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2015 Baylor Bears football
Russell Athletic Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record10–3 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKendal Briles (1st season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Oklahoma $^   8 1     11 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   7 2     10 3  
No. 7 TCU   7 2     11 2  
No. 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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by Art Briles, playing their 117th football season; this year was the team's second season in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They were invited to the Russell Athletic Bowl where they defeated North Carolina 49–38. On November 14 Baylor was upset at home vs 15 Oklahoma.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Henry Black
CB
Shreveport, LA Woodlawn HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 4.51 Jan 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.at SMU*No. 4ESPNW 56–2132,047[1]
September 126:30 p.m.Lamar*No. 4FSNW 66–3144,491[2]
September 262:00 p.m.Rice*No. 5
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FSNW 70–1743,619[3]
October 32:30 p.m.vs. Texas TechNo. 5ABC/ESPN2W 63–3556,179[4]
October 1011:00 a.m.at KansasNo. 3FS1W 66–725,910[5]
October 1711:00 a.m.West VirginiaNo. 2
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
FOXW 62–3845,370[6]
October 2411:00 a.m.Iowa StatedaggerNo. 2
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNW 45–2745,512[7]
November 56:30 p.m.at Kansas StateNo. 4FS1W 31–2452,108[8]
November 147:00 p.m.No. 12 OklahomaNo. 4
ABCL 34–4449,875[9]
November 216:30 p.m.at No. 6 Oklahoma StateNo. 10FOXW 45–3558,669
November 276:30 p.m.at No. 19 TCUNo. 7ESPNL 21–28 2OT47,675
December 511:00 a.m.TexasNo. 12
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNL 17–2348,093
December 294:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 North Carolina*No. 17ESPNW 49–3840,418
Schedule Source:[10]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP445553 (10)2 (13)2 (12)2 (7)2 (6)4 (2)107121713
Coaches445444 (5)2 (8)2 (12)2 (10)2 (9)3 (5)107121913
CFPNot released661071217Not released

Roster

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2015 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Corey Coleman  Jr
WR 2 Blake Lynch Fr
QB 3 Jarrett Stidham Fr
WR 4 Jay Lee  Sr
RB 5 Johnny Jefferson  So
RB 6 JaMycal Hasty Fr
WR 7 Lynx Hawthorne  Jr
WR 8 Ishmael Zamora  Fr
WR 9 K. D. Cannon So
WR 11 Pooh Stricklin Fr
WR 12 Quan Jones  So
QB 13 Chris Johnson  So
WR 14 Chris Platt  Fr
TE 15 Gus Penning  Sr
WR 16 Davion Hall So
QB 17 Seth Russell  Jr
QB 18 Zack Bennema Fr
RB 20 Anthony Webb  Sr
RB 22 Terence Williams  Fr
RB 25 Dwyer Bucey Fr
RB 28 Devin Chafin  Jr
WR 30 Tanner Ritchey  Fr
RB 32 Shock Linwood  Jr
RB 33 Iain Hunter  Fr
TE 41 Tre'von Armstead  Jr
OL 52 Rami Hammad  So
OL 53 Keith Orcutt  So
OL 55 Kyle Fuller  Jr
OL 57 Tanner Thrift  So
OL 58 Spencer Drango  Sr
OL 61 Jarell Broxton Sr
OL 64 Dom Desouza Jr
OL 67 Desmine Hilliard  Sr
OL 68 Ishmael Wilson  So
OL 69 Pat Colbert  Sr
OL 70 Josh Peltzel  Fr
OL 71 Devonte Jones Fr
OL 72 Blake Blackmar  Fr
OL 73 Blake Muir  Sr
OL 74 Sean Muir  So
OL 76 Jason Osei  Jr
OL 77 Patrick Lawrence  Fr
TE 80 LaQuan McGowan  Sr
WR 80 Cal Spangler Sr
WR 82 Kaleb Moore  Jr
WR 83 Cole Edminston  So
TE 85 Jordan Feuerbacher  Fr
WR 87 Andy Ritter Jr
WR 89 Trevor White  Fr
TE 98 Trevor Clemons-Valdez  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Taylor Young  So
DE 2 Shawn Oakman  Sr
CB 3 Tion Wright Jr
DB 4 Xavien Howard  Jr
LB 5 Grant Campbell Sr
CB 7 Jourdan Blake  Fr
CB 9 Ryan Reid  Jr
CB 11 Jameson Houston Fr
S 12 Alfred Pollum  So
S 13 Terrell Burt Sr
DE 15 Brian Nance  So
LB 16 Kendall Ehrlich  Jr
NB 17 Cordell Dorsey  Fr
S 18 Chance Waz  Fr
LB 19 Raaquan Davis  So
LB 20 Aiavion Edwards  Jr
NB 21 Patrick Levels  Jr
CB 24 Terrence Singleton  Jr
CB 25 Miles Johnson Sr
S 26 Taion Sells Jr
CB 27 Verkedric Vaughns  Fr
S 28 Orion Stewart  Jr
S 29 Jarrod Koym  Fr
NB 34 Lee Bristow  Sr
S 35 Mallory Franklin  Fr
CB 37 Tyler Jaynes  So
S 41 Calvin Hill  Fr
DE 43 Jamie Jacobs  Fr
LB 45 Xavier Phillips  So
NB 48 Travon Blanchard  So
DE 52 Greg Roberts  Fr
LB 55 Baylor Black Jr
DE 56 K.J. Smith  So
DT 75 Andrew Billings Jr
DE 90 Javonte Magee Jr
DT 91 Andrew Morris  Fr
DE 92 Jamal Palmer Sr
DT 93 Suleiman Masumbuko  Sr
DE 94 Xavier Jones  Fr
DT 95 Beau Blackshear  Sr
DT 96 Byron Bonds Jr
DT 97 Ira Lewis  Fr
DL 98 Cody George  Fr
DE 99 Josh Malin  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 33 Tom Bennett Fr
P 36 Drew Galitz Fr
K 39 Spencer Evans  Fr
PK 40 Chris Callahan  So
LS 50 Jimmy Landes  Sr
LS 65 B.J. Jordan Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kendal BrilesOffensive coordinator
  • Phil BennettDefensive coordinator
  • Randy Clements – Offensive line
  • Brian NorwoodAssociate head coach / Safeties
  • Chris AchuffDefensive line
  • Carlton Buckels – Cornerbacks
  • Joe Jon FinleyOffensive quality control analyst
  • Jim Gush – Linebackers / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator
  • Jeff LebbyRunning 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2015

