2025 Baylor Bears football team

The 2025 Baylor Bears football team will represent Baylor University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dave Aranda, the Bears play home games at McLane Stadium located in Waco, Texas.

2025 Baylor Bears football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Aranda (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jake Spavital (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Powledge (3rd season)
Home stadium	McLane Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 11 Arizona State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	0
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 22 Iowa State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 17 Kansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					0	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 23 Texas Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 21, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Auburn*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FOX
September 6	11:00 a.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	The CW
September 13	11:00 a.m.	Samford*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+
September 20		Arizona State	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
September 27		at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
October 4		Kansas State	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
October 18		at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
October 25		at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH
November 1		UCF	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
November 15		Utah	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
November 22		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 29		Houston	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

vs Auburn

See also: 2025 Auburn Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Auburn Tigers (0–0) vs Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FOX):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	AUB	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at SMU

See also: 2025 SMU Mustangs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears (0–0) at SMU Mustangs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Mustangs			0

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (The CW):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	SMU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Samford

See also: 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Samford Bulldogs (0–0) vs Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN+):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAM	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) vs Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: September 20
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ASU	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears (0–0) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Cowboys			0

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Date: September 27
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	OKST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kansas State

See also: 2025 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: October 4
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at TCU

See also: 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears (0–0) at TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 18
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Cincinnati

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears (0–0) at Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Bearcats			0

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: October 25
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	CIN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs UCF

See also: 2025 UCF Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under

UCF Knights (0–0) vs Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Knights			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: November 1
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCF	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Utah

See also: 2025 Utah Utes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Utah Utes (0–0) vs Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Utes			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: November 15
• Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTAH	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona

See also: 2025 Arizona Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears (0–0) at Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Wildcats			0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

• Date: November 22
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	ARIZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Houston

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team and Baylor–Houston football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston Cougars (0–0) vs Baylor Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Bears			0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: November 29
• Game time:  
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOU	BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Baylor
Dave Aranda	Head coach	6th
Khenon Hall	Associate head coach and running backs coach	2nd
Jake Spavital	Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach	2nd
Paul Gonzales	Defensive pass-game coordinator and cornerbacks coach	1st
Matt Powledge	Defensive coordinator and safeties coach	4th
Mark Scott	Special teams coordinator	2nd
Jarrett Anderson	Tight ends coach	2nd
Dallas Baker	Wide receivers coach	4th
Inoke Breckterfield	Defensive line coach	2nd
Jamar Chaney	Inside linebackers coach	2nd
Mason Miller	Offensive line coach	2nd
Carson Hall	Outside linebackers coach	1st
Rhett Holcomb	Quarterbacks coach	1st
Anthony Marciano	Cornerbacks coach	1st
Jeff Grigus	Chief of staff	3rd

