒ	OLB	2nd	LSU Tigers football (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
Shawn Bell	QB	5th	Cedar Ridge High School (HC)
Kevin Curtis	CB	1st	SMU (CB)
Dennis Johnson	DL	2nd	LSU (DL)
Justin Johnson	RB	2nd	Houston (RB)
Eric Mateos	OL	1st	BYU (OL)
Matt Powledge	S/ST	2nd	Louisiana (OLB/ST)
Chansi Stuckey	WR	1st	Clemson (offensive staff)

^‡ On November 8, 2021 and during the middle of the 2021 college football season, Joey McGuire was hired by Texas Tech University to replace the recently fired Matt Wells as the Red Raiders' next head football coach. As such, McGuire departed the Baylor Bears' 2021 football staff immediately and did not finish the season with the Bears.^[3]

^ƒ Collins was promoted in November 2021 to replace Joey McGuire as the Bears' OLB coach.^[4]

Game summaries

At Texas State

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Baylor Bears (0–0) vs. Texas State Bobcats (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	7	10	5	29
Texas State	3	7	3	7	20

at Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX

Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 95°F
Game attendance: 26,573
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (ESPN+): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Keith Moreland (analyst) & Koral Riggs (sideline)
Pregame line: Baylor -14

Game information

First Quarter

(11:57) BU – JT Woods 20 yard interception, Isaiah Hankins kick (BU 7–0)
(6:02) TXST – Seth Keller 21 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 5:51; BU 7–3)

Second Quarter

(6:41) TXST – Marcell Barbee 12 yard pass from Brady McBride, Seth Keller kick (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:38; TXST 10–7)
(0:36) BU – Abram Smith 3 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:05; BU 14–10)

Third Quarter

(8:50) BU – Isaiah Hankins 43 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:59; BU 17–10)
(4:21) BU – Abram Smith 12 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:29; BU 24–10)
(0:45) TXST – Seth Keller 38 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:36; BU 24–13)

Fourth Quarter

(9:35) BU – Isaiah Hankins 26 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:43; BU 27–13)
(1:19) TXST – Jahmyl Jeter 2 yard run, Seth Keller kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 2:04; BU 27–20)
(0:00) BU – 0 yard safety (BU 29–20)

Statistics	BU	TXST
First downs	22	20
Total yards	386	235
Rushes/yards	45/238	27/79
Passing yards	148	156
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–24–0	20–40–3
Time of possession	34:48	25:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	15–24, 148 yards
	Rushing	Trestan Ebner	20 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	R.J. Sneed	6 receptions, 92 yards
Texas State	Passing	Brady McBride	20–40, 156 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jahmyl Jeter	8 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcell Barbee	4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Texas Southern

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Texas Southern Tigers (0–1) vs. Baylor Bears (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Southern	0	0	0	7	7
Baylor	21	21	10	14	66

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 91°F
Game attendance: 42,461
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Ryan Leaf
Pregame line: Baylor -44.5

Game information

First Quarter

(9:41) BU – Abram Smith 20 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 5:19; BU 7–0)
(8:12) BU – Tyquan Thornton 48 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:08; BU 14–0)
(3:44) BU – Gerry Bohanon 7 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:44; BU 21–0)

Second Quarter

(10:25) BU – Gerry Bohanon 10 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:51; BU 28–0)
(5:46) BU – Abram Smith 35 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:07; BU 35–0)
(0:05) BU – Tyquan Thornton 18 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:38; BU 42–0)

Third Quarter

(7:24) BU – Trestan Ebner 12 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (7 plays, 86 yards, 3:20; BU 49–0)
(1:40) BU – Isaiah Hankins 37 yard field goal (7 plays, 45 yards, 3:02; BU 52–0)

Fourth Quarter

(12:34) BU – JT Woods 97 yard fumble recovery, Isaiah Hankins kick (BU 59–0)
(8:00) TXSO – Kevin Harris 1 yard run, Richard Garcia III kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; BU 59–7)
(6:46) BU – Taye McWilliams 14 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 6:46; BU 66–7)