Game summaries

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@ SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Bears 28 0 14 14 56
Mustangs 14 7 0 0 21

Lamar

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 14 3 7 31
#4 Bears 13 22 14 17 66

Rice

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 0 7 0 17
#5 Bears 21 21 21 7 70

Vs. Texas Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 14 7 7 7 35
#5 Bears 28 21 7 7 63

@ Kansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bears 24 28 14 0 66
Jayhawks 7 0 0 0 7

West Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 7 10 7 14 38
#2 Bears 17 10 21 14 62

Iowa State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 7 7 13 27
#2 Bears 21 14 0 10 45

@ Kansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 7 7 3 31
Wildcats 7 0 3 14 24

Oklahoma

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1 2 3 4 Total
Sooners 7 13 14 10 44
Bears 6 7 14 7 34

@ Oklahoma State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 14 10 14 7 45
Cowboys 14 0 7 14 35

@ TCU

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bears 14 0 0 070 21
Horned Frogs 7 7 0 077 28

Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Longhorns 17 3 0 3 23
Bears 0 0 10 7 17

Vs. North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Tar Heels 7 10 14 7 38
#17 Bears 14 14 14 7 49

References

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  1. ^ Werner, John (September 5, 2015). "Russell Shines in Debut with 6 TDs as Bears Blow Out SMU Late, 56-21". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Werner, John (September 13, 2015). "Coleman Makes 4 TD Catches, No. 4 Baylor Shakes Off Lamar, 66-31". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Werner, John (September 27, 2015). "Bears Clean Up Their Act in 70-17 Victory Over Owls". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Werner, John (October 4, 2015). "Baylor Opens Big 12 Play with 63-35 Rout of Texas Tech". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Werner, John (October 11, 2015). "Winless Kansas No Match for #3 Bears in 1-Sided Affair, 66-7". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Werner, John (October 18, 2015). "Russell, Coleman Fuel Baylor's Win Over West Virginia, 62-38". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Cherry, Brice (October 24, 2015). "Baylor Shrugs Off Rough Second Half, Dispatches Iowa State, 45-27". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  8. ^ Werner, John (November 6, 2015). "Stidham Shines in 1st Career Start, Fueling 31-24 Baylor Win Over Pesky Wildcats". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  9. ^ Werner, John (November 14, 2015). "Black and Blue: OU's Mayfield Carves Up Baylor Defense, Playoff Aspirations". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "2015 Baylor Bears Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 19, 2014.