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Roster

2025 Baylor Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 1 Michael Trigg  Sr WR 6 Ashtyn Hawkins GS QB 11 Walker White  Fr TE 12 Kelsey Johnson  Jr QB 13 Sawyer Robertson  Sr QB 14 Nate Bennett  Fr QB 15 Edward Griffin Fr WR 16 Kobe Prentice Sr QB 17 Cade Tessier  So WR 18 Tyler Kirkwood GS WR 19 Kole Wilson Sr WR 20 Jacorey Watson Fr WR 21 Michael Johnson Jr. So RB 22 Caden Knighten Fr RB 23 Michael Turner Fr WR 24 Louis Brown IV Sr RB 27 Joseph Dodds  Fr RB 30 Bryson Washington  So WR 31 Mason Dossett  Fr WR 32 Brody Day Fr WR 34 Josh Cameron  Sr RB 35 Dawson Pendergrass Jr WR 36 Ryne Shackelford  So RB 37 Joseph Hagman  So RB 39 Wilson Eseme III Fr TE 43 Brody Wilhelm Fr OL 57 Wes Tucker  So OL 61 Cayden Tone  So OL 62 Ryan Lengyel  Sr OL 63 Wyatt Swaner  Fr OL 64 Ka'Marii Landers  Jr OL 65 Sean Thomkins  So OL 66 Koltin Sieraki  Fr OL 68 Omar Aigbedion Sr OL 69 Sidney Fugar  Sr OL 71 Matthew Parker Fr OL 72 Coleton Price  Jr OL 74 Kaden Sieracki  Jr OL 75 Harrison Cluff Fr OL 76 Isaiah Robinson  So OL 77 Colton Thomasson  So OL 78 Joe Crocker  So OL 79 Connor Cameron  Fr WR 80 Jackson Baird  Fr WR 81 Seth Weller  Jr TE 82 Cody Mladenka  Jr WR 83 Jadon Porter So WR 84 Chase Collier Fr TE 85 Matthew Klopfenstein Jr TE 86 Hawkins Polley  So WR 87 Ashton Jones Fr WR 88 Taz Williams Jr. Fr WR 89 Daniel Edeni  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Jackie Marshall  Sr S 3 Devyn Bobby Sr CB 8 Caden Jenkins Jr LB 11 Keaton Thomas  Jr CB 12 Kyler Beaty  Fr S 13 Devin Turner Sr CB 14 KJ Makins GS S 15 Carl Williams IV Jr S 16 Kendrick Simpkins GS S 17 Tyler Turner  So CB 18 Caldra Williford  Jr CB 19 Leo Almanza Jr. Fr S 20 Placide Djungu-Sungu  Sr S 21 Bo Onu Fr CB 22 Reggie Bush II  Jr S 23 Cameren Jenkins  So S 24 Micah Gifford Jr CB 25 Levar Thornton Jr.  So S 26 Colin Peacock Fr CB 27 Tevin Williams  Sr CB 28 Calvin Simpson-Hunt  So S 29 Kris Wokomah  Fr S 30 Michael Allen  Jr LB 31 Phoenix Jackson  Sr OLB 32 Emar'rion Winston  Jr S 33 DJ Coleman Jr CB 34 MJ Artmore Jr  So LB 36 Travion Barnes Sr S 37 Demetrius Brisbon Fr S 38 Jacob Redding  So OLB 40 Kyler Jordan  Jr LB 41 Kaleb Burns Fr LB 42 Jeremy Evans  Jr LB 44 Ke'Breion Winston Fr LB 45 Kyland Reed So LB 47 Trent Spence Fr S 48 Jad Darkazalli Fr LB 49 Trey Laurance  So OLB 50 Matthew Fobbs-White Jr OLB 51 Kamauryn Morgan Fr OLB 52 Corey Kelly  So DL 53 Ronnie Mageo  Jr DL 54 David Marshall Jr.  Sr OLB 55 Jaylin Jones So DL 57 Christopher Johnson Fr DL 59 Devonte Tezino  Jr DL 88 Samu Taumanupepe  So DL 90 Alessandro Lorenzetti  Jr DL 91 Adonis Friloux GS DL 92 Trent Thomas  So DL 93 DJ Kalu  So DL 94 Caden Boenig  Fr DL 95 Alex Foster  Fr DL 96 Tonga Lolohea  Sr DL 97 Cooper Lanz  Sr DL 98 Jackson Blackwell Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 60 Drake Knobloch  Jr LS 93 Dylan Schaub  So P 94 Palmer Williams Jr K 96 Connor Hawkins  Fr K 97 Hayden Arnold  So K 98 Rhett Armstrong Fr	Head coach Dave Aranda Coordinators/assistant coaches Khenon Hall Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach Jake Spavital Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Paul Gonzales Defensive Pass-Game Coordinator and Cornerbacks Matt Powledge Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Mark Scott Special Teams Coordinator Jarrett Anderson Tight Ends Dallas Baker Wide Receivers Inoke Breckterfield Defensive Line Jamar Chaney Inside Linebackers Mason Miller Offensive Line Carson Hall Outside Linebackers Rhett Holcomb Quarterbacks Anthony Marciano Linebackers Jeff Grigus Chief of Staff Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Transfers

