2011 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2011 Baylor Bears football Baylor_University_Athletics_(logo).svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 12 13 10–3 6–3 Art Briles 4th Randy Clements 4th Philip Montgomery 4th Phil Bennett 1st Veer and shoot 4–3 Floyd Casey Stadium Alamo Bowl champion Alamo Bowl W 67–56 vs. Washington The 2011 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place with Oklahoma (whom they defeated during the season). The ten wins tied a school record for wins in a season while the 6–3 conference record is its best since joining the Big 12. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they beat Washington, 67–56, for their first bowl win since the 1992 John Hancock Bowl. Junior starting quarterback Robert Griffin III won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Baylor player to win the award. Recruiting Baylor's recruiting class was ranked #46 by Rivals.com and #50 by Scout.com.Rivals.com 2011 Team Recruiting Rankings. Rivals.com Retrieved December 17, 2011.Football Recruiting 2011. Scout.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011. Regular season Building on the success of the previous year's team, Baylor began the season at home with a 50–48 upset of then #14 TCU, winners of the previous season's Rose Bowl.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312450239 https://archive.today/20130124064616/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312450239 dead January 24, 2013 Baylor Blows 24-Point Lead but Recovers to Edge No. 14 TCU ESPN September 2, 2011 December 12, 2011 The Bears won their next two games against Stephen F. Austin and Rice at home, before traveling to Kansas State where they lost a tightly contested game 35–36 to the greatly improved Bill Snyder-coached team.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312600239 https://web.archive.org/web/20110929175423/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312600239 dead September 29, 2011 Baylor Romps in Game Halted in 3rd Quarter by Lightning ESPN September 17, 2011 December 12, 2011http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312670239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111001171623/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312670239 dead October 1, 2011 Robert Griffin III Accounts for 6 TDs in Baylor's Beating of Rice ESPN September 24, 2011 December 12, 2011http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312742306 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005144644/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312742306 dead October 5, 2011 Kansas State Picks off Robert Griffin III, No. 15 Baylor in Fourth Quarter ESPN October 1, 2011 December 12, 2011 After defeating Iowa State 49–26 at home, the Bears finished October losing two straight on the road at Texas A&M and eventual conference champion Oklahoma State.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312810239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111010190952/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312810239 dead October 10, 2011 Robert Griffin III, Terrance Ganaway Help No. 25 Baylor Run Over Iowa State ESPN October 8, 2011 December 12, 2011http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312880245 https://web.archive.org/web/20111018022729/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=312880245 dead October 18, 2011 Ryan Tannehill Tosses 6 TDs as Texas A&M Leaves Past Collapses Behind ESPN October 15, 2011 December 12, 2011http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313020197 https://web.archive.org/web/20111031005707/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313020197 dead October 31, 2011 Joseph Randle Runs for 4 TDs as No. 3 Oklahoma State Whips Baylor ESPN October 29, 2011 December 12, 2011 The Bears rebounded to finish the regular season with five straight victories including a Homecoming win over Missouri, a 31–30 overtime victory at Kansas in which Baylor tied a school record by overcoming a 21-point deficit in the 4th quarter, and the program's first win over then #5 Oklahoma on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Griffin to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds remaining in the game.