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Houston at Baylor

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Houston beat Baylor 25–⁠24 in overtime. It was their 29th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 14–⁠14–⁠1.

AwayHouston4–⁠8 in 2023
25
HomeBaylor3–⁠9 in 2023
24

Final, overtime at McLane Stadium, WacoTV: BIG12|ESPN+Attendance 41,180

At kickoff
72°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tstc Waco (KCNW), 10 km from the stadium, 25 minutes after kickoff
Official
Derek AndersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Houston0737825
Baylor00710724

Standouts

  • PassingBlake Shapen29 of 37, 263 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTBaylor
  • ReceivingSam Brown9 catches, 86 yards, 1 TDHouston
  • DefenseNelson Ceaser8 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2.5 for lossHouston

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Player stats

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Donovan Smith21/2723622
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Donovan Smith2066111
Parker Jenkins629019
Tony Mathis522014
Stacy Sneed113013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Brown986126
Dalton Carnes247033
Stephon Johnson Jr.332016
Tony Mathis228124
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Treylin Payne91.51.50
Nelson Ceaser82.52.50
Hasaan Hypolite8000
Antonio Brooks7000
Malik Robinson2001

Baylor

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Blake Shapen29/3726321
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dominic Richardson1151011
Dawson Pendergrass950111
Blake Shapen1129027
Richard Reese32109
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Drake Dabney476138
Josh Cameron442016
Jake Roberts336016
Dominic Richardson428015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Garmon Randolph6000
Devyn Bobby5000
Caden Jenkins5001
Chateau Reed4001
Byron Vaughns2110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

HoustonBaylor
366Total yards413
236Passing yards263
130Rushing yards150
8.7Yards per pass7.1
4.1Yards per rush4.3
21First downs22
3–⁠10Third downs6–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers1
6–⁠50Penalties7–⁠50
26:39Possession33:21
4Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

