Baylor 48, Sam Houston State 23
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2012
Where: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas
Temperature:
79°
Head Official:
Mike Defee
Attendance:
44856
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Baylor 48, Sam Houston State 23: Quarterback Nick Florence threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns as the host Bears erased a 10-point halftime deficit to fight off pesky Sam Houston State.
Wide receiver Terrance Williams pulled in two of those touchdown strikes, including an 18-yarder with 6:36 left in the third quarter to give Baylor (2-0) the lead for good at 24-20. Williams finished with 131 yards while running backs Giasco Martin and Lache Seastrunk ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns.
Quarterback Brian Bell threw for 285 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown pass to Tim Flanders with 1:30 left in the first half to give Sam Houston State (1-1) a 20-10 lead.
Bell, who also ran for a touchdown, had a pass intercepted and returned 73 yards for a touchdown Darius Jones with 33 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The win extended Baylor's winning streak, the nation's second-longest, to eight games. ... Baylor has scored 45 or more points in six straight games. ... The Bears visit Louisiana-Monroe next week before diving into their Big 12 season with a trip to No. 9 West Virginia.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Sam Houston State |
|
Baylor |
|
Tim Flanders
|
Player |
Jarred Salubi
|
|
16 |
Attempts |
17 |
|
84 |
Yards |
83 |
|
5.2 |
Avg Yards |
4.9 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Sam Houston State
|
411 |
126 |
285 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Baylor
|
544 |
232 |
312 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3.0 |
1 |