Baylor Bears

4thin Big 12 · 2-1

YES!

Baylor Bears beat the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

1-2 19 – 36

2-1

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

McLane Stadium (Waco) · 41,343 fans · ESPNU

Highlights

Bennett scores 4 TDs in 36-19 Baylor win over Louisiana Tech

Backup quarterback Nate Bennett threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score to help Baylor defeat Louisiana Tech 36-19 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:16 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Baylor Bears: Full Highlights

0:32 Nate Bennett rushes in for 25-yard TD

0:22 Andrew Burnette runs for 2-yard TD

0:21 Dawson Pendergrass runs for 1-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

McLane Stadium · Waco

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LT	7	0	0	12	19
BAY	7	13	9	7	36

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Game Leaders

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Trey Kukuk · 25/44, 223 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Trey Kukuk · 11 CAR, 75 YDSRushing Yards
Eli Finley · 8 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Kolbe Fields · 1Sacks
Alonzo Jackson Jr. · 10Tackles

Baylor Bears

Nate Bennett · 21/24, 253 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Ryelan Morris · 4 CAR, 55 YDSRushing Yards
Jayden McGowan · 2 REC, 79 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Bo Onu · 1Sacks
Micah Gifford · 7Tackles

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q4 4:10

TD Jayden McGowan 36 Yd pass from Nate Bennett (Rhett Armstrong Kick)19–36

Q4 5:14

TD Jalen Mickens 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)19–29

Q4 8:18

TD Eli Finley 19 Yd pass from Trey Kukuk (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)13–29

Q3 1:45

FG Rhett Armstrong 23 Yd Field Goal7–29

Q3 10:14

TD Jayden McGowan 43 Yd pass from Nate Bennett (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)7–26

Q2 10:38

TD Louis Brown IV 51 Yd pass from Nate Bennett (Rhett Armstrong PAT blocked)7–20

Q2 12:08

TD Dawson Pendergrass 1 Yd Run (Rhett Armstrong Kick)7–14

Q1 3:38

TD Andrew Burnette 2 Yd Run (Kaegan Kent Kick)7–7

Q1 10:37

TD Nate Bennett 25 Yd Run (Rhett Armstrong Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Louisiana Tech BulldogsBaylor Bears

Offense

362 Total Yards 418

223 Passing Yards 253

139 Rushing Yards 165

25 First Downs 22

Efficiency

7-16 3rd Down 5-13

1-4 4th Down 1-2

25/44 Completions 21/24

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 2

9-81 Penalties 10-90

32:18 Possession 27:42

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Trey Kukuk	25/44	223	5.1	1	1	69.8
Team	25/44	223	5.1	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trey Kukuk	11	75	6.8	0	17
Jaden Miller	11	34	3.1	0	11
Andrew Burnette	6	18	3.0	1	7
Jalen Mickens	2	14	7.0	1	12
Dylone Brooks	3	2	0.7	0	7
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	-4
Team	34	139	4.1	2	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Eli Finley	8	65	8.1	1	21
Jalen Mickens	4	63	15.8	0	31
Marcus Calwise Jr.	4	36	9.0	0	17
Talyn Shettron	3	33	11.0	0	14
Dylone Brooks	3	16	5.3	0	11
Jay Wilkerson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jaden Miller	1	6	6.0	0	6
Andrew Burnette	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Team	25	223	8.9	1	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Trey Kukuk	1	1	0
Jadon Mayfield	0	0	1
Taeden Rogers	0	0	1
Team	1	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Alonzo Jackson Jr.	10	8	0	1	0
Kolbe Fields	9	6	1	3	0
Jadon Mayfield	8	7	1	3	0
Taeden Rogers	7	7	0	0	0
Sam Fongang	6	3	0	0	0
MJ Moultrie II	5	2	0	0	0
Zheric Hill	4	2	0	1	0
Jordan McRae	3	3	0	0	0
Kam Franklin	3	2	0	0	0
Donovan Rieman	3	1	0	0	0
Jacob Bradford	2	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Coleman	2	0	0	0	0
Za'Qwaun Nunn	1	1	1	1	0
Ty Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Amari Wilks	1	1	0	0	0
Justice Williams	1	0	0	0	1
Amari Butler	1	0	0	0	0
Team	67	45	3	9	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dedrick Latulas	2	33	16.5	17	0
Team	2	33	16.5	17	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kaegan Kent	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lexington Matthews	3	115	38.3	0	1	43
Team	3	115	38.3	0	1	43

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Nate Bennett	21/24	253	10.5	3	0	88.7
Team	21/24	253	10.5	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ryelan Morris	4	55	13.8	0	33
Dawson Pendergrass	16	46	2.9	1	8
Caden Knighten	10	42	4.2	0	8
Michael Turner	8	25	3.1	0	11
Nate Bennett	4	2	0.5	1	25
HD Davis	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	1	-6	-6.0	0	-6
Team	44	165	3.8	2	33

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jayden McGowan	2	79	39.5	2	43
Louis Brown IV	2	79	39.5	1	51
Gavin Freeman	7	47	6.7	0	13
Taz Williams Jr.	2	20	10.0	0	16
DeBraun Hampton	1	10	10.0	0	10
Tony Livingston	1	9	9.0	0	9
Caden Knighten	2	8	4.0	0	6
Hawkins Polley	1	3	3.0	0	3
Michael Turner	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dawson Pendergrass	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Ryelan Morris	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	21	253	12.0	3	51

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tony Livingston	1	1	0
Nate Bennett	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0
Garrick Ponder	0	0	1
Team	3	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Micah Gifford	7	5	0	0	0	0
Bo Onu	5	5	1	2	0	0
Colby McCalister	5	4	0	0	0	0
Tyler Turner	5	4	0	0	1	0
Kyland Reed	5	4	0	0	1	0
Travion Barnes	5	4	0	0	1	0
Kyler Jordan	4	4	0	1	0	0
Hosea Wheeler	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kamren Washington	2	2	0	1	0	0
LeVar Thornton Jr.	2	2	0	0	2	0
Daniel Cobbs	2	2	0	0	1	1
Traevon Mitchell	2	2	0	1	0	2
Kaleb Burns	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jayden McGowan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nate Kibble	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Crenshaw Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jackson Blackwell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Stilton McKelvey	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kedrick Walker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Arterberry	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jamaal Whyce Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Garrick Ponder	1	0	0	0	0	1
Reggie Bush II	0	0	0	0	1	0
Trent Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	59	49	1	5	8	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Devon Jordan	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jayden McGowan	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team	1	4	4.0	4	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Rhett Armstrong	1/1	100.0	23	3/4	6
Team	1/1	100.0	23	3/4	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Palmer Williams	2	106	53.0	1	0	59
Team	2	106	53.0	1	0	59

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