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2024 Baylor

8–⁠5 (6–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Dave Aranda.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2024, game by game: won vs. Tarleton State 45–3; lost at No. 11 Utah 12–23; won vs. Air Force 31–3; lost at Colorado 31–38; lost vs. No. 22 BYU 28–34; lost at No. 16 Iowa State 21–43; won at Texas Tech 59–35; won vs. Oklahoma State 38–28; won vs. TCU 37–34; won at West Virginia 49–35; won at Houston 20–10; won vs. Kansas 45–17; lost vs. LSU 31–44+42−22Won 45–3 vs. Tarleton State+42Tarleton StateLost 12–23 at No. 11 Utah-11No. 11 UtahWon 31–3 vs. Air Force+28Air ForceLost 31–38 at Colorado-7ColoradoLost 28–34 vs. No. 22 BYU-6No. 22 BYULost 21–43 at No. 16 Iowa State-22No. 16 Iowa StateWon 59–35 at Texas Tech+24Texas TechWon 38–28 vs. Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateWon 37–34 vs. TCU+3TCUWon 49–35 at West Virginia+14West VirginiaWon 20–10 at Houston+10HoustonWon 45–17 vs. Kansas+28KansasLost 31–44 vs. LSU-13LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsTarleton StateW 45–⁠369%
Sep 7at11UtahL 12–⁠2329%
Sep 14vsAir ForceW 31–⁠345%
Sep 21atColoradoL 31–⁠3848%
Sep 28vs22BYUL 28–⁠3440%
Oct 5at16Iowa StateL 21–⁠4322%
Oct 19atTexas TechW 59–⁠3522%
Oct 26vsOklahoma StateW 38–⁠2851%
Nov 2vsTCUW 37–⁠3454%
Nov 16atWest VirginiaW 49–⁠3534%
Nov 23atHoustonW 20–⁠1061%
Nov 30vsKansasW 45–⁠1755%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsLSUTexas BowlL 31–⁠4446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 44–⁠31 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Led the nationJosh Cameron: punt return average (20.7)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠4 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
447–⁠347
Coach
Dave Aranda
Elo
1594 +153 this season
SP+ rating
8.4 No. 38 of 134; offense No. 25, defense No. 63, special teams No. 36
SRS
11.5 No. 26 of 134 in FBS
Returning
55% of last season’s EPA, No. 52 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 67 roster talent No. 44 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jake Spavital
Defensive coordinator
Matt Powledge
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 134
  • Defense78th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted25th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted70th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1847%1.2630th of 134
Defense0.1340%1.3478th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.11 def		49% off
39% def		—25th off
70th 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
Offense4.2own 3212% allowed
Defense3.9own 2615% caused

CORE rating 11.9, 29th of 134 (offense 11.7, defense -0.2).

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 yardsSawyer Robertson QB3,071 yds
Passing touchdownsSawyer Robertson QB28 TD
Rushing yardsBryson Washington RB1,028 yds
Rushing touchdownsBryson Washington RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Cameron WR754 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Cameron WR10 TD
TacklesMatt Jones LB101 tkl
SacksMatt Jones LB4 sacks
InterceptionsCorey Gordon S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Alex Foster DL★★★★No. 477
Josh Lair S★★★No. 508
Joseph Dodds RB★★★No. 602
Jadon Porter WR★★★No. 666
Kris Wokomah S★★★No. 720

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.845
Running backs13.00.883
Receivers13.00.879
Offensive line23.00.860
Defensive line23.50.881
Linebackers13.00.870
Defensive backs33.00.876
Athletes and specialists23.00.834
Whole class133.10.866

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.

Roster 109

The 2024 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 16

The 2024 portal
Dequan Finn QB★★★★from Toledo
Kendrick Simpkins S★★★from Western Kentucky
Michael Trigg TE★★★from Ole Miss
Omar Aigbedion OL★★★from Montana State
Ashtyn Hawkins WR★★★from Texas State
Colton Thomasson OT★★★from Texas A&M
Jaques Evans DE★★★from Western Kentucky
Steve Linton DE★★★from Texas Tech
Kurt Danneker OL★★★from Ohio
Lorando Johnson CB★★★from Arkansas
Cameren Jenkins S★★★from UNLV
Elinus Noel lll DL★★★from Texas Southern

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 15

Drake Dabney TE★★★to TCU
Blake Shapen QB★★★to Mississippi State
Jake Roberts TE★★★to Oklahoma
Armani Winfield WR★★★to Colorado State
George Maile OL★★★to Utah State
Elijah Ellis OT★★★to Marshall
R.J. Martinez QB★★★to Texas State
Alfonzo Allen S★★★no new school on file
Bryce Simpson OL★★★no new school on file
Hakeem Vance LB★★★no new school on file
Javon Gipson WR★★★to Abilene Christian
Jordan Nabors WR★★★to Stephen F. Austin

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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