Statistics	TXSO	BU
First downs	16	33
Total yards	281	714
Rushes/yards	40/161	43/419
Passing yards	120	295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–22–0	19–26–0
Time of possession	27:56	32:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Southern	Passing	Jalen Brown	7–12, 96 yards
	Rushing	Jacorey Howard	11 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Ke'Lenn Davis	2 receptions, 45 yards
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	17–23, 247 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Abram Smith	12 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyquan Thornton	5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD

At Kansas

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Baylor Bears (2–0) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	7	14	17	45
Kansas	0	7	0	0	7

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 88°F
Game attendance: 23,218
Referee: Michael Vandervelde
TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle, Ryan Leaf
Pregame line: BU –17

Game information

First Quarter

(10:29) BU – Ben Sims 14 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; BU 7–0)

Second Quarter

(13:42) BU – Gavin Yates 2 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:36; BU 14–0)
(0:58) KAN – Trevor Wilson 5 yard pass from Jason Bean, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:23; BU 14–7)

Third Quarter

(12:44) BU – RJ Sneed 69 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:16; BU 21–7)
(9:06) BU – Abram Smith 4 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:13; BU 28–7)

Fourth Quarter

(13:38) BU – Gerry Bohanon 9 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:22; BU 35–7)
(7:08) BU – Taye McWilliams 20 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:58; BU 42–7)
(3:34) BU – Isaiah Hankins 48 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:30; BU 45–7)

Statistics	BU	KAN
First downs	29	8
Total yards	576	166
Rushes/yards	45/307	33/109
Passing yards	269	57
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–24–0	8–18–0
Time of possession	33:22	26:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	19–23, 269 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Abram Smith	16 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	RJ Sneed	6 receptions, 128 yards, 1 TD
Kansas	Passing	Jason Bean	8–17, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jason Bean	12 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Luke Grimm	2 receptions, 25 yards

Vs. No. 14 Iowa State

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 14 Iowa State Cyclones (2–1) vs. Baylor Bears (3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Iowa State	7	6	10	6	29
Baylor	7	14	7	3	31

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 87°F
Game attendance: 42,539
Referee: Tuta Salaam
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play) and Brock Huard (analyst)
Pregame line: Iowa State –7

Game information

First Quarter

(9:26) ISU – Breece Hall 2 yard run, Andrew Mevis kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:34; ISU 7–0)
(5:34) BU – Gerry Bohanon 8 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; 7–7)

Second Quarter

(14:53) BU – Tyquan Thornton 21 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:22; BU 14–7)
(10:10) ISU – Andrew Mevis 40 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:43; BU 14–10)
(5:37) BU – Ben Sims 33 yards pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; BU 21–10)
(0:04) ISU – Andrew Mevis 38 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 0:55; BU 21–13)

Third Quarter

(7:13) ISU – Andrew Mevis 39 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:13; BU 21–16)
(6:59) BU – Trestan Ebner 98 yard kickoff return, Isaiah Hankins kick (BU 28–16)
(0:39) ISU – Breece Hall 2 yard run, Connor Assalley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:08; BU 28–23)

Fourth Quarter

(5:36) BU – Isaiah Hankins 34 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 2:04; BU 31–23)
(0:24) ISU – Breece Hall 16 yard pass from Brock Purdy, 2 point conversion failed (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:12; BU 31–29)

Statistics	ISU	BU
First downs	27	15
Total yards	479	282
Rushes/yards	40/216	33/123
Passing yards	263	159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–33–1	14–19–0
Time of possession	35:39	24:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing	Brock Purdy	22–33, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Breece Hall	27 carries, 190 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chase Allen	7 receptions, 98 yards
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	14–19, 164 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Abram Smith	10 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	R.J. Sneed	4 receptions, 57 yards

At No. 19 Oklahoma State

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 21 Baylor Bears (4–0) vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State Cowboys (4–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Baylor	0	0	7	7	14
No. 19 Oklahoma State	7	7	0	10	24

