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Gameday Thread: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, No. 17 SMU

Baylor (0-1) travels up Interstate 35 to match up against its former Southwest Conference foe, the SMU Mustangs (1-0).
By SicEm365 Staff
September 5, 2025
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Presser Breakdown: What Aranda Said about SMU & What Lashlee Said about Baylor

Dallas, Texas – Baylor (0-1) travels up Interstate 35 to match up against its former Southwest Conference foe, the SMU Mustangs (1-0). Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and the game will be televised on the CW Channel.

  • Spread: SMU (-2.5)
  • O/U: 64.5
  • ML: Baylor (+110)

Stat Breakdown (Baylor vs. SMU):

  Baylor SMU
Coach Dave Aranda (31-31) Rhett Lashlee (30-12)
Record 0-1 1-0
QB

Sawyer Robertson, RSr.
56%, 419 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

Kevin Jennings, RJr.
73%, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT
6 carries, 12 yards, TD
RB Bryson Washington, RSo.
14 carries, 54 yds

Caden Knighten, Fr.
6 carries, 29 yards, TD

Chris Johnson, RSo.
6 carries, 44 yards, TD

TJ Harden, Sr.
8 carries, 42 yards

Derrick McFall, RFr.
9 carries, 22 yards
WR

Kole Wilson, Sr. 
8 rec, 134 yards

Michael Trigg, RSr.
7 rec, 99 yards, TD

Ashtyn Hawkins, 6Sr.
4 rec, 70 yards

Josh Cameron, RSr.
2 rec, 54 yards

Kobe Prentice, Sr.
2 rec, 38 yards, TD

Romello Brinson, RSr.
7 rec, 121 yards, TD

Jalen Cooper, RSo.
5 rec, 73 yards, TD

RJ Maryland, Sr.
3 rec, 34 yards

Dylan Goffney, RSr. 
1 rec, 16 yards

Jordan Hudson, Sr. 
1 rec, 7 yards
DEF LB, Keaton Thomas, RJr. 
16 tackles

LB, Phoenix Jackson, RSr.
8 tackles

S, Devyn Bobby, Sr. 
6 tackles

LB, Brandon Miyazono, Jr. 
8 tackles

S, Isaiah Nwokobia, RSr. 
5 tackles

LB, Brandon Booker, So. 
5 tackles

Staff Predictions: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, SMU

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Gameday Thread: Bears Travel to Dallas to Face Former Southwest Conference Foe, No. 17 SMU

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3:08p, 9/6/25
Can't believe we won that
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3:08p, 9/6/25
Between the refs and awful defense…that's a hell of a fight to put up and win!
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3:08p, 9/6/25
Don't know if I'm more happy or surprised, but it's a nice feeling.
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 3:09p, 9/6/25
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I mentioned that due to our D, we would beat nobody notable this year. Well happily I am wrong. In my estimation anyone in the Top 25 is notable.

We broke that string of not beating ranked teams too!!
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 3:09p, 9/6/25
Mitch Henessey said:
We won??? Half the posters in this thread will be in shambles.


Honestly, I'm not an Aranda fan. But am very happy that we beat a notable team for the first time in a long time. I can't picture many fans that would be disappointed with the win.
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3:09p, 9/6/25
Can the people on here who just blast and blast and blast give credit to a team that goes in the road and beats #17 with an absolute lucky SMU first play of game
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3:10p, 9/6/25
Let's not play from behind again this season ...
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3:10p, 9/6/25
On my FB page (I live in Dallas...)

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In reply to kyriec1 • 3:10p, 9/6/25
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Can the people on here who just blast and blast and blast give credit to a team that goes in the road and beats #17 with an absolute lucky SMU first play of game

Were people blasting the team or the terrible calls by the coach?
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 3:11p, 9/6/25
Mitch Henessey said:
We won??? Half the posters in this thread will be in shambles.

Relying on 14-point comebacks in six minutes probably isn't a sustainable way to win games. But I'll sure as hell take it today.

Great effort by the Baylor Bears after a frustratingly awful start.
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 3:11p, 9/6/25
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Mitch Henessey said:
We won??? Half the posters in this thread will be in shambles.


Honestly, I'm not an Aranda fan. But am very happy that we beat a notable team for the first time in a long time. I can't picture many fans that would be disappointed with the win.


Everyone is happy about the win. It's completely erroneous to think that people want us to lose simply because they don't believe very strongly in Dave as a coach. But credit where it's due, it was absolutely a good win for Dave
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In reply to Dia-del-oso • 3:11p, 9/6/25
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Let's not play from behind again this season ...

Or better yet, let's play from behind in every game this season. Appears to be a winning formula!
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In reply to Assassin • 3:12p, 9/6/25
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Guitarbiscuit said:
I mentioned that due to our D, we would beat nobody notable this year. Well happily I am wrong. In my estimation anyone in the Top 25 is notable.

We broke that string of not beating ranked teams too!!


Yep I guess that sorta goes hand in hand with the notable thing. Reminds me of tennis when Vitas Gerulaitis had lost to Jimmy Connors 15 straight times and beats him on the 16th try. He said, "Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 16 times in a row."
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3:13p, 9/6/25

Great plan, scheming a late comeback win in OT to build confidence in the team and gain big momentum going towards conference play.

