

It will mark the 256th all-time game for the Bears against a ranked foe and 61st game with both teams ranked. Baylor will be facing BYU on Saturday in a matchup of a pair of ranked teams.Gavin Holmes returned from a missed 2021 season due to injury to return a punt 72 yards for a TD in the first half, Shapen found Monaray Baldwin and Hal Presley for TD passes, Baldwin scored on the ground from 50 yards away and Craig Williams scored from four yards out to help BU build an insurmountable lead. BU played 89 players in the win, with seven Bears making their first-career starts.The Bears got 214 yards and two TDs through the air, and one on the ground, from sophomore QB Blake Shapen - all in the first half - while rolling to the season-opening win. Baylor opened the 2022 season in efficent fashion, routing UAlbany 69-10 on Sept.Baylor did not have a penalty that was accepted for the first time in program history, stretched its win streak to six games in non-conference play and totaled five sacks for a second straight game.īEARS ROLL OVER GREAT DANES IN SEASON LID-LIFTER.Jaren Hall threw for 342 yards and rushed for 25 yards on eight carries for BYU. BU also got 231 yards passing from Gerry Bohanon, 188 yards over 17 carries from Abram Smith and 95 yards on 11 carries from Trestan Ebner.

Baylor was led by a unique game from linebacker Dillon Doyle, who came in on offense to catch and rush for a touchdown, while also recording a sack, becoming the first player in program history to accomplish that feat.The Bears fell behind 7-3 before scoring 14 straight to take an advantage that wouldn't be relinquished. BU owned a 31-14 lead after three quarters, rolling to 534 yards of total offense, including 303 on the ground and 231 through the air. 19/20 BYU in Waco to improve to 6-1 on the year, earning bowl eligibility for the 10th time in the last 12 years. In the matchup last year, the Bears posted a 38-24 win over No.Baylor has won two of the three meetings, which started in 1983 with a 40-36 win by the Bears, resumed in 1984 with a 47-13 win by BYU in Provo, Utah, and last year picked back up with a 38-24 win for BU in Waco. The Bears will be facing BYU for the fourth time in program history and for the second-consecutive season.Both teams posted season-opening wins last Saturday, with BU getting a 69-10 win over UAlbany and BYU going on the road for a 50-20 win at South Florida. Joe and Ricky Thompson voicing the game.īaylor (1-0) wil be facing BYU (1-0) for the second consecutive season after besting the Cougars in Waco last year 38-24. The game will be televised live on ESPN, with Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III and Quint Kessenich calling the action, and will be broadcast live on the Baylor Sports Network from Learfield, with John Morris, J.J. 25 BYU in Provo, Utah, with kickoff on Saturday slated for 9:15 p.m. 10/10 Baylor will hit the road for its first road test of the year, facing No.
