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Bears at a Glance
Head Coach	Art Briles
at Baylor	42-44 (8th Year)
2009 Record	4-8 Overall, 1-7 Big 12
Home/Road/Neutral	2-4 / 2-3 / 0-1
Off Starters Ret/Lost	7 / 4
Def Starters Ret/Lost	5 / 6
Lettermen Returning	47
Off/Def/Spec	22 / 23 / 2
Lettermen Lost	23

2009 Team Statistics
	Stat	NCAA	Big 12
Total Offense	342.92	85	10
Rushing Offense	100.58	108	10
Passing Offense	242.33	37	7
Points/Game	20.75	101	11
Total Defense	405.58	94	10
Rushing Defense	178.75	98	12
Passing Defense	226.83	75	6
Pts Allowed/Game	27.25	72	9

Returning Stat Leaders
	#10 Robert Griffin III* \| 6-2 \| 210 \| So. \| QB Passing: 45-69, 481 Yds, 4 TDs, 0 INTs
	#23 Jay Finley \| 5-11 \| 210 \| Sr. \| RB Rushing: 79 Att, 370 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 1 TD
	#1 Kendall Wright \| 5-10 \| 185 \| Jr. \| WR Receiving: 66 Rec, 740 Yds, 11.2 Avg, 4 TDs
	#7 Antonio Johnson \| 6-0 \| 215 \| Sr. \| LB Tackles: 77 Total, 37 Solo, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 Sacks
	#13 Tracy Robertson \| 6-4 \| 270 \| Jr. \| DE Sacks: 3.0 for -31 Yds, 5.0 TFL, 22 Tackles
	#39 Casey Chance \| 5-11 \| 180 \| So. \| CB INTs: 2 for 66 Yds, 4 PBUs, 36 Tackles, 1.0 TFL

*Nick Florence actually led BU in passing in 2009 but Griffin returns after sitting out most of the season due to injury.

Series History
Games Played	19
Series Record	OU leads, 19-0
Last Meeting	33-7, OU on 10/10/2009
First Meeting	17-0, OU on 10/26/1901
Average Score	37-13, OU

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2009 Stats

NORMAN, Okla. -- As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with OU's November 20 trip to Waco to face the Baylor Bears.

The Word on the Bears

Robert Griffin III's confidence wasn't torn along with his ACL. The Baylor quarterback thinks he may actually be faster after surgery to repair the knee injury that ended his 2009 season, and Baylor's by extension... Sports Illustrated

A healthy Griffin and tailback Jay Finley will translate to more wins, and more victories in close games. The offensive line has good size, and Kendall Wright is the best receiver you don't know about... The Sporting News

As long as Griffin's knee is fine, Baylor has a shot to finally get to a bowl game again. Some receivers have to be replaced, but RB Jay Finley returns and the offense takes on a whole other level if Griffin.... College Football News

No player in the Big 12 means more to the success of his team than Robert Griffin III, Baylor's supremely talented sophomore QB. The Bears won as many games in his three starts as they would in the nine others... PreSnapRead.com

A healthy Griffin would certainly rejuvenate an offense that grew stagnant, despite the promise of Nick Florence. The freshman was pressed into action when Griffin and then backup QB Blake Szymanski went down... USA Today

Wright led the Bears in receiving as a freshman, again as a sophomore, and with QB Robert Griffin III back, he should do it again with even bigger numbers. If the Bears get rolling and are in bowl contention, 1,000 yards... ESPN.com

With a favorable home schedule, the Bears can end a 16-year postseason bowl drought. But just like last year, that will hinge on keeping dynamic quarterback Robert Griffin healthy and making big improvements on defense... Athlon

Baylor gave up 30 or more points six times last season. It's difficult to win under those circumstances, even if the offense is putting up a lot of points. Briles hopes a quicker defense will help the Bears close the gap... FOX Sports

OU vs. Baylor Multimedia
	2009 OU vs. Baylor Highlights The Sooner defense held Baylor to just six rushing yards in a 33-7 win in Norman.
	2008 OU at Baylor Highlights OU scored 28 points in the first quarter and never looked back in the 49-17 win.
	2007 OU vs. Baylor Highlights DeMarco Murray scored four TDs as OU blasted the Bears, 52-21, in Norman.
	2009 OU vs. Baylor Photo Gallery View photos from OU's last meeting with the Bears and more in our gallery archive.

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