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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Oklahoma StateAP No. 4 35

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BaylorAP No. 10 45

AP poll, week 12: Baylor No. 10 at Oklahoma State No. 4 · No. 1 that week: Florida. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Baylor took the belt here, ending Oklahoma State’s run of 14 days and 1 defense (reign #292) and starting reign #293. It lasted 6 days and 0 defenses, until TCU took it on November 27, 2015.

For Baylor this was its 13th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 5 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 4th of 4 belt games between the two; going in, Oklahoma State led the belt series 2–1; all-time it is 2–2. Every meeting →

AI-Written

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.

Jarrett Stidham's 59-yard TD pass to KD Cannon in Q1 (11:56) -- established Baylor's early momentum
Baylor's dominant third-quarter drive capped by Chris Johnson's 71-yard TD to Cannon (Q3 6:24) -- extended lead to insurmountable margin
Baylor's 304 rushing yards and 14-22 third-down conversions -- controlled the game's tempo and possessed the ball for 35:29
Oklahoma State's 0 rushing yards -- one-dimensional offense unable to keep pace with Baylor's balanced attack

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 14:45	Baylor	+48 yd	Jarrett Stidham pass complete to Corey Coleman for 48 yds to the OKSt 16 for a 1ST down
Q1 14:04	Baylor	+5 yd	Shock Linwood run for 5 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q1 15:00	Oklahoma State	+29 yd	Ben Grogan kickoff for 58 yds , Chris Platt return for 29 yds to the Bayl 36
Q1 11:56	Baylor	+59 yd	Jarrett Stidham pass complete to KD Cannon for 59 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q1 12:41	Baylor	+8 yd	TEAM 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 10:39	Oklahoma State	+38 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to Marcell Ateman for 38 yds to the Bayl 31 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:38	Oklahoma State	+3 yd	J.W. Walsh pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 3 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q1 8:38	Oklahoma State	+27 yd	Ben Grogan kickoff for 56 yds , Ishmael Zamora return for 27 yds to the Bayl 36
Q1 6:40	Oklahoma State	+39 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to James Washington for 39 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q1 5:53	Baylor	+42 yd	Jarrett Stidham pass complete to KD Cannon for 42 yds to the OKSt 28 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:13	Baylor	+45 yd	Chris Callahan 45 yd FG MISSED
Q2 14:57	Baylor	+1 yd	Devin Chafin run for 1 yd for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q2 14:06	Oklahoma State	+25 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to Chris Carson for 25 yds to the Bayl 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:29	Baylor	+7 yd	Shock Linwood run for 7 yds to the OKSt 29 Shock Linwood fumbled, forced by Jordan Burton, recovered by OKSt Kevin Peterson
Q2 6:35	Baylor	+24 yd	Jarrett Stidham pass complete to KD Cannon for 24 yds to the Bayl 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 3:25	Baylor	+34 yd	Chris Callahan 34 yd FG GOOD
Q2 3:25	Baylor	+23 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 56 yds , Jeff Carr return for 23 yds to the OKSt 32
Q3 15:00	Baylor	+23 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 65 yds , Jeff Carr return for 23 yds to the OKSt 23
Q3 9:59	Baylor	+39 yd	Chris Johnson pass complete to Jay Lee for 39 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q3 9:13	Oklahoma State	+41 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to Jhajuan Seales for 41 yds to the Bayl 38 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:59	Baylor	+21 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 62 yds , Jeff Carr return for 21 yds to the OKSt 24
Q3 6:24	Baylor	+71 yd	Chris Johnson pass complete to KD Cannon for 71 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q3 3:19	Oklahoma State	+9 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 9 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q4 7:10	Baylor	-34 yd	Chris Johnson pass intercepted Jordan Sterns return for 34 yds to the Bayl 48
Q4 5:00	Oklahoma State	+19 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to James Washington for 19 yds for a TD BAYLOR Penalty, Defensive Offside ( Yards) declined, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q4 5:22	Oklahoma State	+36 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to David Glidden for 36 yds to the Bayl 14 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:10	Baylor	+4 yd	Chris Johnson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Chris Callahan KICK)
Q4 1:49	Oklahoma State	+48 yd	Mason Rudolph pass complete to Jhajuan Seales for 48 yds to the Bayl 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:12	Oklahoma State	+2 yd	J.W. Walsh run for 2 yds for a TD, (Ben Grogan KICK)
Q4 2:10	Baylor	+27 yd	Spencer 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

Oklahoma State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Mason Rudolph	27/50	430	8.6	3	0	56.8
J.W. Walsh	1/1	3	3.0	1	0	15.9

Baylor

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jarrett Stidham	12/21	258	12.3	1	0	81.8
Chris Johnson	5/10	138	13.8	2	1	96.3

Rushing

Oklahoma State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Carson	6	20	3.3	0	9
J.W. Walsh	5	9	1.8	1	4
Jeff Carr	1	6	6.0	0	6
Raymond Taylor	2	6	3.0	0	8
Rennie Childs	2	5	2.5	0	8
Mason Rudolph	7	-38	-5.4	0	4

Baylor

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shock Linwood	20	91	4.6	1	10
Johnny Jefferson	17	62	3.6	0	13
Devin Chafin	16	60	3.8	1	11
Chris Johnson	6	42	7.0	1	14
Jarrett Stidham	7	36	5.1	0	16
Corey Coleman	3	21	7.0	0	15

Receiving

Oklahoma State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jhajuan Seales	2	89	44.5	0	48
James Washington	5	88	17.6	2	39
Marcell Ateman	5	83	16.6	0	38
David Glidden	5	69	13.8	0	36
Chris Carson	2	36	18.0	0	25
Zac Veatch	2	19	9.5	0	19
Brandon Sheperd	2	17	8.5	0	12
Jalen McCleskey	3	16	5.3	2	9
Austin Hays	1	16	16.0	0	16
Rennie Childs	1	0	0.0	0	0

Baylor

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
KD Cannon	5	210	42.0	2	71
Jay Lee	5	87	17.4	1	39
Corey Coleman	5	77	15.4	0	48
Lynx Hawthorne	1	17	17.0	0	17
Ishmael Zamora	1	5	5.0	0	5

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Interceptions

Oklahoma State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jordan Sterns	1	34	0

Baylor

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Oklahoma State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jeff Carr	6	128	21.3	27	0
Chris Lacy	2	24	12.0	19	0

Baylor

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chris Platt	2	46	23.0	29
Ishmael Zamora	1	27	27.0	27
Corey Coleman	1	18	18.0	18

Kicking

Oklahoma State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ben Grogan	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Baylor

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chris Callahan	1/2	50.0	34	6/6	9

Punt Returns

Oklahoma State

No recorded stats in this category.

Baylor

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Lynx Hawthorne	1	2	2.0	2	0

Punting

Oklahoma State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Zach Sinor	10	390	39.0	0	0	46

Baylor

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drew Galitz	2	74	37.0	0	0	50

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 400763462) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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