HoustonBaylor
47%Success rate55%
0.16EPA per play0.22
0.99Explosiveness0.90
0.13Rushing EPA0.31
0.52Passing EPA0.15
25%Passing-down success25%
0.28First-down EPA0.24
0.04Second-down EPA0.06
0.06Third-down EPA0.59
12%Havoc by its defense18%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Baylor 52% to win. Houston won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Baylor −3, over/under 58.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Baylor 57%, Houston 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Baylor end zoneHouston end zoneQ1 BaylorMissed FG, 12 playsQ1 HoustonPunt, 3 playsQ1 BaylorPunt, 3 playsQ1 HoustonInterception, 10 playsQ2 BaylorTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 HoustonTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 BaylorPunt, 3 playsQ2 HoustonPunt, 2 playsQ2 BaylorMissed FG, 10 playsQ2 HoustonInterception, 5 playsQ2 BaylorEnd of half, 1 playQ3 HoustonField goal, 14 playsQ3 BaylorTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 HoustonPunt, 4 playsQ3 BaylorField goal, 12 playsQ4 HoustonTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 BaylorInterception, 1 playQ4 HoustonMissed FG, 6 playsQ4 BaylorTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 HoustonEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Baylor drives left to right, Houston right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 BaylorMissed FG, 12 plays, 43 yards
  2. Q1 HoustonPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  3. Q1 BaylorPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 HoustonInterception, 10 plays, 63 yards
  5. Q2 BaylorTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 36 yards
  6. Q2 HoustonTouchdown, 3 plays, 44 yards
  7. Q2 BaylorPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  8. Q2 HoustonPunt, 2 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q2 BaylorMissed FG, 10 plays, 43 yards
  10. Q2 HoustonInterception, 5 plays, 32 yards
  11. Q2 BaylorEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  12. Q3 HoustonField goal, 14 plays, 67 yards
  13. Q3 BaylorTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 HoustonPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  15. Q3 BaylorField goal, 12 plays, 69 yards
  16. Q4 HoustonTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q4 BaylorInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  18. Q4 HoustonMissed FG, 6 plays, 14 yards
  19. Q4 BaylorTouchdown, 11 plays, 74 yards
  20. Q4 HoustonEnd of game, 1 play, −9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 0
Baylor Missed FG, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Martin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Blake Shapen pass complete to Monaray Baldwin for 5 yds to the BAY 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the BAY 32
15:003rd & 3 at own 32Blake Shapen pass complete to Josh Cameron for 6 yds to the BAY 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Dawson Pendergrass run for 5 yds to the BAY 43
15:002nd & 5 at own 43Blake Shapen run for 18 yds to the HOU 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Richard Reese run for 4 yds to the HOU 35
15:002nd & 6 at opp 35Dominic Richardson run for 4 yds to the HOU 31
15:003rd & 2 at opp 31Dawson Pendergrass run for 11 yds to the HOU 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 20 at opp 30Blake Shapen run for no gain to the HOU 30
15:002nd & 25 at opp 35Blake Shapen pass complete to Dominic Richardson for 3 yds to the HOU 32
15:003rd & 22 at opp 32Blake Shapen pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
7:554th & 22 at opp 32Isaiah Hankins 49 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Jamaree Caldwell
Houston Punt, 3 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 32Donovan Smith pass incomplete to Dalton Carnes
7:552nd & 10 at own 32Donovan Smith pass complete to Parker Jenkins for 1 yd to the HOU 33
7:553rd & 9 at own 33Donovan Smith pass complete to Samuel Brown for 2 yds to the HOU 35
6:314th & 7 at own 35Laine Wilkins punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Josh Cameron at the BAY 25
Baylor Punt, 3 plays
6:311st & 10 at own 25Blake Shapen run for 4 yds to the BAY 29
6:312nd & 6 at own 29Dawson Pendergrass run for 2 yds to the BAY 31
6:313rd & 4 at own 31Blake Shapen pass complete to Drake Dabney for 1 yd to the BAY 32
4:324th & 3 at own 32Palmer Williams punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Malik Fleming at the HOU 22
Houston Interception, 10 plays
4:321st & 10 at own 22Parker Jenkins run for 2 yds to the HOU 24
4:322nd & 8 at own 24Donovan Smith run for 11 yds to the HOU 35 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at own 35Donovan Smith pass complete to Matthew Golden for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at the 50Donovan Smith run for 1 yd to the BAY 49
4:322nd & 9 at opp 49Donovan Smith pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 3 yds to the BAY 46
4:323rd & 6 at opp 46Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O’Laughlin for 13 yds to the BAY 33 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 33Stacy Sneed run for 13 yds to the BAY 20 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 20Donovan Smith run for 3 yds to the BAY 23
Q2 15:002nd & 13 at opp 23Donovan Smith pass complete to Mike O’Laughlin for 8 yds to the BAY 15
Q2 14:113rd & 5 at opp 15Donovan Smith pass intercepted
