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BAYLOR (2-1) 45,  WASHINGTON STATE (0-3) 17

FLOYD CASEY STADIUM  •  WACO, TEXAS

SEPT. 12, 2008  •  ATTENDANCE:  25,595

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• Baylor leads the all-time series 4-2, including a 3-0 advantage in games played in Waco.

• Baylor is 13-11 all-time against teams currently playing football as Pac-10 Conference members.

• Baylor is 21-17-2 all-time when 1-1, including a 7-10-1 mark when 1-1 following a victory.

• Baylor is 122-62-2 all-time in September.

• Baylor is 16-15 all-time on the second weekend of September, including a 2-3 mark on Sept. 12.

• Baylor’s first win against a non-Big 12 BCS opponent since 1998 (North Carolina State). The win snapped a six-game losing streak in such games.

TEAM NOTES

• Largest margin of victory against an NCAA Division FBS team since a 49-21 victory over Iowa State in 1996.

• Baylor scored 40-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time since 1994 when the Bears accomplished the feat at TCU and at home against SMU.

• Baylor scored at least 28 first-half points in consecutive games for the first time in the program’s modern history (since 1946).

• Baylor’s first game with at least 300 yards rushing since a 319-yard effort against Fresno State in 1997.

• Most yards rushing since school-record 482 yards at SMU in 1993 and one of only three 400-yard games in school history.

• Third-best team rushing total in school history (426 yards).

• Most rushing touchdowns since a five-touchdown game against Samford in 2002.

• Baylor’s five rushing touchdowns matched its 2007 season total.

• Baylor did not commit a turnover for the first time since the 2006 Army game.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• WR Kyle Mitchell made the first start of his career.

• WR David Gettis saw his 10-game starting streak end.

• LT Jason Smith made his 30th career start.

• QB Robert Griffin established a Baylor single-game record for rushing yards (217). It was Baylor’s first 200-yard rushing game since the previous school record of 210 yards was established by Jerod Douglas against Texas in 1994.

• Griffin established Baylor and Big 12 Conference records for yards per rush (19.7). The previous mark of 15.6 was held by Marlon Lucky of Nebraska (2006 vs. Troy).

• Griffin’s 346 yards of total offense was a personal best and ranks 12th in school history.

• Griffin is the first Baylor player to eclipse the 150-yard rushing plateau since Rashad Armstrong rushed for 166 yards against Colorado in 2003.

• Griffin’s second-quarter, 61-yard pass to WR David Gettis was the longest pass of Griffin’s career and Baylor’s longest play from scrimmage this season.

• RB Jay Finley posted the first 100-yard rushing game of his career (119 yards).

• LB Joe Pawelek recorded double-digit tackles for the eighth time in his career and in the third consecutive game.

• CB Dwain Crawford’s first-quarter interception was his first since a two-interception game against Kansas State in 2006. It was his fifth career interception.

• P Derek Epperson’s third-quarter, 62-yard punt was his second this season of 60-plus yards. It also was the third such punt of his career, moving into sole possession of ninth place on Baylor’s all-time list.