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Eye on the Opponent: Baylor


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OKLAHOMA vs. BAYLOR
The Sooners travel down I-35 to Waco and Floyd Casey Stadium to play the Baylor Bears on Saturday at 11 a.m. The game will be televised by FSN -- Oklahoma's 54th consecutive TV game.
 
The matchup marks OU's next-to-last game of the regular season with a trip to Stillwater and a date with Oklahoma State slated for November 25. Baylor will conclude its season against the Sooners.
 

 Baylor  
 Location  Waco, Texas
 Enrollment  14,040
 Conference  Big 12 (South Division)
 Home Field  Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000)
 Head Coach  Guy Morriss (Fourth Season)
 Record This Season  4-7 Overall (3-4 Big 12)
 Record Last Season  5-6 Overall (2-6 Big 12)
 Overall Series Record  OU Leads, 14-0

Oklahoma is 14-0 all-time against Baylor including a 10-0 mark in Big 12 Conference play and a 6-0 record in Waco. Average score in the overall series is 36-16, OU.
 
OU earned a 42-14 win in the first game in the series on September 15, 1973, in Waco. Last season, the Sooners forged a 37-30 double-overtime victory in Norman when Juaquin Iglesias converted on a 21-yard touchdown pass and Baylor's ensuing possession ended on a fourth-down incompletion.
  

 NCAA Stats  Oklahoma  Baylor
 Passing Offense (Rank)  192.9 (66th)  282.9 (7th)
 Rushing Offense  179 (22nd)  48.1 (119th)
 Scoring  29.8 (23rd)  24.8 (54th)
 Total Offense  371.9 (38th)  331 (68th)
 Turnover Margin  -.2 (73rd)  -.9 (114th)
 Rushing Defense  111.7 (30th)  187 (109th)
 Passing Defense  103.5 (15th)  128.8 (70th)
 Scoring Defense  16.1 (18th)  32.2(109th)
 Total Defense  277.5 (14th)  407 (110th)
 
Baylor's 2006 Season
The Bears hope to avoid a four-game losing streak to end the season. Baylor dropped a 66-24 game at Oklahoma State last Saturday after falling 55-21 to Texas Tech in Lubbock. The Bears have notched three Big 12 wins including victories against Kansas, Colorado and Kansas State. 
Baylor 2006 Season Schedule & Results
 
Last Game - Oklahoma State 66, Baylor 24
Keith Toston rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns and Oklahoma State capitalized on six Baylor turnovers to cruise to a 66-24 win on Saturday. Bobby Reid hit tight end Brandon Pettigrew for two first-half touchdowns as the Cowboys...
Game Recap | Game Stats | Season Stats
 
Baylor Key Players
No. 37 - P Daniel Sepulveda, Sr.
No. 3 - CB C.J. Wilson, Sr.
No. 7 - WR Dominique Ziegler, Sr.
No. 90 - DE Marcus Foreman, Sr.
No. 50 - OG Will Blaylock. Sr.
No. 72 - OT Jason Smith, Soph.
No. 1 - FS Dwain Crawford, Soph.
No. 6- CB Anthony Arline, Sr.
No. 11 - QB Shawn Bell, Sr.
No. 99 - NT M.T. Robinson, Sr.
 
In the News
“I’m speaking for me now, but I get excited about playing Oklahoma,” Morriss said. “And if I’m a player, I’d be excited. If I’m a senior, it’s my last hurrah as a football player here at Baylor. My parents are going to be here watching me. Plus, it’s just something I like to do...
Waco Tribune
 
Freshman running back Chris Brown was ready when Oklahoma needed him, stepping up for two fourth-quarter touchdowns in the Sooners' 34-24 comeback victory over Texas Tech. Brown rushed for a career-best 84 yards after he was pressed into duty...
San Antonio Express-News
 
The defense has underachieved late in the season and been overmatched up front all year. But Morriss isn’t about to get rid of defensive coordinator Bill Bradley. Chris Lancaster’s special teams have been a disaster area. But in his defense, this is his first year as the special teams...
Waco Tribune
 
Take one injured quarterback (Colt McCoy) and mix in a stunning upset (Kansas State over Texas) to tighten the Big 12 title chase. Add a team on the rise (Oklahoma), a perennial power chasing a conference championship (Nebraska) and lots of rivalry games over...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
At least this time the bus didn’t have a flat. But that was about the only thing that went right for the Baylor Bears Saturday afternoon at Boone Pickens Stadium. Oklahoma State rolled up 515 yards on offense and capitalized on six Baylor turnovers for a 66-24 rout that left...
Waco Tribune
 
It wasn’t that the defense had to step right out and deny Texas Tech on a short field, but that the Sooners had to do it after the game had been stopped for about 15 minutes while everybody in the stadium worried about Johnson’s welfare. If the Sooners lost any focus...
Norman Transcript
 
Oklahoma is the most complete and arguably the best team in the Big 12 right now. And that's saying a lot, considering ... The 16th-ranked Sooners lost their starting quarterback (Rhett Bomar) before the season. They had to move a quarterback-turned-receiver...
Dallas Morning News
 
Nine games into his freshman season, David Gettis had zero catches. But Baylor’s highly touted freshman receiver is finally catching on. After ending his drought with a 13-yard catch last week against Texas Tech, Gettis beat cornerback Perrish Cox on a fade route for...
Waco Tribune
 
The Sooners especially have played well in crunch time during the streak, allowing only nine points in the fourth period. One thing the Sooners will have to improve on is cutting down on turnovers. OU lost three fumbles, and quarterback Paul Thompson threw an...
Enid News & Eagle
 
Oklahoma continues to prove that it's about more than just one player. Or two. Or three. Or four. With another key offensive performer watching from the sideline, the Sooners continue to find ways to win. Latest case in point, Saturday night's 34-24 victory...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
The Bears have allowed 250 points in their last 19 quarters. ... Baylor is winless in 15 games against Oklahoma. ... WR Carl Sims, who entered Saturday's game with just five catches for 29 yards this seasons, posted career-highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yards...
Dallas Morning News
 
Trent Shelton just wanted to make a play. But this could not have been the play he had in mind. Back as a punt returner for the first time in his Baylor career, the senior receiver made two mistakes. He committed the cardinal sin of trying to catch a punt inside his own...
Waco Tribune
  
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