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

Date: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 78°F
Game attendance: 52,144
Referee: Derek Anderson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
Pregame line: Oklahoma State -4.0

Game information

First Quarter

(10:40) OKST – Jaylen Warren 8 yard run, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; OKST 7–0)

Second Quarter

(0:36) OKST – Rashod Owens 32 yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:01; OKST 14–0)

Third Quarter

(3:14) BU – Abram Smith 55 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:32; OKST 14–7)

Fourth Quarter

(14:56) OKST – Tanner Brown 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:18; OKST 17–7)
(12:04) BU – Gerry Bohanon 1 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:44; OKST 17–14)
(2:10) OKST – Jaylen Warren 4 yard run, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:22; OKST 24–14)

Statistics	BU	OKST
First downs	10	24
Total yards	280	401
Rushes/yards	29/107	59/219
Passing yards	173	182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–27–0	13–23–3
Time of possession	25:33	34:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	13–27, 173 yards
	Rushing	Abram Smith	10 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Drew Estrada	6 receptions, 88 yards
Oklahoma State	Passing	Spencer Sanders	13–23, 182 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jaylen Warren	36 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tay Martin	6 receptions, 110 yards

Vs. West Virginia

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

West Virginia Mountaineers (2–3) vs. Baylor Bears (4–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	7	3	3	7	20
Baylor	21	7	14	3	45

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 80°F
Game attendance: 43,569
Referee: Kevin Hassel
TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus, Mark Helfrich
Pregame line: Baylor -3.5

Game information

First Quarter

(14:19) BU – Tyquan Thornton 75 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41; BU 7–0)
(12:41) WVU – Sean Ryan 12 yard pass from Jarret Doege, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; 7–7)
(9:22) BU – Ben Sims 10 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; BU 14–7)
(5:24) BU – Gerry Bohanon 1 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:09; BU 21–7)

Second Quarter

(9:52) BU – Tyquan Thornton 11 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:48; BU 28–7)
(6:17) WVU – Casey Legg 29 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:30; BU 28–10)

Third Quarter

(9:17) WVU – Casey Legg 27 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:43; BU 28–13)
(8:43) BU – Ben Sims 29 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:33; BU 35–13)
(4:37) BU – Abram Smith 31 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:48; BU 42–13)

Fourth Quarter

(10:12) BU – Isaiah Hankins 45 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:09; BU 45–13)
(4:18) WVU – Garrett Greene 13 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:48; BU 45–20)

Statistics	WVU	BU
First downs	24	21
Total yards	362	525
Rushes/yards	38/90	32/171
Passing yards	272	354
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–37–1	20–31–0
Time of possession	34:21	25:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia	Passing	Jarret Doege	20–31, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Garrett Greene	10 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Winston Wright Jr.	6 receptions, 86 yards
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	18–29, 336 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Abram Smith	11 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyquan Thornton	8 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD

Vs. No. 19 BYU

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 19 BYU Cougars (5–1) vs. Baylor Bears (5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 BYU	0	7	7	10	24
Baylor	3	14	14	7	38

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 73°F
Game attendance: 48,016
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich
Pregame line: Baylor -5.5

Game information

First Quarter

(1:11) BU – Isaiah Hankins 31 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:05; BU 3–0)

Second Quarter

(12:17) BYU – Tyler Allgeier 1 yard run, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; BYU 7–3)
(8:54) BU – Abram Smith 9 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:23, BU 10–7)
(3:36) BU – Dillon Doyle 2 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:32; BU 17–7)

Third Quarter

(12:18) BYU – Jaren Hall 56 yard run, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; BU 17–14)
(7:55) BU – Dillon Doyle 2 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:18; BU 24–14)
(4:32) BU – Abram Smith 7 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:57; BU 31–14)

Fourth Quarter

(10:28) BYU – Jake Oldroyd 48 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 4:47; BU 31–17)
(3:55) BU – Abram Smith 1 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:33; BU 38–17)
(1:51) BYU – Puka Nacua 16 yard pass from Jaren Hall, Jake Oldroyd kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:04; BU 38–24)