Transfers in

Player	Pos	Class	Height	Weight	Previous school
Kobe Prentice	WR	JR	5'10"	175 lbs	Alabama
Matthew Fobbs-White	EDGE	SO	6'3"	235 lbs	Tulane
Phoenix Jackson	LB	RS-JR	6'0"	220 lbs	Fresno State
Devin Turner	S	JR	6'1"	184 lbs	Northwestern
Drake Knobloch	LS	RS-SO	6'3"	255 lbs	Iowa State
Samu Taumanupepe	DL	RS-FR	6'3"	375 lbs	Texas A&M
Joe Crocker	OT	RS-FR	6'6"	318 lbs	Louisville
Travion Barnes	LB	SO	6'0"	210 lbs	FIU
Tyler Turner	S	RS-FR	5'11"	180 lbs	Oregon
Walker White	QB	FR	6'3"	225 lbs	Auburn
Emar'rion Winston	LB	RS-SO	6'3"	240 lbs	Oregon
Kole Wilson	WR	SO	5'9"	170 lbs	Texas State
Calvin Simpson-Hunt	CB	SO	5'11"	190 lbs	Ohio State
Adonis Friloux	DL	RS-JR	6'1"	270 lbs	Tulane
Caldra Williford	CB	JR	5'9"	156 lbs	Tennessee Tech
Ryne Shackelford	WR	RS-SO	6'0"	175 lbs	Purdue
Alessandro Lorenzetti	DL	JR	6'6"	275 lbs	Michigan
KJ Makins	CB	SR	5'9"	165 lbs	Houston Christian
Louis Brown IV	WR	SR	6'2"	180 lbs	Colorado State
Connor Cameron	OT	FR	6'6"	300 lbs	Arizona State
Jaylin Jones	EDGE	FR	6'5"	210 lbs	UTEP
Placide Djungu-Sungu	S	RS-JR	6'1"	194 lbs	Duke
Tyler Kirkwood	WR	RS-SR	6'0	185 lbs	Southern

Transfers out

Player	Pos	Class	Height	Weight	New School
Trey Wilson	DL	SO	6'3"	245 lbs	SMU
Isaiah Dunson	CB	RS-JR	6'1"	180 lbs	Georgia State
Kaian Roberts-Day	TE	RS-SO	6'3"	232 lbs	UTSA
Corey Gordon	S	RS-SO	6'1"	174 lbs	Louisville
DeQuan Finn	QB	RS-SR	6'1"	210 lbs	Miami (OH)
JaQues Evans	EDGE	SR	6'2"	225 lbs	Colorado State
Jonah Burton	WR	RS-JR	5'10"	190 lbs	Idaho State
Carmello Jones	LB	RS-SO	6'2"	211 lbs	Jackson State
Tay'Shawn Wilson	CB	RS-FR	5'8.5"	175 lbs	Prairie View A&M
Alvin Ebosele	OT	RS-SO	6'6"	295 lbs	Houston
Garrison Grimes	LS	RS-JR	6'2"	216 lbs	BYU
Dominic Richardson	RB	SR	6'0"	205 lbs	New Mexico State
Isaiah Hankins	K	RS-JR	6'1"	194 lbs	Colorado State
Jaden Maronen	LB	RS-JR	6'0"	216 lbs	Lamar
Richard Reese	RB	JR	5'10"	175 lbs	Stephen F. Austin
Joshua Lair	S	FR	6'0.5"	185 lbs	Undecided
Romario Noel	S	RS-JR	6'3"	210 lbs	Abilene Christian
Cameron Bonner	WR	RS-JR	5'11"	173 lbs	Prairie View A&M
Brendan Bett	DL	SO	6'5"	270 lbs	Florida
Caleb James	DL	SR	5'11"	302 lbs	Ole Miss
Brayson McHenry	QB	RS-SO	6'0"	202 lbs	Arkansas

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