2015 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season November 2014 January 2026 2015 Baylor Bears football Baylor_University_Athletics_(logo).svg Big 12 Conference Big 12 13 13 10–3 6–3 Art Briles 8th Kendal Briles 1st Phil Bennett 5th Veer and shoot 4–3 McLane Stadium Russell Athletic Bowl champion Russell Athletic Bowl W 49–38 vs. North Carolina 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. The Baylor Bears football team drew an average home attendance of 46,160, just down from 46,710 in 2014, but still more than capacity. Recruiting yes no 2014 Blake Lynch ATH Gilmer, TX Gilmer HS 6 4 191 4.50 October 20, 2013 4 4 4 4 Devontre Stricklin WR Waco, TX Midway HS 6 2 167 4.67 January 24, 2014 3 3 4 4 Maurice Porter OL Navarro, TX Navarro College 6 6 295 N/A February 28, 2014 3 3 4 4 JaMycal Hasty RB Longview, TX Longview HS 5 8 183 4.50 March 29, 2014 4 4 4 4 Sam Tecklenburg OL Plano, TX Plano Senior HS 6 3 270 5.22 April 16, 2014 3 3 3 3 Jordan Tolbert CB Missouri City, TX Ridge Point HS 5 11 160 4.50 May 9, 2014 3 3 3 3 Clay Johnston LB Abilene, TX Wylie HS 6 2 199 4.60 June 3, 2014 3 3 3 3 Jameson Houston S Austin, TX St. Michael's Academy 6 2 190 4.40 July 30, 2014 3 2 2 3 Andrew Galitz K Rowlett, TX Rowlett HS 5 11 180 N/A August 26, 2014 3 3 2 3 Tony Nicholson WR Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie HS 5 9 171 4.45 September 21, 2014 3 3 3 3 J.W. Ketchum ATH Houston, TX Lamar HS 6 1 190 4.63 October 26, 2014 3 4 3 4 Domonic Desouza OL San Francisco, CA City College of San Francisco 6 7 300 N/A November 17, 2014 3 3 3 3 Jarrett Stidham QB Stephenville, TX Stephenville HS 6 3 185 4.74 December 19, 2014 5 4 5 4 Lenoy Jones Jr. OLB Waco, TX Midway HS 6 0 214 4.75 January 15, 2015 3 2 2 3 Eric Ogor OLB Richmond, TX Foster HS 6 0 205 4.48 January 16, 2015 2 2 3 3 Jordan Williams OLB Paris, TX Paris HS 6 1 220 N/A January 16, 2015 2 2 3 3 Riley Daniel OT Ringling, OK Ringling HS 6 5 290 5.23 January 25, 2015 3 3 3 3 Tyrone Hunt DE Arp, TX Arp HS 6 4 230 N/A January 27, 2015 2 2 2 N/A Henry Black CB Shreveport, LA Woodlawn HS 6 0 176 4.51 January 31, 2015 3 3 3 3 yes 2015 2015 Baylor Football Commitment List 2015 Baylor Commits 2015 Player Commitments – Baylor 44 43 37 31 February 4, 2014 collapsible Schedule 2015 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game Central September 4 Friday 6:00 p.m. w y y 4 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPN 56–21 32,047Russell Shines in Debut with 6 TDs as Bears Blow Out SMU Late, 56-21 John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/russell-shines-in-debut-with-tds-as-bears-blow-out/article_9f6a0fa3-90d5-5139-a18f-5dfbd30095bb.html Waco Tribune-Herald September 5, 2015 October 25, 2015 September 12 6:30 p.m. w y 4 Lamar McLane Stadium Waco, TX FSN 66–31 44,491Coleman Makes 4 TD Catches, No. 4 Baylor Shakes Off Lamar, 66-31 John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/coleman-makes-td-catches-no-baylor-shakes-off-lamar/article_735b6636-f19e-52f8-bd5b-103bcc095d12.html Waco Tribune-Herald September 13, 2015 October 25, 2015 September 26 2:00 p.m. w y 5 Rice McLane Stadium Waco, TX FSN 70–17 43,619Bears Clean Up Their Act in 70-17 Victory Over Owls John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/bears-clean-up-their-act-in---victory-over/article_523ce2a7-53a8-5c63-a818-f2afcd5da9e3.html Waco Tribune-Herald September 27, 2015 October 25, 2015 October 3 2:30 p.m. w y 5 Texas Tech Texas Shootout AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX ABC/ESPN2 63–35 56,179Baylor Opens Big 12 Play with 63-35 Rout of Texas Tech John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/baylor-opens-big-play-with---rout-of-texas/article_72202054-79d1-543a-a673-e22ed2c0ec8a.html