2015 Baylor Bears football team

2015 Baylor Bears football
Russell Athletic Bowl Champions
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #13
AP #13
2015 record 10–3 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach Art Briles (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Kendal Briles (1st year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Phil Bennett (5th year)
Home stadium McLane Stadium
(Capacity: 45,140)
2015 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 Oklahoma $^   8 1         11 2  
#20 Oklahoma State   7 2         10 3  
#7 TCU   7 2         11 2  
#13 Baylor   6 3         10 3  
West Virginia   4 5         8 5  
Texas Tech   4 5         7 6  
Texas   4 5         5 7  
Kansas State   3 6         6 7  
Iowa State   2 7         3 9  
Kansas   0 9         0 12  
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
As of 20:37, December 5, 2015 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in college football's 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears are coached by Art Briles, playing their 117th football season; this year is the team's second season in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Recruiting

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

Sources:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 6:00 PM at SMU* #4 Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX ESPN W 56–21   32,047[1]
September 12 6:30 PM Lamar* #4 McLane StadiumWaco, TX FSN W 66–31   44,491[2]
September 26 2:00 PM Rice* #5 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FSN W 70–17   43,619[3]
October 3 2:30 PM vs. Texas Tech #5 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Texas Shootout) ABC/ESPN2 W 63–35   56,179[4]
October 10 11:00 AM at Kansas #3 Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS FS1 W 66–7   25,910[5]
October 17 11:00 AM West Virginia #2 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FOX W 62–38   45,370[6]
October 24 11:00 AM Iowa Statedagger #2 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX ESPN W 45–27   45,512[7]
November 5 6:30 PM at Kansas State #2 Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS FS1 W 31–24   52,108[8]
November 14 7:00 PM #12 Oklahoma #4 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX ABC L 34–44   49,875[9]
November 21 6:30 PM at #4 Oklahoma State #10 Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK FOX W 45–35   58,669
November 27 6:30 PM at #15 TCU #7 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Rivalry) ESPN L 21–28 2OT  47,675
December 5 11:00 AM Texas #12 McLane Stadium • Waco, TX ESPN L 17–23   48,093
December 29 4:30 PM vs. #10 North Carolina* #17 Orlando Citrus Bowl StadiumOrlando, FL (Russell Athletic Bowl) ESPN W 49–38   40,418
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 4 4 5 5 5 3 (10) 2 (13) 2 (12) 2 (7) 2 (6) 4 (2) 10 7 12 17 13 
Coaches' 4 4 5 4 4 4 (5) 2 (8) 2 (12) 2 (10) 2 (9) 3 (5) 10 7 12 19 13 
CFP Not released 6 6 10 7 12 17 Not released