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313090239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111108033616/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313090239 dead November 8, 2011 Baylor Rides School-Best 697 Yards Past Mizzou ESPN November 5, 2011 December 12, 2011http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313162305 https://web.archive.org/web/20111114152241/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313162305 dead November 14, 2011 Kansas Misses 2-Point Conversion in OT as Baylor Rallies for Victory ESPN November 12, 2011 December 12, 2011http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313230239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111122093938/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313230239 dead November 22, 2011 Robert Griffin III Shocks Sooners on TD Pass with 8 Seconds Left ESPN November 19, 2011 December 12, 2011 Baylor concluded November in Dallas playing against Texas Tech in Cowboys Stadium; although Griffin left the game due to a concussion at the half, backup Nick Florence entered the game to lead the Bears to a 66–42 victory.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313300239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111128184609/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313300239 dead November 28, 2011 Baylor Pummels Texas Tech Even After Robert Griffin III Leaves Game ESPN November 26, 2011 December 12, 2011 Baylor's win over Texas Tech was their first since 1995.Baylor 66, Texas Tech 42 Jeff Miller http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/ncaaf/game/TexasTech_Baylor/2011/11/26#game-story USA Today November 26, 2011 December 20, 2011 The Bears finished the regular season at home with a 48–24 victory over then #22 Texas that propelled the team (9–3, 6–3 Big 12) to the Alamo Bowl with #12 and #15 BCS and AP rankings respectively.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313370239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111206163321/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313370239 dead December 6, 2011 Griffin Accounts for 4 TDs as Baylor Trounces Texas ESPN December 3, 2011 December 12, 2011 The victory also propelled quarterback Robert Griffin III to the top of the Heisman Trophy voting; he became the first Baylor player to win the award and the first Baylor player since Don Trull in 1963 to factor significantly in the voting.Robert Griffin III Wins the Heisman Trophy Chris Dufresne https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-dec-10-la-sp-heisman-trophy-20111211-story.html Los Angeles Times December 10, 2011 December 12, 2011 Schedule 2011 AP Central September 2 7:00 p.m. w y TCU 14 Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX ESPN 50–48 43,753 September 17 6:00 p.m. w y 19 Stephen F. Austin 19 (FCS) Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX 48–0A A 43,090 September 24 6:00 p.m. w y 17 Rice Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX FSN 56–31 40,088 October 1 2:30 p.m. l y 15 Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ABC/ESPN 35–36 49,399 October 8 6:00 p.m. w 25 Iowa State Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX FSN 49–26 41,625 October 15 11:00 a.m. l y 20 Texas A&M 21 Kyle Field College Station, TX Battle of the Brazos FX 28–55 87,361 October 29 2:30 p.m. l y Oklahoma State 3 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ABC/ESPN2 24–59 58,274 November 5 6:00 p.m. w y Missouri Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX FSN 42–39 40,194 November 12 1:00 p.m. w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 31–30 OT 35,188 November 19 7:00 p.m. w 25 Oklahoma 5 Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX ABC/ESPN3 45–38 40,281 November 26 6:00 p.m. w y 21 Texas Tech Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout FSN 66–42 51,615 December 3 2:30 p.m. w 19 Texas 22 rivalry Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX ABC 48–24 46,543 December 29 8:00 p.m. w y y 15 Washington Alamodome San Antonio, TX Alamo Bowl ESPN 67–56 65,256 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/239/baylor-bears Baylor Bears Schedule – 2011 ESPN August 2, 2011http://www.ncaafootball.com/News/tabid/729/Article/1167/ncaa-football-tv-listings.aspx NCAA Football TV Listings NCAA Football August 2, 2011 A AGame was called at the end of the 3rd quarter due to lightning. Game summaries Missouri Missouri at Baylor Missouri 7 7 0 25 Baylor 0 13 15 14 November 5 Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas 6:00 p.m. CDT 3:45 40,194 Greg Burks Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline) FSN yes 1 8:04 MU Henry Josey 6-yard run (Trey Barrow kick) MU 7–0 2 12:33 BAY Terrance Williams 6-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) Tied 7–7 2 3:38 MU Henry Josey 2-yard run (Trey