Waco Tribune-Herald October 4, 2015 October 25, 2015 October 10 11:00 a.m. w y 3 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FS1 66–7 25,910Winless Kansas No Match for #3 Bears in 1-Sided Affair, 66-7 John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/winless-kansas-no-match-for-bears-in--sided-affair/article_e35583d9-4b7c-51ee-8a45-5dd7a4e10f91.html Waco Tribune-Herald October 11, 2015 October 25, 2015 October 17 11:00 a.m. w 2 West Virginia McLane Stadium Waco, TX FOX 62–38 45,370Russell, Coleman Fuel Baylor's Win Over West Virginia, 62-38 John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/russell-coleman-fuel-baylor-s-win-over-west-virginia/article_38510089-d76c-536d-a1e3-873a0094bcda.html Waco Tribune-Herald October 18, 2015 October 25, 2015 October 24 11:00 a.m. w y 2 Iowa State McLane Stadium Waco, TX ESPN 45–27 45,512Baylor Shrugs Off Rough Second Half, Dispatches Iowa State, 45-27 Brice Cherry http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/baylor-shrugs-off-rough-second-half-dispatches-iowa-state/article_ffe633f0-f966-527a-9ee1-cdddd470fb42.html Waco Tribune-Herald October 24, 2015 October 25, 2015 November 5 Thursday 6:30 p.m. w y 4 Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FS1 31–24 52,108Stidham Shines in 1st Career Start, Fueling 31-24 Baylor Win Over Pesky Wildcats John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/stidham-shines-in-st-career-start-fueling---baylor/article_e02c9fa9-9dcf-5218-813c-3fed3c85e4ee.html Waco Tribune-Herald November 6, 2015 November 15, 2015 November 14 7:00 p.m. l 4 Oklahoma 12 College GameDay McLane Stadium Waco, TX ABC 34–44 49,875Black and Blue: OU's Mayfield Carves Up Baylor Defense, Playoff Aspirations John Werner http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/football/black-and-blue-ou-s-mayfield-carves-up-baylor-defense/article_1df7ad84-f754-5377-9153-3ba8a8270563.html Waco Tribune-Herald November 14, 2015 November 15, 2015 November 21 6:30 p.m. w y 10 Oklahoma State 6 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FOX 45–35 58,669 November 27 Friday 6:30 p.m. l y 7 TCU 19 rivalry Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN 21–28 2OT 47,675 December 5 11:00 a.m. l 12 Texas rivalry McLane Stadium Waco, TX ESPN 17–23 48,093 December 29 4:30 p.m. w y y 17 North Carolina 10 Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN 49–38 40,418 Schedule source:2015 Baylor Bears Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-12/2015-baylor-bears-football-schedule.php FB Schedules December 19, 2014 Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 (10) 4 (5) 2 (13) 2 (8) 2 (12) 2 (12) 2 (7) 2 (10) 2 (6) 2 (9) 6 4 (2) 3 (5) 6 10 10 10 7 7 7 12 12 12 17 19 17 13 13 Roster 2015 Baylor Bears y 1 WR JR y y Corey Coleman 2 WR FR y Blake Lynch 3 QB FR y Jarrett Stidham 4 WR SR y n Jay Lee 5 RB SO y n Johnny Jefferson 6 RB FR y JaMycal Hasty 7 WR JR y n Lynx Hawthorne 8 WR FR y y Ishmael Zamora 9 WR SO y K. D. Cannon 11 WR FR n Pooh Stricklin 12 WR SO y n Quan Jones 13 QB SO y n Chris Johnson 14 WR FR y Chris Platt 15 TE SR y n Gus Penning 16 WR SO n Davion Hall 17 QB JR y y Seth Russell 18 QB FR n Zack Bennema 20 RB SR y n Anthony Webb 22 RB FR y Terence Williams 25 RB FR n Dwyer Bucey 28 RB JR y n Devin Chafin 30 WR FR y n Tanner Ritchey 32 RB JR y y Shock Linwood 33 RB FR y n Iain Hunter 41 TE JR y n Tre'von Armstead 52 OL SO y n Rami Hammad 53 OL SO y n Keith Orcutt 55 OL JR y y Kyle Fuller Kyle Fuller (offensive lineman) 57 OL SO y n Tanner Thrift 58 OL SR y y Spencer Drango 61 OL SR y Jarell Broxton 64 OL JR n Dom Desouza 67 OL SR y n Desmine Hilliard 68 OL SO y n Ishmael Wilson 69 OL