Statistics	BYU	BU
First downs	15	22
Total yards	409	534
Rushes/yards	24/67	47/303
Passing yards	342	231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–31–0	18–28–1
Time of possession	24:24	35:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Jaren Hall	22–31, 342 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	15 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Puka Nacua	5 receptions, 168 yards, 1 TD
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	18–28, 231 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Abram Smith	27 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Tyquan Thornton	5 receptions, 84 yards

Vs. Texas

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Texas Longhorns (4–3) vs. No. 16 Baylor Bears (6–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	14	0	7	3	24
No. 16 Baylor	10	0	7	14	31

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 61°F
Game attendance: 45,834
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy
Pregame line: Baylor -2.5

Game information

First Quarter

(12:34) TEX – Joshua Moore 10 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:43; TEX 7–0)
(7:32) BU – RJ Sneed 6 yard pass from Tyquan Thornton, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:02; 7–7)
(0:56) BU – Isaiah Hankins 38 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:33; BU 10–7)
(0:24) TEX – Xavier Worthy 63 yard pass from Casey Thompson, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; TEX 14–10)

Second Quarter

No scoring

Third Quarter

(8:49) TEX – Bijan Robinson 1 yard run, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:11; TEX 21–10)
(4:45) BU – Gerry Bohanon 6 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; TEX 21–17)

Fourth Quarter

(12:48) BU – Ben Sims 1 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:36; BU 24–21)
(7:59) BU – Abram Smith 32 yard run; Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays 53 yards, 1:24; BU 31–21)
(4:40) TEX – Cameron Dicker 27 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays 66 yards, 3:19; BU 31–24)

Statistics	TEX	BU
First downs	18	23
Total yards	382	427
Rushes/yards	29/102	42/199
Passing yards	280	228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–38–1	19–32–2
Time of possession	27:06	32:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Casey Thompson	23–38, 280 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bijan Robinson	17 carries, 43 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Worthy	4 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	18–31, 222 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Abram Smith	20 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	RJ Sneed	8 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

At TCU

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 12 Baylor Bears (7–1) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (3–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Baylor	7	7	7	7	28
TCU	7	9	7	7	30

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 67°F
Game attendance: 40,338
Referee: Tuta Salaam
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Pregame line: Baylor -7.5

Game information

First Quarter

(10:53) BU – Tyquan Thornton 7 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:14; BU 7–0)
(6:59) TCU – Chandler Morris 12 yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:38; 7–7)

Second Quarter

(13:29) TCU – Griffin Kell 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:19; TCU 10–7)
(9:16) TCU – Griffin Kell 46 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 1:55; TCU 13–7)
(2:57) BU – Drake Dabney 21 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:19; BU 14–13)
(0:59) TCU – Griffin Kell 24 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:58; TCU 16–14)

Third Quarter

(7:07) TCU – Dominic DiNunzio 5 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:16; TCU 23–14)
(3:01) BU – Trestan Ebner 1 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:06; TCU 23–21)

Fourth Quarter

(11:59) TCU – Quentin Johnston 19 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:02; TCU 30–21)
(5:04) BU – Tyquan Thornton 4 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:44; TCU 30–28)

Statistics	BU	TCU
First downs	17	27
Total yards	393	562
Rushes/yards	36/179	35/94
Passing yards	214	468
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–20–2	30–42–0
Time of possession	29:36	30:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	14–20, 214 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Abram Smith	18 carries, 125 yards
	Receiving	Tyquan Thornton	5 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
TCU	Passing	Chandler Morris	29–41, 461 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chandler Morris	11 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	5 receptions, 142 yards, 1 TD

Vs. No. 8 Oklahoma

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners (9–0) vs. No. 13 Baylor Bears (7–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Oklahoma	0	7	0	7	14
No. 13 Baylor	0	7	3	17	27

