University of Oklahoma Athletics

Eye on the Opponent: Baylor

November 13, 2006 | Football

By: Athletics Communications


Sooner Gameday Central | Season Stats | Sooner Experience

OKLAHOMA vs. BAYLOR
The Sooners travel down I-35 to Waco and Floyd Casey Stadium to play the Baylor Bears on Saturday at 11 a.m. The game will be televised by FSN -- Oklahoma's 54th consecutive TV game.
 
The matchup marks OU's next-to-last game of the regular season with a trip to Stillwater and a date with Oklahoma State slated for November 25. Baylor will conclude its season against the Sooners.
 

 Baylor  
 Location  Waco, Texas
 Enrollment  14,040
 Conference  Big 12 (South Division)
 Home Field  Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000)
 Head Coach  Guy Morriss (Fourth Season)
 Record This Season  4-7 Overall (3-4 Big 12)
 Record Last Season  5-6 Overall (2-6 Big 12)
 Overall Series Record  OU Leads, 14-0

Oklahoma is 14-0 all-time against Baylor including a 10-0 mark in Big 12 Conference play and a 6-0 record in Waco. Average score in the overall series is 36-16, OU.
 
OU earned a 42-14 win in the first game in the series on September 15, 1973, in Waco. Last season, the Sooners forged a 37-30 double-overtime victory in Norman when Juaquin Iglesias converted on a 21-yard touchdown pass and Baylor's ensuing possession ended on a fourth-down incompletion.
  

 NCAA Stats  Oklahoma  Baylor
 Passing Offense (Rank)  192.9 (66th)  282.9 (7th)
 Rushing Offense  179 (22nd)  48.1 (119th)
 Scoring  29.8 (23rd)  24.8 (54th)
 Total Offense  371.9 (38th)  331 (68th)
 Turnover Margin  -.2 (73rd)  -.9 (114th)
 Rushing Defense  111.7 (30th)  187 (109th)
 Passing Defense  103.5 (15th)  128.8 (70th)
 Scoring Defense  16.1 (18th)  32.2(109th)
 Total Defense  277.5 (14th)  407 (110th)
 
Baylor's 2006 Season
The Bears hope to avoid a four-game losing streak to end the season. Baylor dropped a 66-24 game at Oklahoma State last Saturday after falling 55-21 to Texas Tech in Lubbock. The Bears have notched three Big 12 wins including victories against Kansas, Colorado and Kansas State. 
Baylor 2006 Season Schedule & Results
 
Last Game - Oklahoma State 66, Baylor 24
Keith Toston rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns and Oklahoma State capitalized on six Baylor turnovers to cruise to a 66-24 win on Saturday. Bobby Reid hit tight end Brandon Pettigrew for two first-half touchdowns as the Cowboys...
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