November 14, 2026 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

BYU takes the belt, 28–7, at home over Baylor.

Home · New Holder

BYUAP No. 12 28

Away · Defending Holder

Baylor 7

AP poll, week 11: Baylor unranked at BYU No. 12 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

BYU took the belt here, ending Baylor’s run of 15 days and 1 defense (reign #335) and starting reign #336. The reign is still going: 0 defenses and 1 days so far.

For BYU this was its 8th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 4 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, BYU led the belt series 1–0; all-time BYU leads 2–0.

AI-Written

Recap

BYU dominated Baylor in the battle for the College Football Belt, establishing control early with three touchdown drives in the first half. Quarterback B. Bachmeier led the Cougars to scores on consecutive possessions, including back-to-back rushing touchdowns in the first quarter capped by a 5-yard plunge with just 10 seconds remaining, then adding another 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter to build a commanding 21-0 halftime lead. Baylor's offense struggled for most of the game, finally breaking through in the fourth quarter when D. Lagway connected with M. Klopfenstein for a 3-yard touchdown reception, but BYU answered immediately with a J. Phillips scoring reception to seal the 28-7 victory and claim the belt. The Cougars' ground game and defensive execution proved decisive, as Baylor committed a turnover and managed just 238 total yards while BYU controlled the clock with 37 minutes of possession.

B. Bachmeier's 5-yard rushing TD with 10 seconds left in Q1 extended BYU's lead to 14-0 and set the tone for the game
B. Bachmeier's 1-yard rushing TD early in Q2 pushed BYU to 21-0, essentially putting the game out of reach
D. Lagway's interception to T. Prassas in Q3 halted a potential Baylor scoring drive and maintained BYU's control
J. Phillips' 23-yard TD reception in Q4 provided the final blow, extending BYU's lead to 28-7 and securing the belt

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.

By Quarter

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
BYU	14	7	0	7	28
Baylor	0	0	0	7	7

Pulled directly from CFBD’s play-by-play record, the same source as every score in the lineage.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

BYUBaylor

Total yards312238

Rushing yards18979

Passing yards123159

First downs2316

3rd down conv.7/159/16

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards7–609–80

Time of possession37:0122:59

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 10:31	BYU	+24 yd	(10:45) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete deep right to #7 W.Lyons caught at BAY12, for 24 yards to the BAY10, out of bounds at BAY10, 1ST DOWN
Q1 9:14	BYU	+8 yd	(09:22) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier rush left for 8 yards gain to the BAY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:14, 1ST DOWN #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q1 0:10	BYU	+5 yd	(00:10) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier rush middle for 5 yards gain to the BAY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:10, 1ST DOWN #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q2 1:40	BYU	+1 yd	Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier rush middle for 1 yard gain to the BAY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:40 #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q3 14:50	Baylor	+22 yd	#96 R.Sullivan kickoff 65 yards to the BYU00 #32 C.DeVries return 81 yards to the BAY19 (#25 L.Thornton Jr.), out of bounds PENALTY BYU Holding (#21 M.Hall) 10 yards from BYU22 to BYU12
Q3 3:14	Baylor	+2 yd	(03:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Lagway pass intercepted by #22 T.Prassas at BYU40 #22 T.Prassas return 2 yards to the BYU42, End Of Play
Q4 13:28	BYU	+45 yd	(13:31) #97 M.Dunn field goal attempt from 45 yards NO GOOD (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith), clock 13:28
Q4 12:22	Baylor	+31 yd	(12:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Lagway pass complete deep left to #3 J.Porter caught at BYU11, for 31 yards to the BYU07 (#1 T.Alexander), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4 11:18	Baylor	+3 yd	(11:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Lagway pass complete short right to #85 M.Klopfenstein caught at BYU02, for 3 yards to the BYU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:18 #98 R.Armstrong kick attempt good (H: #94 P.Williams, LS: #93 D.Schaub)
Q4 11:12	Baylor	+26 yd	(11:18) #96 R.Sullivan kickoff 64 yards to the BYU01 #19 T.Bachmeier return 26 yards to the BYU27 (#56 K.Arterberry)
Q4 7:37	Baylor	+44 yd	(07:52) #94 P.Williams punt 64 yards to the BYU30 #32 C.DeVries return 44 yards to the BAY26 (#24 M.Gifford)
Q4 6:43	BYU	+23 yd	(06:51) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short right to #13 J.Phillips caught at BAY17, for 23 yards to the BAY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:43, 1ST DOWN #97 M.Dunn kick attempt good (H: #19 F.Shurtz, LS: #88 T.Smith)
Q4 6:06	Baylor	+1 yd	(06:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Lagway pass complete short left to #23 M.Turner caught at BAY24, for 1 yard to the BAY26 fumbled by #23 M.Turner at BAY30 forced by #90 H.Clegg recovered by BAY #3 J.Porter at BAY26, End Of Play

