d^jb=R _^vilo=EOJOI=MJMF îëK `lilo^al EOJOI=MJMF lÅíK=QI=OMMP==√==NNWPM=~KãK=`aq cäçóÇ=`~ëÉó=pí~Çáìã=ERMIMMMF t~ÅçI=qÉñ~ë ^qeibqf`=jbaf^=obi^qflkp==√==EORQF=TNMJOTQP==√==EORQF=TNMJNPSV o^afl qbibsfpflk _^vilo=p`lob_l^oa _~óäçê=o~Çáç=kÉíïçêâ clu=péçêíë=pçìíÜïÉëí howfJ^j=√=hiohJcj=√=t~Åç Joel Myers, play-by-play a~íÉ lééçåÉåí oÉëìäíLqáãÉ John Morris, play-by-play David Lapham, color Aug. 30 UAB L 19-24 Walter Abercrombie, color John Rhadigan, sideline Sept. 6 at North Texas L 14-52 Ricky Thompson, sideline Sept. 13 SMU W 10-7 Sept. 20 SAM HOUSTON STATE W 27-6 Baylor opens Big 12 Conference play Saturday, Oct. 4, hosting Colorado at Oct. 4 • COLORADO [FOX-SN] 11:30 a.m. Oct. 11 • at Texas A&M 12:30 p.m. Floyd Casey Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. CDT. Oct. 18 • at Kansas TBA Both teams enter the contest after open weeks on their respective schedules. Oct. 25 • TEXAS 6:00 p.m. Baylor (2-2, 0-0) defeated Sam Houston State 27-6 at home two weeks ago. Nov. 1 • at Kansas State TBA That same day, Colorado (2-2, 0-0) lost 47-7 at ninth-ranked Florida State. Nov. 8 • TEXAS TECH (HC) 2:00 p.m. Saturday’s game will be telecast live on FOX Sports Southwest. Joel Myers Nov. 15 • at Oklahoma TBA handles play-by-play duties; David Lapham provides color analysis and John Nov. 22 • OKLAHOMA STATE 1:00 p.m. Rhadigan reports from the sideline. • Big 12 Conference game all times Central and subject to change pbofbp This is the 13th meeting between Baylor and Colorado, the fourth as Big 12 `lilo^al=p`lob_l^oa Conference foes. The Buffaloes hold an 8-4 advantage in the all-time series, a~íÉ lééçåÉåí oÉëìäí which dates back to a 15-7 Baylor victory at Boulder in 1959. Aug. 30 vs. Colorado State W 42-35 Colorado has won five consecutive meetings, including a 34-0 decision last Sept. 6 UCLA W 16-14 season at Boulder. Baylor’s last victory in the series was a 16-14 triumpth Sept. Sept. 13 WASHINGTON STATE L 26-47 14, 1991 at Folsom Field. Sept. 20 at Florida State L 7-47 Baylor is 1-3 against Colorado at Floyd Casey Stadium, winning in 1960 and Oct. 4 at Baylor losing in 1966, 1992 and 1999. The Bears and the Buffaloes have played one Oct. 11 KANSAS neutral-site contest, a 21-9 Baylor victory at the 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl in Oct. 18 at Kansas State Oct. 25 OKLAHOMA Houston. Nov. 1 at Texas Tech Nov. 8 MISSOURI `l^`ebp Nov. 15 at Iowa State Guy Morriss (TCU, 1973) is 2-2 in his initial season at Baylor. In his third Nov. 22 NEBRASKA year as a collegiate head coach, Morriss has a 11-16 career record. This is his first meeting with Colorado. qeb=pbofbp Now in his fifth season at Colorado, Gary Barnett (Missouri, 1969) owns a 31- Overall Record Colorado leads 8-4 23 record with the Buffaloes. Barnett, who previously coached at Northwestern Waco Colorado leads 3-1 Boulder Colorado leads 5-2 and Fort Lewis, is 74-79-2 in 14 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Neutral Baylor leads 1-0 Last Meeting: `lkkb`qflkp Colorado 34-0 at Boulder (10/19/02) • Baylor head coach Guy Morriss played against Colorado assistant head qeb=`l^`ebp coach Brian Cabral in Super Bowl XX. • Colorado tight ends coach John Wristen began his coaching career at Baylor: Guy Morriss (TCU, 1973) Record at Baylor: 2-2 (1st year) Weslaco [Texas] High School in 1985. Overall record: 11-16 (3rd year) • Colorado’s roster features 22 players from the state of Texas. PK Nick Riley Record vs. CU: 0-0 prepped at Kingwood HS with Baylor QB Mark Murphy and DS Franklin CU: Gary Barnett (Missouri, 1969) Patterson. Record at CU: 31-23 (5th year) Overall record: 74-79-2 (14th year) Record vs. Baylor: 2-0 _b^op=`i^fj tfk=klK=RMM `lilo^al= Baylor captured win No. 500 in the program’s 101-season history with the 27-6 victory over Sam Houston State. The Bears began playing football in 1899; Baylor pbofbp=efpqlov is 500-475-43 all-time. Series Record: Colorado leads 8-4 Through games of Sept. 20, 2003, 56 Division I-A teams have reached 500 victo- Year Score Site Date ries. TCU and Wyoming reached the plateau earlier this year. Miami, Fla., and 1959: BU, 15-7 at Boulder Sept. 26 Baylor reached the plateau Sept. 27. North Carolina State (497), Fresno State (494) 1960: BU, 26-0 at Waco Sept. 24 1966: CU, 13-7 at Waco Sept. 24 and South Carolina (493) all have a chance at win No. 500 this season. 