2020 Baylor

2–⁠7 (2–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Dave Aranda.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2020, game by game: won vs. Kansas 47–14; lost at West Virginia 21–27; lost at Texas 16–27; lost vs. TCU 23–33; lost at No. 17 Iowa State 31–38; lost at Texas Tech 23–24; won vs. Kansas State 32–31; lost at No. 13 Oklahoma 14–27; lost vs. Oklahoma State 3–42+33−39Won 47–14 vs. Kansas+33KansasLost 21–27 at West Virginia-6West VirginiaLost 16–27 at Texas-11TexasLost 23–33 vs. TCU-10TCULost 31–38 at No. 17 Iowa State-7No. 17 Iowa StateLost 23–24 at Texas Tech-1Texas TechWon 32–31 vs. Kansas State+1Kansas StateLost 14–27 at No. 13 Oklahoma-13No. 13 OklahomaLost 3–42 vs. Oklahoma State-39Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 42–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠7 9th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠263
Coach
Dave Aranda
Elo
1470 −127 this season
SP+ rating
1.3 No. 62 of 130; offense No. 86, defense No. 36
SRS
1.8 No. 36 of 77 in FBS
Returning
79% of last season’s EPA, No. 31 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 54 roster talent No. 41 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Larry Fedora
Defensive coordinator
Ron Roberts
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 127
  • Defense49th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted100th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted50th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0035%1.29107th of 127
Defense0.0841%1.2749th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.08 def
38% off
41% def
—100th off
50th 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
Offense3.3own 3020% allowed
Defense4.2own 3117% caused

CORE rating 0.6, 62nd of 127 (offense -7.9, defense -8.5).

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 QB1,958 yds
Passing touchdownsCharlie Brewer QB14 TD
Rushing yardsCraig Williams RB197 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharlie Brewer QB4 TD
Receiving yardsR.J. Sneed WR497 yds
Receiving touchdownsBen Sims TE3 TD
TacklesJalen Pitre S60 tkl
SacksTerrel Bernard LB3.5 sacks
InterceptionsChristian Morgan S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

James Sylvester WDE★★★★No. 340
Taye McWilliams RB★★★★No. 359
Lorando Johnson CB★★★★No. 399
Drake Dabney TE★★★No. 636
Blake Shapen PRO★★★No. 714

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.869
Running backs14.00.896
Receivers23.00.859
Offensive line23.00.856
Defensive line23.50.874
Linebackers23.00.849
Defensive backs53.20.861
Whole class153.20.863

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 7William Bradley-King OLBWashington Football Team

Roster 112

The 2020 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa State8–⁠19–⁠39
Oklahoma6–⁠29–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠38–⁠320
Texas5–⁠37–⁠319
TCU5–⁠46–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠46–⁠4
Kansas State4–⁠54–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠64–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠72–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠80–⁠9

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