The 2024 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by Dave Aranda in his fifth year as their head coach. The Bears played their home games at McLane Stadium located in Waco, Texas.
The Baylor Bears drew an average home attendance of 42,302, which was down from 43,388 in 2023.
Offseason
Coaching staff changes AJ Steward Assistant Head Coach (Running Backs) Not Retained - Accepted Job with Kansas Jayhawks Khenon Hall Jeff Grimes Offenive Coordinator (Tight Ends) Not Retained - Accepted Job with Kansas Jayhawks Jake Spavital, Jarrett Anderson Shawn Bell Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks) Accepted job with Houston Cougars Jake Spavital Dennis Johnson Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) Accepted job with Baltimore Ravens Inoke Breckterfield Eric Mateos Assistant Coach (Offensive Line) Accepted job with Arkansas Razorbacks Mason Miller Christian Robinson Assistant Coach (Inside Linebackers Accepted job with Alabama Crimson Tide Jamar Chaney
Transfers Departing Name Pos. Height Weight New school Blake ShapenQB6'0"206 Mississippi StateR.J. MartinezQB5'11"216 Texas StateQualan JonesRB5'10"242 Stephen F. AustinDrake DabneyTE6'5"248 TCUJake RobertsTE6'5"248 OklahomaArmani WinfieldWR6'2"205 Colorado StateJordan NaborsWR5'11"190 Stephen F. AustinJavin GibpsonWR6'3"208 Abilene ChristianGeorge MaileIOL6'3"305 Utah StateElijah EllisOT6'6"307 MarshallBryce SimpsonIOL6'5"304 Butler Community College (JUCO)Tim DawnIOL6'2"315 ArkansasTony AnwaywuEDGE6'2"249 Stephen F. AustinHakeem VanceLB6'1"215 --Alfonzo AllenS5'11"194 Florida
Incoming Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Prev. school Colton ThomassonOT6'8320Spring Branch, TX Texas A&MSidney FugarOT6'5325Oakdale, CT South CarolinaLorando JohnsonCB6'0195Lancaster, TX ArkansasElinus Noel IIIDL6'2330New Orleans, LA Texas SouthernColin TruettIOL6'3287Lebanon, OH ChattanoogaJaQues EvansEDGE6'2250Dublin, GA Western KentuckySteve LintonEDGE6'5235Dublin, GA Texas TechJamaal BellWR5'10171Lancaster, CA NevadaMichael TriggTE6'3240Tampa, FL Ole MissKurt DannekerIOL6'4332Williamsport, PA OhioKendrick SimpkinsS6'0196Montgomery, AL Western KentuckyAshtyn HawkinsWR5'10170DeSoto, TX Texas StateCameren JenkinsS6'1185Lewisville, TX UNLVRaRa DillworthLB6'2195Kernersville, NC East CarolinaOmar AigbedionIOL6'8308Katy, TX Montana StateDequan FinnQB6'2205Detroit, MI Toledo
Recruiting
Preseason
Big 12 media poll The Big 12 media poll was released on July 2. The Bears were predicted to finish 12th in the conference.
Coaching staff The Bears are coached by Dave Aranda, his fifth year in the program. Notable new additions to the staff included Khenon Hall, Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach, Jake Spavital, Offensive Coordinator and Mark Scott, Special Teams Quality Control Coach.
Dave Aranda Head coach 5th Khenon Hall Associate head coach and running backs coach 1st Jake Spavital Offensive coordinator 1st Matt Powledge Defensive coordinator 3rd Jarrett Anderson Tight ends coach 1st Dallas Baker Wide receivers coach 3rd Inoke Breckterfield Defensive line coach 1st Jamar Chaney Inside linebackers coach 1st Caleb Collins Outside linebackers coach 4th Kevin Curtis Cornerbacks coach 3rd Mason Miller Offensive line coach 1st Jeff Grigus Chief of staff 3rd Mark Scott Special teams quality control coach 1st
Schedule
Personnel
Game summaries
vs. No. 21 (FCS) Tarleton State
Statistics TAR BAY First downs 924 Total yards 181442 Rushing yards 101164 Passing yards 80278 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7-15-118-28-2 Time of possession 31:2028:40 Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Daniel Greek7/13, 80 Yards Rushing Kayvon Britten13 Carries, 68 Yards Receiving Darius Cooper2 Receptions, 44 YardsBaylor Passing Dequan Finn14/22, 192 Yards, 2 TD Rushing Richard Reese18 Carries, 78 Yards Receiving Ketron Jackson Jr.2 Receptions, 69 Yards, TD
at No. 11 Utah
Statistics BAY UTAH First downs 12 15 Total yards 223 292 Rushing yards 108 170 Passing yards 115 122 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–21–0 12–23–0 Time of possession 25:37 34:23 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Dequan Finn 9/21, 115 yards, TD Rushing Dawson Pendergrass 9 carries, 69 yards Receiving Josh Cameron 2 receptions, 59 yards, TDUtah Passing Cameron Rising 8/14, 92 yards, 2 TD Rushing Micah Bernard 19 carries, 118 yards Receiving Money Parks 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD
vs Air Force
Statistics AFA BAY First downs 1220 Total yards 218478 Rushing yards 193230 Passing yards 25248 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 2-8-118-24-0 Time of possession 33:5826:02 Team Category Player StatisticsAir Force Passing Josh Johnson1/2, 18 Yards Rushing Cade Harris8 Carries, 71 Yards Receiving Tre Robertson1 Reception, 18 YardsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson18/24, 248 Yards Rushing Bryson Washington12 Carries, 106 Yards, 1 TD Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins4 Receptions, 81 Yards
at Colorado
Statistics BAY COL First downs 15 24 Total yards 314 432 Rushing yards 166 92 Passing yards 148 341 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–0 25–41–0 Time of possession 23:52 36:08 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 11/21, 148 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sawyer Robertson 9 carries, 82 yards, TD Receiving Hal Presley 2 receptions, 43 yards, TDColorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 25/41, 341 yards, 2 TD Rushing Isaiah Augustave 12 carries, 41 yards Receiving Travis Hunter 7 receptions, 130 yards
