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November 21, 2015 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Baylor takes the belt, 45–35, on the road at Oklahoma State.

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Recap

Baylor stormed out to an early lead behind quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who connected with KD Cannon for a 59-yard touchdown in the first quarter and found Corey Coleman for a 48-yard gain to set up another score. Oklahoma State kept pace with Mason Rudolph's arm, hitting James Washington for a 39-yard touchdown and McCleskey for a pair of scores, but Baylor's dominant ground game and superior third-down conversion rate (14-22 versus Oklahoma State's 5-16) proved decisive. A Chris Johnson-to-KD Cannon 71-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter put Baylor firmly in control, and despite Oklahoma State's late touchdown from Washington with 5:00 remaining, Baylor's time-of-possession advantage and 304 rushing yards overwhelmed the Cowboys' pass-heavy attack to secure the belt with a 45-35 victory.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 Oklahoma StateBaylor
Total yards441700
Rushing yards8304
Passing yards433396
First downs1932
3rd down conv.5/1614/22
Turnovers03
Penalties–yards5–308–55
Time of possession24:3135:29

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 14:45Baylor+48 ydJarrett Stidham pass complete to Corey Coleman for 48 yds to the OKSt 16 for a 1ST down
Q1 14:04Baylor+5 ydShock Linwood run for 5 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q1 15:00Oklahoma State+29 ydBen Grogan kickoff for 58 yds , Chris Platt return for 29 yds to the Bayl 36
Q1 11:56Baylor+59 ydJarrett Stidham pass complete to KD Cannon for 59 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q1 12:41Baylor+8 ydTEAM run for no gain to the Bayl 35 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Bayl Shock Linwood for a 1ST down Shock Linwood run for 8 yds to the Bayl 35 for a 1ST down
Q1 10:39Oklahoma State+38 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to Marcell Ateman for 38 yds to the Bayl 31 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:38Oklahoma State+3 ydJ.W. Walsh pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 3 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q1 8:38Oklahoma State+27 ydBen Grogan kickoff for 56 yds , Ishmael Zamora return for 27 yds to the Bayl 36
Q1 6:40Oklahoma State+39 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to James Washington for 39 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q1 5:53Baylor+42 ydJarrett Stidham pass complete to KD Cannon for 42 yds to the OKSt 28 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:13Baylor+45 ydChris Callahan 45 yd FG MISSED
Q2 14:57Baylor+1 ydDevin Chafin run for 1 yd for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q2 14:06Oklahoma State+25 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to Chris Carson for 25 yds to the Bayl 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:29Baylor+7 ydShock Linwood run for 7 yds to the OKSt 29 Shock Linwood fumbled, forced by Jordan Burton, recovered by OKSt Kevin Peterson
Q2 6:35Baylor+24 ydJarrett Stidham pass complete to KD Cannon for 24 yds to the Bayl 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 3:25Baylor+34 ydChris Callahan 34 yd FG GOOD
Q2 3:25Baylor+23 ydSpencer Evans kickoff for 56 yds , Jeff Carr return for 23 yds to the OKSt 32
Q3 15:00Baylor+23 ydSpencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds , Jeff Carr return for 23 yds to the OKSt 23
Q3 9:59Baylor+39 ydChris Johnson pass complete to Jay Lee for 39 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q3 9:13Oklahoma State+41 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to Jhajuan Seales for 41 yds to the Bayl 38 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:59Baylor+21 ydSpencer Evans kickoff for 62 yds , Jeff Carr return for 21 yds to the OKSt 24
Q3 6:24Baylor+71 ydChris Johnson pass complete to KD Cannon for 71 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q3 3:19Oklahoma State+9 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 9 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q4 7:10Baylor-34 ydChris Johnson pass intercepted Jordan Sterns return for 34 yds to the Bayl 48
Q4 5:00Oklahoma State+19 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to James Washington for 19 yds for a TD BAYLOR Penalty, Defensive Offside ( Yards) declined, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q4 5:22Oklahoma State+36 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to David Glidden for 36 yds to the Bayl 14 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:10Baylor+4 ydChris Johnson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q4 1:49Oklahoma State+48 ydMason Rudolph pass complete to Jhajuan Seales for 48 yds to the Bayl 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:12Oklahoma State+2 ydJ.W. Walsh run for 2 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q4 2:10Baylor+27 ydSpencer Evans kickoff for 57 yds , Jeff Carr return for 27 yds to the OKSt 35

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Mason RudolphOklahoma State27/504308.63056.8
J.W. WalshOklahoma State1/133.01015.9
Jarrett StidhamBaylor12/2125812.31081.8
Chris JohnsonBaylor5/1013813.82196.3

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Chris CarsonOklahoma State6203.309
J.W. WalshOklahoma State591.814
Jeff CarrOklahoma State166.006
Raymond TaylorOklahoma State263.008
Rennie ChildsOklahoma State252.508
Mason RudolphOklahoma State7-38-5.404
Shock LinwoodBaylor20914.6110
Johnny JeffersonBaylor17623.6013
Devin ChafinBaylor16603.8111
Chris JohnsonBaylor6427.0114
Jarrett StidhamBaylor7365.1016
Corey ColemanBaylor3217.0015

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jhajuan SealesOklahoma State28944.5048
James WashingtonOklahoma State58817.6239
Marcell AtemanOklahoma State58316.6038
David GliddenOklahoma State56913.8036
Chris CarsonOklahoma State23618.0025
Zac VeatchOklahoma State2199.5019
Brandon SheperdOklahoma State2178.5012
Jalen McCleskeyOklahoma State3165.329
Austin HaysOklahoma State11616.0016
Rennie ChildsOklahoma State100.000
KD CannonBaylor521042.0271
Jay LeeBaylor58717.4139
Corey ColemanBaylor57715.4048
Lynx HawthorneBaylor11717.0017
Ishmael ZamoraBaylor155.005
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Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Jordan SternsOklahoma State1340

Kick Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jeff CarrOklahoma State612821.3270
Chris LacyOklahoma State22412.0190
Chris PlattBaylor24623.0290
Ishmael ZamoraBaylor12727.0270
Corey ColemanBaylor11818.0180

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Ben GroganOklahoma State0/00.005/55
Chris CallahanBaylor1/250.0346/69

Punt Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Lynx HawthorneBaylor122.020

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Zach SinorOklahoma State1039039.00046
Drew GalitzBaylor27437.00050

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.