2nd quarter7 drives, then Houston 7, Baylor 0
Baylor Turnover on downs, 10 plays
14:111st & 10 at own 8Dawson Pendergrass run for 6 yds to the BAY 14
14:112nd & 4 at own 14Dominic Richardson run for 7 yds to the BAY 21 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at own 21Blake Shapen pass complete to Dawson Pendergrass for 8 yds to the BAY 29
14:112nd & 2 at own 29Blake Shapen pass complete to Richard Reese for 5 yds to the BAY 34 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at own 34Dominic Richardson run for 9 yds to the BAY 43
14:112nd & 1 at own 43Blake Shapen pass complete to Armani Winfield for 10 yds to the HOU 47 for a 1ST down
14:111st & 10 at opp 47Blake Shapen pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
14:112nd & 10 at opp 47Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the HOU 45
14:113rd & 8 at opp 45Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the HOU 43
9:144th & 6 at opp 43Blake Shapen sacked by Treylin Payne for a loss of 13 yards to the BAY 44
Houston Touchdown, 3 plays
9:141st & 10 at opp 44Donovan Smith pass complete to Samuel Brown for 2 yds to the BAY 42
9:142nd & 8 at opp 42Donovan Smith pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 16 yds to the BAY 26 for a 1ST down
8:031st & 10 at opp 26Donovan Smith pass complete to Samuel Brown for 26 yds for a TD (Jack Martin KICK)Houston 7, Baylor 0
Baylor Punt, 3 plays
8:031st & 10 at own 35Jack Martin kickoff for 57 yds , Richard Reese return for 29 yds to the BAY 37
8:031st & 10 at own 37Blake Shapen pass complete to Monaray Baldwin for 2 yds to the BAY 35
8:032nd & 12 at own 35Dawson Pendergrass run for 4 yds to the BAY 39
8:033rd & 8 at own 39Blake Shapen pass complete to Dominic Richardson for no gain to the BAY 39
5:524th & 8 at own 39Palmer Williams punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the HOU 27
Houston Punt, 2 plays
5:521st & 10 at own 27Donovan Smith run for 2 yds to the HOU 29
5:522nd & 13 at own 24Donovan Smith run for 9 yds to the HOU 33
4:223rd & 4 at own 33Laine Wilkins punt for 31 yds
Baylor Missed FG, 10 plays
4:221st & 10 at own 36Blake Shapen pass complete to Josh Cameron for 16 yds to the HOU 48 for a 1ST down
4:221st & 10 at opp 48Blake Shapen pass complete to Josh Cameron for 5 yds to the HOU 43
4:222nd & 5 at opp 43Dominic Richardson run for 1 yd to the HOU 42
4:223rd & 4 at opp 42Dominic Richardson run for 9 yds to the HOU 33 for a 1ST down
4:221st & 10 at opp 33Blake Shapen pass incomplete to Dominic Richardson
4:222nd & 10 at opp 33Blake Shapen pass complete to Jake Roberts for 16 yds to the HOU 17 for a 1ST down
4:221st & 10 at opp 17Blake Shapen pass complete to Monaray Baldwin for 4 yds to the HOU 13
1:072nd & 6 at opp 13Timeout Baylor, clock 01:07
1:072nd & 6 at opp 13Blake Shapen sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the HOU 21
1:003rd & 14 at opp 21Timeout Baylor, clock 01:00
0:533rd & 14 at opp 21Blake Shapen pass incomplete to Josh Cameron
0:484th & 14 at opp 21Isaiah Hankins 38 yd FG MISSED
Houston Interception, 5 plays
0:481st & 10 at own 21Donovan Smith pass complete to Joshua Cobbs for 6 yds to the HOU 27
0:402nd & 4 at own 27Timeout Houston, clock 00:40
0:402nd & 4 at own 27Donovan Smith run for 7 yds to the HOU 34 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at own 34Parker Jenkins run for 19 yds to the BAY 47 for a 1ST down
0:241st & 10 at opp 47Timeout Houston, clock 00:24
0:241st & 10 at opp 47Donovan Smith pass incomplete
0:092nd & 10 at opp 47Donovan Smith pass intercepted
Baylor End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 5Kneel down by Baylor at BU04 for loss of 1 yard.
3rd quarter4 drives, then Houston 10, Baylor 7
Houston Field goal, 14 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Isaiah Hankins kickoff for 64 yds , Stacy Sneed return for 18 yds to the HOU 19
15:001st & 10 at own 19Parker Jenkins run for 3 yds to the HOU 22
15:002nd & 7 at own 22Parker Jenkins run for 1 yd to the HOU 23
15:003rd & 6 at own 23Donovan Smith run for 5 yds to the HOU 28
15:001st & 10 at own 33Donovan Smith pass complete to Stephon Johnson for 13 yds to the HOU 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 46Donovan Smith run for 5 yds to the BAY 49
15:002nd & 5 at opp 49Donovan Smith pass complete to Samuel Brown for 10 yds Samuel Brown fumbled, recovered by HOU Stephon Johnson for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Donovan Smith run for 5 yds to the BAY 34
15:002nd & 5 at opp 34Donovan Smith pass complete to Tony Mathis Jr. for 4 yds to the BAY 30
9:393rd & 1 at opp 30Timeout Houston, clock 09:39
9:393rd & 1 at opp 30Donovan Smith run for 2 yds to the BAY 28 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 28Tony Mathis Jr. run for 14 yds to the BAY 14 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 14Tony Mathis Jr. run for 3 yds to the BAY 11
9:392nd & 7 at opp 11Tony Mathis Jr. run for no gain to the BAY 11
9:393rd & 17 at opp 21Parker Jenkins run for 7 yds to the BAY 14
6:164th & 10 at opp 14Jack Martin 31 yd FG GOODHouston 10, Baylor 0
Baylor Touchdown, 8 plays
6:161st & 10 at own 35Jack Martin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:161st & 10 at own 25Richard Reese run for 9 yds to the BAY 34
6:162nd & 1 at own 34Blake Shapen pass complete to Dawson Pendergrass for 3 yds to the BAY 37 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 18 at own 29Blake Shapen sacked by Nelson Ceaser for a loss of 6 yards to the BAY 23
