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Bears Fall Flat in Ames, Lose 43-21 to No. 16 Iowa State

October 5, 2024
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Ames, Iowa – Baylor (2-4, 0-3) remains winless in conference play, dropping Saturday’s contest, 43-21, to No. 16 Iowa State (5-0, 2-0) at Jack Trice Stadium.

In the loss, the Bears defense allowed 542 yards and were outscored 40-7 after jumping out to a quick 14-3 lead. Iowa State’s running backs, Jaylon Jackson (Sr.) and Carsen Hansen (So.), combined for 204 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries for an average of 6.8 yards per attempt.

The Cyclones were a combined 8-for-14 on third and fourth downs.

Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson (RJr.) put together another strong performance, throwing for three touchdowns, an interception and 258 yards through the air on 25-of-44 passing.

The Bears took an early lead and found pay dirt on their first offensive possession. Robertson led them down the field and hit wide receiver Josh Cameron (RJr.) for a four-yard score on third and goal; Cameron has a team-high four receiving touchdowns this season.

Iowa State nailed a 45-yard field goal, but Baylor extended its lead to 14-3 with another methodical offensive drive that was capped off with Robertson tossing a back-shoulder fade to tight end Michael Trigg (RJr.) for an eight-yard touchdown with 13:50 remaining in the second quarter.

After the score, Trigg received an unsportsmanlike penalty on his touchdown celebration; the flag was enforced on the ensuing kickoff. Jack Stone (Jr.) then kicked the ball out of bounds, allowing the Cyclones to start their possession at midfield.

Iowa State made another field goal to cut Baylor’s lead to 14-6. 

After a stop on defense, Jackson went up the middle of the defense and cut outside for a 51-yard gain. Later in the drive, on third and goal, quarterback Rocco Becht (RSo.) hit tight end Benjamin Brahmer (So.) over the middle for a 10-yard touchdown, but the extra point was no good.

Becht threw for a season-high 277 yards and two scores on 16-of-25 passing.

The Bears' first-half momentum completely dissipated midway through the second quarter when Palmer Williams’ (So.) punt was blocked and returned for a touchdown to give Iowa State its first lead of the day, 19-14.

On Baylor’s final offensive possession before the end of the first half, Robertson connected with wide receiver Hal Presley (Sr.) on a screen pass, but Presley bumped into center Coleton Price (RSo.) and couldn’t pick up the first down.

On the following play, the Bears were stuffed on fourth and short and handed the ball back to Becht and the Cyclones around midfield. Becht found wide receiver Jaylin Noel (Sr.) over the middle for a 41-yard grab, putting Iowa State deep in Baylor’s territory.

The Bears brought pressure on second and goal, and Becht made an errant pass that was picked off by outside linebacker Garmon Randolph (6Sr.) to close out the half; Iowa State led 19-14 going into the half-time locker room. The interception was the second of Randolph’s career and first of the season.

To open the third quarter, Robertson found Trigg for a pair of big completions. On fourth and short, Robertson scrambled and found a wide-open Ketron Jackson (Sr.) in the back corner of the end zone to give Baylor back the lead, 21-19. Jackson finished the contest with a season-high 66 receiving yards and six receptions.

Iowa State regained the lead on the next drive; Becht found Noel for another big play, this time for 43 yards. Jackson capped off the drive with a 10-yard rushing touchdown. The Cyclones put the game out of reach with 17 more unanswered points.

The Bears had their opportunities to get back into the game, but Robertson threw an interception into the end zone on fourth down; later in the second half, running back Dawson Pendergrass (So.) was stuffed at the line of scrimmage on third and short deep in Baylor’s territory.

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Bears Fall Flat in Ames, Lose 43-21 to No. 16 Iowa State

3,764 Views | 12 Replies | Last: 1 mo ago by BBWCBear
Sicem20
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Time to move on. Dave is nice and personality-wise seems to be a fit for our program but this isn't working
Guitarbiscuit
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Fire Dave Aranda. Every week is Groundhog Day. Hey it's Ned Ryerson!!
True Grit
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Sicem20 said:

Time to move on. Dave is nice and personality-wise seems to be a fit for our program but this isn't working


Personality? Ummmm… he doesn't have one.
BUATX2000
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It's time. It's been time.
BluesBear
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Dave is the character Herbert Sobel in Band of Brothers.....focusing on the wrong things at the wrong time...players show respect but it's not earned and definitely not won/deserved.
Daveisabovereproach
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Dave has completely taken the fun out of college football for me. It was my favorite hobby before he showed up in Waco. Thanks a lot Dave. Haven't watched a complete game in like a year now
Nelson6
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I've defended him for the last time. He is a defensive genius but yet we didn't see the Iowa St punter one time. Bye Bye Dave. We need to win. Fire him this week so we have 2 weeks to find the temporary coach and get a head start on hiring the next guy.
Guitarbiscuit
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Nelson6 said:

I've defended him for the last time. He is a defensive genius but yet we didn't see the Iowa St punter one time. Bye Bye Dave. We need to win. Fire him this week so we have 2 weeks to find the temporary coach and get a head start on hiring the next guy.

Glad you joined us. Be careful, there are still about 2 and a half people on this board who may still be defending Dave all the way to 3 and 9 again.
Nelson6
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3-9? very kind of you. haha

2-10 is where we are headed.

He got out scored by 33 points after going up 14-3. Then doesn't stop ***** I'm done.

I'm also a huge advocate for Mack Rhoades and he needs to make this decision immediately. It's absolutely clear at this point. We couldn't stop a hail mary. And will not be favored in any remaining games.

Sawyer is the only bright spot of the team. This is a drunk over reaction but then again maybe it isn't.
Guitarbiscuit
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Nelson6 said:

3-9? very kind of you. haha

2-10 is where we are headed.

He got out scored by 33 points after going up 14-3. Then doesn't stop ***** I'm done.

I'm also a huge advocate for Mack Rhoades and he needs to make this decision immediately. It's absolutely clear at this point. We couldn't stop a hail mary. And will not be favored in any remaining games.

Sawyer is the only bright spot of the team. This is a drunk over reaction but then again maybe it isn't.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you see it), you might be drunk but it's not an overreaction.
Killing Floor
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Unfortunately I don't see any games I am confident about remaining. Tech is going to boat race us. So is WV. Between Houston and Kansas we have our best chance. But if this weekend is legit and Houston is improving they will be a fight.
I wonder if Mack even watches sports?
Let’s Go!
BBWCBear
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Killing Floor said:

Unfortunately I don't see any games I am confident about remaining. Tech is going to boat race us. So is WV. Between Houston and Kansas we have our best chance. But if this weekend is legit and Houston is improving they will be a fight.
I wonder if Mack even watches sports?


I'm not even confident with the upcoming open date. Yoda will/can screw that up.
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