Bears Blow Late Lead, Lose to No. 12 Utah, 20-13
WACO, Texas – Dating back to last season, Baylor’s losing streak has officially reached six games – the latest defeat came against the No. 12 Utah Utes (2-0) on Saturday at McLane Stadium, 20-13.
In place of an injured Blake Shapen (RJr.), Sawyer Robertson (RSo.) threw for 218 yards in his first collegiate start but hurled a crucial interception deep in Baylor’s territory with 1:35 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Utah swiftly took advantage and running back Jaylon Glover (So.) crossed the goal line for the game-winning touchdown with 17 seconds remaining.
“Disappointed with the outcome,” head coach Dave Aranda said postgame. “In the second half, the lack of execution was exposed. It’s hard to win. I think our team is learning how to.”
Robertson made things interesting and connected with wide receiver Hal Presley for a 42-yard reception but couldn’t hit Ketron Jackson, who appeared to be held by the Utah corner, for a 22-yard touchdown to send the game to overtime.
Prior to the last drive, Baylor’s conservative offensive approach in the second half mustered just 70 total yards on 20 plays. Utah dominated in second-half time of possession, 21:39-to-8:20
“It’s brutal,” linebacker Kyler Jordan (RFr.) said after the loss. “I felt like we came out and played a pretty good game. There’s definitely things that we can fix from an execution standpoint, but it’s brutal.”
After both teams punted twice to start the game, Jordan injected life into McLane Stadium with an interception at Utah’s 38-yard line with eight seconds remaining in the first quarter.
Some costly penalties kept the Bears from finding the endzone, but Isaiah Hankins (RSo.) nailed a 34-yard field goal to give Baylor a 3-0 lead with 13:03 remaining in the second quarter.
The Utes responded with a 62-yard drive to tie the game at three apiece, highlighted by a Ja’Quinden Jackson 44-yard rush through the teeth of the Bears defense.
On the following possession, Robertson connected with Jackson on a 30-yard pass to put Baylor deep into the Utes’ territory. Robertson later capped off the drive with back-to-back powerful runs to give the Bears a 10-3 lead going into halftime.
Passing
Name | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | AVG | LNG | TD | INT | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sawyer Robertson | 12 | 28 | 218 | 43% | 7.8 | 42 | 0 | 2 | N/A |
Rushing
Name | CAR | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dominic Richardson | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
Richard Reese | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
Dawson Pendergrass | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
Name | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hal Presley | 4 | 72 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
Ketron Jackson | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 39 | 0 |
Drake Dabney | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
Richard Reese | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
Defense
Name | TKL | SKS | TFL | INT | FR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Smith | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DJ Coleman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Gordon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking/Punting
Name | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | FG% | P | AVG | I20 | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isaiah Hankins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Palmer Williams | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4 | 46.5 | 1 | 50 |