1967: CU, 27-7 at Boulder Sept. 16 Baylor is the eighth Big 12 school to reach 500 wins. Iowa State (459), Oklahoma 1973: CU, 52-28 at Boulder Sept. 29 1986: BU, 21-9 at Houston,Texas Dec. 31 State (458), Texas Tech (452) and Kansas State (419) trail the Bears in all-time vic- [Bluebonnet] tories. 1991: BU, 16-14 at Boulder Sept. 14 1992: CU, 57-38 at Waco Sept. 12 1993: CU, 45-21 at Boulder Sept. 11 1998: CU, 18-16 at Boulder Sept. 26 _^vilo fk `lkcbobk`b lmbkbop 1999: CU, 37-0 at Waco Nov. 13 Baylor is 43-39-4 (.523) all-time in conference openers, but 1-6 in Big 12 2002: CU, 34-0 at Boulder Oct. 19 Conference openers. The Bears claimed the first victory in a Big 12 opener last sea- Waco: Colorado leads 3-1 son, defeating Kansas 35-32. Boulder: Colorado leads 5-2 In 79 seasons as a member of the Southwest Conference, Baylor was 42-33-4 Neutral Sites: Baylor leads 1-0 (.557) in league openers. The Bears won six of their last seven, 10 of their last 12 and 14 of their last 17 such games. Baylor points: 195 This marks the fourth time Baylor has opened Big 12 play at home. The Bears Colorado points: 313 lost to Texas Tech in 1997, lost to Iowa State in 2000 and defeated Kansas last year. This is the second time Baylor has faced Colorado to open its Big 12 slate. The Games decided by 3 pts. or less: Buffaloes were 18-16 winners at Folsom Field in 1998. Tied 1-1 Games decided by 7 pts. or less: Colorado leads 2-1 `ljm^ofkd=qeb=qb^jp _^vilo `lilo^al OFFENSE 17.5 Scoring 22.8 _b^op=lk=qeb=o^afl 63 First Downs 72 _^vilo=o^afl=kbqtloh 294.5 Yards Per Game 367.3 119.0 Rushing YPG 92.5 içÅ~íáçå pí~íáçå cêÉèìÉåÅó 3.0 Rushing YPC 2.3 Abilene KEAN 1470 AM 4 Rushing TDs 3 Alpine KVLF 1240 AM 54.8 Completion Pct. 58.9 Amarillo KIXZ 940 AM 175.5 Passing YPG 274.8 Big Spring KBST 1490 AM 6.1 Passing YPA 7.3 Bryan KAGC 1510 AM 4 Passing TDs 10 Conroe KAXF 88.3 FM 5 Interceptions 2 Dallas/Fort Worth WBAP 820 AM Jacksonville KLJT 102.3 FM DEFENSE 22.3 Scoring 35.6 Lubbock KJAK 92.7 FM 336.2 Yards Per Game 460.5 Lufkin KYBI 101.9 FM 184.8 Rushing YPG 132.5 San Antonio KSLR 630 AM 4.8 Rushing YPC 4.3 Waco (Flagship) KRZI 1660 AM 7 Rushing TDs 5 Waco (Flagship) KLRK 92.9 FM 151.5 Passing YPG 328.0 5.7 Passing YPA 8.8 4 Passing TDs 11 3 Interceptions 2 _b^op=fk=qeb=kci MISCELLANEOUS Gary Baxter DB Baltimore 24-196 Penalties-Yards 31-224 Matt Bryant K New York Giants 27-44.2 Punts-Average 32-39.4 Daryl Gardener DT Denver 4 of 7 Field Goals 1 of 2 - 0.75 Turnover Margin - 1.00 Kelvin Garmon OG San Diego 31:10 Time of Possession 32:24 Fred Miller OT Tennessee 23 of 65 Third Down Conv. 23 of 73 Justin Snow TE Indianapolis 1 of 3 Fourth Down Conv. 4 of 8 Derrius Thompson WR Miami _^vilo fk qbibsfpba d^jbp Saturday’s game against Colorado is Baylor’s 92nd all-time televised game. The i^pq=jbbqfkd Bears are 36-53-2 in such contests, 1-9 in games televised on FOX Sports Net. Baylor has lost its last five TV games, dating back to a 20-7 triumph Aug. 31, 2000 _^vilo M at North Texas on College Sports Southwest. `lilo^al PQ Baylor’s first televised game was a 27-0 victory Sept. 29, 1956 over Texas Tech on NBC. l`qK=VI=OMMO=√=QSIOUN cliplj=cfbia=√=_lriaboI=`lilK fkgrov rma^qb A dominating defense and one of the nation’s Here's an updated list of Baylor's injuries heading into the Colorado game: top rushing units proved fatal for Baylor as the mä~óÉêI=mçëK fåàìêó pí~íìë Bears dropped a 34-0 decision at No. 25 Michael Tolbert, DT knee (l) 4-6 weeks Colorado in front of 46,281 fans. Chris Brown led the Buffaloes with 167 yards Julian Hill, DL knee (l) 1-2 weeks rushing and scored three first-half touchdowns. Khari Long, DE knee (l) 1-2 weeks Colorado scored five times in the first half and never let the Bears into the game.