Roster

2015 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Coleman, CoreyCorey Coleman  Jr
WR 2 Lynch, BlakeBlake Lynch Fr
QB 3 Stidham, JarrettJarrett Stidham Fr
WR 4 Lee, JayJay Lee  Sr
RB 5 Jefferson, JohnnyJohnny Jefferson  So
RB 6 Hasty, JaMycalJaMycal Hasty Fr
WR 7 Hawthorne, LynxLynx Hawthorne  Jr
WR 8 Zamora, IshmaelIshmael Zamora  Fr
WR 9 Cannon, K. D.K. D. Cannon So
WR 11 Stricklin, PoohPooh Stricklin Fr
WR 12 Jones, QuanQuan Jones  So
QB 13 Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson  So
WR 14 Platt, ChrisChris Platt  Fr
TE 15 Penning, GusGus Penning  Sr
WR 16 Hall, DavionDavion Hall So
QB 17 Russell, SethSeth Russell  Jr
QB 18 Bennema, ZackZack Bennema Fr
RB 20 Webb, AnthonyAnthony Webb  Sr
RB 22 Williams, TerenceTerence Williams  Fr
RB 25 Bucey, DwyerDwyer Bucey Fr
RB 28 Chafin, DevinDevin Chafin  Jr
WR 30 Ritchey, TannerTanner Ritchey  Fr
RB 31 Linwood, ShockShock Linwood  Jr
RB 33 Hunter, IainIain Hunter  Fr
TE 41 Armstead, Tre'vonTre'von Armstead  Jr
OL 52 Hammad, RamiRami Hammad  So
OL 53 Orcutt, KeithKeith Orcutt  So
OL 55 Fuller, KyleKyle Fuller  Jr
OL 57 Thrift, TannerTanner Thrift  So
OL 58 Drango, SpencerSpencer Drango  Sr
OL 61 Broxton, JarrellJarrell Broxton Sr
OL 64 Desouza, DomDom Desouza Jr
OL 67 Hilliard, DesmineDesmine Hilliard  Sr
OL 68 Wilson, IshmaelIshmael Wilson  So
OL 69 Colbert, PatPat Colbert  Sr
OL 70 Peltzel, JoshJosh Peltzel  Fr
OL 71 Jones, DevonteDevonte Jones Fr
OL 72 Blackmar, BlakeBlake Blackmar  Fr
OL 73 Muir, BlakeBlake Muir  Sr
OL 74 Muir, SeanSean Muir  So
OL 76 Osei, JasonJason Osei  Jr
OL 77 Lawrence, PatrickPatrick Lawrence  Fr
TE 80 McGowan, LaQuanLaQuan McGowan  Sr
WR 80 Spangler, CalCal Spangler Sr
WR 82 Moore, KalebKaleb Moore  Jr
WR 83 Edminston, ColeCole Edminston  So
TE 85 Feuerbacher, JordanJordan Feuerbacher  Fr
WR 87 Ritter, AndyAndy Ritter Jr
WR 89 White, TrevorTrevor White  Fr
TE 98 Clemons-Valdez, TrevorTrevor Clemons-Valdez  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Young, TaylorTaylor Young  So
DE 2 Oakman, ShawnShawn Oakman  Sr
CB 3 Wright, TionTion Wright Jr
DB 4 Howard, XavienXavien Howard  Jr
LB 5 Campbell, GrantGrant Campbell Sr
CB 7 Blake, JourdanJourdan Blake  Fr
CB 9 Reid, RyanRyan Reid  Jr
CB 11 Houston, JamesonJameson Houston Fr
S 12 Pollum, AlfredAlfred Pollum  So
S 13 Burt, TerrellTerrell Burt Sr
DE 15 Nance, BrianBrian Nance  So
LB 16 Ehrlich, KendallKendall Ehrlich  Jr
NB 17 Dorsey, CordellCordell Dorsey  Fr
S 18 Waz, ChanceChance Waz  Fr
LB 19 Davis, RaaquanRaaquan Davis  So
LB 20 Edwards, AiavionAiavion Edwards  Jr
NB 21 Levels, PatrickPatrick Levels  Jr
CB 24 Singleton, TerrenceTerrence Singleton  Jr
CB 25 Johnson, MilesMiles Johnson Sr
S 26 Sells, TaionTaion Sells Jr
CB 27 Vaughns, VerkedricVerkedric Vaughns  Fr
S 28 Stewart, OrionOrion Stewart  Jr
S 29 Koym, JarrodJarrod Koym  Fr
NB 34 Bristow, LeeLee Bristow  Sr
S 35 Franklin, MalloryMallory Franklin  Fr
CB 37 Jaynes, TylerTyler Jaynes  So
S 41 Hill, CalvinCalvin Hill  Fr
DE 43 Jacobs, JamieJamie Jacobs  Fr
LB 45 Phillips, XavierXavier Phillips  So
NB 48 Blanchard, TravonTravon Blanchard  So
DE 52 Roberts, GregGreg Roberts  Fr
LB 55 Black, BaylorBaylor Black Jr
DE 56 Smith, K.J.K.J. Smith  So
DT 75 Billings, AndrewAndrew Billings Jr
DE 90 Magee, JavonteJavonte Magee Jr
DT 91 Morris, AndrewAndrew Morris  Fr
DE 92 Palmer, JamalJamal Palmer Sr
DT 93 Masumbuko, SuleimanSuleiman Masumbuko  Sr
DE 94 Jones, XavierXavier Jones  Fr
DT 95 Blackshear, BeauBeau Blackshear  Sr
DT 96 Bonds, ByronByron Bonds Jr
DT 97 Lewis, IraIra Lewis  Fr
DL 98 George, CodyCody George  Fr
DE 99 Malin, JoshJosh Malin  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 33 Bennett, TomTom Bennett Fr
P 36 Galitz, DrewDrew Galitz Fr
K 39 Evans, SpencerSpencer Evans  Fr
PK 40 Callahan, ChrisChris Callahan  So
LS 50 Landes, JimmyJimmy Landes  Sr
LS 65 Jordan, B.J.B.J. Jordan Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kendal BrilesOffensive Coordinator
  • Phil BennettDefensive Coordinator
  • Randy Clements – Offensive Line
  • Brian Norwood – Associate Head Coach / Safeties
  • Chris Achuff – Defensive Line
  • Carlton Buckels – Cornerbacks
  • Jim Gush – Linebackers / Defensive Recruiting Coordniator
  • Jeff Lebby – Running Backs
  • Colin Shillinglaw – Assistant A.D. / Football Operations
  • Beau Trahan – Director of Football Operations
  • Jeff Barlow – Director of Equipment Services
  • Brett Bufton – Assistant Director of Equipment Services
  • Casey Horny – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Odell James – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Kaz Kazadi – Assistant A.D. / Athletic Performance
  • Calvin Lowry – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Mike Sims – Assistant A.D. / Athletic Training
  • Austin Steele – Assistant Director of Operations
  • Tate Wallis – Assistant Director of Operations

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2015

Game Notes

@ SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bears 28 0 14 14 56
Mustangs 14 7 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–36–7 2014 BAY, 45–0

Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 14 3 7 31
#4 Bears 13 22 14 17 66
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 1981 LAM, 18–17

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 0 7 0 17
#5 Bears 21 21 21 7 70
Overall record Last meeting Result
47–30–2 2011 BAY, 56–31

vs. Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 14 7 7 7 35
#5 Bears 28 21 7 7 63
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–36–1 2014 BAY, 48–46

@ Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bears 24 28 14 0 66
Jayhawks 7 0 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–4 2014 BAY, 60–14

West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 10 7 14 38
#2 Bears 17 10 21 14 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2014 WVU, 41–27

Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 7 7 13 27
#2 Bears 21 14 0 10 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–6 2014 BAY, 49–28

@ Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 7 7 3 31
Wildcats 7 0 3 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–7 2014 BAY, 38–27

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Sooners 7 13 14 10 44
Bears 6 7 14 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–21 2014 BAY, 48–14

@ Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 10 14 7 45
Cowboys 14 0 7 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–19 2014 BAY, 49–28

@ TCU

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bears 14 0 0 070 21
Horned Frogs 7 7 0 077 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
52–51–7 2014 BAY, 61–58

Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Longhorns 17 3 0 3 23
Bears 0 0 10 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–74–4 2014 BAY, 28–7

vs. North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Tar Heels 7 10 14 7 38
#17 Bears 14 14 14 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

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