SR y n Pat Colbert 70 OL FR y n Josh Peltzel 71 OL FR n Devonte Jones 72 OL FR y n Blake Blackmar 73 OL SR y n Blake Muir 74 OL SO y n Sean Muir 76 OL JR y n Jason Osei 77 OL FR y n Patrick Lawrence 80 TE SR y n LaQuan McGowan 80 WR SR n Cal Spangler 82 WR JR y n Kaleb Moore 83 WR SO y n Cole Edminston 85 TE FR y n Jordan Feuerbacher 87 WR JR n Andy Ritter 89 WR FR y n Trevor White 98 TE SR y n Trevor Clemons-Valdez 1 LB SO y n Taylor Young 2 DE SR y y Shawn Oakman 3 CB JR n Tion Wright 4 DB JR y y Xavien Howard 5 LB SR n Grant Campbell 7 CB FR y n Jourdan Blake 9 CB JR y n Ryan Reid 11 CB FR y Jameson Houston 12 S SO y n Alfred Pollum 13 S SR n Terrell Burt 15 DE SO y n Brian Nance 16 LB JR y n Kendall Ehrlich 17 NB FR y n Cordell Dorsey 18 S FR y n Chance Waz 19 LB SO y n Raaquan Davis 20 LB JR y n Aiavion Edwards 21 NB JR y n Patrick Levels 24 CB JR y n Terrence Singleton 25 CB SR n Miles Johnson 26 S JR n Taion Sells 27 CB FR y n Verkedric Vaughns 28 S JR y n Orion Stewart 29 S FR y n Jarrod Koym 34 NB SR y n Lee Bristow 35 S FR y n Mallory Franklin 37 CB SO y n Tyler Jaynes 41 S FR y n Calvin Hill 43 DE FR y n Jamie Jacobs 45 LB SO y n Xavier Phillips 48 NB SO y n Travon Blanchard 52 DE FR y n Greg Roberts 55 LB JR n Baylor Black 56 DE SO y n K.J. Smith 75 DT JR y Andrew Billings 90 DE JR n Javonte Magee 91 DT FR y n Andrew Morris 92 DE SR n Jamal Palmer 93 DT SR y n Suleiman Masumbuko 94 DE FR y n Xavier Jones 95 DT SR y n Beau Blackshear 96 DT JR n Byron Bonds 97 DT FR y n Ira Lewis 98 DL FR y n Cody George 99 DE FR y n Josh Malin 33 PK FR n Tom Bennett 36 P FR n Drew Galitz 39 K FR y n Spencer Evans 40 PK SO y n Chris Callahan 50 LS SR y y Jimmy Landes 65 LS SR n B.J. Jordan http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bay-m-footbl-mtt.html August 30, 2015 Art Briles (8th season) Kendal Briles – Offensive coordinator Phil Bennett – Defensive coordinator Randy Clements – Offensive line Brian Norwood – Associate head coach / Safeties Chris Achuff – Defensive line Carlton Buckels – Cornerbacks Joe Jon Finley – Offensive quality control analyst Jim Gush – Linebackers / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator Jeff Lebby – Running 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 Game summaries @ SMU #4 Bears 28 0 14 14 Mustangs 14 7 0 0 2015 SMU Mustangs football team Lamar Cardinals 7 14 3 7 #4 Bears 13 22 14 17 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team Rice Owls 10 0 7 0 #5 Bears 21 21 21 7 2015 Rice Owls football team Vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders 14 7 7 7 #5 Bears 28 21 7 7 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team @ Kansas #3 Bears 24 28 14 0 Jayhawks 7 0 0 0 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team West Virginia Mountaineers 7 10 7 14 #2 Bears 17 10 21 14 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Iowa State Cyclones 0 7 7 13 #2 Bears 21 14 0 10 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team @ Kansas State Bears 14 7 7 3 Wildcats 7 0 3 14 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team Oklahoma Sooners 7 13 14 10 Bears 6 7 14 7 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team @ Oklahoma State Bears 14 10 14 7 Cowboys 14 0 7 14 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team @ TCU Bears 14 0 0 0 7 0 Horned Frogs 7 7 0 0 7 7 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team Texas Longhorns 17 3 0 3 Bears 0 0 10 7 2015 Texas Longhorns football team Vs. North Carolina #10 Tar Heels 7 10 14 7 #17 Bears 14 14 14 7 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl References Baylor Category:Baylor Bears football seasons Category:Pop-Tarts Bowl champion seasons Baylor Bears football