2020 Baylor Bears football team

The 2020 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, as a member of the Big 12 Conference and were led by first-year head coach Dave Aranda in the Bears' 122nd overall season.

2020 Baylor Bears football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2020 record2–7 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Fedora (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon Roberts (1st season)
Home stadiumMcLane Stadium
(Capacity: 45,140)
Uniform
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Iowa State y  8 –1     9 –3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$  6 –2     9 –2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State  6 –3     8 –3  
No. 19 Texas  5 –3     7 –3  
TCU  5 –4     6 –4  
West Virginia  4 –4     6 –4  
Kansas State  4 –5     4 –6  
Texas Tech  3 –6     4 –6  
Baylor  2 –7     2 –7  
Kansas  0 –8     0 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019 season with an 11–3 record, 8–1 Big 12 play, losing the conference championship to Oklahoma and losing the Sugar Bowl to Georgia. On January 7, 2020, head coach Matt Rhule was hired as head coach of the Carolina Panthers. On January 20, Baylor announced the hire of LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as head coach.

Offseason

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Offseason departures

One Baylor player with remaining eligibility, James Lynch, declared early for the 2020 NFL Draft. In addition, 18 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.

Baylor offseason departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
James Lynch93DT6’4295JuniorRound Rock, TXDeclared for NFL Draft
Chris Platt24WR5’11172GraduateWillis, TXGraduated
Blake Lynch2LB6’3224SeniorGilmer, TXGraduated
Chris Miller3S6’0191SeniorFrisco, TXGraduated
Clay Johnston4LB6’1232SeniorAbilene, TXGraduated
Denzel Mims5WR6’3215SeniorDaingerfield, TXGraduated
JaMycal Hasty6RB5’9205SeniorLongview, TXGraduated
Henry Black8S6’0206SeniorShreveport, LAGraduated
James Lockhart9DE6’2263SeniorEnnis, TXGraduated
Jameson Houston11CB5’11200SeniorDadeville, ALGraduated
Owen Rogers34LB6’2211SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduated
Cody George37TE6’2256SeniorLorena, TXGraduated
Jordan Williams38LB6’0223SeniorParis, TXGraduated
Ross Matiscik46LS6’0235SeniorMcKinney, TXGraduated
Sam Tecklenburg52OL6’4310SeniorPlano, TXGraduated
Johncarlo Valentin57OL6’4320SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
Jake Fruhmorgen63OL6’6305SeniorTampa, FLGraduated
Marques Jones84WR6’2211SeniorMcKinney, TXGraduated
Bravvion Roy99DT6’1333SeniorSpring, TXGraduated

Recruiting

NFL Combine
Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

Team players drafted into the NFL
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
259Denzel MimsWRNew York Jets
4130James LynchDTMinnesota Vikings
6184Bravvion RoyDTCarolina Panthers
7234Clay JohnstonLBLos Angeles Rams

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Big 12 media poll[2]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Oklahoma80
2Oklahoma State6
3Texas4
4Iowa State
5Baylor
6TCU
7Kansas State
8West Virginia
9Texas Tech
10Kansas

Schedule

Spring game

The Bears planned to hold spring practices in March and April 2020. The Baylor football spring "Green and Gold game" was to take place in Waco, TX on April 18, 2020. The team's spring practices as well as the spring game were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Regular season

Baylor initially released its 2020 schedule on October 21, 2019. An updated Big 12 schedule was released on August 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the updated schedule, the Bears will host one non-conference games against Louisiana Tech. Baylor will host Kansas, Oklahoma State, TCU, and Kansas State and travel to West Virginia, Texas, Iowa State, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma in regular season conference play. On September 8, the Louisiana Tech game was postponed indefinitely. On September 12, a new game against Houston was announced in its place. On September 18, Baylor announced that the Houston versus Baylor game would be postponed due to Baylor not meeting the Big 12 Conference COVID-19 game cancellation thresholds.[4]

The Bears had games against Ole Miss and Incarnate Word, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 266:30 p.m.Kansas
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNUW 47–1411,667
October 311:00 a.m.at West Virginia
ABCL 21–27 2OT978
October 242:30 p.m.at Texas
ESPNL 16–2718,202
October 312:30 p.m.TCU
ESPN2L 23–3311,667
November 76:00 p.m.at No. 17 Iowa State
FS1L 31–3813,535
November 143:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
FS1L 23–2412,914
November 286:00 p.m.Kansas State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPN2W 32–3111,667
December 57:00 p.m.at No. 11 Oklahoma
FOXL 14–2722,700
December 122:30 p.m.No. 22 Oklahoma State
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPNL 3–4211,667
Schedule Source:[6]