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 57°F
Game attendance: 46,782
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Pregame line: Oklahoma -4.0

Game information

First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter

(10:20) OKLA – Caleb Williams 2 yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:01; OKLA 7–0)
(4:44) BU – Tyquan Thornton 8 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:36; 7–7)

Third Quarter

(11:49) BU – Isaiah Hankins 32 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:11; BU 10–7)

Fourth Quarter

(13:13) BU – Gerry Bohanon 5 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:32; BU 17–7)
(3:57) BU – Gerry Bohanon 14 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:50; BU 24–7)
(2:26) OKLA – Kennedy Brooks 1 yard run, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; BU 24–14)
(0:00) BU – Isaiah Hankins 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:26; BU 27–14)

Statistics	OKLA	BU
First downs	17	24
Total yards	260	414
Rushes/yards	28/78	27/297
Passing yards	182	117
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–25–2	12–21–1
Time of possession	24:41	35:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Caleb Williams	10–19, 146 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kennedy Brooks	13 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Michael Woods II	4 receptions, 53 yards
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	12–21, 117 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Abram Smith	20 carries, 148 yards
	Receiving	Tyquan Thornton	4 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD

At Kansas State

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 11 Baylor Bears (8–2) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (7–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Baylor	7	10	0	3	20
Kansas State	0	7	3	0	10

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021
Game time: 4:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 56°F
Game attendance: 43,857
Referee: Derek Anderson
TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich
Pregame line: Kansas State -2.5

Game information

First Quarter

(11:09) BU – Trestan Ebner 6 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 3:45; BU 7–0)

Second Quarter

(4:01) BU – Drake Dabney 2 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:21; BU 14–0)
(2:51) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 65 yard run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; BU 14–7)
(0:00) BU – Isaiah Hankins 21 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 2:51; BU 17–7)

Third Quarter

(8:24) KSU – Chris Tennent 28 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:14; BU 17–10)

Fourth Quarter

(13:35) BU – Isaiah Hankins 28 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:04; BU 20–10)

Statistics	BU	KSU
First downs	22	12
Total yards	387	263
Rushes/yards	48/174	21/105
Passing yards	213	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–35–0	15–30–1
Time of possession	35:54	24:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	16–21, 137 yards
	Rushing	Trestan Ebner	12 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tyquan Thornton	5 receptions, 75 yards
Kansas State	Passing	Skylar Thompson	15–29, 158 yards
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	11 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	1 reception, 48 yards

Vs. Texas Tech

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Texas Tech Red Raiders (6–5) vs. No. 8 Baylor Bears (9–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	3	7	0	14	24
No. 8 Baylor	10	7	0	10	27

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 49°F
Game attendance: 43,901
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie, Robert Smith
Pregame line: Baylor -14

Game information

First Quarter

(13:42) BU – Trestan Ebner 61 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:18; BU 7–0)
(10:50) BU – Isaiah Hankins 28 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:34; BU 10–0)
(6:06) TTU – Jonathan Garibay 46 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:44; BU 10–3)

Second Quarter

(5:01) BU – Abram Smith 4 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:17; BU 17–3)
(1:08) TTU – Tahj Brooks 1 yard run, Jonathan Garibay kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; BU 17–10)

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

(13:31) BU – Isaiah Hankins 27 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 6:27; BU 20–10)
(11:37) TTU – McLane Mannix 38 yard pass from Donovan Smith, Jonathan Garibay kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; BU 20–17)
(7:00) BU – Ben Sims 9 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:30; BU 27–17)
(6:40) TTU – Travis Koontz 75 yard pass from Donovan Smith, Jonathan Garibay kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:20; BU 27–24)

Statistics	TTU	BU
First downs	16	25
Total yards	386	434
Rushes/yards	28/124	50/180
Passing yards	262	254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–24–0	20–34–0
Time of possession	22:34	37:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Donovan Smith	15–23, 262 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tahj Brooks	14 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Travis Koontz	5 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	20–34, 254 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Abram Smith	30 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Trestan Ebner	4 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Championship)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 9 Baylor Bears (10–2) vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys (11–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Baylor	7	14	0	0	21
No. 5 Oklahoma State	3	3	7	3	16

