No. 10 BYU (7-2, 4-2) vs. Baylor (6-3, 4-2)
- To start up: Saturday, 5:00 p.m. MST
- Place: LaVell Edwards Stadium (capacity: 62,073)
- TV: Fox
- Live Stream: foxsports.com/live
- Radio: KSL 1160 AM/102.7 FM/BYU Radio Sirius XM 166
- Series: BYU leads, 3-2
Trends
For BYU: The Cougars are coming off a painful rivalry loss at Utah, but their College Football Playoff hopes remain alive after falling just one spot to No. 10 in the latest CFP poll.
However, if BYU wants to have any chance of making the playoffs, it needs to take care of business down the stretch, starting Saturday against an upstart and inspired Baylor team. How the Cougars handle the Bears after last week’s disappointment will reveal a lot about their CFP hopes.
BYU scores 31.0 points per game and allows 19.8 points per game, but hasn’t won the turnover battle in over a month.
For Baylor: All seemed lost for the Bears after head coach Dave Aranda was fired in October, but interim Joe Klanderman managed to rally Baylor for two convincing wins since then to stay in the thick of the Big 12 title race.
Baylor scores 31.9 points per game and allows 17.0 points per game.
Quotable
“We can’t let the Utah loss drag on this week, but what we can do is use it as motivation to get better. We appreciate all the fans and everyone who supports us. We know we can play better, and it’s my job to get these guys playing at a higher level.” — BYU coach Kalani Sitake
“Our margin for error is very slim. You can’t afford mental breakdowns or effort errors against a top 10 team.” — Joe Klanderman, Baylor coach
Afterwards
- BYU: in Kansas on November 21
- Baylor: against Texas Tech on November 21
BYU Schedule
- September 5 – defeated Utah Tech, 63-7
- September 12 – Arizona loses, 28-17
- September 19 – Colorado State loses, 41-23
- October 3 – TCU defeat, 17-10
- October 9 – Iowa State loses, 24-10
- October 17 – defeat of Notre-Dame, 28-24
- October 24 – lost to UCF, 39-31
- October 31 – Arizona State loses, 27-20
- November 7 – lost to Utah, 28-20
- November 14 – Baylor, 1:30 p.m. MST
- November 21 — in Kansas
- November 28 – Cincinnati
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