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Week Five Rewind

By Wendell Barnhouse | wendell@big12sports.com
Big 12 Sports.com Correspondent


Baylor (3-1; at Oklahoma, 2:30 pm. Saturday)
Baylor has a rushing touchdown in 16 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in school history.

The Bears gave up more total yardage (424 to 374) and won for the first time since 2006 when doing so.

Baylor blocked two field goals (both by defensive end Jason Lamb) and an extra point (by defensive tackle Phil Taylor).

Sophomore wide receiver Kendall Wright had a career-high nine receptions.

The victory put the Bears above .500 for the month of October. Baylor's record in the 10th month on the calendar is 202-201-21.

Baylor is 3-0 against teams from the Mid-American Conference.

Colorado (1-3; at Texas, 6:15 p.m., ESPN)
In its three losses, Colorado has allowed 20 plays of 20 or more yards.

The Buffaloes have allowed 14 touchdowns from scrimmage and the distance averages 28 yards.

Colorado is 2-14 in road games under coach Dan Hawkins.

In two games against West Virginia, sophomore running back Rodney Stewart has 271 yards rushing.

Receiver Scotty McKnight has caught at least one pass in 28 consecutive games, a school record.

Tight end Riar Geer had a career-high 113 yards receiving.

Colorado has lost eight consecutive games in the Eastern time zone.

Iowa State (3-2, 0-1; at Kansas, 11:30 a.m. Versus)
The Kansas State game was Iowa State's second neutral site conference game. In 1908, the Cyclones played Nebraska in Omaha in a Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association game.

Redshirt freshman running back Jeremiah Schwartz had career highs in attempts (21) and yards (76).

Sophomore Grant Mahoney had made the first 47 extra points of his career before his kick that would have tied the game was blocked.

Junior receiver Jake Williams had career highs in receptions (five) and yards (61). The 23-yard touchdown catch that brought the Cyclones within a point was the longest reception of his career.

Kansas (4-0; vs. Iowa State, 11:30 a.m., Versus)
The Jayhawks were idle last week.

Kansas State (3-2, 1-0; at Texas Tech, 6 p.m. FSN)

The blocked extra point that enabled Kansas State to win was the 36th blocked kick by the Wildcats since 2002. Since that season, Kansas State ranks fourth nationally in blocked kicks.

Junior kicker Josh Cherry made a season-best 39 yard field with five seconds remaining in the first half.

Kansas State is 4-1 in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium and 3-0 in the facility in the regular season.

The Wildcats are 1-0 in Big 12 play for just the second time in the last nine seasons.

The team's opening drive for a touchdown covered 89 yards, the longest scoring drive for Kansas State this season.

Missouri (4-0; vs. Nebraska, 8 p.m. Thursday, ESPN)
The Tigers were idle last week.

Nebraska (3-1; at Missouri, 8 p.m. Thursday, ESPN)
The Cornhuskers were idle last week.

Oklahoma (2-2; vs. Baylor, 2:30 p.m. Saturday)
Oklahoma twice has lost two games by one point in a single season and both have come since 2006. In its history, OU has lost 299 games and 18 have come by a single point. Approximately, that's a one-point loss in every 16 losses. Since Sept. 16, 2006, four of the Sooners' last 10 losses have come by one point.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops had lost 26 games. Four have been by one point and two have been by two points.

Miami's second quarter touchdown ended a scoreless streak by the Oklahoma defense that lasted 144 minutes and 43 seconds.

Defensive end Jeremy Beal had three sacks against Miami and has six sacks in the last two games.

Mossis Madu had eight touches for 73 yards. In the Sooners' first thre games, he had five touches for 22 yards.

OU has five interceptions this season by five different players.

Oklahoma State (3-1; at Texas A&M, 11:30 a.m., FSN)
The Cowboys were idle last week.

Texas (4-0, 1-0; vs. Colorado, 6:15 p.m., ESPN)
The Longhorns were idle last week

Texas A&M (3-1; vs. Oklahoma State 11:30 a.m., FSN)
The 47 points is the most the Aggies have ever allowed to Arkansas in the 66-game series.

Wide receiver Brandal Jackson (118 yards) is the third freshman in school history with a 100-yard receiving game. Freshman Uzoma Nwachukwu had a 100-yard game against Utah State.

Quarterback Jerrod Johnson matched the school record with his third 300-yard passing game this season.

Dating back to last season, Johnson has thrown 186 passes without an interception.

Texas Tech (3-2; vs. Kansas State, 6 p.m., FSN)
When backup Steven Sheffield started the second half, it was the first time since 2005 that Tech's starting quarterback didn't take the field after intermission. In 2005 with a 49-0 lead over Indiana State, Graham Harrell took over for starter Cody Hodges.

Sophomore wide receiver Tramain Swindall had a career-high 139 receiving yards. 79 of those yards came on the Red Raiders' first offensive play.

Texas Tech had five turnovers, its most in a game since the 2006 season.

The sellout crowd of 52,909 was the largest of the season.

The Red Raiders have won 11 consecutive home games. The school record is 12.

Texas Tech is 23-1 at home in nonconference games under Mike Leach.