Coaching staff
Coach Title Year at Baylor Previous job
Dave Aranda Head Coach 1st LSU (DC)
Joey McGuire Assoc. HC/OLB 4th Cedar Hill High School (HC)
Larry Fedora OC/QB 1st North Carolina (HC)
Ron Roberts DC/ILB 1st Louisiana (DC)
Jorge Munoz WR 1st LSU (offensive analyst)
Shawn Bell TE 4th Cedar Ridge High School (HC)
Dennis Johnson DL 1st LSU (DL)
Justin Johnson RB 1st Houston (RB)
Matt Powledge S/ST 1st Louisiana (OLB/ST)
Brian Stewart CB 1st Detroit Lions (DB)
Joe Wickline OL 1st West Virginia (OL)

Game summaries

vs. Kansas
See also: 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Kansas Jayhawks (0–1) vs. Baylor Bears (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Kansas 7 0 0714
Baylor 7 10 141647

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 6:30 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Fair • Temperature: 85°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott, Kelly Stouffer
  • Pregame line: Baylor −17.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:29) KAN – Pooka Williams 21 yard rush, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:31; KAN 7–0)
  • (5:24) BAY – Trestan Ebner 1 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:38; 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (8:07) BAY – John Mayers 47 yard field goal (Drive: 20 plays, 60 yards, 7:54; BAY 10–7)
  • (4:13) BAY – Charlie Brewer 18 yard pass to Trestan Ebner, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:25; BAY 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (14:44) BAY – Trestan Ebner 100 yard kickoff return, John Mayers Kick (BAY 24–7)
  • (9:07) BAY – John Lovett 7 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:31; BAY 31–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:50) BAY – Terrel Bernard 2 yard safety (BAY 33–7)
  • (12:35) BAY – Trestan Ebner 83 yard kickoff return, John Mayers kick (BAY 40–7)
  • (7:03) KAN – Pooka Williams 16 yard rush, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:47; BAY 40–14)
  • (4:00) BAY – Craig Williams 26 yard rush, John Mayers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:03; BAY 47–14)
StatisticsKANBAY
First downs2024
Total yards328352
Rushes/yards43/16943/203
Passing yards159149
Passing: Comp–Att–Int19–33–016–24–0
Time of possession31:3028:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KansasPassingJalon Daniels19–33, 159 yards
RushingPooka Williams, Jr.14 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingKwamie Lassiter II6 receptions, 65 yards
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer15–23, 142 yards, 1 TD
RushingJohn Lovett17 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTrestan Ebner2 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

at West Virginia
See also: 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Baylor Bears (1–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1)
1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Baylor 0 7 077021
West Virginia 7 0 707627

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: partly cloudy • Temperature: 57°F
  • Game attendance: 978
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Rocky Boiman
  • Pregame line: Baylor −1.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:51) WVU – Jarret Doege 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:09; WVU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:44) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to R.J. Sneed, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:43 7–7)
Third Quarter
  • (1:38) WVU – Leddie Brown 1 yard rush, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:05, WVU 14–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (1:19) BAY – Charlie Brewer 34 yard pass to Josh Fleeks, John Mayers kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:36, 14–14)
Overtime
  • (OT) WVU – Jarret Doege 6 yard pass to Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Evan Stanley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, WVU 21–14)
  • (OT) BAY – Charlie Brewer 25 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 21–21)
  • (2OT) WVU – Leddie Brown 3 yard rush (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, WVU 27–21)
StatisticsBAYWVU
First downs1518
Total yards256345
Rushes/yards33/2739/134
Passing yards229211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–38–230–42–2
Time of possession28:0731:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer23–38, 229 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingJohn Lovett14 carries, 23 yards
ReceivingR.J. Sneed6 receptions, 48 yards, 1 TD
West VirginiaPassingJarret Doege30–42, 211 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingLeddie Brown27 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSam James8 reception, 66 yards

at Texas
See also: 2020 Texas Longhorns football team
Baylor Bears (1–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)
1 2 34Total
Baylor 3 0 01316
Texas 0 13 14027