Barrow kick) MU 14–7 2 0:01 BAY Robert Griffin III 1-yard run (kick blocked) MU 14–13 3 13:12 BAY Terrance Williams 28-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Robert Griffin III run) BAY 21–14 3 1:24 BAY Terrance Ganaway 38-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 28–14 4 13:46 MU Trey Barrow 30-yard field goal BAY 28–17 4 8:22 BAY Tevin Reese 68-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 35–17 4 7:05 MU Marcus Lucas 24-yard pass from James Franklin (Kendial Lawrence run) BAY 35–25 4 6:53 BAY Terrance Ganaway 80-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 42–25 4 3:55 MU T.J. Moe 17-yard pass from James Franklin (Trey Barrow kick) BAY 42–32 4 1:59 MU L'Damian Washington 15-yard pass from James Franklin (Trey Barrow kick) BAY 42–39 yes Baylor Rides School-Best 697 Yards Past Mizzou http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313370239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111206163321/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313370239 dead December 6, 2011 ESPN November 5, 2011 December 28, 2014 Oklahoma #5 Oklahoma at #22 Baylor Oklahoma 3 7 14 14 Baylor 3 14 14 14 November 19 Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas 7:00 p.m. CST 3:49 40,281 Mike Defee Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline) ABC/ESPN3 yes 1 5:34 OU Mike Hunnicutt 47-yard field goal OU 3–0 1 1:09 BAY Aaron Jones 34-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2 7:14 BAY Terrance Ganaway 15-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 10–3 2 2:38 OU Blake Bell 3-yard run (Mike Hunnicutt kick) Tied 10–10 2 2:23 BAY Tevin Reese 69-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 17–10 3 13:13 OU Trey Millard 5-yard run (Mike Hunnicutt kick) Tied 17–17 3 11:11 OU Blake Bell 1-yard run (Mike Hunnicutt kick) OU 24–17 3 6:39 BAY Kendall Wright 87-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) Tied 24–24 3 1:15 BAY Jordan Najvar 13-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 31–24 4 12:49 BAY Terrance Ganaway 11-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 38–24 4 5:55 OU Blake Bell 5-yard run (Mike Hunnicutt kick) BAY 38–31 4 0:51 OU Blake Bell 6-yard run (Mike Hunnicutt kick) Tied 38–38 4 0:08 BAY Terrance Williams 34-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 45–38 yes Baylor's first victory over Oklahoma in school history.Robert Griffin III Shocks Sooners on TD Pass with 8 Seconds Left http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313230239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111122093938/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313230239 dead November 22, 2011 ESPN November 19, 2011 December 28, 2014 Texas Tech Texas Tech vs. #18 Baylor Texas Tech 7 21 7 7 Baylor 10 21 21 14 November 26 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas 6:00 p.m. CST 3:44 51,615 Randy Christal Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color) & Emily Jones (Sideline) FSN yes 1 11:13 BAY Aaron Jones 28-yard field goal BAY 3–0 1 6:57 BAY Kendall Wright 33-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 10–0 1 3:39 TT Kenny Williams 5-yard run (Donnie Carona kick) BAY 10–7 2 14:54 BAY Robert Griffin III 4-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 17–7 2 10:55 TT Eric Ward 2-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) BAY 17–14 2 8:40 BAY Terrance Ganaway 4-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 24–14 2 7:57 TT Darrin Moore 43-yard pass from Jacob Karam (Donnie Carona kick) BAY 24–21 2 1:36 BAY Robert Griffin III 3-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 31–21 2 0:14 TT Kenny Williams 14-yard run (Donnie Carona kick) BAY 31–28 3 10:09 BAY Kendall Wright 46-yard pass from Nick Florence (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 38–28 3 6:05 BAY Terrance Williams 40-yard pass from Nick Florence (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 45–28 3 2:26 BAY Joe Williams 90-yard interception return (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 52–28 3 0:14 TT Kenny Williams 14-yard run (Donnie Carona kick) BAY 52–35 4 14:03 TT Eric Ward 33-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) BAY 52–42 4 9:33 BAY Nick Florence 1-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 59–42 4 6:24 BAY Terrance Ganaway 4-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 66–42 yes Robert Griffin III was knocked out just before halftime with a concussion.Baylor Pummels Texas Tech Even After Robert Griffin III Leaves Game