Texas Tech Athletics
10-1 , 7-1
Baylor
4-8 , 2-7
Red Raiders Fall to No. 5 Baylor, 48-46
November 29, 2014 | Football
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Bryce Petty threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns and playoff hopeful Baylor held on for a 48-46 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday.
Shock Linwood ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns for the fifth-ranked Bears (10-1, 7-1 Big 12, No. 7 CFP), who after their usual offensive shootout with Texas Tech are guaranteed at least a share of their second consecutive conference title if they win at home over No. 11 Kansas State next Saturday.
The Bears are also hoping for a much bigger prize, but a close call against the Red Raiders (4-8, 2-7) likely doesn't help in that quest. They were already two spots behind Big 12 co-leader TCU, which is coming off an impressive 48-10 Thanksgiving night romp at Texas.
Patrick Mahomes set a Big 12 freshman record with his 598 yards on 30 of 56 passing that included six touchdowns, the last a 40-yarder to Bradley Marquez with 1:42 left before he was under heavy pressure and sacked on a two-point try. The Red Raiders then tried an onside kick that was recovered by Linwood.
Petty was hurt midway through the third quarter after taking a high hit from linebacker Sam Eguavoen. Petty remained down for several minutes before getting up and walking slowly to the sideline and then going to the locker room.
Baylor officials called it a "mild concussion." Petty was back on the sideline before the end of the third quarter, still wearing his uniform but without his shoulder pads and helmet.
Seth Russell took over for Petty, and six plays later threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Levi Norwood to make it 42-17.
The teams traded field goals before Texas Tech scored 20 unanswered points, on three long touchdowns passes by Mahomes.
After 1,000-yard rusher DeAndre Washington turned a short pass into a 49-yard TD with 8:13 left, the Red Raiders were within 45-40 after a failed two-point try.
The Red Raiders had three 100-yard receivers for the first time since 2005 - Marquez (six catches, 130 yards, three TDs), Washington (six, 107, one) and Jakeem Grant (five, 155, one). Washington, Tech's first 1,000-yard rusher since 1998, also had 65 yards rushing on 15 carries.
But they had 11 penalties for 125 yards, including two that led to a first-and-30 play before its last touchdown. There were three consecutive fumbles inside Baylor territory in the first quarter.
"I have been happy with the effort since we basically lost out on bowl eligibility," Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. "We're just not very disciplined. That's the biggest thing I take away from this whole year, and that's on me."
Team Stats
BU 7, TTU 0
BU - Linwood,Shock 8 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:50
BU 7, TTU 7
TTU - Grant, Jakeem 27 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Bustin, Ryan kick) 5 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:24
BU 14, TTU 7
BU - Jefferson,J. 4 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick), 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:22
BU 14, TTU 10
TTU - Bustin, Ryan 40 yd field goal 11 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:29
BU 21, TTU 10
BU - Coleman,Corey 28 yd pass from Petty,Bryce (Callahan,Chris kick) 2 plays, 47 yards, TOP 0:23
BU 21, TTU 17
TTU - Marquez, Brad 5 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Bustin, Ryan kick) 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:26
BU 28, TTU 17
BU - Linwood,Shock 3 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick), 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:22
BU 35, TTU 17
BU - Goodley,Antwan 9 yd pass from Petty,Bryce (Callahan,Chris kick) 9 plays, 32 yards, TOP 3:23
BU 42, TTU 17
BU - Norwood,Levi 27 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Callahan,Chris kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:59
BU 42, TTU 20
TTU - Bustin, Ryan 25 yd field goal 9 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:00
BU 45, TTU 20
BU - Callahan,Chris 38 yd field goal 5 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:26
BU 45, TTU 27
TTU - Lauderdale, D. 48 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Bustin, Ryan kick) 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 0:40
BU 45, TTU 34
TTU - Marquez, Brad 40 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Bustin, Ryan kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:35
BU 45, TTU 40
TTU - Washington, De. 49 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Mahomes, P. passfailed) 4 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:05
BU 48, TTU 40
BU - Callahan,Chris 36 yd field goal 13 plays, 56 yards, TOP 4:29
BU 48, TTU 46
TTU - Marquez, Brad 40 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Mahomes, P. rushfailed) 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:02