vs No. 22 BYU
Statistics BYU BAY First downs 2021 Total yards 367387 Rushing yards 15163 Passing yards 216324 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-32-227-48-2 Time of possession 31:0428:56 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Jake Retzlaff17-31, 216 Yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jake Retzlaff6 Carries, 53 Yards, TD Receiving Darius Lassiter8 Receptions, 120 Yards, TDBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson27-48, 324 Yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Bryson Washington13 Carries, 31 Yards Receiving Josh Cameron7 Receptions, 125 Yards, 2 TD
at No. 16 Iowa State
Statistics BAY ISU First downs 21 27 Total yards 337 542 Rushing yards 79 265 Passing yards 258 277 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–44–1 16–25–1 Time of possession 24:06 35:54 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 25/44, 258 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Bryson Washington 8 carries, 28 yards Receiving Ketron Jackson Jr. 5 receptions, 66 yards, TDIowa State Passing Rocco Becht 16/25, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jaylon Jackson 15 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jayden Higgins 8 receptions, 116 yards, TD
at Texas Tech (rivalry)
Statistics BAY TTU First downs 23 29 Total yards 529 455 Rushing yards 255 149 Passing yards 274 306 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–32–0 34–50–1 Time of possession 24:07 35:53 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 21/32, 274 yards, 5 TD Rushing Bryson Washington 10 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Cameron 6 receptions, 75 yards, 3 TDTexas Tech Passing Behren Morton 33/49, 286 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Tahj Brooks 25 carries, 125 yards, TD Receiving Caleb Douglas 9 receptions, 99 yards, 3 TD
vs Oklahoma State
Statistics OKST BAY First downs 2522 Total yards 433565 Rushing yards 74343 Passing yards 359222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28-42-111-20-1 Time of possession 35:0124:59 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman28/42, 359 Yards, TD, INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II18 Carries, 77 Yards, TD Receiving Brennan Presley15 Receptions, 183 Yards, TDBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson11-19, 222 Yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Dawson Pendergrass6 Carries, 142 Yards, TD Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins4 Receptions, 74 Yards, TD
vs TCU (rivalry)
Statistics TCU BAY First downs 25 31 Total yards 444 499 Rushing yards 105 257 Passing yards 339 242 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–35–0 19–34–0 Time of possession 31:35 28:25 Team Category Player StatisticsTCU Passing Josh Hoover 25/34, 333 yards, 2 TD Rushing Savion Williams 8 carries, 57 yards Receiving Savion Williams 8 receptions, 92 yardsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 19/34, 242 yards Rushing Bryson Washington 26 carries, 196 yards, 4 TD Receiving Josh Cameron 4 receptions, 59 yards
at West Virginia
Statistics BAY WVU First downs 2629 Total yards 512499 Rushing yards 183262 Passing yards 329237 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26-36-019-39-1 Time of possession 28:0731:53 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson26/36, 329 Yards, 3 TD Rushing Bryson Washington18 Carries, 123 Yards, 3 TD Receiving Josh Cameron5 Receptions, 101 Yards, TDWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene19/39, 237 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Garrett Greene22 Carries, 129 Yards, 2 TD Receiving Hudson Clement3 Receptions, 71 Yards
at Houston (rivalry)
Statistics BAY HOU First downs 20 14 Total yards 325 239 Rushing yards 121 92 Passing yards 204 147 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–23–2 14–25–3 Time of possession 34:52 25:08 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 15/23, 204 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Bryson Washington 28 carries, 113 yards Receiving Michael Trigg 4 receptions, 96 yards, TDHouston Passing Zeon Chriss 13/24, 126 yards, 3 INT Rushing Re'Shaun Sanford II 8 carries, 37 yards Receiving Stephon Johnson 3 receptions, 54 yards
vs Kansas
Statistics KU BAY First downs 1932 Total yards 491603 Rushing yards 211293 Passing yards 280310 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12-23-223-31-0 Time of possession 25:3650:58 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels12-23, 280 Yards, 2 INT Rushing Devin Neal20 Carries, 133 Yards, TD Receiving Quentin Skinner3 Receptions, 77 YardsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson23-31, 310 Yards, 4 TD Rushing Bryson Washington28 Carries, 192 Yards, 2 TD Receiving Monaray Baldwin7 Receptions, 119 Yards, 2 TD
vs. LSU (Texas Bowl)
Statistics BAY LSU First downs 31 20 Total yards 507 418 Rushing yards 62 114 Passing yards 445 304 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30-51-1 24-34-1 Time of possession 30:22 29:38 Team Category Player StatisticsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 30/51, 445 yard, 2 TD, INT Rushing Dawson Pendergrass 21 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD Receiving Josh Cameron 8 receptions, 111 yards, TDLSU Passing Garrett Nussmeier 24/34, 304 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Caden Durham 13 carries, 60 yards Receiving Chris Hilton 4 receptions, 113 yards, TD
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