2012 Baylor Bears football team

2012 Baylor Bears football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 49–26 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012 record	8–5 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Art Briles (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Randy Clements (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Philip Montgomery (5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Bennett (2nd year)
Home stadium	Floyd Casey Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#12 Kansas State $+		8	–	1					11	–	2
#15 Oklahoma +		8	–	1					10	–	3
#19 Texas		5	–	4					9	–	4
Oklahoma State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5					8	–	5
TCU		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas Tech		4	–	5					8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

SMU at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 3 7 14 24 • Bears 14 10 21 14 59 Date: September 2 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas Game start: 5:35 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 43,514 Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C), Sunny & Very Hot, winds S at 12mph Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline) Sources:

#2 Sam Houston State at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total #2 Bearkats 3 17 0 3 23 • Bears 3 7 14 24 48 Date: September 15 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas Game start: 6:05 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:51 Game attendance: 44,856 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy Skies, winds W at 6mph Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (FCS Central): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Emily Jones (Sideline) Sources:

Baylor at Louisiana–Monroe

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 0 24 10 13 47 Warhawks 14 7 7 14 42 Date: September 21 Location: Malone Stadium Monroe, Louisiana Game start: 7:01 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 31,175 (Stadium Record for ULM) Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Clear, winds Calm Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (ESPN): Carter Blackburn (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Jemele Hill (Sideline) Sources:

#25 Baylor at #9 West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total #25 Bears 14 21 7 21 63 • #9 Mountaineers 14 21 21 14 70 Date: September 29 Location: Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:46 Game attendance: 60,012 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Clear, winds at mph Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (FX): Craig Bolerjack (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Petros Papadakis (Sideline) Sources:

TCU at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total • Horned Frogs 7 7 14 21 49 Bears 7 0 14 0 21 Date: October 13 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 42,524 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Cloudy Skies, winds SSE at 18mph Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Laura McKeeman (Sideline) Sources:

Baylor at #25 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 21 10 12 7 50 • #25 Longhorns 14 28 7 7 56 Date: October 20 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 101,353 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear, winds S at 5–10mph Referee: Dan Romeo TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline) Sources:

Baylor at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 7 7 0 7 21 • Cyclones 7 14 7 7 35 Date: October 27 Location: Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:34 Game attendance: 54,877 Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), Mostly Clear, winds E at 0–5mph Referee: Rick Loumiet TV announcers (FSN): Mike Morgan (Play-by-play), J. C. Pearson (Color) & Laura McKeeman (Sideline) Sources:

Kansas at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total Jayhawks 7 7 0 0 14 • Bears 17 3 14 7 41 Date: November 3 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 4:19 Game attendance: 38,039 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSW at 11mph Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (FSN): Steve Physioc (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (Color) & Jim Knox (Sideline) Sources:

The 2012 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles and played its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. The conference slate began with a trip to Morgantown, West Virginia to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers, and concluded at home against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. On December 2, Baylor accepted a berth in the 2012 Holiday Bowl to face #17 UCLA, where they defeated the Bruins, 49–26, on December 27.

Baylor came into the game 71–35–4 in season openers; in the series history between Baylor and SMU, SMU held a slim lead at 36–35–7, including an 18–17–3 record in Waco. The Bears struck first, going ahead 14–0 in the first quarter on touchdown passes from quarterback Nick Florence to wide receiver Lanear Sampson and tight end Jordan Najvar. In the second quarter, SMU scored a field goal to make the score 14–3. In a subsequent drive, the Mustangs advanced to the Baylor 9-yard-line before a tipped Garrett Gilbert pass was intercepted. Baylor scored a touchdown on the ensuing 75-yard, 39 second, three play drive to increase its lead to 21–3. That touchdown represented the first of 31 unanswered Baylor points in the second and third quarters, leaving Baylor with a commanding lead of 45-3 before SMU scored a touchdown with 1:58 remaining in the 3rd quarter. Both teams would tack on a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, with both teams' last touchdowns coming on passes from their backup quarterbacks (Baylor's Brice Petty and SMU's Conner Preston). The Bears' 59–24 win was their 7th consecutive win since the team's loss to Oklahoma State (October 29, 2011), and the fifth consecutive game that the Baylor offense scored 40 points or more.

The Bears and Bearkats met each other for the fourth time in school history. All 4 games have been in Waco. Baylor owned a 3–0 advantage. SHSU was led by quarterback Brian Bell, the younger brother of former Baylor quarterback Shawn Bell (2003–2006). The teams traded field goals in a low-scoring first quarter, and SHSU dominated the second quarter, taking a 20–10 lead into the half. Baylor, however, dominated the second half, outscoring the Bearkats 38–3, with Florence chalking up two touchdown passes and running backs Glasco Martin IV and Lache Seastrunk adding touchdown runs of 5 and 15 yards, respectively. Darius Jones provided the Bears' final touchdown, returning an interception 73 yards to seal a 48–23 Baylor victory.

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