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 pm CDT
  • Game weather: cloudy • Temperature: 62°F
  • Game attendance: 18,202
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: ESPN
  • Pregame line: Texas −11.0
Game information
First Quarter
  • (0:49) BAY – John Mayers 22 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:35; BAY 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:10) TEX – Cameron Dicker 42 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:39; 3–3)
  • (6:15) TEX – Cameron Dicker 23 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; TEX 6–3)
  • (1:53) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 3 yard pass to Joshua Moore, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:32; TEX 13–3)
Third Quarter
  • (10:25) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 1 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; TEX 20–3)
  • (0:20) TEX – Sam Ehlinger 9 yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; TEX 27–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:24) BAY – Charlie Brewer 3 yard pass to John Lovett, Charlie Brewer pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; TEX 27–9)
  • (7:37) BAY – Charlie Brewer 7 yard pass to Gavin Holmes, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 3:56; TEX 27–16)
StatisticsBAYTEX
First downs2219
Total yards316429
Rushes/yards21/6447/159
Passing yards252270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int31–44–015–23–1
Time of possession27:5332:07
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer30–43, 256 yards, 2 TD
RushingJohn Lovett4 carries, 21 yards
ReceivingR.J. Sneed4 receptions, 62 yards
TexasPassingSam Ehlinger15–23, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingKeaontay Ingram16 carries, 57 yards
ReceivingTarik Black1 reception, 72 yards

vs. TCU
See also: 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry
TCU Horned Frogs (1–3) vs. Baylor Bears (1–2)
1 2 34Total
TCU 20 10 3033
Baylor 0 7 7923

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 70°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line: TCU −2.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:06) TCU – Darwin Barlow 3 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:33; TCU 7–0)
  • (7:54) TCU – Derius Davis 67 yard punt return, Griffin Kell kick (TCU 14–0)
  • (4:36) TCU – Max Duggan 13 yard pass to Taye Barber, Griffin Kell kick missed (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:58; TCU 20–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:30) TCU – Zach Evans 30 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:50; TCU 27–0)
  • (9:07) TCU – Griffin Kell 33 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:05; TCU 30–0)
  • (00:14) BAY – Charlie Brewer 1 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:09; TCU 30–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:24) TCU – Griffin Kell 34 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:19; TCU 33–7)
  • (2:59) BAY – Charlie Brewer 3 yard pass to Ben Sims, John Mayers kick (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:36, TCU 33–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:58) BAY – John Mayers 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; TCU 33–17)
  • (10:25) BAY – Craig Williams 32 yard run, 2-pt conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:32, TCU 33–23)
StatisticsTCUBAY
First downs2015
Total yards385278
Rushes/yards44/24733/75
Passing yards138203
Passing: Comp–Att–Int14–23–017–37–1
Time of possession31:2328:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TCUPassingMax Duggan14–23, 138 yards, 1 TD
RushingDarwin Barlow16 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingQuentin Johnston3 receptions, 64 yards
BaylorPassingCharlie Brewer17–37, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingCraig Williams10 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingYusuf Terry2 receptions, 43 yards

at Iowa State
See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Baylor Bears (1–3) vs. No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones (4–2)
1 2 34Total
Baylor 14 7 3731
Iowa State 0 10 21738

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 66°F
  • Game attendance: 13,535
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV: FS1
  • Pregame line: Iowa State −14.0
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
StatisticsBAYISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Iowa StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas Tech
See also: 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Baylor–Texas Tech football rivalry
Baylor Bears (1–4) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (2–5)
1 2 34Total
Baylor 7 6 10023
Texas Tech 3 3 61224

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

  • Date: Thursday, November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: windy• Temperature: 78°F
  • Game attendance: 12,914
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV: FS1
  • Pregame line: Baylor −1.0
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
StatisticsBAYTTU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas TechPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Kansas State
See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Kansas State Wildcats (4–4) vs. Baylor Bears (1–5)
1 2 34Total
Kansas State 14 3 01431
Baylor 6 0 91732

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: rain • Temperature: 55°F
  • Game attendance: 11,667
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Pregame line: Baylor −5.0
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
StatisticsKSUBAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kansas StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
BaylorPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Oklahoma
See also: 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Baylor Bears (2–5) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (6–2)
1 2 34Total
Baylor 0 0 7714
Oklahoma 3 7 71027

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: clear • Temperature: 46°F
  • Game attendance: 22,700
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV: FOX
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma −23.0
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
StatisticsBAYOKLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BaylorPassing
Rushing
Receiving
OklahomaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Oklahoma State
See also: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Oklahoma State Cowboys (6–3) vs. Baylor Bears (2–6)
1 2 34Total
Oklahoma State 0 0 000
Baylor 0 0 000

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: • Temperature:
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Pregame line:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
StatisticsOKSTBAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
BaylorPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV RV* RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches RV RV* 24 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR  
CFP Not released NR Not released

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