Number ten ranked Baylor kicked off its 2014 college football schedule tonight against SMU, giving the term “Sunday Night Football” a different meaning entirely. The Baylor Bears are looking to contend for a national championship this year after having gone 11-2 in the Big 12 conference last season. The Southern Methodist University Mustangs are hoping to improve upon a 5-7 record in the American Conference. Tonight’s game couldn’t have been much more one-sided, with a shutout final score - but it may have come at a cost.
Baylor starting quarterback Bryce Petty was on his way to having a career game, going 13 of 23 for 161 and two touchdown scores before leaving the game with an injury. But while that potentially opened the door for Southern Methodist to make a comeback, that door was slammed shut by Baylor’s defense. SMU never did manage to score a point during the course of the game, even in the garbage time of the fourth quarter, by which time Baylor was playing its third string quarterback. Perhaps most glaring: SMU had a total of minus-35 yards rushing on the night, while Baylor had 261.
In the end Baylor was the winner over SMU by a final score of 45-0, meaning the Bears will climb to at least a number nine ranking this week. The next game on the Baylor schedule is at home against Northwestern State on Saturday night, while the next game on the Southern Methodist schedule is at North Texas on Saturday afternoon.
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