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The 2023 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were led by Dave Aranda in his fourth season as their head coach.
2023 Baylor Bears football | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 3–9 (2–7 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Grimes (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Powledge (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | McLane Stadium |
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No. 3 Texas y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Oklahoma State y | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Oklahoma | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Kansas State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Kansas | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baylor was picked sixth out of 14 teams in the preseason media poll of the conference. It was not ranked in the national top 25 polls of media or coaches, though the team did receive some votes.
The Bears played eight of their 12 regular season games at home, the largest number in school history[1] and the most home games in the NCAA FBS this year, along with Penn State, Arizona State and Mississippi State.[2]
This was the first season with Big 12 membership at 14 teams, after the realignment upheaval of the preceding years, which saw the league add four teams (BYU, UCF, Houston and Cincinnati). Consequently, the football schedule was no longer a "round robin" in which every team plays every other team, as was the practice when the league had 10 teams. The league continued to play nine intra-conference games; therefore, the Bears in 2023 did not play BYU, Kansas, Oklahoma State or Oklahoma, which (along with Texas) was in its final year with the league before moving to the SEC. The Bears played three of the four newcomers.
Five Baylor players were named to national preseason watch lists for the following awards:
The Bears played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, its 10th year of hosting play.
The Bears failed to qualify for a bowl game and suffered their first losing season since 2020 following their loss to Kansas State.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State* | ESPN+ | L 31–42 | 44,945 | |
September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 12 Utah* |
| ESPN | L 13–20 | 43,732 |
September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | LIU* |
| ESPN+ | W 30–7 | 43,732 |
September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 Texas |
| ABC | L 6–38 | 49,165 |
September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at UCF | FS1 | W 36–35 | 44,005 | |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas Tech |
| ESPN2 | L 14–39 | 44,620 |
October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | at Cincinnati | ESPN+ | W 32–29 | 38,193 | |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State |
| ESPN+ | L 18–30 | 43,528 |
November 4 | 2:30 p.m. | Houston |
| ESPN+ | L 24–25 OT | 41,180 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Kansas State | ESPN+ | L 25–59 | 51,790 | |
November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at TCU | ESPN+ | L 17–42 | 42,621 | |
November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | West Virginia |
| FS1 | L 31–34 | 36,200 |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas State | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Baylor | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | Texas State | Baylor |
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First downs | 20 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 69–441 | 76–524 |
Rushes–yards | 39–143 | 32–108 |
Passing yards | 298 | 416 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–30–0 | 27–44–1 |
Time of possession | 26:12 | 33:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas State | Passing | T. J. Finley | 22–30, 298 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Ismail Mahdi | 6 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Joey Hobert | 6 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD | |
Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 21–31, 303 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 16 carries, 84 yards | |
Receiving | Drake Dabney | 6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Utah | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
Baylor | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | Utah | Baylor |
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First downs | 20 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 73–377 | 57–339 |
Rushes–yards | 47–224 | 29–121 |
Passing yards | 153 | 218 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 12–26–1 | 12–28–2 |
Time of possession | 36:17 | 23:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah | Passing | Nate Johnson | 6–7, 82 yards |
Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 19 carries, 13 yards | |
Receiving | Mikey Matthews | 4 receptions, 48 yards | |
Baylor | Passing | Sawyer Robertson | 12–28, 218 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 14 carries, 81 yards | |
Receiving | Ketron Jackson, Jr. | 4 receptions, 72 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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LIU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Baylor | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | LIU | Baylor |
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First downs | 10 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 43–143 | 75–391 |
Rushes–yards | 29–143 | 48–270 |
Passing yards | 40 | 121 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 6–14–1 | 13–27–0 |
Time of possession | 23:36 | 36:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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LIU | Passing | Chris Howell | 4–10, 41 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaden Dawkins | 1 carry, 42 yards | |
Receiving | Aviyon Smith Mack | 1 reception, 35 yards | |
Baylor | Passing | Sawyer Robertson | 10–22, 113 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Dawson Pendergrass | 21 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ketron Jackson, Jr. | 2 receptions, 29 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 3 Texas | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | Texas | Baylor |
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First downs | 24 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 59–503 | 84–365 |
Rushes–yards | 34–75 | 31–60 |
Passing yards | 328 | 305 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–25–0 | 29-53-1 |
Time of possession | 26:30 | 33:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas | Passing | Quinn Ewers | 18-23, 293 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jonathon Brooks | 18 carries, 106 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Ja'Tavion Sanders | 5 receptions, 110 yards | |
Baylor | Passing | Sawyer Robertson | 20-35, 203 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | RJ Martinez | 3 carries, 22 yards | |
Receiving | Monaray Baldwin | 3 receptions, 81 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor | 7 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 36 |
UCF | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
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Statistics | Baylor | UCF |
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First downs | 22 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 77–446 | 61–469 |
Rushes–yards | 43–153 | 35–235 |
Passing yards | 293 | 234 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–34–0 | 13-26-1 |
Time of possession | 35:31 | 24:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 21-34, 293 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Richard Reese | 16 carries, 100 yards | |
Receiving | Monaray Baldwin | 7 receptions, 150 yards, 1 TD | |
UCF | Passing | Timmy McClain | 13-25, 234 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Johnny Richardson | 6 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Javon Baker | 3 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas Tech | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
Baylor | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | Texas Tech | Baylor |
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First downs | 19 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 68–366 | 68–341 |
Rushes–yards | 42–186 | 30–17 |
Passing yards | 180 | 324 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–26–1 | 22–38–0 |
Time of possession | 30:04 | 29:56 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas Tech | Passing | Behren Morton | 19–26, 180 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 31 carries, 170 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Myles Price | 10 receptions, 90 yards | |
Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 22–38, 324 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 9 carries, 26 yards | |
Receiving | Monaray Baldwin | 5 receptions, 126 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor | 3 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
Cincinnati | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
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Statistics | Baylor | Cincinnati |
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First downs | 22 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 70–396 | 74–450 |
Rushes–yards | 28–80 | 43–288 |
Passing yards | 316 | 162 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–42–0 | 19-31-0 |
Time of possession | 31:13 | 28:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 25-42, 316 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 8 carries, 37 yards | |
Receiving | Ketron Jackson, Jr. | 5 receptions, 130 yards | |
Cincinnati | Passing | Emory Jones | 19-30, 162 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Corey Kiner | 15 carries, 129 yards | |
Receiving | Xzavier Henderson | 8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Iowa State | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Baylor | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | Iowa State | Baylor |
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First downs | 19 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 66–400 | 66–306 |
Rushes–yards | 35–162 | 25–67 |
Passing yards | 238 | 239 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–31–1 | 24–41–1 |
Time of possession | 33:33 | 26:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 19–31, 238 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Eli Sanders | 14 carries, 90 yards | |
Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 8 receptions, 76 yards | |
Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 24–41, 239 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dawson Pendergrass | 8 carries, 37 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Monaray Baldwin | 6 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Houston | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
Baylor | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX
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Statistics | Houston | Baylor |
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First downs | 21 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 59–366 | 72–413 |
Rushes–yards | 32–130 | 35–150 |
Passing yards | 236 | 263 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–27–2 | 29–37–1 |
Time of possession | 26:39 | 33:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Houston | Passing | Donovan Smith | 21–27, 236 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Donovan Smith | 20 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Samuel Brown | 9 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD | |
Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 29–37, 263 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 11 carries, 51 yards | |
Receiving | Drake Dabney | 4 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD |
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