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

BYU

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Bear Bachmeier	14/24	104	4.3	1	0	91.9
Kyler Kasper	1/1	19	19.0	0	0	--

Baylor

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
D.J. Lagway	21/37	159	4.3	1	1	44.4

Rushing

BYU

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bear Bachmeier	15	54	3.6	3	9
LJ Martin	6	49	8.2	0	15
Sione I Moa	7	37	5.3	0	12
Preston Rex	9	28	3.1	0	9
Devaughn Eka	6	19	3.2	0	7
Legend Glasker	4	2	0.5	0	3

Baylor

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
D.J. Lagway	11	42	3.8	18
Caden Knighten	4	17	4.3	5
Ryelan Morris	5	16	3.2	6
Dawson Pendergrass	3	4	1.3	5

Receiving

BYU

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Walker Lyons	3	49	16.3	0	24
Preston Rex	4	25	6.3	0	11
Jojo Phillips	1	23	23.0	1	23
Kyler Kasper	2	17	8.5	0	12
Sione I Moa	2	6	3.0	0	5
Legend Glasker	3	3	1.0	0	3

Baylor

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jadon Porter	5	50	10.0	0	31
Gavin Freeman	6	37	6.2	0	9
DeBraun Hampton	3	31	10.3	0	14
Hawkins Polley	1	17	17.0	0	17
Drelon Miller	1	8	8.0	0	8
Dawson Pendergrass	1	5	5.0	0	5
Taz Williams Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Matthew Klopfenstein	1	3	3.0	1	3
Caden Knighten	1	2	2.0	0	2
Michael Turner	1	1	1.0	0	1

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Defense

BYU

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Viliami Po'uha	5	3	1	1	0	0
Raider Damuni	5	3	0	0	0	0
Faletau Satuala	5	2	0	0	0	1
Bodie Schoonover	4	4	2	2	0	0
Keanu Tanuvasa	3	3	0	1	0	1
Cannon DeVries	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Kabeya	3	1	0	0	0	0
Nusi Taumoepeau	3	1	0	0	0	0
Siale Esera	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cade Uluave	2	2	0	0	0	1
Tommy Prassas	2	2	0	0	1	0
Therrian Alexander	2	1	0	0	2	0
Payton VanSteenkiste	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jayven Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Matthias Leach	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kennan Pula	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hunter Clegg	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Taumoepeau	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Kirkland	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Doe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kendal Wall	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordyn Criss	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Clifton	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ace Kaufusi	0	0	0	0	0	1

Baylor

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Travion Barnes	10	7	0	1	0	0
Kyland Reed	8	3	0	1	0	0
Micah Gifford	7	5	0	0	0	0
Devin Turner	7	4	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Burns	6	2	0	0	0	0
Bo Onu	5	4	0	1.5	1	1
Devon Jordan	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Traevon Mitchell	5	1	1	1	0	0
Tyler Turner	4	1	0	0	0	0
Kyler Jordan	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ryan Davis	2	1	0	0	1	1
Garrick Ponder	2	1	0	0	0	1
Daniel Cobbs	2	1	0	0	0	1
Colby McCalister	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Whyce	1	1	0	0	0	0
Levar Thornton Jr.	1	1	0	0	1	0
Zavion Hardy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kedrick Walker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Arterberry	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kamren Washington	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Hosea Wheeler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Mack	1	0	0	0.5	0	0

Fumbles

BYU

No recorded stats in this category.

Baylor

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Michael Turner	1	0	0

Interceptions

BYU

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tommy Prassas	1	2	0

Baylor

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

BYU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tiger Bachmeier	1	26	26.0	26	0
Cannon DeVries	1	22	22.0	22	0

Baylor

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jayden McGowan	1	18	18.0	18	0
Michael Allen	1	16	16.0	16	0

Kicking

BYU

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matthias Dunn	0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4

Baylor

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rhett Armstrong	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punt Returns

BYU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cannon DeVries	3	61	20.3	44	0

Baylor

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

BYU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Fuller Shurtz	5	238	47.6	0	3	53

Baylor

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Palmer Williams	6	289	48.2	0	2	64

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 401856858) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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