That was clearly the plan all along.

Pure genius.

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
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In reply to Youre a clown • 3:13p, 9/6/25
Youre a clown said:
Guitarbiscuit said:
Mitch Henessey said:
We won??? Half the posters in this thread will be in shambles.


Honestly, I'm not an Aranda fan. But am very happy that we beat a notable team for the first time in a long time. I can't picture many fans that would be disappointed with the win.


Everyone is happy about the win. It's completely erroneous to think that people want us to lose simply because they don't believe very strongly in Dave as a coach. But credit where it's due, it was absolutely a good win for Dave

It's funny, I don't believe in Aranda as a gameday or scheme guy, but I believe in the culture he has built at Baylor.

Surround him with great Xs and Os guys and he can be successful.

We've already done it on offense. He needs to bite the bullet and do it on defense now.
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In reply to Youre a clown • 3:13p, 9/6/25
Youre a clown said:
Guitarbiscuit said:
Mitch Henessey said:
We won??? Half the posters in this thread will be in shambles.


Honestly, I'm not an Aranda fan. But am very happy that we beat a notable team for the first time in a long time. I can't picture many fans that would be disappointed with the win.


Everyone is happy about the win. It's completely erroneous to think that people want us to lose simply because they don't believe very strongly in Dave as a coach. But credit where it's due, it was absolutely a good win for Dave


You never know. There are always 2 or 3 out there living in a van down by the river who may not be celebrating.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 3:14p, 9/6/25
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WestUBears88 said:
Dia-del-oso said:
bear2be2 said:
This would be such a huge win if we could pull it off.

Dave Aranda would get lots of apologies ... including from me. Haha.


I'm not apologizing... You shouldn't either


Yeah, apologize to ensure that we are in the same position next year and thereafter

If we can't celebrate top-20 road wins, what are we even doing here?

But we have to win it because there are no moral victories.


100%. Plenty to criticize in this game...but we are walking out with a ranked road win against a team that was in CFP last year and returning their QB.
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3:14p, 9/6/25
Those numbers by Robertson are insane no matter who you are playing.
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 3:14p, 9/6/25
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I mentioned that due to our D, we would beat nobody notable this year. Well happily I am wrong. In my estimation anyone in the Top 25 is notable.

I think a lot of us are happy to be wrong about this one.

What a win.
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3:15p, 9/6/25
I always hear about terrible calls…as if we are there and have been there all week at practice game planning. It wasn't pretty but this team fought and credit should be given to Aranda…kids love to play for him…period
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In reply to kyriec1 • 3:15p, 9/6/25
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Can the people on here who just blast and blast and blast give credit to a team that goes in the road and beats #17 with an absolute lucky SMU first play of game


I blast all the time. And in my opinion deservedly so when the defense is that porous. That said, the comeback was excellent and the 2nd half coaching job stellar.
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3:15p, 9/6/25
So did we win? Too busy wiping egg off my face

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3:16p, 9/6/25
One that surprised me is that SMU had only single coverage on an NFL caliber wide receiver late. And it cost them dearly.
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3:16p, 9/6/25
Those refs almost had us in the second half but we persevered.
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In reply to chukronos • 3:16p, 9/6/25
What calls were terrible…you should be at practice or on the field to know football calls
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In reply to kyriec1 • 3:16p, 9/6/25
kyriec1 said:
Can the people on here who just blast and blast and blast give credit to a team that goes in the road and beats #17 with an absolute lucky SMU first play of game

I'm happy we won!

Rankings are meaning less though. Especially this early in the season.
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3:17p, 9/6/25
Now that was exciting! What a comeback!
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3:17p, 9/6/25
Josh Cameron is an unstoppable force that looks like he could play in the Nfl right now. I'm going to soak in every moment of him as a Bear.
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3:19p, 9/6/25
I have no clue why SMU opted for single coverage on him late in the game. But glad they did.
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3:19p, 9/6/25
if you think our defense is bad...anyone watching the Okie St Oregon game.

Oregon has 250+ yards (160+ rushing) and there is still 5:00 left in the 1st quarter. Okie St defense is non-existent.
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In reply to jikespingleton • 3:20p, 9/6/25
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kyriec1 said:
Can the people on here who just blast and blast and blast give credit to a team that goes in the road and beats #17 with an absolute lucky SMU first play of game

I'm happy we won!

Rankings are meaning less though. Especially this early in the season.


I hear the negativity and most of the time I steer that way. But regardless of how early it is, we still beat a ranked team.
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3:20p, 9/6/25
I know our defense was bad but if Redding and Coleman don't make those key plays in the end zone we lose. Probably by a lot. Way to gut it out.
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3:21p, 9/6/25

I'd imagine Robertson will now start appearing on Heisman watch lists.
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What calls were terrible…you should be at practice or on the field to know football calls

Do I need to be a farmer to know when the milk's gone bad?
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In reply to Hotsauce • 3:21p, 9/6/25
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Josh Cameron is an unstoppable force that looks like he could play in the Nfl right now. I'm going to soak in every moment of him as a Bear.

glad he got a fair share of targets this game...we didn't target him enough against Auburn
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