http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313300239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111128184609/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313300239 dead November 28, 2011 ESPN November 26, 2011 December 28, 2014 Texas Texas at #19 Baylor Texas 7 14 3 0 Baylor 14 10 17 7 December 3 Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas 2:30 p.m. CST 3:22 46,543 Reggie Smith Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline) ABC yes 1 14:38 BAY Kendall Wright 59-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 7–0 1 8:03 BAY Terrance Ganaway 20-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 14–0 1 0:33 TEX Blaine Irby 2-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick) BAY 14–7 2 10:53 TEX Luke Poehlmann 3-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick) Tied 14–14 2 7:40 TEX Marquise Goodwin 80-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick) TEX 21–14 2 4:39 BAY Aaron Jones 22-yard field goal TEX 21–17 2 0:50 BAY Robert Griffin III 2-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 24–21 3 13:04 TEX Justin Tucker 39-yard field goal Tied 24–24 3 11:34 BAY Terrance Ganaway 1-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 31–24 3 7:21 BAY Robert Griffin III 10-yard run (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 38–24 3 1:18 BAY Aaron Jones 40-yard field goal BAY 41–24 4 7:43 BAY Terrance Williams 39-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Aaron Jones kick) BAY 48–24 yes Griffin Accounts for 4 TDs as Baylor Trounces Texas http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313370239 https://web.archive.org/web/20111206163321/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313370239 dead December 6, 2011 ESPN December 3, 2011 December 28, 2014 Alamo Bowl Washington vs. #15 Baylor Washington 7 28 14 7 Baylor 21 3 29 14 December 29 Alamodome, San Antonio 8:00 p.m. CST 3:41 65,256 Ron Cherry Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Chris Spielman (Color) & Quint Kessenich (Sideline) ESPN 2011 Alamo Bowl On December 4, 2011, Baylor accepted an invite to represent the Big-12 in the 2011 Alamo Bowl. Their opponents were the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12.http://www.alamobowl.com/main/press_release_detail.php?uid=338 Washington, Baylor To Play in 2011 Valero Alamo Bowl Alamo Bowl December 4, 2011 December 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111206035110/http://www.alamobowl.com/main/press_release_detail.php?uid=338 2011-12-06 dead The game was played at the Alamodome. The crowd of 65,256 represented the 5th largest attendance in the history of the bowl game. A very good showing since the highest ever attendance at an Alamo bowl was only 66,100 which was set several years before. The Bowl officials stated it was also the most exciting college football game ever witnessed at the Bowl. The contest became the second-highest scoring bowl game in history, and the highest-scoring regulation bowl game ever. Baylor went up 21–7 early in the game, with Griffin throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another. The Huskies roared back with 28 unanswered points, and the teams finished the half with Washington leading 35–24. In the second half, with the defenses showing limited ability to cope with the high-powered offenses led by Griffin and Husky QB Keith Price, the teams traded scores. The Bears overcame the halftime deficit, going ahead for good 60–56 halfway in the 4th quarter, and Baylor RB Terrance Ganaway tacked on a final 43-yard touchdown run with 2:28 left to play. Ganaway finished with 21 carries for 200 yards and 5 TDs, and was recognized as the game's offensive MVP. The victory represented Baylor's first bowl win since a victory in the John Hancock (Sun) Bowl in 1992. With the win, Baylor had their first 10-win season since 1980.Baylor Wins Alamo Bowl Shootout https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2011-12-30/baylor-wins-alamo-bowl-shooutout-over-washington/52279216/1 USA Today December 30, 2011 December 30, 2011 Awards and honors Davey O'Brien Award: Robert Griffin III Heisman Trophy: Robert Griffin III AP Player of the Year: Robert Griffin III Sporting News Player of the Year: Robert Griffin III Rankings 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 NR NR 20 RV 19 24 17 19 15 16 25 RV 20 24 21 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 25 RV 25 22 21 20 20 18 19 18 18 17 15 16 16 12 13 12 References Baylor Category:Baylor Bears football seasons Category:Alamo Bowl champion seasons Baylor Bears football