2014 Baylor Bears football team
The 2014 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears were coached by Art Briles. Playing their 116th football season, this was the team's first in the new McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. The Bears were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 8–1 in Big 12 play to finish as co-champions. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to [2014 2014 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State] after blowing a 41–21 4th quarter lead.
Roster
Offense
Defense
'''Special teams'''
Depth chart
Game summaries
SMU
| Statistics | SMU | BAY |
| First downs | 7 | 31 |
| Total yards | 67 | 574 |
| Rushing yards | -24 | 261 |
| Passing yards | 91 | 313 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 39:18 | 30:06 |
Northwestern State
| Statistics | NWST | BAY |
| First downs | 11 | 32 |
| Total yards | 202 | 720 |
| Rushing yards | 78 | 265 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 455 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:08 | 27:52 |
At Buffalo
| Statistics | BAY | BUF |
| First downs | 27 | 15 |
| Total yards | 669 | 394 |
| Rushing yards | 189 | 139 |
| Passing yards | 480 | 255 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 24:56 | 35:04 |
| Statistics | BAY | ISU |
| First downs | 32 | 18 |
| Total yards | 601 | 339 |
| Rushing yards | 244 | 127 |
| Passing yards | 357 | 212 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:02 | 27:32 |
| Statistics | BAY | TEX |
| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Total yards | 389 | 334 |
| Rushing yards | 278 | 190 |
| Passing yards | 111 | 144 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 26:41 | 33:19 |
| Statistics | TCU | BAY |
| First downs | 23 | 39 |
| Total yards | 485 | 782 |
| Rushing yards | 139 | 272 |
| Passing yards | 346 | 510 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:06 | 28:43 |
| Statistics | BAY | WVU |
| First downs | 22 | 33 |
| Total yards | 318 | 456 |
| Rushing yards | 95 | 134 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 322 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:17 | 30:43 |
Kansas
| Statistics | KU | BAY |
| First downs | 12 | 30 |
| Total yards | 304 | 669 |
| Rushing yards | 16 | 326 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 343 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:53 | 30:07 |
At No. 15 Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State
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Vs. Texas Tech
| Statistics | BAY | TTU |
| First downs | 37 | 31 |
| Total yards | 547 | 712 |
| Rushing yards | 255 | 103 |
| Passing yards | 292 | 609 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 33:29 | 26:31 |
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Vs. No. 7 Michigan State (Cotton Bowl Classic)
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