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2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

Baylor Bears football
2014 Baylor Bears football
Big 12 co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 41-42 vs. Michigan State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
2014 record	11-2 (8-1 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (4th season)
Home stadium	McLane Stadium; (Capacity: 45,140)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by Art Briles. Playing their 116th football season, this was the team's first in the new McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11-2, 8-1 in Big 12 play to win a share of the Big 12 title with TCU. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Michigan State.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^?
Davion Hall WR	Texarkana, TX	Liberty-Eylau HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	NA
Davion Hall WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85
Chris Platt WR	Willis, TX	Willis HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	NA
Chris Platt WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 81
Devonte Jones OG	Bellaire, TX	Bellaire HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	NA
Devonte Jones OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 73
Terrence Williams RB	Ennis, TX	Ennis HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.60
Terrence Williams RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Grant Campbell MLB	Bakersfiel, CA	Bakersfield (JC)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	5.10
Grant Campbell MLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 73
Tion Wright CB	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark (JC)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.37
Tion Wright CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 74
Chris Sanders CB	Tucker, GA	East Arizona (JC)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	NA
Chris Sanders CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
KD Cannon WR	Texarkana, TX	Liberty-Eylau HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.56
KD Cannon WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19 Rivals: 23 ESPN: 22
? 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 45-0	45,733
September 6	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State*	No. 10	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 70-6	45,034
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at Buffalo*	No. 8	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN	W 63-21	24,714
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 7	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FOX	W 49-28	51,776
October 4	2:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 7	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 28-7	93,727
October 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 TCU	No. 5	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 61-58	46,803
October 18	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia	No. 4	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS1	L 27-41	60,758
November 1	3:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 12	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	W 60-14	47,574
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 16 Oklahoma	No. 10	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FS1	W 48-14	85,048
November 22	6:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 6	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FOX	W 49-28	47,179
November 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. Texas Tech	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Texas Shootout)	ABC/ESPN2	W 48-46	54,179
December 6	6:45 p.m.	No. 9 Kansas State	No. 5	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 38-27	47,934
January 1	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 7 Michigan State*	No. 5	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	L 41-42	71,464
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Roster

Returning starters

Offense

No.	Player	Class	Position
5	Antwan Goodley	Senior	Wide Receiver
14	Bryce Petty	Senior	Quarterback
23	Clay Fuller	Senior	Wide Receiver
42	Levi Norwood	Senior	Wide Receiver
58	Spencer Drango	Junior	Left Tackle
67	Desmine Hilliard	Junior	Right Guard
75	Troy Baker	Senior	Right Tackle
Reference:^[2]

Defense

No.	Player	Class	Position
13	Terrell Burt	Junior	Cover Safety
44	Bryce Hager	Senior	Middle Linebacker
75	Andrew Billings	Sophomore	Nose Tackle
90	Javonte Magee	Sophomore	Defensive Tackle
95	Beau Blackshear	Junior	Defensive Tackle
Reference:^[2]

Special teams

No.	Player	Class	Position
36	Spencer Roth	Senior	Punter
Reference:^[2]

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Depth chart

Baylor Updated Depth Chart

Defense

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FS
Terrell Burt Jr.
Chance Waz Fr.(RS)

WLB	MLB	SLB
Taylor Young Fr.(RS)	Bryce Hager Sr.	Collin Brence Sr.
Aivion Edwards So.	Grant Campbell Jr.	Travon Blanchard Fr.(RS)

DS
Orion Stewart So.
Alfred Pullom Fr.(RS)

CB
Ryan Reid So.
Tion Wright So.

DE	DT	DT	DE
Shawn Oakman Jr.	Andrew Billings So.	Beau Blackshear Jr.	K.J. Smith Fr.(RS)
K.J. Smith Fr.(RS)	Javonte Magee So.	Byron Bonds So.	Javonte Magee So.

CB
Xavien Howard So.
Terrance Singleton So.

Offense

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WR
Antwan Goodley Sr.
Davion Hall Fr.

IR
K.D. Cannon Fr.
Clay Fuller Sr.

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Spencer Drango Jr.	Blake Muir Jr.	Kyle Fuller So.	Jarrell Broxton Jr.	Troy Baker Sr.
Tanner Thrift Fr.	LaQuan McGowan Jr.	Tyler Edwards Sr.	Desmine Hilliard Jr.	Jason Osei So.

IR
Levi Norwood Sr.
Lynx Hawthorne So.

WR
Corey Coleman So.
Jay Lee Jr.

QB
Bryce Petty Sr.
Seth Russell So.

RB
Shock Linwood So.
Devin Chafin So.

Special Teams
PK Chris Callahan Fr.(RS)
PK Kyle Peterson Jr.
P Spencer Roth Sr.
P Kyle Peterson Jr.
KR Levi Norwood Sr.
PR Levi Norwood Sr.
LS Jimmy Landes Jr.
H Andrew Frerking Jr.

Game summaries

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
#10 Bears	24	7	7	7	45

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	3	3	0	6
#10 Bears	28	21	7	14	70

@ Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Bears	21	14	14	14	63
Bulls	0	0	14	7	21

@ Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Bears	14	21	14	0	49
Cyclones	7	0	14	7	28

@ Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Bears	7	0	7	14	28
Longhorns	0	0	0	7	7

#9 TCU

Bryce Petty 28/55, 510 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT

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@ West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bears	13	7	7	0	27
Mountaineers	7	17	3	14	41

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	7	0	7	0	14
#12 Bears	20	19	14	7	60

@ #15 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Bears	3	21	14	10	48
#15 Sooners	14	0	0	0	14

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	0	14	28
#6 Bears	21	7	7	14	49

vs. Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Bears	7	21	17	3	48
Red Raiders	0	17	10	19	46

#9 Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Wildcats	0	14	6	7	27
#5 Bears	14	10	14	0	38

vs. #7 Michigan State-Cotton Bowl Classic

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Spartans	14	0	7	21	42
#4 Bears	14	10	17	0	41

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** Increase in ranking. Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ? = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	10	10	8	7	7	7	5	4	12	12	10	6	6	5	5	4	7
Coaches	10	9	7	6	6	6	3 (1)	4	13	12	10	6	6	6	5	5	8
CFP	Not released									13	12	7	7	7	6	5	Not released

References

^ "2014 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Baylor Releases Post-Spring 2014 Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved 2014.
^ The classes referenced above are the classes of the individual during the 2014 season, for example Bryce Petty will be a Redshirt Senior in the 2014 season.
^ ^a ^b "Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved 2014.
^ ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.

[1] "2014 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved 2014.

[2014_Depth_Chart-2] "Baylor Releases Post-Spring 2014 Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved 2014.

[3] The classes referenced above are the classes of the individual during the 2014 season, for example Bryce Petty will be a Redshirt Senior in the 2014 season.

[depthchart-4] "Depth Chart". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved 2014.

[5] ESPN. Retrieved 2015-Oct-02.

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2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 7 Baylor +		8	–	1		11	–	2
No. 3 TCU +		8	–	1		12	–	1
No. 18 Kansas State		7	–	2		9	–	4
Oklahoma		5	–	4		8	–	5
West Virginia		5	–	4		7	–	6
Texas		5	–	4		6	–	7
Oklahoma State		4	–	5		7	–	6
Texas Tech		2	–	7		4	–	8
Kansas		1	–	8		3	–	9
Iowa State		0	–	9		2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll