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2019 Baylor Bears football team

2019 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season


The 2019 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears played their home games at the McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by Matt Rhule in his third and final season as the program's head coach.

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Baylor, only two years removed from a 1–11 season in 2017, began the year unranked and projected to finish in sixth in the Big 12 Conference. The Bears won their first nine games of the season and climbed to 13th in the College Football Playoff rankings, but did not play a ranked team in that span. The team then hosted then-No. 10 Oklahoma, but Baylor squandered a 25-point lead and lost 34–31. Baylor finished out the regular season with an 11–1 record, 8–1 in Big 12 play to finish tied atop the conference standings, earning them a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game, the school's first appearance in the game, to play a rematch against Oklahoma. There, the Bears lost to the Sooners again, this time in overtime, 30–23. Baylor received an invitation to the Sugar Bowl to play SEC runner-up Georgia, where they lost 26–14, to end the season at 11–3 and ranked 13th in the final AP Poll.

Baylor's defense was led by defensive tackle James Lynch, who was a consensus All-American and the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He led the conference with 13.5 sacks on the season. He was joined on the first-team all-conference by defensive tackle Bravvion Roy. Offensively, the Bears were led by 3,000-yard passer Charlie Brewer, and 1,000-yard receiver Denzel Mims. Head coach Matt Rhule was named Big 12 Coach of the Year, and, after the completion of the season, he departed to take the head coaching job with the Carolina Panthers.

Preseason

Recruiting class

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References:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Big 12 media poll

The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, Baylor was predicted to finish in sixth in the standings.[11]

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Preseason All-Big 12 teams

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Roster

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Schedule

Baylor announced its 2019 football schedule on October 18, 2018.[13] The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season.

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Game summaries

Stephen F. Austin

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Stephen F. Austin at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); fair
  • Game attendance: 43,013
  • Referee: Cal McNeill
  • TV: ESPN+
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Baylor opened up the 2019 season by beating FCS Stephen F. Austin 56-17 in Waco. Trestan Ebner had three first half touchdowns for the Bears

UTSA

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Texas–San Antonio at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C); fair
  • Game attendance: 40,274
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV: FOX Sports
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At Rice

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Baylor at Rice – Game summary

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,198
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV: CBS Sports Network
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Iowa State

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Iowa State at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 42,359
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV: ESPN
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At Kansas State

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Baylor at Kansas State – Game summary

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); mostly clear
  • Game attendance: 50,448
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV: ESPN2
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Baylor's defense proved formidable and produced two turnovers, while their offense completed a balanced run game.[15] Baylor remained undefeated with the 31-12 win over Kansas State.[16]

Texas Tech

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Texas Tech at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); fair
  • Game attendance: 47,264
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • TV: FoxSports1
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For the team's homecoming game, Baylor replaced their traditional interlocking 'BU' on their green helmet with the 'Sailor Bear' logo originally created by Arthur Evans for the second straight year.[citation needed]

Texas Tech traveled to Waco to play Baylor, the two teams had played one another at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX nearly every year from 2009-2018. The 2010 game was played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX, the only game in this stretch that was not played at AT&T Stadium.[17]

The first half of the game was a defensive battle between the two teams. Texas Tech scored only 6 points in the half with two field goals from Trey Wolff while Baylor only scored 3 with a 37-yard field goal from John Mayers. The Red Raiders had 182 yards of offense in the first half while the Bears had 117. Baylor scored the first touchdown of the game for either team on its first drive of the half with a 4-yard run from Charlie Brewer. After trailing for most of the half, the Red Raiders scored a touchdown with 1:37 left in regulation to take a 20–17 lead. The Bears marched down field with Mayers making a 19-yard field goal as time expired to tie the game. Baylor started overtime on offense with Texas Tech on defense. During the drive, center Jake Fruhmorgen appeared to have fumbled the ball on a snap with the ball being recovered by Jaylon Hutchings for the Red Raiders and the play was blown dead quickly. The fumble was overturned as Baylor was penalized for an illegal snap penalty. The call was heavily criticized and the following day Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt announced that the Big 12 had told him that the penalty was the wrong call and that Texas Tech should have gained possession.[18][19] Hocutt was later fined by the conference for making the announcement in violation of league policy.[20]

After winning in 2 overtime periods by a score of 33-30, Baylor moved up 4 spots in the AP poll from #22 to #18.[citation needed]

At Oklahoma State

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Baylor at Oklahoma State – Game summary

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 55,060
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV: FOX
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West Virginia

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West Virginia at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); fair and chilly
  • Game attendance: 46,379
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV: ESPN
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At TCU

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Baylor at Texas Christian – Game summary

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 45,870
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV: FoxSports1
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Heading into Week 11 of the college football season, Baylor is on top of the Big 12 conference standings with an undefeated 8-0 record. Recent victories over West Virginia and Texas Tech were close and TCU is looking to win a few more games to become eligible for a bowl game. Both teams have been able to score and the game is listed as one of the most "compelling matchups" for the week by MSN Sports.[21]

Oklahoma

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Oklahoma at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); fair
  • Game attendance: 50,223
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
  • TV: ABC
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Texas

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Texas at Baylor – Game summary

at McLane Stadium, Waco, TX

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); fair skies
  • Game attendance: 49,109
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV: FoxSports1
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At Kansas

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Baylor at Kansas – Game summary

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,531
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV: ESPN
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Vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game)

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Baylor at Oklahoma – Game summary

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); indoors
  • Game attendance: 61,191
  • Referee: Mike Defee
  • TV: ABC
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Vs. Georgia (2020 Sugar Bowl)

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Georgia vs. Baylor – Game summary

at Mercedes–Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: January 1
  • Game time: 7:45 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: N/A (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 55,211
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV: ESPN
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Rankings

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Postseason

All-Big 12 Conference Football Team

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References

  1. Newton, David (September 29, 2021). "Carolina Panthers' top-ranked defense reflects 'old-man' strength of Phil Snow". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. "Rhule Signs 19 On 1st Day Of Early Period". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "Bears Ink Five To Complete 2019 Class". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. "Brewer, Lynch Named to Preseason Watch Lists". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. "Brewer Named to Watch List for Davey O'Brien Award". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. "Mims Named to the Preseason Watch List for 2019 Biletnikoff Award". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. "Johnston Named to Butkus Award Watch List". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. "Johnston, Lynch Added to Preseason Watch Lists". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  9. "Lovett Named to Watch List for 2019 Paul Hornung Award". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  10. "Brewer Named to Watch List for Manning Award". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  11. "Sooners Picked First in Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  12. "Football 2019 Schedule Announced". Baylor University Department of Athletics. October 18, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  13. "2019 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  14. "Baylor vs. Kansas State - Game Summary". ESPN. October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  15. Williams, Don (October 18, 2018). "Tech-Baylor game returns to campus as 2019 schedule revealed". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  16. Khan, Jr., Sam (October 13, 2019). "Texas Tech AD - Big 12 admits blown call in loss". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  17. Rittenberg, Adam (October 16, 2019). "Big 12 fines Texas Tech AD for officiating talk". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  18. Reed, Jesse (November 7, 2019). "Most compelling matchups in college football Week 11". MSN Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  19. "2019 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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