BYU vs. Baylor: Box score, stats and summary feat. Jake Retzlaff (Week 5) 

Baylor hosted BYU at the McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas in a Week 5 Big 12 encounter. The Bears came into the game following a disappointing overtime loss to Colorado in Boulder in Week 4. BYU, on the other hand, aimed to keep its undefeated record in the game.

Despite its 2-2 record, Baylor entered the encounter as a consensus 3-point favorite. The Bears were a -155 favorite on the moneyline and while the Cougars had a +125 odd to stage an upset in the game.

BYU vs. Baylor box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
BYU	21	10	3	0	34
Baylor	7	7	7	7	28

BYU box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Jake Retzlaff	17-31	216	2	6	53	1	2
Parker Kingston	0-1	0	0	1	4	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Enoch Nawahine	19	51	2.7	0	12
Sam Vander Haar	1	22	22.0	0	22
Pokaiaua Haunga	7	21	3.0	0	11
Chase Roberts	1	2	2.0	1	2

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Darius Lassiter	8	120	15.0	1	44
Miles Davis	1	26	26.0	1	26
Chase Roberts	3	24	8.0	0	10
Pokaiaua Haunga	2	22	11.0	0	13
Keelan Marion	1	12	12.0	0	12
Kody Epps	1	6	6.0	0	6
Keanu Hill	1	6	6.0	0	6

Defense

Player	Interception	Passes Defended
Blake Mangelson	1	0
Crew Wakley	1	0
Marquee Collins	0	1
John Nelson	0	1
Jack Kelly	0	1
Logan Lutui	0	2
Mory Bamba	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Will Ferrin	4/4	2/3	54

Baylor box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Sawyer Robertson	27/48	324	3	12	29	1	2

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Bryson Washington	13	31	2.4	0	11
Dominic Richardson	3	3	1.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Josh Cameron	7	125	17.9	2	34
Hal Presley	8	82	10.3	0	24
Ashtyn Hawkins	5	74	14.8	1	21
Bryson Washington	6	37	6.2	0	14
Gavin Yates	1	6	6.0	0	6

Defense

Player	Interception	Passes Defended
Corey Gordon Jr.	1	0
Elinus Noel III	1	0
Matt Jones	0	1
Caleb Parker	0	1
Reggie Bush	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Connor Hawkins	4/4	0/1	0

BYU vs. Baylor Summary

It was an exciting game between BYU and Baylor on Saturday as the Cougars went to secure a win against the odds. BYU maintained its perfect start to the 2024 college football season with the win in Waco, Texas.

The Cougars were the dominant team in the first, scoring a total of 31 points. The Bears returned stronger in the second but it wasn't enough to secure the win on Saturday. Dave Aranda’s team now finds itself on the route of missing out on a bowl game this season.

BYU opened the scoring after Jake Retzlaff located Miles Davis with a 26-yard touchdown pass with 10:52 left in the first quarter. The Cougars extended the lead after Chase Roberts completed a two-yard rushing touchdown with 8:26 left in the first quarter.

As the game proceeded, the Cougars exerted their dominance in the contest after Jake Retzlaff made a 17-yard rush for a touchdown with 3:39 left in the first quarter, taking the score to 21-0.

However, Baylor responded with a 20-yard rushing touchdown from Sawyer Robertson with just three seconds left in the first quarter, creating some anticipation for the rest of the game.

BYU started the second quarter on a strong note and extended the lead with a 44-yard touchdown pass from Jake Retzlaff to Darius Lassiter.

Baylor responded with a Sawyer Robertson one-yard touchdown pass to Josh Cameron but a field goal from Will Ferrin took the Cougars further ahead 30 seconds before the first half ended.

The second half of the game had little scoring action compared to the first. Baylor raised the hope of staging a comeback when Sawyer Robertson located Ashytn Hawkins with a 15-yard touchdown pass but another Will Ferrin field goal gave BYU further confidence.

The only score of the fourth quarter came to Baylor as Sawyer Robertson located Josh Cameron again for a 23-yard touchdown pass. The Cougars held on to secure a 34-12 win to maintain a perfect start to the season.