6:162nd & 24 at own 23Blake Shapen pass complete to Josh Cameron for 15 yds to the BAY 38
6:163rd & 9 at own 38Blake Shapen pass complete to Jake Roberts for 13 yds to the HOU 49 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at opp 49Dominic Richardson run for 11 yds to the HOU 38 for a 1ST down
2:201st & 10 at opp 38Blake Shapen pass complete to Drake Dabney for 38 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)Houston 10, Baylor 7
Houston Punt, 4 plays
2:201st & 10 at own 35Isaiah Hankins kickoff for 61 yds , Stacy Sneed return for 19 yds to the HOU 23
2:201st & 10 at own 23Donovan Smith pass complete to Samuel Brown for 11 yds to the HOU 34 for a 1ST down
2:201st & 10 at own 34Donovan Smith run for 8 yds to the HOU 42
2:202nd & 2 at own 42Parker Jenkins run for 3 yds to the HOU 39
2:203rd & 5 at own 39Donovan Smith pass incomplete to Stephon Johnson
0:124th & 5 at own 39Laine Wilkins punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Josh Cameron at the BAY 21
Baylor Field goal, 12 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 21Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the BAY 23
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at own 23Blake Shapen pass complete to Cameron Bonner for 7 yds to the BAY 30
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at own 30Blake Shapen pass complete to Hawkins Polley for 13 yds to the BAY 43 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 43Blake Shapen pass complete to Monaray Baldwin for 9 yds to the HOU 48
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at opp 48Blake Shapen pass complete to Drake Dabney for 14 yds to the HOU 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 34Blake Shapen pass complete to Dominic Richardson for 10 yds to the HOU 24 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 24Dawson Pendergrass run for 9 yds to the HOU 15
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at opp 15Dawson Pendergrass run for 5 yds to the HOU 10 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 10Richard Reese run for 8 yds to the HOU 2
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 17Blake Shapen pass incomplete to Josh Cameron
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 17Dawson Pendergrass run for 7 yds to the HOU 10
Q4 8:184th & goal at opp 10Isaiah Hankins 27 yd FG GOODTied at 10
4th quarter4 drives, then Tied at 17
Houston Touchdown, 5 plays
8:181st & 10 at own 35Isaiah Hankins kickoff for 65 yds
8:181st & 10 at own 25Donovan Smith pass complete to Dalton Carnes for 33 yds to the BAY 42 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 42Donovan Smith pass complete to Dalton Carnes for 14 yds to the BAY 28 for a 1ST down
8:181st & 10 at opp 28Donovan Smith pass complete to Samuel Brown for 4 yds to the BAY 24
8:182nd & 6 at opp 24Donovan Smith run for no gain to the BAY 24
5:383rd & 6 at opp 24Donovan Smith pass complete to Tony Mathis Jr. for 24 yds for a TD (Jack Martin KICK)Houston 17, Baylor 10
5:381st & 10 at own 35Jack Martin kickoff for 36 yds
Houston Missed FG, 6 plays
5:241st & 10 at opp 40Donovan Smith run for 6 yds to the BAY 34
5:242nd & 4 at opp 34Donovan Smith run for 5 yds to the BAY 29 for a 1ST down
5:241st & 10 at opp 29Tony Mathis Jr. run for 1 yd to the BAY 30
5:242nd & 11 at opp 30Donovan Smith pass complete to Samuel Brown for 4 yds to the BAY 26
3:043rd & 7 at opp 26Timeout Baylor, clock 03:04
3:043rd & 7 at opp 26Donovan Smith run for no gain to the BAY 26
2:554th & 7 at opp 26Timeout Baylor, clock 02:55
2:514th & 7 at opp 26Jack Martin 44 yd FG MISSED
Baylor Touchdown, 11 plays
2:511st & 10 at own 26Blake Shapen run for 8 yds to the BAY 34
2:512nd & 2 at own 34Blake Shapen run for 6 yds to the BAY 40 for a 1ST down
2:511st & 10 at own 40Blake Shapen sacked by Nelson Ceaser for a loss of 7 yards to the BAY 33
1:522nd & 17 at own 33Timeout Baylor, clock 01:52
1:522nd & 17 at own 33Blake Shapen pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
1:523rd & 17 at own 33Blake Shapen pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
1:524th & 17 at own 33Blake Shapen run for 27 yds to the HOU 40 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at opp 40Blake Shapen pass complete to Jake Roberts for 7 yds to the HOU 33
1:522nd & 3 at opp 33Blake Shapen pass complete to Dominic Richardson for 15 yds to the HOU 18 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at opp 18Blake Shapen pass complete to Cameron Bonner for 15 yds to the HOU 3 for a 1ST down
1:521st & goal at opp 3Dominic Richardson run for 2 yds to the HOU 1
0:342nd & goal at opp 1Timeout Houston, clock 00:34
0:292nd & goal at opp 1Blake Shapen pass complete to Hawkins Polley for 1 yd for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)Tied at 17
Houston End of game, 1 play
0:291st & 10 at own 35Isaiah Hankins kickoff for 65 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 25Donovan Smith sacked by Byron Vaughns for a loss of 9 yards to the HOU 16

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Houston–Baylor game

Tied 15–⁠15–⁠1 in 31 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Houston 31, Baylor 24
2024Baylor 20, Houston 10
2023Houston 25, Baylor 24
1995Baylor 47, Houston 7
1994Baylor 52, Houston 13
1993Houston 24, Baylor 3

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