season

Baylor

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

4-1 5 games tracked Offense B- Defense A-

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 56th of 137

B-

2025 B 37th of 136

Points added per play: +0.18opponents usually allow +0.102025: +0.14
Plays that work: 42%usual for these opponents 41%2025: 45%

Defense 19th of 137

A-

2025 D+ 105th of 136

Points allowed per play: -0.08opponents usually get +0.112025: +0.16
Plays that work against it: 33%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 45%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Baylor finished 5-7. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

82%runs that work

Offense

Run it more on 2nd & 4-6

On 2nd & 4-6 they throw 56% of the time, but passes work 36% (5 of 14) and runs work 82% (9 of 11).

3.9yards a carry

Offense

More carries for D. Pendergrass

Runs by D. Pendergrass work 51% of the time (33 of 65, 3.9 yards a carry). Every other back combined: 37% (29 of 78).

34%all teams 49%

Defense

Stopping the pass on 1st and long

Opponents' passes on 1st and long (7 or more) work 34% of the time, against 49% for all teams (22 of 64 plays).

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	vs Auburn	L16-17	C	B-	Replay
2	vs Prairie View A&M	W44-3	B-	A	Replay
3	vs Louisiana Tech	W36-19	B-	B+	Replay
4	vs Colorado	W23-13	C-	B+	Replay
5	at Arizona State	W55-19	B+	B-	Replay
7	vs TCU	Not played			Tracker
8	at Kansas	Not played			Tracker
9	at UCF	Not played			Tracker
10	vs Iowa State	Not played			Tracker
11	at BYU	Not played			Tracker
12	vs Texas Tech	Not played			Tracker
13	at Houston	Not played			Tracker

What Baylor calls

65%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 29th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+137 plays

Run 58% Pass 42%

Runs work 39% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 40% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-317 plays

Run 76% Pass 24%

Runs work 54% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 75% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-625 plays

Run 44% Pass 56%

Runs work 82% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 36% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+73 plays

Run 30% Pass 70%

Runs work 18% of the time (all teams 30%). Passes work 41% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-313 plays

Run 62% Pass 38%

Runs work 75% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 40% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-620 plays

Run 25% Pass 75%

Runs work 60% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 53% (all teams 41%).

3rd & 7+34 plays

Run 18% Pass 82%

Runs work 33% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 29% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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