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2011 BAYLOR FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Baylor Athletic Communications • 1500 South University Parks Drive • Waco, TX 76706 • 254-710-2743 BaylorBears.com • Facebook: Facebook.com/BaylorAthletics • Twitter: @BaylorAthletics and @BUFootball Game Information GAME 10 Date / Time: Sat., Nov. 19, 2011 / 7 p.m. CST 25/RV/22 BAYLOR (6-3, 3-3) vs. 5/5/5 OKLAHOMA (8-1, 5-1) Site: Waco, Texas / Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000) TV: ABC Nov. 19, 2011 • 7 p.m. CST • TV: ABC • Radio: ESPN Central Texas/Sirius 137/XM 197 Talent: Joe Tessitore (pxp), Matt Millen (analyst), Waco, Texas • Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000) Heather Cox (sideline) Radio: Baylor-IMG College / ESPN Central Texas STORY LINES Talent: John Morris (pxp), J.J. Joe (analyst), § Ricky Thompson (sideline) Baylor looks to improve on its 5-0 record in home games when the Bears host No. 5 Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Saturday. § Satellite Radio: Sirius 137 / XM 197 Baylor ranks second nationally in total offense (567.89), passing efficiency (189.33), and first downs (28.22), sixth in passing offense (356.89), 11th in scoring offense (40.33) and 20th in rushing offense (211.0). Live Stats/In-Game Blog: BaylorBears.com § Twitter Updates: @BUFootball Baylor’s current 5-game home winning streak is its longest since a 5-game streak spanning the 1993-94 seasons; the Bears last home winning streak longer than 5 games was a 7-game streak span during the 1992-93 seasons. Series: Oklahoma leads, 20-0 § Waco: Oklahoma leads, 10-0 Baylor’s 13 wins over the last two seasons are its most over a two-year span since winning 14 games in 1994 (7) and 1995 (7). § Norman: Oklahoma leads, 10-0 Baylor is the only FBS school averaging 300+yds passing and 200+yds rushing. Baylor & Texas A&M are the only 2 schools in the top 20 in both rushing & passing offense. The Bears rank 6th nationally in passing (356.89) and 20th in rushing (211.0). Neutral: Never Met § First Meeting: Oct. 26, 1901 — OU, 17-6 More than half of Baylor’s timed scoring drives (28 of 52) have taken less than two minutes, including 14 scoring drives of less than 60 seconds. All 4 of the Bears’ timed scoring drives at KU took less than two minutes (averaged 60.25 seconds each). Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2010 — OU, 53-24 § Baylor has been ranked in 7 AP Top 25 polls this season — the most since being ranked 9 weeks in 1991. § Baylor’s 21 punts this season are by far the fewest in the nation. Stanford and Army are the closest with 27 punts each. Baylor 6-3, 3-3 Big 12 § Heisman Trophy candidate QB Robert Griffin III has completed 74.17 percent of his passes (224-of-302), which ranks 2nd nationally (.03 behind Case Keenum). He has thrown only 5 interceptions (all on road) in his last 363 pass attempts. Ranking 25 — AP, RV — Coaches, 22 — BCS § Last Game Nov. 12, 2011, in Lawrence RG3 is 1 of 4 players in FBS history with 9,000+ passing & 2,000+ rushing yards (Dan LeFevour, Colin Kaepernick, Tim Tebow). § def. Kansas, 31-30 (OT) RG3 ranks 2nd nationally in total offense (396.78) and 3rd in yards per attempt (10.24). § Head Coach Art Briles (Texas Tech, 1979) RG3 ranks 2nd nationally in points responsibility (22.89). He’s also 3rd nationally in pass efficiency (188.58) and is on pace to break the NCAA single-season record (186.0 by Hawai`i QB Colt Brennan in 2006). Career Record 55-53 (9th season) § BU Record 21-25 (4th season) IR Kendall Wright ranks 6th nationally in both receptions (9.0) and receiving yards per game (119.22). vs. OU 0-4 TELEVISION COVERAGE § Saturday’s game will be televised nationally on ABC. Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst) and Heather Cox Oklahoma 8-1, 5-1 Big 12 (sideline) will serve as the on-air talent. It is Baylor’s eighth televised game this season. Ranking 5 — AP, 5 — Coaches, 5 — BCS Last Game Nov. 5, 2011, in Norman EXTRA INFO ON RG3 def. Texas A&M, 41-25 § BU-RG3.com is an informative and interactive site to promote Baylor's Heisman Trophy candidate, Robert Griffin III. Baylor Head Coach Bob Stoops also launched the “RG3 for Heisman” Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/RG3forHeisman) and “RG3 for Heisman” Career Record 137-32 (13th season) Twitter account (@RG3forHeisman). OU Record 137-32 (13th season) vs. BU 12-0 2011 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Baylor Coaching Staff Sept. 2 14 / 15 TCU ESPN W 50-48 Baylor’s first win over a ranked opponent since Oct. 30, 2004 ... Highest-ranked win since Sept. 14, 1991. On the Field Art Briles Head