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2019 Baylor

11–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Matt Rhule, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2019, game by game: won vs. Stephen F. Austin 56–17; won vs. UTSA 63–14; won at Rice 21–13; won vs. Iowa State 23–21; won at Kansas State 31–12; won vs. Texas Tech 33–30; won at Oklahoma State 45–27; won vs. West Virginia 17–14; won at TCU 29–23; lost vs. No. 10 Oklahoma 31–34; won vs. Texas 24–10; won at Kansas 61–6; lost vs. No. 6 Oklahoma 23–30; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 14–26+55−12Won 56–17 vs. Stephen F. Austin+39Stephen F. Aust…Won 63–14 vs. UTSA+49UTSAWon 21–13 at Rice+8RiceWon 23–21 vs. Iowa State+2Iowa StateWon 31–12 at Kansas State+19Kansas StateWon 33–30 vs. Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 45–27 at Oklahoma State+18Oklahoma StateWon 17–14 vs. West Virginia+3West VirginiaWon 29–23 at TCU+6TCULost 31–34 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma-3No. 10 OklahomaWon 24–10 vs. Texas+14TexasWon 61–6 at Kansas+55KansasLost 23–30 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma-7No. 6 OklahomaLost 14–26 vs. No. 5 Georgia-12No. 5 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsStephen F. AustinW 56–⁠1788%
Sep 7vsUTSAW 63–⁠1471%
Sep 21atRiceW 21–⁠1373%
Sep 28vsIowa StateW 23–⁠2149%
Oct 5atKansas StateW 31–⁠1239%
Oct 12vsTexas TechW 33–⁠3068%
Oct 19atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠2744%
Oct 31vsWest VirginiaW 17–⁠1472%
Nov 9atTCUW 29–⁠2353%
Nov 16vs10OklahomaL 31–⁠3445%
Nov 23vsTexasW 24–⁠1059%
Nov 30atKansasW 61–⁠679%
Dec 7vs6OklahomaBig 12 Championship GameL 23–⁠3035%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5GeorgiaSugar BowlL 14–⁠2635%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 26–⁠14 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 22
  2. Wk 8: 18
  3. Wk 9: 14
  4. Wk 10: 12
  5. Wk 11: 11
  6. Wk 12: 12
  7. Wk 13: 13
  8. Wk 14: 11
  9. Wk 15: 8
  10. Wk 16: 8
  11. Final: 13

Consensus All-AmericanJames Lynch, DL

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 8
Points
471–⁠277
Coach
Matt Rhule
Elo
1645 +150 this season
SP+ rating
17.8 No. 18 of 130; offense No. 27, defense No. 18, special teams No. 43
SRS
11.6 No. 22 of 130 in FBS
Returning
78% of last season’s EPA, No. 25 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 35 roster talent No. 35 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Glenn Thomas and Jeff Nixon
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3 stack

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 130
  • Defense19th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted34th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted11th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1645%1.2434th of 130
Defense0.0142%1.0819th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
-0.01 def		45% off
40% def		—34th off
11th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 2922% allowed
Defense2.7own 2826% caused

CORE rating 9.5, 27th of 130 (offense -1.9, defense -11.3).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsCharlie Brewer QB3,161 yds
Passing touchdownsCharlie Brewer QB21 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Lovett RB655 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharlie Brewer QB11 TD
Receiving yardsDenzel Mims WR1,020 yds
Receiving touchdownsDenzel Mims WR12 TD
TacklesTerrel Bernard LB112 tkl
SacksJames Lynch DT13.5 sacks
InterceptionsGrayland Arnold CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Peyton Powell ATH★★★★No. 275
Jacob Zeno PRO★★★★No. 283
Jaylen Ellis WR★★★No. 457
Qualan Jones RB★★★No. 494
Matt Jones WDE★★★No. 618

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.905
Running backs13.00.886
Receivers43.00.872
Offensive line33.00.841
Defensive line53.00.865
Linebackers23.00.872
Defensive backs23.00.862
Athletes and specialists43.00.850
Whole class223.00.863

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 2Denzel Mims WRNew York Jets
Rd 4James Lynch DTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Bravvion Roy DTCarolina Panthers
Rd 7Clay Johnston ILBLos Angeles Rams

Roster 118

The 2019 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠27
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠313
Texas5–⁠48–⁠525
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠47–⁠6
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.