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Texas Tech shuts down Baylor, 39-14
October 07, 2023 | Football
Behren Morton recorded four total touchdowns Saturday night
WACO, Texas (AP) — Behren Morton threw for 180 yards with three touchdowns while running for another score, Tahj Brooks ran 31 times for 170 yards and Texas Tech beat Baylor 39-14 on Saturday night.
A year after a four-touchdown loss at home against the Bears, Texas Tech (3-3, 2-1 Big 12) took the lead for good when Morton threw a 13-yard TD to Coy Eakin on its first drive. Morton completed 19 of 26 passes, including scoring strikes of 16 and 18 yards to Baylor Cupp on his only catches of the night.
Brooks and Morton both had TD runs in the fourth quarter. It was the fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game for Brooks, whose 18-yard score made it 32-11.
Blake Shapen was 22-for-38 passing for 324 yards with a 71-yard touchdown to Monaray Baldwin in the fourth quarter for the Bears. Baldwin finished with five catches for 126 yards, but Baylor was held to 17 yards rushing on 30 attempts.
Baylor had won four of the previous five games in the series, including the last two since former Bears assistant Joey McGuire became Texas Tech's head coach midway through the 2021 season. McGuire was in his fifth season on the Baylor staff when he was hired by Tech that November and moved to Lubbock immediately. He didn't take over game-day duties until after that season, so McGuire didn't travel to Waco for the 2021 regular-season finale when Baylor won 27-24. His first home loss with the Red Raiders was 45-17 to the Bears last October.
The Red Raiders won this game up front on both sides of the ball. Texas Tech had 11 tackles for loss and six sacks, while Baylor didn't create a negative play until Brooks was stopped for a 1-yard loss in the final five minutes. Texas Tech was 10-for-17 on third-down conversions.
Up Next
Texas Tech will return home to meet defending Big 12 champion Kansas State next Saturday on homecoming weekend.
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Team Stats
TTU 7, BAY 0
TTU - Eakin,Coy 13 yd pass from Morton,Behren (Garcia,Gino kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:14
TTU 14, BAY 0
TTU - Cupp,Baylor 16 yd pass from Morton,Behren (Garcia,Gino kick) 7 plays, 59 yards, TOP 03:01
TTU 14, BAY 3
BAY - Hankins,Isaiah 33 yd field goal 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 01:53
TTU 17, BAY 3
TTU - Garcia,Gino 37 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:08
TTU 24, BAY 3
TTU - Cupp,Baylor 18 yd pass from Morton,Behren (Garcia,Gino kick) 13 plays, 85 yards, TOP 06:24
TTU 24, BAY 11
BAY - Baldwin,Monaray 71 yd pass from Shapen,Blake (Jackson Jr.,Ketron pass) 4 plays, 76 yards, TOP 02:04
TTU 32, BAY 11
TTU - Brooks,Tahj 18 yd run (Brooks,Tahj rush), 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:19
TTU 32, BAY 14
BAY - Hankins,Isaiah 33 yd field goal 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:40
TTU 39, BAY 14
TTU - Morton,Behren 10 yd run (Garcia,Gino kick), 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:23