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: indoor
Game attendance: 65,771
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath
Pregame line: OKST -6.0

Game information

First Quarter

(7:52) OKST – Tanner Brown 23 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 4:22; OKST 3–0)
(3:21) BU – Ben Sims 2 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:27; BU 7–3)

Second Quarter

(14:54) BU – Drew Estrada 4 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:54; BU 14–3)
(5:29) BU – Tyquan Thornton 13 yard pass from Blake Shapen, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:09; BU 21–3)
(3:34) OKST – Tanner Brown 23 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:55; BU 21–6)

Third Quarter

(7:09) OKST – Dominic Richardson 4 yard run, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:20; BU 21–10)

Fourth Quarter

(8:17) OKST – Tanner Brown 20 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 4:30; BU 21–16)

Statistics	BU	OKST
First downs	15	26
Total yards	242	333
Rushes/yards	33/62	40/70
Passing yards	180	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–28–0	32–47–4
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	23–28, 180 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Abram Smith	17 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Tyquan Thornton	6 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma State	Passing	Spencer Sanders	31–46, 257 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Spencer Sanders	13 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Tay Martin	9 receptions, 88 yards

Vs. Ole Miss (Sugar Bowl)

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

No. 7 Baylor Bears (11–2) vs. No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels (10–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Baylor	0	7	0	14	21
No. 8 Ole Miss	0	0	7	0	7

at Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022
Game time: 7:45 p.m. CST
Game weather: indoor
Game attendance: 66,479
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George
Pregame line: MISS -1.0

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

(10:16) BU – Al Walcott 96 yard interception, Isaiah Hankins kick (BU 7–0)

Third Quarter

(9:13) MISS – Braylon Sanders 37 yard pass from Luke Altmyer, Cale Nation kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:48; BU 7-7)

Fourth Quarter

(11:14) BU – Monaray Baldwin run for 48 yards, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:55; BU 14-7)
(7:24) BU – Tyquan Thornton 2 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:34; BU 21-7)

Statistics	BU	MISS
First downs	12	20
Total yards	319	322
Rushes/yards	279	138
Passing yards	40	184
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	7-17-1	17-34-3
Time of possession	28:24	31:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	Gerry Bohanon	7–17, 40 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Abram Smith	25 carries, 172 yards
	Receiving	Drew Estrada	2 receptions, 14 yards
Ole Miss	Passing	Luke Altmyer	15–28, 174 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jerrion Ealy	12 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Dontario Drummond	9 receptions, 104 yards

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	21	RV	RV	20	16	14	18	11	9	9	6	5
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	24	RV	RV	20	18	13	18	13	10	9	6	6
CFP	Not released									12	13	11	8	9	7	Not released

References

^ "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com.
^ "2021 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "What we know about Joey McGuire, the Baylor assistant becoming Texas Tech's new head coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ "Baylor FB promotes Collins to outside linebackers coach". Baylor-Department-of-Athletics. November 27, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

[1] "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com.

[2] "2021 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

[3] "What we know about Joey McGuire, the Baylor assistant becoming Texas Tech's new head coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

[4] "Baylor FB promotes Collins to outside linebackers coach". Baylor-Department-of-Athletics. November 27, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

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2021 Baylor Bears football team

Offseason

Position key

Offseason departures

Recruiting

2021 NFL Draft

NFL Combine

Team players drafted into the NFL

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

Spring game

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

At Texas State

Vs. Texas Southern

At Kansas

Vs. No. 14 Iowa State

At No. 19 Oklahoma State

Vs. West Virginia

Vs. No. 19 BYU

Vs. Texas

At TCU

Vs. No. 8 Oklahoma

At Kansas State

Vs. Texas Tech

Vs. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Championship)

Vs. Ole Miss (Sugar Bowl)

Rankings

References

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