Coach Sept. 17 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 48-0 Phil Bennett Defensive Coordinator Game halted after three quarters ... Baylor held opponent scoreless for first time since Sept. 23, 1995. Randy Clements Co-Offensive Coordinator Sept. 24 RICE (Parents’ Weekend) FSSW W 56-31 Chris Achuff Defensive Tackles Baylor started 3-0 for first time since 2005 ... RG3 completed 88 percent of his passes (29-of-33). Dino Babers Wide Receivers Oct. 1 at RV/RV Kansas State ABC L 35-36 Kendal Briles Inside Receivers Kendall Wright set single-game school record with 201 receiving yards ... RG3 posted third 5-TD game in 2011. Carlton Buckels Cornerbacks Jim Gush Linebackers Oct. 8 IOWA STATE FSN W 49-26 Tate Wallis Graduate Assistant (Offense) Terrance Ganaway rushed for career-high 200 yards ... Baylor established school record with 37 first downs. Oct. 15 at 21/23/17 Texas A&M FX L 28-55 In the Press Box RG3 set single-record school record with 430 passing yards ... Baylor held under 30 points for first time in 2011. Philip Montgomery Co-Offensive Coordinator Oct. 29 at 3/3/3 Oklahoma State ABC L 24-59 Brian Norwood Associate Head Coach Bears outgain OSU 622-601 as RG3 throws for 425 yards ... Baylor commits five turnovers Adrian Haywood Graduate Assistant (Defense) Nov. 5 NR/RV MISSOURI (Homecoming) FSN W 42-39 School-record 686 yards offense ... RG3 3rd straight 400-yard passing game, Ganaway 186 rushing yards Baylor Athletic Communications Nov. 12 at Kansas W 31-30 (OT) HEATH NIELSEN Assistant AD / Communications Down 24-3 entering 4th, largest 4th-quarter comeback in Baylor history ... PBU on 2-point pass clinches win. 254-710-3538 • 254-709-4237 • [email protected] Nov. 19 5/5/5 OKLAHOMA ABC 7 p.m. BRAD SHEFFIELD Coordinator of New Media Waco, Texas / Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000) / OU leads 20-0 (0-3 under Briles) 254-710-3784 • 254-640-3175 • [email protected] CHRIS YANDLE Associate Director Nov. 26 vs. Texas Tech (Texas Farm Bureau Shootout) FSN 6 p.m. 254-710-3638 • 254-652-9068 • [email protected] Arlington, Texas / Cowboys Stadium (80,000) / TT leads 36-32-1 (0-3 under Briles) DAVID KAYE Assistant Director Dec. 3 TEXAS ABC 2:30/7 p.m. 254-710-4389 • 254-709-5147 • [email protected] Waco, Texas / Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000) / UT leads 72-23-4 (1-2 under Briles) Baylor Athletics @BUFootball / @BaylorAthletics “This is Bear Country” Blog GAME 10 — OKLAHOMA 2011 BAYLOR FOOTBALL GAME NOTES BAYLOR WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER: OKLAHOMA GAME 14 MON 15 TUE 16 WED 17 THU 18 FRI 19 SAT 20 SUN Big 12 Teleconference Interviews (3 p.m.) Interviews (3 p.m.) No Media Availability No Media Availability Baylor vs. Oklahoma No Media Availability Art Briles (11 a.m.) Highers Practice Fields Highers Practice Fields 7 p.m. Contact Big 12 for number Briles, players available to Briles available to media Postgame Media Luncheon media prior to practice only prior to practice; no player Press Conference XTO Room (Simpson Center) availability Baylor locker room is closed Lunch — 12:30 p.m. Art Briles — 1 p.m. Art Briles, 20 minutes after Players — 1:30 p.m. conclusion of game; players one-on-one following Briles BAYLOR MEDIA WEBSITE QUICK HITS An all-in-one-place media page is can be found at Baylor’s website § According to the latest strength of schedule rankings by the NCAA, Baylor has the 7th-toughest schedule in FBS. at: http://www.BaylorBears.com/ot/bay-media.html. Among the § Baylor has four games of 600+ yards of total offense this season. The Bears had only seven games with 600+ yards of total information available at the site are links and pdfs of statistics, game offense in their previous 109 seasons, including two in 2010. Six of Baylor’s 11 600-yard games have been in the Briles era. notes, quick facts and directions as well as photo/logo downloads and § video FTP information. Baylor is 5-0 at home and 1-3 on the road this season. All three losses were to either then-ranked or currently ranked teams. § Baylor has had 4 games decided by 3 pts or less this season; W vs. TCU 50-48, L at KSU 36-35, W vs. MU 42-39, W at KU 31-30. BIG 12 TELECONFERENCE § Baylor appears in the BCS rankings (No. 22) for the 2nd consecutive week — prior to this season, the Bears had only been Baylor head coach Art Briles will participate in the Big 12 ranked in the BCS poll twice (Oct. 24, 2010 — 25th; Oct. 31, 2010 — 21st). Conference’s weekly teleconference. The teleconferences will be § Baylor’s 21-point 4th-quarter comeback at Kansas was the largest 4th-quarter deficit overcome in program history conducted each Monday from Aug.